Thursday, 12. July 12001
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strange, i found mr moustache amongst company of international wankers: at the website of m&m enterprises. <g>

however, from today's point of view klaus' handy future already unfolded in the past of those years. so go and get him as t-shirt!

a propos manga: currently, there is an exhibition about manga comics in the museum für ostasiatische kunst in berlin-dahlem (running until 16 september).

every monday new and hard to find: klickart by friederike (aka verena hochleitner). look for the select form on the right.

my favourites: römerquelle and make a frog jump.

Tuesday, 10. July 12001
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beginning of the year i lent the "handbuch internet v.5.0" to a girl who was looking for a new job as graphic designer in vienna. i got the book as a gift from my former employer, pixelwings, who are involved in the production of the book.

it still was wrapped in cellophane when i met the girl and i demonstratively unwrapped it to make clear that it's not a sanctuary. casually, i browsed through some of the pages and to my surprise found the following article about weblogs: "keine angst vor links" by patrick dax (published here courtesy by the author).

until that moment i never thought that this book would be of any interest to me. but sometimes my prejudices turn out to be wrong, though. thanks for the link! and the girl got a new job as well.

btw. patrick dax certainly got his personal blog, too. at the moment he has not enough time updating it, he told me. but he hopes to continue blogging, soon. meanwhile, i recommend his "micro drama" orange car crash.

and yesterday, two of the editors of the "handbuch" series, claudia altendorfer and eckart holzinger, occasionally got together just at the same table where i was sitting. we talked about the difficulties of establishing the book in berlin.

while it sells very good in austria, the dot-bombers counting their blessings in berlin did not show very much interest in the project. so the book was sponsored by an austrian company. now those companies that missed getting their advert into the book are going crazy for the authors. the next issue probably will be a best-seller in berlin, too. really weird, those germans.

Monday, 9. July 12001
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the register: "in today's guardian richard adams (who we note has not been round to ply us with beers recently) writes that colleague jane martinson has received a complaint from ms spinner mark thomas for describing steve ballmer as 'a chief executive who looks like uncle fester.'"

it's always a sign of a someone's integrity how noble he can handle humourous attacks against his person.

thanks, henso, for the link to the slashdot article "clay shirky explains internet evolution".

very interesting to read what that guy knows about internet technology. but (p3k turns to shirky), concerning the implications on politics and society, you are full of shit, mr shirky...

i personally do not believe in a government run like a business and a society laissez-faire being the promises of the next ten years. it will take some ages again to correct the desastrous developments of such oversimplifying ideas. it will cost some years in suffragette city.

there is no such thing like a partial pundit. there is no need for heroes anymore, anyway.

Sunday, 8. July 12001
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woof! dognose heaven (dedicated to olga).

Friday, 6. July 12001
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incredible: absolutdirector.com... welcome to the temple of consumption!

a cartoon for sock fanciers: rocko & socko (courtesy of the parking lot is full).

they have hilarious links at the full parking lot (probably old, but nevertheless gold) like bse fashion design or jesus christ superstore ("putting fun back into fundamentalism").

and christian lyrics that can be sung to popular tunes is a wonderful source for a concept album full of popular rock song cover versions.

google zeitgeist: search patterns, trends, and surprises according to google. generally, google provides an extraordinary press-kit. the reviewer's guide is very inspiring.