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Learn German In Two Easy Lessons
Part 1: The German language is relatively easy. To illustrate how simple it is, let’s study an example in German. First, let’s get a German book, an excellent book, published by Dortmund, which shows the way of life of the Australian Indians, the Hotentotes (Hottentotten in German). It says in the book, that the kangaroos [...]
Snow Penis
German students build a snow penis.
HP plans 1,400 job cuts in Germany
HP plans 1,400 job cuts in Germany “Some 1,150 of the cuts are expected at the subsidiary Electronic Data Systems, while 250 jobs will likely come from the main company, said spokesman Norbert Gelse. HP, whose German base is near Stuttgart in Boeblingen, will work out a plan for the cuts with labor representatives over [...]
Get your German interior minister’s fingerprint here
One problem with biometrics is that once they’re out there’s no way to revoke or change them. Another problem is that you leave them all over the place every day. The German interior minister might want to think about that.
Baby hurled from blazing flat out of third-floor window is caught by policeman
Baby hurled from blazing flat out of third-floor window is caught by policeman: “This is the heart-stopping moment when a nine-month-old girl was thrown from a third-floor window to escape a deadly fire. The baby – named Onur – hurtled through billowing smoke to land safely in the arms of a policeman 40ft below. Her [...]
Germans face 12 months in prison for owning nmap or nessus security tools
Germany has introduced draconian anti-hacker measures that criminalise the creation or possession of dual-use security tools. The distinctions between, for example, a password cracker and a password recovery tool, or a utility designed to run DOS attacks and one designed to stress-test a network, are not covered by the new law, critics argue. Possession of [...]
Jelly sparks toxic waste alert
“A pile of jelly left by a road in Germany caused a major security alert…” LOL! Cheers Bruce.
Weindorf was a transport disaster
What a night. I don’t often post about personal experiences and don’t consider this site a venting outlet but I have to get this one off my chest. Now I’m normally very positive about the transport system here in Germany but tonight has been one of the worst experiences I’ve had in the 10 years [...]
Two years in prison for downloading latest film?
Two years in prison for downloading latest film? “GERMANS risk two years in prison if they illegally download films and music for private use under a new law agreed yesterday. Anybody who downloads films for commercial use could be jailed for up to five years. The measures, some of the toughest in Europe, were announced [...]
Dohoggeddiadiaemmerdohogged
dohogged Originally uploaded by Surferbill. Found this sign above a bench outside a restaurant near the castle in Tuebingen, Germany. It’s written in Schwabisch (local German dialect), in proper German would be, “Da hocken die, die immer da hocken” and loosely translated says, “Here sit those who always sit here”, implying that the bench is [...]