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The Answers, part II: living in Germany, living in general, and kids

April 4, 2008

What is the best part about living in Germany? What is the hardest? The best part about living in Germany is probably the socialized medicine. You hear stories about illnesses making people bankrupt in the US, and I don’t have to worry at all about that here. If, God forbid, Oliver was autistic, or Rainer [...]

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The Answers part I: books, movies, music, etc.

April 2, 2008

There were a lot of great questions, keep em coming if you still got any.  Here’s some answers, others will come soon. 1. What’s your favorite Pearl Jam song? That’s tough.  I like a lot of them, and Riot Act has been played often as of late.  When I was in college, I considered “Corduroy” [...]

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30 second reviews

March 13, 2008

Movies Superbad: The Unrated McLovin Edition - Man, I think I knew these guys back when I was a teenager.  If you’re into silly comedies about geeks and dorks, you’ll probably love this film, for me, it was like reliving the bad parts of high school.  Sure, I had a few laughs, but overall I’m glad I’m in [...]

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Freaky!

June 30, 2007

WHAT MAJOR IS RIGHT FOR YOU? You scored as Mathematics/Statistics, You should strongly consider majoring (or minoring) in Mathematics, Statistics, or related majors (e.g., Accounting, Actuarial Science, Astronomy, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems (CIS), Computer Science, Economics, Engineering, Finance, Management Information Systems (MIS), Operations Management, Physics, Risk Management). It is possible that the best major [...]

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Television in Deutschland

March 29, 2007

So lately quite a few bloggers have been making helpful posts for the various people that arrive at their respective blogs through searches, and I’ve decided now to do the same. I get a fair number of hits from people looking for either English broadcasts on German television or American shows watched in Germany. So [...]

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Weekend Update

March 18, 2007

Had a fun time at Girlie Weekend at Jen’s (of Heisse Scheisse fame) where I saw Christina (Mausi) again and met Kim (Stepping Stones), Claire (My Euro-American Life), Jessica (In Search of Dessert), Tatiana (Von Tauber), Brigit (Eurotrippen), Maria (Country Hopping), Ann (Ann ona Moose), Penny and yet another Christina (who both need start blogging [...]

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Does anyone else find this frightening?

February 18, 2007

Growing a Brain in Switzerland: A network of artificial nerves is growing in a Swiss supercomputer — meant to simulate a natural brain, cell-for-cell. The researchers at work on “Blue Brain” promise new insights into the sources of human consciousness. It’s just one step closer to Skynet… “I’m sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do [...]

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