For the moment, leave all romantic notions at the door and – needless to say – we do not believe in fate, either. Let us consider finding romantic love as a matching problem. In realistic terms considering the social environment, because it matters. A lot. This is not the same as the fantastic xkcd “Soul […]
~ read more ~The Missing Social Entrepreneurs
We have come far in the past 100,000 years, haven’t we? Technology, economy and population growth have turned mankind from a small, unusually smart species of apes into the dominant force on the planet that is shaping Earth itself to a degree that is both fascinating and frightening. We have mass-media and electronic music, transportation […]
~ read more ~Diskriminierung? Wirklich?
Ja, es gibt Diskriminierung. Nein, es sind nicht die Frauen, die darunter leiden. Es sind alle. Nur ein paar Stichworte: Wenn Männer von Frauen geschlagen werden, interessiert das keinen. Es gibt Frauenhäuser, aber Männerhäuser werden explizt abgelehnt. Übrigens vom (offizieller Titel) “Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend”. Erwachsene Männer? Nicht Sache des Ministeriums Die “Gleichstellungsbeauftragen” […]
~ read more ~Glass just lost its major feature
As Google announced, Glass will not allow face recognition. There goes the primary reason that might’ve made me consider them. You see, like so many people, I have a fairly bad memory for names and personal details, unless I know someone quite well. I do, however, have an excellent memory for faces. I known without […]
~ read more ~Planetside 2 – so close, and yet so far
Its predecessor already left me with a feeling I also got from EVE Online – something really cool and interesting and yet… something isn’t right. So I downloaded and installed Planetside 2 a few days ago, and I’m here to tell you why I consider it a failure, and interestingly, that has little to do […]
~ read more ~Breaking Habits
Earlier this year, I wrote about how most online advise sucks because it only tells you the obvious or the goal, but not how to get there. It leaves out precisely the part you need help with. So I am always very happy when I find a counter-example, like this one. Unlocking the Science of […]
~ read more ~What is wrong with Prometheus? Everything.
I’ve just watched Ridley Scott’s inofficial Alien prequel and read a couple of the reviews online. And I came away being certain that those people must have seen a different movie. To make it short, Prometheus is horrible, and an insult to the Science Fiction genre and the Alien franchise. Set in the near future, […]
~ read more ~Smoking Kids
I don’t post videos on this site, usually. This one is so brilliant, it deserves it: Indeed, the question is valid.
~ read more ~Guild Wars 2 – Concepts and Design
An unusul topic for this blog, but after the second beta weekend, it deserves some thoughts written out. Guild Wars 2 being one of the most anticipated games of the year, it will be reviewed and picked apart by thousands of blogs and hundreds of magazines. So this is not a review, but some specific […]
~ read more ~Why we cheat
There are at least a million articles both on- and offline trying to explain why cheating happens constantly, even though the vast majority of us agree that it is bad. Most of the explanations are complex and unconvincing. And then comes this gem of an article, and explains the phenomenon in a simple, no-nonsense, straighforward […]
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