Tuesday, 23. October 12012
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Ich habe nichts gegen eine gesunde Dosis Unvernunft, aber kann mich an keinen vernünftigen Satz erinnern, der mit »Ich habe nichts gegen…« beginnt.

ReadWrite DeathWatch: One Laptop Per Child.

Dedicated bike lanes can cut cycling injuries by ~50%. Seperated paths by ~90%. (Via reddit.com.)

To avoid Jeff Bezos from stealing my Amazon purchases I am going to remove DRM from Kindle eBooks one by one. You can do so, too!

The Atlantic: “There Once Was a White Whale Who Tried to Speak to Humans.”

German boulevard magazine Spiegel Online’s candidate check for the US presidency reminds me of how West Germany’s media occupied the GDR and stole the broadcast of the first free elections in East Germany. Just slightly dumber.

Monday, 22. October 12012
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Outlawed by Amazon DRM: “A couple of days a go, my friend Linn sent me an e-mail, being very frustrated: Amazon just closed her account and wiped her Kindle. Without notice. Without explanation. This is DRM at it’s worst.” (Via reddit.com.)

Thursday, 18. October 12012
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Happy birthday, Tobi Moby!

Everytime you do not clean the lint filter of your clothes dryer, a dolphin dies! (Via t.co)

Tuesday, 16. October 12012
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In puncto »Handyortung gegen Smartphone-Diebe« empfehle ich Prey, eine quelloffene Software für Android- und iOS-Geräte sowie Laptops. (Hab ich allerdings – glücklicherweise – noch nie einsetzen müssen.)