Up until now I was more or less convinced that electro magnetic fields/radiation (EMF/EMR) do no good to “living creatures” (humans, animals, plants). I couldn’t fully justify this believe with rational arguments only, though – bad for an engineer like myself. The internet is full of EMF/EMR articles for example at WHO, Wikipedia EMF, or […]
Here’s a nice picture of how your brain can fool you when you’re dead tired. In April a late software project forced me to work four weeks in a row without a single day off. Each day I spent some 11 – 13 hours “closing the feature gap”. Of course, more and more I felt […]
You may or may not have followed the iPhone hype, but here’s a little story to indicate just how nuts and irrational the stock markets – or their players – act. Introduction When Apple launched the iPhone on Friday June 29th, 2007 their exclusive mobile network carrier AT&T was so overwhelmed with the number of […]
I’ve been listening to (American) Country music at www.181.fm through iTunes lately quite a bit. While I don’t share the overly religious, simplified, and USA-centered basis of most of the songs I still enjoy the music. I respect all the hard-working country folk most songs are dedicated to. Nonetheless, some songs can bring you close […]
You see, Descartes’ famous dictum “Cogito ergo sum” can be transformed into whatever expression suits you best. I hate jogging. I find it boring and only jog from time to time because it’s one of the easiest and cheapest ways to stay fit with outdoor sports. Sometimes though I feel I have to go jogging. […]
Yesterday I found myself seriously debating with myself over what honey to buy at the supermarket. Right next to each other on the shelve sat two 500g jars of finest Swiss honey and Max Havelaar fair trade honey from South America. The Swiss at 12 CHF the other at half the price. While I fully […]
Traditional (aka conservative) values haven been given up by a large portion of the society over the last decade. I live Switzerland but this unfortunate phenomenon can be observed pretty much around the whole world. I’m sure the reason(s) for this development are complex and hard to pin-point. I consider “the family” as one of […]