Category Archives: Around the World

Germany – Land of Opportunities

Posted on 30/01/2011 by Dyrathror

I lately found this picture in the internet. A tweet pointed me to it and I had a hard time to breathe normally again after I rolled laughing over the floor. This really contradicts every experience I made with ‘good … Continue reading →

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Flying in Australia

Posted on 19/01/2011 by Dyrathror

In Australia you are usually flying when you want to see another city because the distances are quite big and the speed on the roads not very high. My favorite airline is Virgin Blue. The prices are reasonable and they … Continue reading →

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Buying an iPhone in China

Posted on 13/12/2009 by Dyrathror

Lately it was the time that I had to replace my old PDA with something new because I dropped it one time too much on the floor. Because we had business in Shanghai and found a shop with “original” iPhones … Continue reading →

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Tropical Thunderstorms

Posted on 04/07/2009 by Dyrathror

When I arrived in Haikou a year ago my only experience with a tropical region has been 6 month on Martinique between my studies in physics and the start of my computer science studies. On Martinique the rainy season is … Continue reading →

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Joke about EU request to stop internet filtering in China

Posted on 27/06/2009 by Dyrathror

This can only be a political joke! I was pointed by the german netzpolitik.org and Die Neuen Menschen blogs to an article you can read in the news at N24 or Deutschlandradio about a statement from Viviane Reding, commissioner for … Continue reading →

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Politik der verbrannten Erde

Posted on 25/06/2009 by Dyrathror

Was sich derzeit in der deutschen Politik so abspielt läßt sich nur noch schwer mit einem Generationenkonflikt erklären. Ich möchte hier nicht noch einmal auf die Argumente gegen eine Vorratsdatenspeicherung oder eine Netzzensur eingehen wie sie in der letzten Zeit … Continue reading →

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SPD und CDU wenden sich gegen ihre jungen Wähler

Posted on 21/06/2009 by Dyrathror

Eigentlich hatte ich meinen Blog begonnen weil ich meine Freunde und Verwandte in der ganzen Welt ein wenig auf dem Laufenden halten wollte wie es mir in China so ergeht und sie mit Bildern und Geschichten vom anderen Ende der … Continue reading →

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Verdict in Capitol Records v. Thomas-Rasset

Posted on 19/06/2009 by Dyrathror

In the second trial against Jammie Thomas-Rasset, mother of four children, the jury awarded the recording companies $1.92 million, $80,000 per uploaded song for 24 songs. Naturally the representative of the recording industry from the RIAA was happy about the … Continue reading →

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Nice to live in China

Posted on 03/06/2009 by Dyrathror

It is very nice to live in China! The weather during the last days on Hainan was around 34°C so you don’t have to freeze. The food is not expensive, even though I have no idea about the quality because … Continue reading →

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One Child Policy Enforcement

Posted on 11/05/2009 by Dyrathror

I wrote already about the “One Child Policy” in China. What I want to make absolute clear is that this is a policy of the Kommunist Party of China (KPC) and not a chinese law! There is no law in … Continue reading →

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