Smallville is a show that’s dear to my heart and despite its flaws I can re-watch to this day. I’ve been listening to a podcast…
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The New C# 6.0 Language Features Explained
I am a professional and passionate software developer and have been using the Microsoft :NET platform for more than a decade now.
A few months ago the new C# compiler was released which supports the new language version C# 6.0.
The following video which I recorded “wiff ze German English accent” I explain some of the new syntax features.
Below the video on Youtube – but here as well – you’ll find the time indices at which a new feature begins:
Ghostbusters (2016) – Starring Chris Hemsworth
So, everyone and their dog has written or made a reaction or review video about the first trailer and then the international trailer of Ghostbusters (2016) a.k.a. “The Female Ghostbusters”.
If you haven’t seen them, here they are:
Pretty much everything was criticised. From the awful jokes (slime in cracks, wigs), the parody-like elements (Yay, finally someone makes fun of The Excorcist, that’s never been done before!) to general criticism of blatant plagiarism (library ghost), being unclear whether it’s a sequel or a reboot, factual errors (they were never four scientists, they were 2.5 at best [Venkman with his parapsychology shtick being the half one]) to having the black woman be the “street smart” non-scientist. Not to mention the Scooby-Doo type CGI ghosts.
So I won’t get into all of that again. Because in the end I will only end up being called a sexist for not liking what I’ve seen so far, because everyone who doesn’t appreciate failed-crowdsurfing-gags is an evil women hater.*
BTW: To prove how devilish a sexist I am, I deliberately made the headline listing only the male actor. *muahahahaha*
Amazon’s sabotage!
Dear Mr. Bezos, the following may sound harsh but on the other hand we Germans are famed for being blunt and direct. I have a…
Amazon (again)
In recent months Amazon has become quite a controversial topic in Germany.
It all started with an “undercover” documentation for one of our TV stations. I watched the docu online after everyone and their dog wrote about it and the first “Boycott!” outcries were made.
I don’t know if what the docu claimed was actually true because I found it to be severely lacking in the objective journalism department. If you understand German, you can read my commentary here: ARD vs. Amazon.
The general gist of the controversy is that Amazon hires seasonal workers for the Christmas time and then fires the workers around New Year’s. And they also pay according to the union labour contracts for the logistics trade and not the retail trade where the workers would get higher salaries. They can do that because the retailer Amazon EU is based in Luxembourg (mainly for tax avoidance reasons) and what is called Amazon Deutschland is just the fulfiller that operates the deployment centers.
Anyway, two recent events have once again proven to me that Amazon is a great business partner:
#1)
A few months ago I wanted to order the first season of The Newsroom at Amazon.com. Usually the shipping costs for a season are $6.48. For some reason the system charged me $29.52 for a season that only cost $17.99.
It happens, even computers have hiccups from time to time. I contacted the support, they gave me a refund, end of story.
Now it happened again, this time with the sixth season of Burn Notice ($17.11 shipping for a $11.98 product). I contacted the support again and got this reply:
Quote:
Hello,
I sorry[sic!] to hear that you’ve been charged an incorrect shipping charge.
To make this right for you, I’ve waived the total shipping cost of $17.11 for your order.
What can I say except “Thanks”?
#2)
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The Big Bang Theory: Flash Mob
Here’s the “official version”: And here’s an “Extended Cut” from a different perspective:
Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome
Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome @ Wikipedia
Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome @ IMDb
This web series (to be released as a TV movie in 2013) follows the adventures of young Ensign William Adama, the later commander of the Battlestar Galactica. Now he’s just eager to get into his Viper and wipe out some Cylon raiders in the ongoing war. But for the time being he’s being ordered to pilot a Raptor instead of a Viper.
Geek and Gamer Girls
Do you still remember Do You Wanna Date My Avatar?
Now there’s a new music video from The Guild, this time in Bollywood style:
But others have tasted blood as well and thus Michele Boyd, Clare Grant, Milynn Sarley, Rileah Vanderbilt, Seth Green & Katee Sackhoff present us with this epic piece of nerd culture:
Edit: If Youtube has blocked the video Geek and Gamer Girls it’s still available on break.com
Spring-Cleaning
After an earlier attempt wasn’t that successful I’ve tried again to upgrade WordPress, this time from 2.3.3 to 2.9.2. The catalyst for this was me…