The only thing I could think about during recent FRA > BLR flight was my little dog in his crate attached to a palette. I could see him from the lounge where I tried to drink my sorrows away with free bier, wine and nuts. Just before we boarded I could also see the ground … Continue reading Tale Of Two Killers Or Movies To Kill Time, Tears and Flugangst
This Article Is So Good I'm Willing To Give Up Oreos For Breakfast To Read It Again
Just kidding. I actually got more oreos and made another cup of earl grey to go along with second read of Matt Taibbi's brilliant article. Things in this article that tickled me most: Hunks of recent political history that #americants should know. (But then again, if we knew them we wouldn't be #americant.) Taibbi rips … Continue reading This Article Is So Good I'm Willing To Give Up Oreos For Breakfast To Read It Again
Passage To India Update. Finding Love Of Bureaucracy. Jitters.
Last Wednesday Moving company arrives to begin packing. They're an hour and half late. I order them sandwich rolls from local bakery and also get them some Cola. After a few hours of boxing, rolling glasses, listening to the screams of packing tape, I surprise them with an offer to buy lunch at a Greek … Continue reading Passage To India Update. Finding Love Of Bureaucracy. Jitters.
Awash In Ethernet Jacks, Dübels And Bad Jokes
The movers finished yesterday around 17:00. Paperwork followed and I eventually signed. My wife asked that I double check the list of packed stuff before signing it so I did that first. Of the hundreds of items listed on about six sheets of paper I only took notice of whether or not my office equipment, especially my Mac, … Continue reading Awash In Ethernet Jacks, Dübels And Bad Jokes
Useless Eater From 30k Feet First Class Adoring The View Of #Trump2016 Rampage On…
As I've worst-said before, #americant doesn't deserve #Trump2016 but it has earned it/him. With that in mind, dear worst-reader, I really enjoyed reading the news this morn about the Bush family dropping out of the 2016 race. For that I'm forever grateful to The Donald. And here's my (ir)rational as to why I'm grateful. As … Continue reading Useless Eater From 30k Feet First Class Adoring The View Of #Trump2016 Rampage On…
This vs That And Something Above The Snowball(den) Effect
https://youtu.be/SGCSy2Ogoa4 As usual, dear worst-reader, worst-writer is shocked. (But I'm not surprised.) I'm shocked that #americants once again just don't get it. I mean, come on. Do you really believe that Blackberry died such a tragic death because the Canadians are so bad at managing a corporation? Or could the whole demise of Blackberry have something … Continue reading This vs That And Something Above The Snowball(den) Effect
What Will Be Missed: Brötchen Not Bureaucracy
Actually I prefer Mehrkornbrötchen but every once-a-once I splurge and have a (regular) Brötchen smeared with a minimal amount of Nutella. Minimal! The splurging on my diet, though, will change soon because in India there is no Brötchen. I'm sure there's plenty of Nutella. (Aghast! Short pause.) Oh. And. No! Bread Rolls are not a substitute for Brötchen. Remember: what … Continue reading What Will Be Missed: Brötchen Not Bureaucracy
Messages From H. E. Double Toothpicks
Got this message today when I tried to access my site in order to... rant on. My first thought: What the hell! Then all enthusiasm went asunder. Getting the rational part of my brain to shrug off all the booze I've been drinking, I googled the problem and quickly realised it is a common problem among those … Continue reading Messages From H. E. Double Toothpicks
Backdoor To Your Frankenstein
The grand question goes like this, dear worst-reader: who owns you? In the case of the individual and her/his desire to lead a digital life, your owner is your hardware supplier. (Boy did Blackberry screw this up, eh?) But the questions don't stop there. How secure is your digital life? Worried about passwords? Worried about losing … Continue reading Backdoor To Your Frankenstein
The Lie Of Things Flawed
Here's the thing, dear worst-reader. Does Morgan Stanley actually have $3.2 billion to pay a fine? I mean, does it have that much cash? And if it does, would it use that cash for something as silly as paying a fine? Or would it use it to pay an exec another bonus? Which brings me … Continue reading The Lie Of Things Flawed
Waking up to #thebern
"It is a truism that many who join a rising revolutionary movement are attracted by the prospect of sudden and spectacular change in their conditions of life. A revolutionary movement is a conspicuous instrument of change." -Eric Hoffer, The True Believer
Things Returned And A Bit About Landlords
Not sure it's worth a post but I can't get enough blog content. §First. Boy do I love buying krapp online. You know the best part about buying krapp online, dear worst-reader? You can return it without some jerk-off asking you why s/he should take your krapp back. Yeah, that sort of thing happens all … Continue reading Things Returned And A Bit About Landlords
Contradictions In The Skies Of Greed
Can't believe what I heard this morn while listening to a BBC News podcast. Get this, dear worst-reader. The "news" is promoting the idear that airlines might have to raise ticket fares on account of climate change. Climate change is gonna mean they have to fly longer and burn more fuel to get through the/our dirty atmosphere. I … Continue reading Contradictions In The Skies Of Greed
