tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34059166528314121272024-03-14T11:05:48.930+08:00Dass ich erkenne, was die Welt...Rants, Riding, Radio, Recipes, Rock - and the remnants of a G+ presence...dl7undhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06849074004388903221noreply@blogger.comBlogger1950125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405916652831412127.post-13642263729723594782019-01-23T22:11:00.000+08:002019-02-01T23:37:20.383+08:00I wonder at which voltage these are running: Miniature trains, a big
hit with children at #floraexpo2018 and...I wonder at which voltage these are running: Miniature trains, a big hit with children at #floraexpo2018 and competition to the horses at this ranch.dl7undhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06849074004388903221noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405916652831412127.post-25783704832765732512019-01-23T21:56:00.000+08:002019-02-01T23:37:20.463+08:00The usually (that slowly seems to change though) rather car-centric
Taiwan has done a good job in making pedestrian...The usually (that slowly seems to change though) rather car-centric Taiwan has done a good job in making pedestrian access to #floraexpo2018 comfortable. Almost the whole path from Houli station to the nearby exhibition areas (about 500 and 1000m) can be walked without encountering cars.dl7undhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06849074004388903221noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405916652831412127.post-39751191807702714812019-01-22T10:54:00.000+08:002019-02-01T23:36:34.020+08:00Reinventing the wheel, with AIReinventing the wheel, with AII'm just busy banging my head against the nearest wall, after I came across this article. You may perhaps know KYMCO, the big Taiwanese scooter/bike manufacturer. Like their counterparts in the four-wheel tin can industry, they overslept electrification and are now trying hard to find ways to deal with Gogoro, the company most popular when it comes to moving dl7undhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06849074004388903221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405916652831412127.post-60938261417856352342019-01-20T18:38:00.000+08:002019-02-03T21:02:14.330+08:00If you're going to San Francisco Flora Expo
If you're going to San Francisco Flora Expo,
Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair...
Visiting Flora Expo 2018, the world agricultural exhibition, this time taking place in Taichung.dl7undhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06849074004388903221noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405916652831412127.post-5657515576379095772019-01-01T16:30:00.000+08:002019-04-01T12:15:13.380+08:00There has been a lot of debate the last few days regarding Donald
Trump's announcement to withdraw troops from Syria.There has been a lot of debate the last few days regarding Donald Trump's announcement to withdraw troops from Syria. It feels like a lot of people are opposing this mainly because it came from Trump. The real issue are however not the US soldiers in Syria - who are there rather illegally btw. This article may help shining a bit of light on the situation:This is not about where US troops are dl7undhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06849074004388903221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405916652831412127.post-88256299563330628482018-12-29T10:19:00.000+08:002019-04-01T12:15:13.503+08:00🎶On the seventh day of shutdown the POTUS said to me:🎶On the seventh day of shutdown the POTUS said to me:I'll shut the border down!Look here, our Navy SEALS!This is a witch hunt!Stop the caravan!I never liked Mattis!I need a Chief of Staff!I want my wall, so give me money!🎶https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/28/trump-mexico-border-wall-democrats-fund-shutdowndl7undhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06849074004388903221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405916652831412127.post-49112624130551729642018-12-24T23:32:00.000+08:002019-04-01T12:15:13.589+08:00Ave Maria, the atheist versionAve Maria, the atheist versionOriginally shared by Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd5hT7Zv0rk&feature=autosharedl7undhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06849074004388903221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405916652831412127.post-72605551077533546272018-12-24T23:01:00.000+08:002019-04-01T12:15:13.674+08:00Just enjoy the holidays!Just enjoy the holidays!Via Hartmut Noack Originally shared by Laura Nataledl7undhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06849074004388903221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405916652831412127.post-76142459568586115302018-12-23T20:54:00.000+08:002019-02-01T23:34:40.544+08:00Two birds with one stove - just like the proverb said...Two birds with one stove - just like the proverb said...dl7undhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06849074004388903221noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405916652831412127.post-51902929041600382762018-12-23T13:49:00.000+08:002019-02-01T23:34:40.597+08:00Hmm, is that enough marzipan...?Hmm, is that enough marzipan...?dl7undhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06849074004388903221noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405916652831412127.post-86700555511997079012018-12-20T21:44:00.000+08:002019-02-01T23:37:20.529+08:00I wonder what will become of this.I wonder what will become of this. If you mention "Christmas" at a Taiwanese university, students will usually respond with "Oh yes, the Christmas dance party!" This appeared on the campus now, but it doesn't look like dance party. Most songs they played during sound checks can be found in my Christmas playlist, which makes me wonder: Does our university really arrange a reasonable celebration? Idl7undhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06849074004388903221noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405916652831412127.post-3630951519560849942018-12-20T21:37:00.000+08:002019-02-01T23:37:20.562+08:00Packaging some more gingerbread for sale - our student council really
got into the Christmas business now.Packaging some more gingerbread for sale - our student council really got into the Christmas business now.#nkust #ifad #高科大 #應德系dl7undhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06849074004388903221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405916652831412127.post-87471767465046597202018-12-17T20:18:00.000+08:002019-02-01T23:37:20.596+08:00Our student council is often complaining that they don't have any
