My Samsung SyncMaster 226bw (Test / Review)

» Deutsch   I have finally got a new monitor! After sending back my Samsung SyncMaster 245b because it was too noisy, I now got a Samsung SyncMaster 226bw. First of all a few facts: Screen size: 22“ Connections: VGA and DVI Speakers: No USB-Hub: No Resolution: 1.680 x 1.050

Living the Story – Interactive Linear Dramaturgy

Soon, I will have to write my master thesis. I’m still not absolutely sure if I should follow the chosen topic, so I’m posting the synopsis of my idea here to get some feedback. For example: Is the title too lurid? ^_^ Update: I chose to work on this topic, but I focused it on […]

Social News On-Demand (SNOD) – WordPress Plugin

I finally wrote my first WordPress plugin: Social News On-Demand (or just SNOD). It displays buttons of social news sites only for visitors who come from those sites. What’s it doing exactly? Most if not all social news services like Digg or Reddit offer cute little JavaScript buttons which site owners can include on their […]

Dexter – The Show About The Likeable Serial Killer

Content Dexter is a serial killer. And Dexter is working for the police. Not as a killer, of course, but as an expert for blood patterns. He knows blood like nobody else. In his spare time he continues hunting Bad People[tm] – but unlike during his official work, the hunt usually does not end with […]

Your Chances of Survival in a Zombie Attack

You probably studied the instructions for surviving a zombie attack in detail. Maybe you even trained a little with a zombie simulator. Now it is time to put your knowledge to the test. Fortunately, there is a sophisticated (*cough*) test for everything on the internet. Of course, there is also one for the question “What […]

Photos of Weird Communist Monuments in Yugoslavia

Jan Kempenaers created some really beautiful photographs. Especially striking are those of several monuments in Yugoslavia. Unfortunately, there isn’t much background information included on the photos, but according to Boing Boing they originate from the communist era. To me, they have this wonderfully weird and freaky atmosphere. I would not have thought that someone would […]

Making Money – The 36th Discworld Novel by Terry Pratchett (Book Review)

I recently finished reading the latest book by Terry Pratchett, Making Money. “As usual”, it is a story from the Discworld series. Content Central character is Moist von Lipwig (his second appearance after “Going Postal”). He is – not quite voluntarily – put in charge of the Ankh-Morpok Royal Mint and the associated bank. Soon […]

Freaky Tentacle Chandeliers by Adam Wallacavage

Chandeliers have a reputation of being antiquated. They just aren’t trandy anymore. Maybe Adam Wallacavage can help this kind of lighting to new fame. He builds chandeliers in tentacle designs. There is a tentacle for every taste. Black tentacles. Bright pink tentacles. Thick tentacles. Slim tentacles… 🙂 The only downside ist he pice: The pinc […]

Photos of Flying Bed Sheets by William Hundley

Again a simple idea with a stunning effect: William Hundley makes people jump into the air, covered in large sheets of cloth. The “models” are completely covered in cloth, so only a ghostly flowing piece of cloth remains in the photo. William developed several photo series from this idea. In some photos the sheets are […]

Subway to Sally – Bastard (Review)

Subway to Sally have been one of my favourite bands for a long time now. Most people would call their style folk metal, but somehow this does not feel right for me. They are definitely using a lot of folk elements and also use several classical instruments (shalm, violin, bagpipe, mandolin and more). Their use […]