26. March 2008
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
26. February 2008
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 an arrest, but with a ritual murder.
3. February 2008
I recently finished reading the latest book by Terry Pratchett, Making Money. “As usual”, it is a story from the Discworld series.
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 he finds himself in the crossfire between bloodthirsty relatives of the former chairman, neurotic employees and last but not least the madness of economy.
30. January 2008
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 of guitars is also very heavy – but I think metal is something else. :)
My personal favourite of Subway to Sally is their album Herzblut from 2001. Everything that followed was a downwards trend (from my perspective, there are probably also a lot of people who think otherwise). The bottom of this trend was Nord Nord Ost – the only album by Subway to Sally which I do not have.
Last year appeared Bastard, the album that finally started the upwards trend again.
6. December 2007
Their neighbors all have at least one, some even several. Only the Robinsons don’t have one, yet. Somewhen, the social pressure becomes too much for Helen Robinson (Carrie-Anne Moss) and she finally buys a Zombie for her family to help in the household.
23. November 2007
Ghoultown create music that I have difficulties to categorize. It sounds a bit like Country, but is based mainly on electric guitars. The atmosphere is gloomy, although the music doesn’t take itself overly serious at this.
18. November 2007
Recently, I bought a new monitor: A Samsung SyncMaster 245b. The screen size measures impressive 24 inches. Yeah! ^_^
First of all, a few facts:
Screen size: 24″
Resolution: 1920×1200
Panel technology: TN
Connections: VGA, DVI
Energy consumption: max. 100W
Standby: max. 2W
USB ports: no
Integrated speakers: no (fortunately!)
My first impression was more or less “wow”. :) The monitor is big, matt black and easy to put into operation. The monitor comes completely assembled with the stand attached, you can just put it on your desk and turn it on. It’s foolproof: Attach your VGA or DVI cable and push the big button. There’s nothing to be configured (unless you want to).
6. May 2006
Michael Djerzinski (Christian Ulmen) is more than introverted. He is a scientific genious, but apparently unable to enjoy life or at least laugh sometimes. When his canary dies, he instantly drops him into the trash without hesitation. Reasonable… what else should he do?
In contrast, his half-brother Bruno Klement (Moritz Bleibtreu) succumbs to the attraction of one of his female students, writes discriminating literature in his spare time and calms his baby with tranquilizers. After his approach to the student is dramatically rejected, he ultimately becomes a human wreck.
“Elementarteilchen” tells the story of those two brothers, their history and their relationships. Basically every character in this movie is mentally disordered. Everyone, really. This sickness is what makes the movie interesting.
Unfortunately Bruno’s story is so sick that watching those parts isn’t really entertaining, but painful. The rest of “Elementarteilchen” moves between beautiful, beautifully sick and boring. “Elementarteilchen” is not a movie that one must have seen, but you won’t regret it either…
6. March 2006
A good pianist and a good singer - that’s all you need to make really good music.
Such a outstanding pianist (Ernst Horn) and a singer with a wonderful deep voice (Alexander) are “Deine Lakaien”. Usually, their music has a strong electronic touch, but there also is an unplugged album called “Acoustic”. No matter if electronic or acoustic, the music of Deine Lakaien is always unusual and dark.
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