Monthly Archives: September 2007

Democrazy, part 2

When people around the world think of Germany, images of the currently ongoing Oktoberfest or of a beer drinking nation in traditional Lederhosn’ (leather trousers) come to life.

inside a Festzelt @ Oktoberfest, image (c) by MB

What people often don’t …

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my N95 rant

A phone is a phone is a phone is a phone. Well, is it?

When it comes to Nokia’s N95 smartphone, this simple conclusion isn’t that clear. Nokia introduced their flagship model in December 2006 and started shipping it sometime …

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Free Loader

Has anyone of you ever used this little solar charger called “Free Loader”?

Found it advertised in a magazine, a blogged review here (in German), sells for EUR 49,90 or GBP 29,99 and it comes with the cables & adapters …

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Seesternchen & Co.

Eben habe ich mich kurz ablenken wollen vom Lernen – und mir das MySpace Profil einer Bekannten angeschaut.

Ganz unabhängig vom Inhalt und des immer noch schrecklichen Layouts bei MySpace, gibt es eine Sache in dieser virtuellen Welt, die mich …

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Tapas in Seville?

Flying from Frankfurt (Germany) to Jerez (Spain, ~ 2460km) is cheaper…

…than taking the train from Frankfurt to Bremen (Germany, ~440km).

In other words: it’s cheaper visiting my friends in Spain than seeing my family over the weekend in Bremen. Crazy.

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