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Linn Records

Surely I’m a big fan of iTunes and was among the first to support it by purchases. As an audiophile I’m not buying everything there, since it does use compression after all and it does have DRM applied. Check out … Continue reading

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The Laws of Simplicity

My favorite one: Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious, and adding the meaningful. from The Laws of Simplicity » Blog Archive » Law 10: The One

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Nokia E61 dust problem

Multi-billion dollar company creates their ‘blackberry killer’, Nokia E61 business phone/PDA hybrid. It builds upon decades of EPOC/Symbian OS development and probably many millions of R&D on this particular model. Yet the phone started collecting dust particles under the screen … Continue reading

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Mac Pro

Mmmm… Anyone willing to sponsor a new “powermac”?

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Kona Cinder Cone

Kona always had a special place in my heart. Cr-Mo is no longer used, but what the heck. Joe Murray is with Voodoo I hear. Below are some specs of the Cinder Cone, my favorite ever! Frame tubing Kona 7005 … Continue reading

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Zepter–Stainless, yet rusty! :) Rostfrei, doch gerostet.

Don’t take their word for it. Whatever is written and sold may still not hold.Writing ‘rostfrei’, stainless in German, did not help much to keep this knife from developing rust. This photo is a nice contrast between advertising or packaging … Continue reading

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Bank VUB, a. s.

Slovak bank VÚB, a. s. provides internet banking. Besides making it impossible to find amid trillion ads about its services the login brings a warning message certificate not valid. Nice, for a bank that has undergone visual identity change just … Continue reading

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Lizz Wright in Reigen

Lizz Wright performed on 15th November, 2004 in a small, but famous Reigen jazz club.The performance was very professional and all musicians were fantastic. Lizz has an incredible voice and is a true professional in using it. Throughout the performance … Continue reading

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Catcher in the Rye, J. D. Salinger

Towards the end of the book you may find this part, which explains basically why Holden Caulfield is not right denying the whole world around him and gives the reader together with Holden’s sister only moral support agains the self-destroying … Continue reading

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Poisonous Almonds?

Almonds (bitter as well as sweet) contain about 50% of a fatty oil, which is, though, too expensive to be used for cooking. It is made up of glycerides (80% oleic acid, 15% linoleic acid, 5% palmitic acid). Bitter almonds … Continue reading

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