Category Archives: Technology

Don’t buy Facebook shares!

Posted on 18 May 2012 by

A few friends of mine in California calling themselves “Facebook“ asked me if I want to buy 421 million of their shares at 38 $ a pop. I did a quick calculation and noticed that I don’t have enough money. Because … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Facebook, Technology, USA | Tagged , , | 14 Comments

Windows 8

Posted on 2 March 2012 by

I really don’t understand the hype about Windows 8. I am already operating on Windows 95. According to my calculation, I am 87 versions ahead.

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Putting the real Apple into your Computer

Posted on 4 September 2011 by

Some technological advances make me shake my head with incredulity. After I have painfully learnt that some people talk about their computer when they talk about an “Apple”, they could now be referring to the real fruit after all: A … Continue reading →

Posted in Germany, Law, Technology | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Print is King

Posted on 27 March 2011 by

I have some information stored on 3.5-inch discs, but I can’t find a computer that still has a slot for these floppy discs. With my old phone, I had taken some cool photos, but I can’t retrieve them because I … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Economics, Technology | Tagged , , , , , , , | 16 Comments

Assessing the risk of nuclear technology

Posted on 24 March 2011 by

The nuclear industry is keen on coming up with probabilistic risk assessments that show that a serious accident at a nuclear power plant can only happen every 20,000 years or so (admittedly this number is from a somewhat outdated report … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Politics, Statistics, Technology | Tagged , , , , | 9 Comments

Why I don’t answer the phone

Posted on 18 March 2011 by

A warning to everyone: I don’t like it when you call or e-mail me and your first sentence is “Why didn’t you answer your phone?” Even if it’s not posed as a question but as a statement (“You didn’t answer … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Philosophy, Technology | 19 Comments