Practically everybody with a brain has understood that we all have to do something to save the environment (and the world), yet we don’t make enough effort. Why? Behaving environmentally responsible is not considered to be “cool”. Trying to get someone to avoid plastic bags is like telling your children to eat up their veggies […]
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As a Tourist in Central Java – Dieng, Wonosobo, and other Places in Central Java
Central Java was and still is one of the main tourist destinations in Indonesia, next to Bali. Over 200,000 tourists visited Borobudur in 2013. Therefore, it is so sad, so regrettable that things have gone from bad to worse. Here is my report (April 2018): The Dieng Plateau – Central Java In the 1980s, the […]
Vorwinterliches Fressen im November
NEIN!! Christstollen geht am keinsten, nicht jetzt. Christstollen dürfen korrekterweise erst ab dem 3 Dezember (erster Advent) verzehrt werden. Dabei ist es unerheblich, dass die ersten Stollen in diesem Jahr schon am 27. August in einem Supermarkt in Süddeutschland gesichtet wurden (berichtete Bayern-1 in einer redaktionellen Sondermeldung). Diese „frühen“ Stollen sind allerdings ganz und gar […]
Ein Kommentar zum G20 Gipfel in Hamburg, Juli 2017
Es wäre ja so schön, wenn aller Protest in dieser Welt friedlich, gewaltfrei und effektiv wäre. Wir denken dabei meist an den dürren Inder, der damals mit runder Nickelbrille und mit einfachen Baumwollkleidern herumsaß und die Engländer ärgert, und auf diese Weise – so die Überlieferung – sein Land, Indien, zur Selbstbestimmung führte und so […]
Now on Amazon: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Upstream Oil & Gas Industry: An Introduction for non-technical People
If you are in the oil and gas business and need to explain to someone outside the field – this book is for you. If you are a non-technical person in an oil company or are considering studying geology or petroleum engineering, this is the fastest way to read up on the subject matter. For […]
Big Brother (and others) are watching You
It is disturbing what others know about us. Recently, BBC reported a data leakage of information “… from personal details, the data also contained citizens’ suspected religious affiliations, ethnicities and political biases, such as where they stood on controversial topics like gun control, the right to abortion and stem cell research”. Reportedly, the data cache leaked […]
Things that come in pairs….
It is not surprising for us to see thing coming in pairs, men and women, plus and minus and so forth. And there are more: Cats or Dogs Microsoft or Mac Tea or Coffee Nikon or Canon Fender or Les Paul Day or Night iPhone or Android AC or DC Why? It is an interesting […]
A good time to remember this:
“Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph.” Ras Tafari (Haile Selassie)
Is Google Evil? Or Dangerous?
I don’t know. – There are two sides to this company which wants to be nice, which likes to be seen as one of the good enterprises in this world. Their mission statement is: “Don’t be evil!” One side of Google is that it has been a provider and pioneer of technology, which otherwise would […]
In search of the perfect bag (part 3)
I found it. Heureka! Well- not really, at least something that comes close to what I want. It’s a pilot bag. It has seventeen-or-so pockets, zippers, loops, and is made of the usual nylon textile material. It’s not perfect but pretty close to what I want. The zippers are a bit rough and feel cheap. […]