Dass ich erkenne, was die Welt...

2012-10-14

2012-10-13

You know it`s you, babe

You know it`s you, babe,
whenever I get weary...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwZpMzYb9iY

2012-10-10

Das Universelle Verblödungssystem

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTx_Dcv6Ec0

When I was younger I had lots of such plans...

When I was younger I had lots of such plans...
http://xkcd.com/1119/
http://xkcd.com/1119/

How stuff works: George Parr explains the financial market

How stuff works: George Parr explains the financial market
#howstuffworks
The Last Laugh - George Parr - Subprime
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K-Z0N-PhM4

2012-10-07

Stand your ground

Stand your ground
This tree literally does so in a parking lot, grabbing every piece of ground it can.

Please don’t say Taiwanese would not care about time. They care so much they tape clocks to trees in parks!

Please don’t say Taiwanese would not care about time. They care so much they tape clocks to trees in parks!
#taiwan

This is a relatively unknown artillery battery in the Jiayi city park, one of the secret (ooops...) counter measures...

This is a relatively unknown artillery battery in the Jiayi city park, one of the secret (ooops...) counter measures Taiwan has prepared in case of invasions.

I could have sworn there was a descriptive text somewhere near them, but at least today none could be found. At least the calligraphic masterpiece seems to come from Fujian in China, but that is all I can say about them.
#taiwan #cannon

This is one of the few surviving (though sadly not operational) steam locomotives that once climbed up and down Mt.

This is one of the few surviving (though sadly not operational) steam locomotives that once climbed up and down Mt. Alishan in Jiayi, Taiwan. It is not in very good shape, being caged in the Jiayi park, without access from anyone including maintenance personnel.

The railway ride is an adventure even these days with diesel, as the track is not exactly very safe and prone to interventions by Mother Nature in form of typhoons, quakes or just rain.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alishan_Forest_Railway
#taiwan #steamlocomotive