Nader

Time and again we are wondering where this new piece of spam comes
from that drops in our mailbox every morning. But unlike eSpam real
spam is even more annoying to sort out. I recently got a mailing
promoting some kind of arabic(!?) telecommunication service. Yawn.

Where did they get my real address? (rhetorical question)
Probably from some domain registrar’s website, like Networksolutions.

Anyway, I do not speak Arabic nor am I living in an Arabic speaking country. Go away with your spam! Get your spam at least targeted.

via Brand Infection

Some funny pics so you can see what’s happening on the streets of Berlin

That happens when a government is cutting costs: the longest queue I’ve ever waited in. Not even the Franz Ferdinand concert last year attracted so many people that one had to wait for one hour. As you can see the line is even going outside of the bulding. Ah!

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I’ve already been living over 4 years in Berlin and it hardly ever snowed during winter. Today, eh… for three days it’s been snowing constantly and when writing these lines snow flakes are still falling from the sky. Amazing, shocking but still a cheerful atmosphere. It feels like being in a small winter town in Austria’s mountains.

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Standing at the corner right next to the four story building with a coffee-to-go.
Women and men running by with long sticks in their hands looking like the ones used for nordic skiing. You can hear the panting approach and watch a pretty weird scenery. Pulse watches, sticks, gloves, shoes, … 'everything you need' - why did this whole sport get so popular all over sudden ? Ask the people from the (fitness) industry. Looking at the picture could give you the impression those walkers are having a whole lot of fun. They might take drugs but they're definitely not on speed.

There was a cool movie in my childhood called "Tron" (1982) which was all about videogaming and being sucked into the computer's world. A world inside the computer where man has never been. Never before now.

Today there's this weird guy rebuilding those suits and dressing up like a fool. Funny Tron Suit ;-) (found at revolvo.tv)

West-Berlin is known as chic, East-Berlin as punk. Berlin in general is broke. Nevertheless politicians are confirming investments to get rid of the biggest plague in the district Friedrichshain. When I moved here two years ago, I was certain this district would be cool, young and full of culture. Only the dogshit problem was annoying. Since three months it seems to me that the state of Berlin has invested in faithful helpers to get rid of this. Not the shitters, but at least the shit.

Every now and then, I would say every week or so, I can hear this very distinguishable sound of a little vehicle driving around the neighborhood. With a maximum speed of 20km/h a guy is racing through the alleys and collecting dogshit. A new recycling business to accumulate some Euros or a real help to enrich everybody's life here? ;)

Look, it's coming!

Another pile of shit spotted by the "Dogshit Manager" and …

… suck it to me, baby! Woop, gone.

Close-up of the elephant trunk

Off he goes onto the adventurous paths of "Dogshit-Collecting"

If you ever wondered, well at least I did, what the Police is actually doing all day long, you now have the chance to gather some answers! They're not fighting against the war on terror, they're not catching drug dealers at an alley, NO, they're actually having a pretty fun time as you can see on the pics.

"Look Hans! Let's cross the street and check out those cool T-Shirts over there"

"Yeah, you're right Franz, those Shirts have a really good quality and would look really nice on you, don't you think?"

"Hm, I'm not sure Hans. I'll check out the inside. Maybe they got something more sexy!"

"Wait! I'll join you! Or No! I'm gonna wait for you outside and check out those leather pants. Yum!"

"Oh, they've also got postcards. I should write my Mummy, she's not with me in Berlin right now. I'm so lonely!"

Hans and Franz didn't buy any T-Shirts, spent approx. one hour in the shop and are now moving on to fight the ultimate criminals of Berlin.

Thanks to Alex for taking those hilarious pictures while standing on my balcony.

Bussi Bär used to be a cartoonish magazine in my early childhood. Right about now, I found a website where a guy in the late 40ies is heavily addicted to this stuff! He seems "a bit" bizzare but anyway … ;-) You can check out some pics to see how those Bussi Bears looked like.

Oh my god, this zombie looks like a mixture between Aphex Twin and one of those amateur erotic girls shooted by David Lachapelle. How sick is that?