Category Archives: Technology

Where UFOs park

Posted on 2014-08-03 by Andreas Moser

It’s rather easy to take photos of UFOs in flight. They are loud, have lots of flashy lights and are trying to attract our attention. That’s why there are thousands of photos of UFOs while they are in the sky. But … Continue reading →

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Photography before Photoshop

Posted on 2014-06-06 by Andreas Moser

While cycling on La Maddalena, an island off the coast of Sardinia, I came across this beautiful bay: This ugly plant in the center of the picture did however disturb my aesthetic feelings. “No problem, I’ll remove that with Photoshop,” … Continue reading →

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Air Travel

Posted on 2014-06-04 by Andreas Moser

The following are some disjointed observations and thoughts I scribbled down while on a Ryanair flight from Bari to Cagliari (both in Italy) on 24 May 2014: Bari Airport. Where you pay more for a piece of cake than you paid for … Continue reading →

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Did you notice the Irony? (14) Mario Costeja González

Posted on 2014-05-21 by Andreas Moser

Mario Costeja González from Spain won his case against Google before the European Court of Justice regarding the “right to be forgotten”. He had asked Google to remove information from its search results about a repossession in 1998. The underlying debt has … Continue reading →

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Sad Things (10) :-(

Posted on 2014-04-20 by Andreas Moser

When I press the 1 button on my phone three times while writing a text message, my phone always tries to suggest that I want to write :-( instead of :-). I wonder why my phone has such a negative … Continue reading →

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What People on Twitter think about Me

Posted on 2014-04-17 by Andreas Moser

To be continued, I assume. Yes, I thought that some people couldn’t stop themselves:

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Utility Outage

Posted on 2014-03-30 by Andreas Moser

This week, I was without electricity (and thus without internet) for half a day after a thunderstorm, I ran out of gas in the kitchen, and I haven’t had water all weekend after the pipe leading to my neighborhood burst. After this experience, … Continue reading →

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Don’t be stingy with the translator!

Posted on 2014-02-03 by Andreas Moser

Sometimes, or more specifically when I am about to run out of money, I work as a translator (for English and German). Although I’d much rather translate spy novels, as a lawyer I am of course most qualified for legal … Continue reading →

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The End of Al-Qaeda

Posted on 2013-12-31 by Andreas Moser

You could almost feel sorry for Al-Qaeda. Ten years ago, these terrorists were able to make the world tremble with shock and awe (which you can’t really blame them for, because what else would be the purpose of a terrorist … Continue reading →

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Is it already International Women’s Day?

Posted on 2013-12-21 by Andreas Moser

When I went to the Google search today, I saw this and thought “oh, it must be International Women’s Day“, because what else could the knitting of a scarf with a glove symbolize. To my surprise, Google had something else … Continue reading →

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