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June 21 2009

stormgrass

Top 5 artists this week

  1. Bill Callahan 
  2. Fiona Apple 
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June 19 2009

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Zeit für eine Lichterkette

June 18 2009

stormgrass

Re: What I want in a woman........ - 45 [via feedly]

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Sorry for the late response. By now, you may actually have found someone out there who’s perfect for you. If not, I thought I’d give it a shot.<br><br>• Can go hiking in the morning, looks good in a ball cap with her hair pulled through the whole in the back and still be able to attend a formal dinner that night <br><br>Hiking I’m down with, though I never, ever wear ball caps. I’m also...

June 15 2009

stormgrass

Barcamp Vienna 09

Modul University
Last weekend saw the 2009 edition of another Barcamp here in Vienna. As always since the inception of two-day barcamps, I only managed to attend one of the two days.

The location was amazing, not only because private Modul University is allowing you a fantastic view all over Vienna but because it somehow manages to motivate some of their student so far as to spend their spare time working at a Barcamp. And even though I’m always a bit spooked out by that sort of efficiency, I must admit that the organisation was absolutely flawless. Hell, they even had a name tag printed out for me!

The sessions were quite mixed but I managed to find a couple that turned out to be rather entertaining. Especially the last session on Saturday about the venerable Austrian “Internetrat” was both enlightening and madly amusing.

And I also managed to be a bit social, expanding the list of Twitter followers I’ve met in real life by, among others, @liechentecker, @sueholzer and @leyrer, not to mention all the new people now showing up in my Twitter stream.

Thanks again to the organizers and all those people who prepared sessions, you did a very fine job.

Here’s a couple more pictures, for the more graphically inclined.

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Barcamp Vienna 09 Sandwiches Modul University Modul University Vienna from above Aerobie Unboxing Aerobie Unboxing Aerobie Unboxing Aerobie Unboxing Aerobie Unboxing Aerobie Unboxing Aerobie Unboxing (Image) Asparagus and mushrooms
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Barcamp Vienna 09

June 14 2009

stormgrass

Top 5 artists this week

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June 08 2009

stormgrass

In Aerobie I trust

It’s not even been a week and my new Aerobie Flying Ring is here! While to some a week may sound ridiculously short, for me it felt like a year. AT LEAST!

Anyway, since this is the Intarwebs where unboxing is not a term used for ex-boxers trying to make amends for all the broken noses and shattered brains they caused but rather for the act of removing a gadget or any other fantastic item from its paper or plastic confines and documenting the process, I will do the same here now with said Arobie (if you’ve ever wondered whether I’ll grow tired of huge sentences, here’s your answer).

Well, let’s get started:

Aerobie Unboxing
The wrapping. I’m not familiar with any other Frisbees sent by mail so I can’t say a whole lot about the quality of that packaging. But it’s sleek and fulfills its purpose. If Linux wasn’t just an operating system but also a computer manufacturer, I guess this is what their packaging would look like.

Aerobie Unboxing
Ha, removed the adhesive tape that held together package body and flap. Yes, that is a piece of the Aerobie peaking out! Aren’t you excited? I know I am!

Aerobie Unboxing

Yes, here it is. Please note the ingenious paper inlay, creating the illusion of an ACTUAL HAND holding the ring. Those package designers are genius!

Aerobie Unboxing
The backside holds not only a very handy guide on how to use the Aerobie, it also shows what other genius devices Aerobie has produced. Like the Orbiter, a superfantastic Boomerang! (disclaimer: Orbiter not shown on above picture. Just imagine what it would look like if Aerobie produced a Boomerang and - tadaaa - there’s your Orbiter)

But now on the actual Flying Ring!

Aerobie Unboxing
The material surrounding the super carbon ring is soft and will probably not cut off my fingers when trying to catch it. That’s a definite plus in my eyes!

Aerobie Unboxing
Please note the elegant yet fierce curve of that ring. If you’ve ever seen a throwing device as perfect, drop me a note in the comments. Even though I won’t believe a single word.

And finally:

Aerobie Unboxing
The Aerobie Flying Ring in all its glory. I’m sorry, but I need to stop writing now and go weep with joy. Oh, and Thursday will see me throwing that piece of art at Augarten park. In case you wanna join.

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Beef Ragout Garlic tomatoes Trainstation Trainstation II Cigarette Tilt Shift (almost) Train
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Beef Ragout
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Atheist Bus Campaign in Vienna - or not

After starting in London and then spreading to various other European Cities, the Atheist Bus Campaign is a private-sponsor funded project created to make people aware of the rather high probability that there is indeed no god:

Atheist Bus Photo by benteka/Flickr

The campaign created quite a stir and currently the organizers are raising more money to fund similar projects. Which leads me to the point of this very entry. In Vienna it was planned to have an adapted German message cruising the city on buses of the “Wiener Linien“, the municipal transportation service.

Only turns out it won’t be so, according to the website of the Austrian bus-campaign [DE]. Seems like Wiener Linien, usually not so shy about ads on their vehicles, refused the banners. There’s no official statement yet as to why they did, but according to organizer Niko Alm a written statement is expected later today.

I’m not terribly surprised, really, but I’m looking forward to the ensuing hilarity.

June 04 2009

stormgrass
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Anthony Bourdain's 13 Places to Eat Before You Die [feedly]

Slashfood

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Another day, another list. This time, it's Anthony Bourdain's "13 Places to Eat Before You Die," which appears in the June issue of Men's Health. Bourdain's article shouts out restaurants and stores across the globe, from New York's smoked fish shrine Russ & Daughters to Spain's gourmand...

June 03 2009

stormgrass

Tupalo and Herold

Tupalo.com, the Vienna-based service for what’s cool around your neighborhood, yesterday announced a partnership with Herold, the Austrian service for business listings.

It’s a great move for the little company and I’m really happy for them.

And while I don’t believe in things like good and evil, I do have a bit of a queasy feeling when it comes to Herold. Not so long ago, they were getting a thorough beating when they announced the availability of a CD-ROM that contained the data of more than 4 million private people. While it’s legal, people were and still are up in arms about it. Which I totally understand.

Now, while I do believe Mike from Tupalo when he announces on their blog that they “will still continue as the lightweight, independent company we’ve always been”, I wonder whether people will still feel the same way, now that a company with such a backstory is part of the game.

I’m convinced that from a business perspective, the partnership between Tupalo and Herold was one of the best things that could have happened to them. Whether it’ll put off users concerned about their private data and how it’ll be treated, remains to be seen.

June 02 2009

stormgrass

♫ Travis - Closer

May 31 2009

stormgrass

Top 5 artists this week

  1. Moby 
  2. Spiritualized 
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May 28 2009

stormgrass
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Please note the Borat character to the right.
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How to make money with religious icons found in food - via Consumerist - How To Tell If You Have Religious Food - schemes

May 27 2009

stormgrass

Food!

Stormgrass' shared items in Google Reader

Food!

Food blogs and stuff
  • Chocolate & Zucchini
  • 101 Cookbooks
  • Cheap Healthy Good
  • Serious Eats
  • Epicurious.com: New Recipes
  • Slashfood
  • TasteSpotting
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May 24 2009

stormgrass

Top 5 artists this week

  1. Foo Fighters 
  2. We Are Smug 
  3. Kate Nash 
  4. Coldplay 
  5. Spiritualized 
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