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Here are some finds I wanted to share, possibly with a short comment or quote. The Title is the link, the PERMALINK leads you to the individual post.

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Posted on April 12, 2011  //  people

Robert Natus - Wikipedia

Born in Viljandi, Estonia, Natus studied in Tallinn, and at Riga Technical University. In the 1920s, together with Ernst Gustav Kühnert, he drew the general plans for the garden cities of Merivälja and Nõmme, both just outside Tallinn (Nõmme was merged into Tallinn in 1940). His best known work is the current City Hall of Tallinn, built in 1932. With its red clinker mosaique façade and lanterns by the Estonian sculptor Jaan Koort, it is the most prominent building in Freedom Square, and the most notable example of expressionist art deco in Tallinn.

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Posted on March 22, 2011  //  article paywalled

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The Case for Working With Your Hands

The television show “Deadliest Catch” depicts commercial crab fishermen in the Bering Sea. Another, “Dirty Jobs,” shows all kinds of grueling work; one episode featured a guy who inseminates turkeys for a living. The weird fascination of these shows must lie partly in the fact that such confrontations with material reality have become exotically unfamiliar. Many of us do work that feels more surreal than real. Working in an office, you often find it difficult to see any tangible result from your efforts. What exactly have you accomplished at the end of any given day? Where the chain of cause and effect is opaque and responsibility diffuse, the experience of individual agency can be elusive. “Dilbert,” “The Office” and similar portrayals of cubicle life attest to the dark absurdism with which many Americans have come to view their white-collar jobs.

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Posted on March 17, 2011  //  article

"Ein strategisch inszenierter Irrtum"

Wenige Wochen vor der Tschernobyl-Katastrophe veröffentlichte der Soziologe Ulrich Beck sein Buch "Risikogesellschaft": ein Gespräch über den größten anzunehmenden Unfall, die Gefahr und die Verantwortungslosigkeit.

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“Ein strategisch inszenierter Irrtum”

Wenige Wochen vor der Tschernobyl-Katastrophe veröffentlichte der Soziologe Ulrich Beck sein Buch “Risikogesellschaft”: ein Gespräch über den größten anzunehmenden Unfall, die Gefahr und die Verantwortungslosigkeit.

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Posted on March 14, 2011  //  music

The Wolf

Karin Dreijer Andersson and her live band members - Liliana Zavala, Christoffer Berg, Van Rivers & The Subliminal Kid - collaborated on this brand new track for upcoming fantasy thriller, Red Ridi

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Fever Ray / The Wolf

sweet sweet child of mine

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Posted on February 17, 2011  //  comedy people

Bill Hicks - Wikipedia

William Melvin Hicks (December 16, 1961 – February 26, 1994) was an American stand-up comedian and satirist. His material—encompassing a wide range of social issues including religion, politics, and philosophy—was controversial and often steeped in dark comedy.

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need a god? try this one…

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Posted on December 28, 2010  //  science

Hans Rosling's 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes - The Joy of Stats - BBC Four

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Hans Rosling’s 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes - The Joy of Stats - BBC Four

apart from the very necessity of debating the reasons for these figures in the data concerned plus the overtly positive remarks at the end, i just love the animations ;)

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Posted on December 27, 2010  //  article

Frankfurt - Köln für zwölf Euro

Die Bahn ist für die meisten Nutzer von illegalen Mitfahrgelegenheiten keine Alternative - zu teuer. Die Zentralen funktionieren wie ein Sammeltaxi, nur an der Steuer vorbei. Das ist illegal, aber lukrativ.

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Frankfurt - Köln für zwölf Euro

Sammeltaxi: Konkurrenz für die Bahn

Die Bahn ist für die meisten Nutzer von illegalen Mitfahrgelegenheiten keine Alternative - zu teuer. Die Zentralen funktionieren wie ein Sammeltaxi, nur an der Steuer vorbei. Das ist illegal, aber lukrativ.

mfg mfz klassisch

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