Flying Toasters for your nostalgic enjoyment. The recreation of the popular screensaver (which was part of the After Dark software) includes the original settings. The only thing I miss are the slices that pop into and out of toasters in mid-flight.
Link via Boingboing, via Hal on FB.
Two interesting articles from this week’s Economist:
The promise of the blockchain: The trust machine. “The technology behind bitcoin could transform how the economy works”.
Blockchains: The great chain of being sure about things. “The technology behind bitcoin lets people who do not know or trust each other build a dependable ledger. This has implications far beyond the cryptocurrency”.
Die Zeit 04/2014 und Die Zeit 05/2014
Grundschule: Schulleiter gesucht! “Deutschlands Grundschulen gehen die Rektoren aus. Der Posten ist zu schlecht bezahlt.” Von Ariane Breyer.
Ada Lovelace: Ada und der Algorithmus. “Sie war die erste Programmiererin, noch bevor der Computer erfunden wurde. Ihre Aufzeichnungen inspirieren bis heute.” Von Anne Kunze.
Überwachung: Wie ein Phönix. “Die NSA wird es bald schwer haben. Denn Hacker und Konzerne erfinden das Internet gerade neu.” Von Götz Hamann.
Obama-Doppelgänger: In doppelter Mission. “Louis Ortiz ist New Yorker und sieht aus wie Barack Obama. Als der zum Präsidenten gewählt wurde, veränderte sich Ortiz’ Leben. Ob er wollte oder nicht.” Von Bastian Berbner.
I just realized that my little weblog turns thirteen years old today! Wow, a teenager… let’s hope it doesn’t start behaving like its age and acting out now. ;-)
This was my first entry (wow, don’t André and I look young?), and you can find the other “birthday entries” here: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012.
Ah, nostalgia… back then (September 1999, first digital photo that exists of me):
And now (July 2012 actually):
This week in The Economist, print edition
Battle of the internet giants: Survival of the biggest. “Concern about the clout of the internet giants is growing. But antitrust watchdogs should tread carefully.”
Technology giants at war: Another game of thrones. “Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon are at each other’s throats in all sorts of ways.”
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