Author Archives: Oliver

Oh the pain

Posted on 2012-09-05 by Oliver

Were to start? Well, I have an HP Laptop. I used to have one of the end-consumer HP models (Pavilion) already before, but in fall 2010 I went for a business model: HP EliteBook 8740w. I didn’t regret it for … Continue reading →

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I’m in love

Posted on 2012-09-05 by Oliver

While many fans were disappointed when Tarja left Nightwish and considered it a “downgrade” of the style and music, the opposite is true for Xandria. It’s a German band and their new singer, Manuela Kraller, has a formal training just … Continue reading →

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German federals looking for trojan author – still

Posted on 2012-09-04 by Oliver

The German federals (BKA = Bundeskriminalamt, roughly the German equivalent to the FBI in the US) are still looking for someone with the qualifications to write what had been dubbed “Bundestrojaner” (literally: federal trojan) in 2008. This means that first … Continue reading →

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Why is it …

Posted on 2012-09-04 by Oliver

… that everyone seems to be trying to get as close as possible to the luggage carousel in the luggage claim area at the airport? Wouldn’t it be more rational to stand a meter or two away from the luggage … Continue reading →

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Thunderbird gave me trouble …

Posted on 2012-09-04 by Oliver

So after the recent update to Thunderbird, message filters stopped working. Potentially one of the add-ons got disabled in the update process, but I’m not sure. After trying to export and re-import the filters it turned out that the problem … Continue reading →

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One of the oldies …

Posted on 2012-08-29 by Oliver

Metager was one of the first meta-search engines (obviously) for me at the university. Now I found out that they also have a neat code search at code.metager.de. Wicked! // Oliver

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Wie nennt man das nochmal?

Posted on 2012-08-18 by Oliver

Mir liegt’s auf der Zunge … ah Scheinheiligkeit. Genau, wenn eine deutsche Ruderin dazu genötigt wird die Mannschaft der Olympioniken zu verlassen weil ihr Freund eine Nazivergangenheit hat, wo sind wir dann hingekommen? Ach ja, politische Korrektheit. Womit wir wieder … Continue reading →

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The plot thickens …

Posted on 2012-08-18 by Oliver

… and even though as a skeptic you won’t hear me say that the Mayans were right (and quite frankly I don’t think it’ll be the end of the world, at most the end for all biped advanced life on … Continue reading →

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NeuroDreamer

Posted on 2012-07-03 by Oliver

Sounds like an interesting concept to help achieving lucidity in your dreams. I’m a backer. What about you? Check the project out here: NeuroDreamer. // Oliver

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Doch ein Grund für Lokalpatriotismus?

Posted on 2012-06-30 by Oliver

Brandenburg hat im Bundesrat als einziges Bundesland gegen den unsäglichen Fiskalpakt gestimmt. Hut ab! Da haben sich wohl die Linken durchgesetzt, denn die Sozialdemokraten haben sich zusammen mit all den anderen lupenreinen Demokraten im Bundestag hinter Merkel und die Bankinteressen … Continue reading →

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Wow, is this thing real?

Posted on 2012-06-28 by Oliver

Is this the real thing? 2012 REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS – Report of Platform Committee Just one (frightening) excerpt: Knowledge-Based Education – We oppose the teaching of Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) (values clarification), critical thinking skills and similar programs … Continue reading →

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Orangy shackles with a brandname equal slavery? I think not!

Posted on 2012-06-27 by Oliver

This whole rigmarole about those Adidas sneakers is laughable at best. First and foremost it’s such a ridiculous first world problem and secondly not everything with chains or shackles is related to slavery and not all slavery is related to … Continue reading →

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Hervorragend

Posted on 2012-06-27 by Oliver

Wie Telepolis berichtet, wurde der Beschneidung von Jungen im nicht einwilligungsfähigen Alter ein Riegel vorgeschoben. Damit wird das Menschenrecht auf körperliche Unversehrtheit sehr eindeutig vor das Grundrecht der Eltern auf freie Religionsausübung gestellt. In einem Kommentar meint Herr Graumann vom … Continue reading →

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Daniel Dennett – “How to tell you’re an atheist”

Posted on 2012-06-26 by Oliver

youtu.be/0iVCxx-GkMg

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HP-Support

Posted on 2012-06-20 by Oliver

Eine wahre Freude. Ganz im Ernst. Nachdem – eigentlich für sie unüblich – Cyberport den Versand meines HP Care Pack vermasselt hatte, ging es dann doch ganz schnell (eine Nacht) und ich konnte gestern nach einigen Schwierigkeiten das Care Pack … Continue reading →

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Rätselhaft …

Posted on 2012-06-13 by Oliver

… ist mir einmal mehr die Logik deutscher Justizbeamter (in diesem Fall Richter und Staatsanwälte). Auf dem Politgirl Blog findet sich ein Durchsuchungsbeschluß gegen eine Kollegin der Blogautorin. Beschrieben wird die Razzia auch bei Spiegel-Online. Erstens kann jeder durch Linkverkürzer … Continue reading →

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Unsurprisingly …

Posted on 2012-06-11 by Oliver

Catholics have (not so heavenly) guidance in their decision who to vote for in November, thanks to this Youtube video. I like the music, though. Very melodramatic. Reminds me a bit of John Williams’ soundtrack for The Rock. // Oliver

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Nicht schon wieder …

Posted on 2012-06-09 by Oliver

Hat also der BND, scheinbar in vorauseilendem Gehorsam, einen Teppich für Minister Niebel mit nach Deutschland eingeführt. Wo ist eigentlich das Problem? Soll der Herr Minister halt den Zoll entsprechend den Regeln nachzahlen und ggf. eine Strafe wenn dies denn … Continue reading →

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Let’s taste

Posted on 2012-06-09 by Oliver

I intend to buy myself two sixpacks of Bríó today, according to the World Beer Cup 2012 the best German-Style Pilsener in the world: Category 31: German-Style Pilsener, 74 Entries Gold: Brio, Olgerdin Egill Skallagrimsson, Reykjavik, Iceland (Source: PDF) Since … Continue reading →

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Zum Heulen schön

Posted on 2012-06-08 by Oliver

… war die Aufführung von Beethoven’s achter und neunter Symphonie in der Reykjavíker Konzerthalle Harpa. Der Text war auch gut zu verstehen und der Solist am Anfang hatte eine wunderbare Stimme. Am Ende gab es stehenden Applaus. Der Gesamteindruck war, … Continue reading →

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