It is a sign of the times that putting a band-aid on my thumb now comes with two priorities: 1) covering the wound; 2) positioning it in a way that still let’s me use the thumb to work the touch screen on my phone.
Band aid positioning
Winter in Toronto
Three hundred machines
Of course you have three hundred important machines more than we have for our daily lives, but other than that you are as dumb, as smart, as modern as we are.
Journalist Kurt Tucholsky wrote that in 1926 (in German – my translation) in an article addressed at a “dear reader in 1985”. His prediction was as true in 1985 as it is in 2014. I read his article while taking a break from staring at my computer screen.
Rhein bei Dormagen
Simple and efficient
LinkedIn sent out a message today that it is removing RSS feeds as an option to view network updates because “we strive to provide a simple and efficient experience for members”. Well, I use RSS feeds because they are simple and efficient. LinkedIn should have just said: “We’re removing RSS feeds because you are one of only very few people left in this world who actually use this feature, and we have no time or money to waste on supporting your backwards ways”. That would have been more honest messaging.
Sunday at City Hall
Sherwood Park im Herbst
