Call me old-fashioned! ;-) I just discovered managing my bookmarks on the web a few days ago. Now I have an account at delicious (formerly know as: del.icio.us) to manage my private bookmarks and of course to share some public ones; maybe you want to have a look at wombat on del.icio.us.
I just installed the firefox plugin for delicious and I am quite surprised how well it integrates - I think I do not need the firefox' internal bookmarking functionality any longer.
Showing posts with label just surfed around. Show all posts
Showing posts with label just surfed around. Show all posts
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Buying a climbing harness
Some of my climbing colleagues are already laughing a bit when I tell another chapter of "buying a climbing harness for me". Yesterday I went to my favourite outdoor shop in order to get the "Petzl Luna" in my size. Unfortunately Petzl (and all the other harness producers) have troubles to deliver the new climbing harnesses for 2009 in time. And all the female models of 2008 are nearly sold out. :-(
Actually I did not want to share the above story with you but the following video I stumbled upon: a climbing harness promotion video from Petzl which is really funny - especially for climbing people. So enjoy it.... :o)
Actually I did not want to share the above story with you but the following video I stumbled upon: a climbing harness promotion video from Petzl which is really funny - especially for climbing people. So enjoy it.... :o)
Friday, January 30, 2009
"Don't work, just sell your soul" or "terror theme park for managers"
A 24 year old british guy wanted to sell his soul on ebay [EN] in order to make money without really working for it. While reading this I really had to look in my calendar twice just to make sure that I didn't miss April 1st. Damn, it's January 30th! But this article was not enough.
The other topic that hit my eye is about the World Economic Forum in Davos. There the UNO provides a kind of special entertainment for managers: a terror theme park where the managers can get a slight feeling of being taken hostage, walking through a (simulated) mine field or living in a tent for refugees. I think it is macabre seeing those people e.g. sitting in a tent for refugees - wealthy, well-dressed and healthy people voluntarily playing refugees for some minutes. On the other side there are poor, haggard and often ill people who are really refugees. They are sitting in the same tents for weeks, months or even years with no alternative. For me that's embarrassing. And sometimes I ask myself, how crazy the world will get at all. How about you? What do you think about these news, especially the second one?
The other topic that hit my eye is about the World Economic Forum in Davos. There the UNO provides a kind of special entertainment for managers: a terror theme park where the managers can get a slight feeling of being taken hostage, walking through a (simulated) mine field or living in a tent for refugees. I think it is macabre seeing those people e.g. sitting in a tent for refugees - wealthy, well-dressed and healthy people voluntarily playing refugees for some minutes. On the other side there are poor, haggard and often ill people who are really refugees. They are sitting in the same tents for weeks, months or even years with no alternative. For me that's embarrassing. And sometimes I ask myself, how crazy the world will get at all. How about you? What do you think about these news, especially the second one?
Thursday, January 22, 2009
A little bit of art
Normally I am not that interested in art. Standing for hours in front of one single canvas or artefact and discussing the intention of the artist would be too much for me. And except of Keith Haring I do not know a single name of an artist; except of "le centre pompidou" I've never been to a museum of art voluntarily.
By chance, I found the Museum of Broken Relationships. This is some kind of art which is very concrete. A kind of weird museum or weird sense of art, somebody may think. But in my point of view there are simply no exhausting interpretations needed. It's all about broken relationships. Everybody (or nearly everybody) knows about that - and that's all. Don't ask me about the deeper sense of this posting. ;-) Just wanted to share with you. Opinions are always welcome!
By chance, I found the Museum of Broken Relationships. This is some kind of art which is very concrete. A kind of weird museum or weird sense of art, somebody may think. But in my point of view there are simply no exhausting interpretations needed. It's all about broken relationships. Everybody (or nearly everybody) knows about that - and that's all. Don't ask me about the deeper sense of this posting. ;-) Just wanted to share with you. Opinions are always welcome!
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Origami Wombat
As I really adore wombats I have to share this really cute "how to make an origami wombat" instruction with you (and don't call me crazy - I already know I am ;-)).
If there's anyone out there who tried it out - tell me. :-) I didn't because I am too impatient this noon. Had a lot of strong french pressed coffee this morning (perhaps a bit too much).
If there's anyone out there who tried it out - tell me. :-) I didn't because I am too impatient this noon. Had a lot of strong french pressed coffee this morning (perhaps a bit too much).
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