money, so I suggested they should do something...Our student council is often complaining that they don't have any money, so I suggested they should do something about it. Humanities students do unfortunately usually not have many choices in that regard. None of our students is (to my knowledge) flipping burgers, but the general alternatives are not too exciting either.But why not apply what you have learned? When students learn a language, dl7undhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06849074004388903221noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405916652831412127.post-20916146598288657562018-12-17T19:39:00.000+08:002019-02-01T23:34:40.637+08:00Octopus spaghetti, or rather, as my students put it, jellyfish
spaghetti.Octopus spaghetti, or rather, as my students put it, jellyfish spaghetti. I need to come up with something new for the next meeting with my students...dl7undhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06849074004388903221noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405916652831412127.post-54298219023335568962018-12-17T19:37:00.000+08:002019-02-01T23:37:20.630+08:00Last preparations for the final performanceLast preparations for the final performanceLow light, sorry.#nkust #ifad #高科大 #應德系dl7undhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06849074004388903221noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405916652831412127.post-74291356677645013382018-12-17T00:49:00.000+08:002019-02-01T23:37:20.663+08:00Almost no leaves, but blossoming as if there is no tomorrow...Almost no leaves, but blossoming as if there is no tomorrow...dl7undhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06849074004388903221noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405916652831412127.post-83722382426265902822018-12-17T00:30:00.000+08:002019-02-01T23:37:20.696+08:00The rest of the semester will finally be a little more relaxed: The
graduation theatre is over, so I won't go to...The rest of the semester will finally be a little more relaxed: The graduation theatre is over, so I won't go to evening practices anymore. Unfortunately, it seems some timing wasn't ideal, none of the invited German/Austrian/Swiss VIPs could come to see the performance, so students even tricked me into saying a few words on the stage.I was quite impressed by the stage decorations and accessoriesdl7undhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06849074004388903221noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405916652831412127.post-53514715217495598232018-12-15T12:36:00.000+08:002019-02-01T23:37:20.737+08:00I suppose spending millions of US$ in other countries to influence
referendums there is that so-called "War on...I suppose spending millions of US$ in other countries to influence referendums there is that so-called "War on Christianity"? No?“Social conservative voices are rising in Taiwan,” says Ketty Chen of the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy, “and they are found to have a growing and consistent relationship with evangelical conservatives in the United States”.https://www.lowyinstitute.org/dl7undhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06849074004388903221noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405916652831412127.post-18757203299316636072018-12-13T14:00:00.000+08:002019-04-01T12:15:14.096+08:00See? In Germany, even the roads are paved with chocolate...See? In Germany, even the roads are paved with chocolate...https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/12/12/chocolate/dl7undhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06849074004388903221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405916652831412127.post-13294077922729648032018-12-11T22:19:00.000+08:002019-04-01T12:15:14.181+08:00Come again? Cold war is running at full steam!Come again? Cold war is running at full steam!https://www.defensenews.com/outlook/2018/12/10/nato-secretary-general-the-cold-war-is-over-but-big-challenges-remain/dl7undhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06849074004388903221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405916652831412127.post-41845429256076075812018-12-11T09:57:00.000+08:002019-04-01T12:15:14.265+08:00Blue passportesses!Blue passportesses!#brexithttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tjp5OmoDYQMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tjp5OmoDYQMdl7undhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06849074004388903221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405916652831412127.post-83175315652957300242018-12-05T13:30:00.000+08:002019-02-01T23:37:20.772+08:00Like every year, some of my former students come for a Christmas lunch.Like every year, some of my former students come for a Christmas lunch. This was the first one this year, at least one more should follow. Just like Halloween, Taiwan doesn't really celebrate this, but my students got hooked on gingerbread, Stollen and roasted duck/goose. Plus, it's a good chance to meet their fellows - and show their children...dl7undhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06849074004388903221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405916652831412127.post-88843470700690548802018-12-04T23:23:00.000+08:002019-02-01T23:37:20.803+08:00This year we will have a small Christmas celebration at the department
and I am responsible for the food stuff.This year we will have a small Christmas celebration at the department and I am responsible for the food stuff. I started with Stollen at home and should have student helpers for gingerbread tomorrow. A pity the department doesn't have a tree...dl7undhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06849074004388903221noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405916652831412127.post-9455094591695296802018-12-04T23:18:00.000+08:002019-02-01T23:37:20.838+08:00What do you do as a student club when another club has booked the large
room you usually use for teaching and...What do you do as a student club when another club has booked the large room you usually use for teaching and practice? You simply occupy the corridor! Our guitar club ("The One") improvising...#nkust #高科大dl7undhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06849074004388903221noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405916652831412127.post-21969881781286480202018-12-01T13:40:00.000+08:002019-02-01T23:37:20.870+08:00So that's where the millions of US$ came from that were invested into
those campaigns.So that's where the millions of US$ came from that were invested into those campaigns. Meddling in foreign elections...American anti-gay activists were influentialUS-based evangelicals flocked to the country to lobby against LGBT+ rights ahead of the votes.According to Taiwanese marriage campaigner Jennifer Lu, American activists from the National Organisation for Marriage were responsible for “dl7undhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06849074004388903221noreply@blogger.com4