Category Archives: Thoughts

… that nuclear energy comes to the rescue of the world climate. Even better. If you think thoroughly enough, it comes to the rescue of nature as well. While humans have managed to drive several species to extinction over time, … Continue reading →

Read and judge yourself: Intellectual Property Regime Stifles Science and Innovation, Nobel Laureates Say.

… at work or elsewhere, how often have you met those guys who pretend they can do things they don’t even have a clue of? How often did such a person not only lie but hold you ransom by initiating … Continue reading →

An interesting article in English on a Chinese website shows how Western mainstream media bends truth. I have no doubt that Chinese government media does similar things, but we Westerners should be ashamed if the freedom of speech is (ab)used … Continue reading →

Jaap de Hoop Scheffer recently said that there can’t be a NATO where some members emphasize on the humanitarian aspects, while others emphasize on the combat aspect. This was mainly targetted at Germany’s role in Northern Afghanistan. Germany has sent … Continue reading →

Now that the so-called “doomsday vault” has surfaced again in mainstream media and now that it’s finally “opened”, everyone – dictatorships and democracies alike – is invited to place the first bid…ehrm bomb. A colleague of mine, who hadn’t heard … Continue reading →

So Fidel Castro, someone who is both, a living legend to some and a dictator to others, has resigned. Fine. Whatever people think about his person, listening to George W. Bush’s comment on Castro’s resignation gives the whole situation a … Continue reading →

Muslims ask for illustrations of Muhammad to be taken down from Wikipedia. Quote from the petition text follows: In Islam picture of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and other Humans are not allowed. But Wikipedia editors are showing illustrations with face illustrated … Continue reading →

Lately there has been a huge discussion in Germany about privacy issues connected with those social network websites of the web 2.0. In Germany there is one called StudiVZ which is more or less modeled after FaceBook, as I am … Continue reading →

Follow this link! I don’t share all thoughts, but some are certainly interesting and seem to have a foundation. And since this is in English, I thought why not share it with the readers of my blog 😉 // Oliver

A colleague sent me this link today, after a short discussion during lunch. It shows again how ridiculous the self-proclaimed universal church is. Never mind the criticism of Harry Potter or having it called “satanism” or so. I just don’t … Continue reading →

Some people have asked me why I can’t let it rest and have the whole story with my former employer forgotten and buried once and for all. Well, what would you do in case your employer (or former employer) isn’t … Continue reading →

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I am so sick of this world. Japan has become the second country on our planet to require visitors to give their fingerprints and have a photo taken. Sucks, doesn’t it??? 😕 // Oliver

… religious zealots are one of the biggest threats to children. Four children are being held hostage by the “true orthodox” (“truely right faith”) sectarians. But to me, the churches, mosques and synagogues are no better than the earth hole … Continue reading →

… the “terror defense” measures being implemented and/or proposed everywhere, remind me of the principles of a life insurance. Despite its name, the life insurance doesn’t protect from dying. But afterwards one could … Brilliant! Says, // Oliver

Paul Tibbets, you ask? Yes, Paul Tibbets was the commander of the Enola Gay which dropped the first nuclear bomb in recorded human history over an inhabited area. The man became 92 years old before he died 2 days back … Continue reading →