The Tidyman, Casseroles And Early Dessert
Remember how, if given the choice, children always reach for dessert before dinner? Remember how, when playing in the sandbox, there's always a kid who will destroy your sandcastle just because he can? Remember when you got so made at the government for taking out so many taxes and giving you nothing back for it … Continue reading The Tidyman, Casseroles And Early Dessert
A Very Beginner's Guide To Migrating & Hosting WordPress On AWS
Update: After about a year of use, as of the end of 2016, I've given up on AWS and moved my blog to wordpress.com. Reason? First. This is not an attempt to sell you wordpress. Use whatever blog platform you like. 2nd. (And now let's move on.) While trying to host my (wordpress software) blog … Continue reading A Very Beginner's Guide To Migrating & Hosting WordPress On AWS
Error 53 Or Area 51? Either Way Want More Want More
Warning: post is NSFW. §After reading article above and a few others on the same subject, I've concluded the following: Dear worst-consumer... you and your journalists don't get it. An iPhone isn't "bricked". Instead, it's controlled. It's owned. It's not yours. I mean, you don't really believe in what is printed on your dollars or your … Continue reading Error 53 Or Area 51? Either Way Want More Want More
Last Coffee Bean Bag Is A Telescope On Our Passage To India
Saw something strange this morning after what might be the last coffee bean bag I empty in #eurowasteland for the next few years. The count down has begun. 10. 9. 8... We're at around 7 at this point. The moving company is chosen. Vaccinations have been given. Dog paperwork fulfilling bureaucracies almost done. Our passports are at … Continue reading Last Coffee Bean Bag Is A Telescope On Our Passage To India
Not If But When The End Is Nigh Or How I Miss RSS
These images were taken from my iPhone 6s a few nights ago while scanning through Apple's News app. This News app is actually nothing new. I've been using Feedly, Google News, Flipboard, for some time now. Let's just say I'm nuts for information distribution. But the problem is companies like Apple are incapable of understanding information distribution. … Continue reading Not If But When The End Is Nigh Or How I Miss RSS
Arduous Feet Amongst The Intrepid Or Peace Pumpkin Cake While Changing Hosts
Note: an update and follow-up to this post is here. It began on Thursday. It ended the following Monday in the wee hours. What is 'it'? Well, I finally got around to changing my Internet host. Appropriate (or not) since I'll also be changing countries soon. (But that's another post.) It's not that I was, am … Continue reading Arduous Feet Amongst The Intrepid Or Peace Pumpkin Cake While Changing Hosts
Do As The Romans Do In Flint Michigan
Yesterday morning I was catching up on the situation in Flint, MI. A few hours later, while preparing dinner--as part of my dinner-making ritual--I streamed a TV series. Somehow bingeing on TV shows is my newest thing, no thanks to the convenience of digital streaming. Newest binge? I started watching the new-fangled Cosmos series, a continuation of the … Continue reading Do As The Romans Do In Flint Michigan
A Pattern Of Doom, Learning How-To Video, New Refurbished MacBook Air
https://youtu.be/ZrIFihKKZa8 Reviewing the news this morn. Bored of all the election bullsh*t. When I'm bored of the news I always find myself turning the dial (aka clicking other links). In this case, instead of gawking at pretty cars and pretty sailboats, I clicked through tech news feeds. In it I found something akin to a pattern. … Continue reading A Pattern Of Doom, Learning How-To Video, New Refurbished MacBook Air
The Authoritarians
After (proudly) watching (left-wing biased) highlights on the youtubes from the latest freak-show aka the republican party debate, a new thought popped into my head this morn. Well, actually, two thoughts popped in. The first: Winners. Not winners in the sense of winning but winners in the sense of everyone wants to be winners when there is … Continue reading The Authoritarians
The Event Horizon Of Stupid
Event Horizon - noun, Astronomy, a theoretical boundary around a black hole beyond which no light or other radiation can escape; a point of no return: we're nearing the event horizon of the presidential election. Hat totting rural-ites taking over useless government buildings claiming the land which that building sits on is unlawfully owned by government. These same people also maintain … Continue reading The Event Horizon Of Stupid
Review Refurbished MBA New Toy
Not For Sale Although it may sound like it, I'm not selling anything. It's just another boring morning of rain and grey weather and contemplation about tech. Also. The only form of sunshine this time of year (in Germania) is when a new toy arrives. And. What for a toy! With that in mind, this … Continue reading Review Refurbished MBA New Toy
Time To Make A Documentary About What's Outside The Mirror Not About What's In It
The best part of this documentary is at the end when Michael Moore says that he can't keep doing this. Of course, he then appeals to his audience directly making a request to those in the theatre to help him out--because he can't keep doing this. I assume he's referring to help with democracy and … Continue reading Time To Make A Documentary About What's Outside The Mirror Not About What's In It
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