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A Chinese friend suggests taking salt sticks to China because – according to her – I won’t be able to eat anything else during the first weeks and they’re not available in Shanghai.

Preliminary discussion of the thesis I’ll write in China. They told me to stop the moment I think it’s getting too dangerous…

Randy Pausch gave another lecture. It’s about time management and contains many interesting things.

My favorite part starts at 1:19:17. Check it out.

The TUM International Office called before. They got my Chinese documents. The admission? Why didn’t I get it myself? And how can it be delivered in only three days including the weekend? I better wait and book the flight tomorrow.

Preoccupied with Machine Components a friend forbids me to sing “Herzilein”. ;-) Not my kind of music but the two are so funny.

I still don’t have the admission to Tongji. According to the friendly woman, they sent them out out on Friday so I should get mine in two or three days.

A Swedish feminist group called “Bara Bröst” (“bare breasts” or “just breasts”) chalked up their first success for the right to bath topless in swimming pools. According to The Local, the employees of a pool in northern Sweden decided not to act if women tried to bath semi-naked. There’s also an older, more detailed article about the group.

German news site Spiegel Online summarizes the comments asking why feminists have been fighting for a ban on pictures of naked women in the past.

Took off the harddisk. In the external case I can transfer the most important files to the laptop and take the rest with me to China. With all my things gone, my computer feels so strange now.

One month after I sent in the form, I finally got the money for the Vista license. 30 Euro. Not as much as you have to spend if you want to buy it but who wants to get Windows? I wouldn’t use it if I’d get it for free. And I could get it for free as our university offers a legal version on the MANIAC server.

I don’t want to write on my semester thesis, don’t want to study for the exams, don’t want to clear out my appartment and don’t want to go to China. Although I have to admit that the images Jan and Michael took look quite good.

I don’t know if the recycle bin has ever been emptied before. With the large hard drives you don’t really notice that you’re wasting 49 GB.

Just in case you want to torture someone, here’s what you need. I know what I’m talking about. I’m a victim.

Disclaimer: I want to emphasize that I distance myself from these videos…

Here’s a good one for a positive ending:

A friend studying psychology started a Skype chat to ask some friends whether they would take part in an experiment. She was looking for people between 23 and 29 years. Here’s one response:

A: (hi)

… not 23 - born xx.4.84, you’re a bit too early :D

B: 1984 is ok

A: I see

C: :^)

A: well, then I’m on board :D

C: you are 23 when you’re born April 1984

… you’ll be 24 now :^)

A: I see

… shit

… yes

C: (shake)

A: I had counted with 24 (blush)

… I think I better hide…..

As interesting as computer networks may be, learning for an exam is none of my favorite pastimes. And it was so beautiful outside. The sun shone, people left their winter coats at home, the city began to be in bloom.

Is it because of this blog or why do I get Swedish facebook ads now?

À propos ads. I don’t know if it’s the same in Germany, it never caught my eye, but Stockholm seems to be flooded with the same couple of ads over and over. Some popular examples: