Archive for the 'Asides' Category
Monday, February 26th, 2007 by Daniel Gattermann at 20:59h (CET)
The supposedly cleanest car factory is located in Dresden, Germany. These great pictures of the VW Phaeton assembly plant look almost futuristic. Brilliant combination of glass, steel and wood. Steals the product the show!
tags: Dresden, Phaeton, VW
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Friday, February 9th, 2007 by Daniel Gattermann at 22:46h (CET)
Take a look at this wonderful collection of photos from 1929 taken in Germany. The atmosphere is very quiet and peaceful. It looks like a place you wouldn’t deny holidays from the city life at — if there wasn’t the problem of the almost 80 years passed since then.
All pictures are taken from a book [...]
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Sunday, January 14th, 2007 by Daniel Gattermann at 13:25h (CET)
Find the solution at Scientific American: Why are snowflakes symmetrical? How can ice crystallizing on one arm ‘know’ the shape of the other arms on the flake?
tags: ice, snow, snowflakes
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Sunday, January 7th, 2007 by Daniel Gattermann at 00:44h (CET)
Take a look at what 200 calories look like in different products. BTW: I second MattyBruce’s comment on digg: I would rather have the 54grams of jelly beans than the 1425grams of celery.
tags: 200 calories, diet, food
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Sunday, November 12th, 2006 by Daniel Gattermann at 15:54h (CET)
Kiwi! by Dony Permedi.
tags: animation, cliff, Dony Permedi, flying, Kiwi, short animation
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Tuesday, November 7th, 2006 by Daniel Gattermann at 21:47h (CET)
This is my 42nd post. Makes sense. ;-)
tags: About This Mac, Core 2 Duo, MacBook Pro, MBP
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Thursday, November 2nd, 2006 by Daniel Gattermann at 06:14h (CET)
You can solve the Rubik’s Cube from any mixed up position by following the Doing The Cube instructions.
tags: instructions, Rubik’s Cube
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Wednesday, November 1st, 2006 by Daniel Gattermann at 00:27h (CET)
Well, not really long but long enough to try the Delivery Status widget.
tags: Core 2 Duo, Delivery Status, MacBook Pro, MBP, widget
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Saturday, October 14th, 2006 by Daniel Gattermann at 22:38h (CEST)
This guy knows how you should answer the final question on Who Wants to be a Millionaire with style. Hilarious!
tags: fun, million dollar question, video, Who Wants to be a Millionaire
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Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006 by Daniel Gattermann at 16:02h (CEST)
Just four easy to remember steps are required. Who hasn’t been is this situation?
tags: atomic bomb, fun, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, joke, manual
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Saturday, September 30th, 2006 by Daniel Gattermann at 00:55h (CEST)
Please don’t take this as an insult, but I can’t fix your computer! (Well, probably I could but maybe I don’t want to. Do you want to mow my lawn for free?)
tags: computer fixing, computer repairs, IT professional, prejudice, rant
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Sunday, September 10th, 2006 by Daniel Gattermann at 23:14h (CEST)
A few things you would never know without the movies. Very true. (Thanks Anne-Marie)
tags: movie truths
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Monday, August 14th, 2006 by Daniel Gattermann at 22:12h (CEST)
“Who Needs A Computer Anyway?” is Apple’s 1989 student’s guide illustrated by Matt Groening.
tags: Apple, Matt Groening, Who Needs A Computer Anyway
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Sunday, September 4th, 2005 by Daniel Gattermann at 15:03h (CEST)
Yahoo! News berichtet über einen thailändischen Künstler, der essbare Körperteile aus Teig, Rosinen, Schokolade und ähnlichen Leckereien formt. Die Teigwaren sehen äußerst realistisch aus und sind sicherlich leckerer zu essen als anzuschauen…
Thai Artist Bakes Edible ‘Body Parts’ via BoingBoing
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