Tag Archives: technology
arkham city rant
This was intended to become a longer rant from me—after the installation of ‘↑Batman: Arkham City‘ (Rocksteady Studios 2011) crashed my brand new system so badly that I had to jump back several recovery points to get it up and … Continue reading →
hardware rant
It really was high time. It was a bit more than five years ago that I ↵built my system. So a serious hardware upgrade was overdue. The necessary research done, I ↵ordered the needed parts. Until now I didn’t get … Continue reading →
corkscrew
what is he?
zeph’s pop culture quiz #19 What is the man in the picture? Just leave a comment with your educated guess—you can ask for additional hints, too. [Leaving a comment is easy; just click the ‘Leave a comment’ at … Continue reading →
kara
darpa’s cheetah
the construction of social computing
Just yesterday I received an e-mail from ↑Maurizio Teli [whom I know from back in 2005, when we met at the Cyberspace conference in Brno, Czech Republic] containing a call for papers for a workshop he is organizing together with … Continue reading →
what is embarrassing?
zeph’s pop culture quiz #18 Why are the two gentlemen looking a bit off-balance, what is embarrassing in the scene depicted? Just leave a comment with your educated guess—you can ask for additional hints, too. [Leaving a comment … Continue reading →
paradise parking
American-born, Paris-based photographer ↑Peter Lippman explores a world of stationary cars overtaken by nature in his series entitled ↑Paradise Parking. This personal project that was two years in the making captures abandoned cars from yesteryear that are overwhelmed by roots … Continue reading →