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Band aid positioning

by Martin · Mar 5, 2014

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.

Filed Under: Ongoing

Winter in Toronto

Winter in Toronto

by Martin · Feb 16, 2014

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Filed Under: Deutsch

Three hundred machines

by Martin · Jan 8, 2014

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.

Filed Under: English, Ongoing

Rhein bei Dormagen

Rhein bei Dormagen

by Martin · Jan 2, 2014

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Filed Under: Deutsch

Simple and efficient

by Martin · Dec 12, 2013

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.

Filed Under: English, Ongoing

Sunday at City Hall

Sunday at City Hall

by Martin · Nov 24, 2013

Filed Under: Ongoing

Sherwood Park im Herbst

Sherwood Park im Herbst

by Martin · Nov 10, 2013

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Filed Under: Deutsch

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