Blog | Dominik Mayer – Products, Asia, Productivity
The story of my life in China is here.
Laundry Improvements
No more Aldi tabs and delicates program, Ariel Color & Style rules. 8)
First Lebkuchen
I bought the first Lebkuchen. Christmas’s coming…
Bad, Bad RSS
Techcrunch reports that the Chinese Government has blocked all RSS feeds. Luckily, they still seem to be accessible through Google Reader.
Not Allowed
Comment of a physics tutor when I picked up his colleague for a coffee break:
“You are not allowed to be here.”
The good man doesn’t know that this was neither the first nor the last time I’ve been there.
Mighty Mouse
I’ve been getting into Apple and Mac OS X for the last days. I might even get this rumored MacBook should it come true.
Today I tried the Mighty Mouse. Odd design but the touch sensor buttons really work. At first I thought it would be some kind of touchpad but you can click it like any other mouse and it decides which click (right or left) to perform on whether you touch the left button or not. It’s very comfortable to use but lacks one important feature: mouse chording.
Bad Skin
I really enjoy all the stories about China. And the helpful advice. I promise not to eat, to drink or to use water. And the good news won’t stop. A friend told me her boyfriend doesn’t look very well when returning from work there: bad skin, …
Mulholland Dr.
When I had to prepare Goethe’s Faust II back in high school I couldn’t understand a single line without the help of secondary literature.
Several years later I watched Mulholland Dr. and it was pretty much the same. The second time was better but I still read some interpretations. I’m really looking forward to rewatching it, quite contrary to Faust II which I’ll probably never touch again.
Last Lecture
I’ve already posted this video on my tumblelog, the place where I usually put the things I discover. But this one is really worth being posted again and I can recommend it warmly. Thanks to Michael Arrington for pointing it out.
Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch, who is dying from pancreatic cancer, gave his last lecture at the university Sept. 18, 2007, before a packed McConomy Auditorium. In his moving talk, “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams,” Pausch talked about his lessons learned and gave advice to students on how to achieve their own career and personal goals.
Simpsonize Me!
I’ve been trying to simpsonize myself for over a week now but the stupid site won’t let me:
Whoa! As the world is going Simpsons it is getting a little crowded in here. Come back a little later and try again.
Arg. It worked for a friend:
Memories of Bygone Times
Classic car show at the marketplace of my great-aunt’s hometown, on her 85th birthday.
Another Icon Language
Zlango claims to be “the universal icon language”. I’m sceptical. It reminds me of all those tiny little pictures in the Chinese books trying to point out how the sign for “horse” developed from the drawing of the animal.
A real problem is the fact that they have very few icons and I have to admit that I wouldn’t understand most of them. Another analogy to Chinese…
World of Scores
A friend who had seen “Die große Welt der Filmmusik” (The Great World of Film Scores) earlier this year was delighted, and desperate to attend the sequel. I came along and was thrilled by the Klassik Radio Pops Orchestra and its conductor Nic Raine. The concert ended with two encores and richly deserved standing ovations. Nic Raine and presenter Holger Wemhoff even took the time to sign autographs and chat with the guests.
I dug around YouTube and found videos for most of the scores they had played. Don’t mind the images as they don’t always fit, just listen to the music.