Farewell to the Industrial Estate
One last look at the magnificent panorama from the hotel room's skylight and then back to Munich. Next week then in a different hotel in a different business district ... ![154-400-300.jpeg][P1]
Archive 7. October 2004
CIA Report: Iraq Did Not Possess Weapons of Mass Destruction
Don't bother anymore. War is repeatedly presented as important and correct, the supporters have talked themselves into the mess so many times that they believe their own lies. What do facts matter then...
At tagesschau.de - Die Nachrichten der ARD you can find the original article.
Debacle of Chess Grandmasters Against Chess Machines
It's always funny how humans want to prove their superiority over the machine specifically in a game where humans have to become machines in order to win ...
You can find the original article on heise online news.
Customer liable for PIN misuse
Yeah, great. What total idiots handed down that injustice again. With manipulation of an ATM, the PIN can be stolen - and definitely without the customer necessarily noticing. And then the thief can happily start withdrawing money - and the customer is screwed. Because now they have to first prove that such manipulation is taking place. And once again the burden is placed on the weakest person in the group, because the banks simply aren't willing to provide at least a minimum level of service for all the money they're ripping off from their customers.
At WDR.de you can find the original article.
Microsoft Chief: Stolen Music Mainly Lands on iPods
Well, whoever rages around like a monkey probably behaves that way otherwise too - and then makes a fool of themselves on other topics as well
At heise online news there's the original article.
Net activist convicted of fine for hyperlinks
And yet another mindless court ruling. Beautiful Germany, where people as devoid of understanding and knowledge as the Düsseldorf RP can bend the law and even get confirmation for it in court.
At heise online news there's the original article.
NRW Prisons Test Partial Privatization
Omni Consumer Products?
At WDR.de you can find the original article.
Rollei Announces Rolleiflex MiniDigi
Dreadfully bad display, terribly slow, fuzzy operation and at best a joke. The image quality is accordingly poor. Well, at least you can swap the memory card. Still: a real reflex viewfinder wouldn't have shown the digital image, but would have had at least some style. Oh yes, and it promptly crashed during the presentation at Photokina.
At PhotographyBLOG you can find the original article.
Season Over for Zabel
Of course. He fights his way through every sprint forward, battles to the bitter end for his position - and where does he get injured? Climbing up a ladder.
I found the original article at Radsport-News.com.
Terrible Lizard in Feather Dress
Surprises again and again.
At NETZEITUNG.DE Wissenschaft you can find the original article.
SCO vs. Linux: Motions Rejected, Deadline Extended
Well, let's see if they finally have something to show for it in 30 days - but I wouldn't bet on it
At heise online news you can find the original article.
Business leaders demand swift tax reform
Clear. Exactly. Corporate taxation is too high. Of course. You can imagine what a bold reform should look like. Rip-off mentality at its finest. At tagesschau.de - Die Nachrichten der ARD you can find the original article.
Censorship in Germany
It's so beautifully simple, really. A cease-and-desist letter, horrendous costs, and you've already squeezed small private projects out of existence. And you pat yourself on the back for showing those left-wing punks or whoever happens to be in the line of fire. Maybe you even brag about it at your fraternity meeting. Or at the regulars' table. Because it's so great to throw your money around and assume the arrogance that the world belongs to you...
At Der Schockwellenreiter there's the original article.