Mortred thought the city was strange the moment she came into it. There were no trees around for miles, no animals, only a few grey birds. The buildings were boxy and tall, but did not appear to have a roof. But man, were there a lot of people. Every window of every building had one,… Continue reading Mortred in the City
A Froggy Instrument
It was a regular and warm Friday evening. The insects were doing their noises, the frogs were ribitting, the ducks were quacking, and overall, it was nice. Until I noticed a little frog instrument sitting on the wayside. The idea with these things is simple, you just rub a piece of wood onto it and… Continue reading A Froggy Instrument
Talkathief
— Slowly, slowly! don’t rush me, the first thief said. He was currently working on decoding the lock to the safe. — The shift of the next guard starts in 3 minutes. You’ll have to hurry if we want to do this! — You telling me that there isn’t much time left isn’t gonna make… Continue reading Talkathief
Dabchick, Explorer of Earth’s Third Pole
— Come on, bring my boat to the ocean, said Dabchick, pointing at the former can of tuna, that had a hole cut out for him — What, why? it’s in the middle of winter, you’ll catch a cold, I replied — That is precisely why you should bring me there. We will explore the… Continue reading Dabchick, Explorer of Earth’s Third Pole
The Cry
Peter heard a cry. It almost sounded like a woman, but.. weird. "Shall we check it out", he asked Luke, "we might save someone’s life".Luke answered that there was no way that there were others this far out in the woods, and that they probably weren’t able to help anyways. Besides, they shouldn’t lose the… Continue reading The Cry
Die Scheinheiligkeit der Verwerter
Eine Gruppe von Verwertern, Zeitungs- und Zeitschriftenverlagen hat eine PR-Kampagne namens "Gerechtes Netz" gegen Google, Amazon und Facebook (kurz GAF) gestartet. In dieser Kampagne werben sie für mehr Datenschutz, für weniger Steuerschlupflöcher, gegen Monopole und für Jugendschutz. Das Ziel dieser Kampagne ist laut einem internen Schreiben, Politiker, Beamte und Richter GAF-feindlicher zu stimmen, wohl damit… Continue reading Die Scheinheiligkeit der Verwerter
Warum einfach, wenn’s auch kompliziert geht? Das Schleswig-Holsteinische Semesterticket
Moin. In Schleswig-Holstein gibt es jetzt ein landesweites Semesterticket, und das ist im Prinzip was gutes. Nur in der Ausführung macht es unnötig viel falsch. Das fängt schon beim Bestellprozess an. Das Ticket basiert auf dem Solidaritätsprinzip, es zahlt also jeder, egal ob es genutzt wird oder nicht. Doch nur weil man es bezahlt hat,… Continue reading Warum einfach, wenn’s auch kompliziert geht? Das Schleswig-Holsteinische Semesterticket
Maxima Phorgo: The Buran Heist
As the roller coaster that was the launch subsided, Max entered micro-gravity. She sighed in relief, despite not being relieved at all. Max had successfully stolen one of the two remaining Burans, together with an Energija rocket. And when stealing from Russia, you don't get do relax, lest you want to wake up to a… Continue reading Maxima Phorgo: The Buran Heist
In Defense of Redesigns
Moin. Every time a site updates it's design, it seems like the internet comes together to unanimously complain about it. And mostly, these complaints are justified, after all, redesigns completely disrupt normal usage. But are the users right and should we stick to the old designs? And to get the conclusion out first: Complaining constructively… Continue reading In Defense of Redesigns
Writing a fanfic – an experience report
Moin. I recently stumbled about a weekly flash fiction contest thingy on Deviantart, this time, the contest was based around writing something that has to do with your favourite video game. Fanfic it is. Initially, I thought this would be easy because every time I consume media, it spooks around in my mind, essentially being… Continue reading Writing a fanfic – an experience report
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