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How to become a Millionaire

Posted on 2015-05-20 by Andreas Moser

I don’t know why so many people are obsessed with becoming millionaires – or of those who already are, with becoming billionaires. I don’t get the point of collecting more wealth than you can spend. But oddly enough, without striving … Continue reading →

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Easily Confused (47) Shooting the Deputy

Posted on 2015-05-14 by Andreas Moser

“I shot the sheriff, but I didn’t shoot no deputy”: We didn’t shoot the caliph, but we shot the deputy:

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Two guys walk 60 km to eat a soup.

Posted on 2015-05-08 by Andreas Moser

A friend from Târgu Mureș asked me last Sunday if I felt like “going on a little hike to the hills outside of town”. Of course I felt like it. He wanted to hike to Miercurea Nirajului. I didn’t know exactly where that … Continue reading →

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Charlie Hebdo

Posted on 2015-04-16 by Andreas Moser

“Je suis Charlie” – “I am Charlie” – we could read on many Facebook and Twitter profiles after the attack on the French satirical newspaper. That was cheap and maybe a bit presumptuous, even though it was of course intended as a show of … Continue reading →

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Next trip: Israel

Posted on 2015-02-28 by Andreas Moser

From 8 to 22 March 2015, I will be in Israel. “… I will be in Israel again,” I should say because this will be about my fifteenth or twentieth time to visit Israel. But six years have passed since my last trip. Why go … Continue reading →

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Power Breakfast

Posted on 2014-10-19 by Andreas Moser

There are three objectives to a breakfast: read the newspaper wake up properly gather energy for the day Because I haven’t found any international newspapers yet in my small town in Romania, we shall focus on the two latter aspects. … Continue reading →

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Easily Confused (42) Convoys

Posted on 2014-09-27 by Andreas Moser

Cool convoy: Suspicious convoy: Terrifying convoy:

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Easily Confused (40) Beheadings

Posted on 2014-08-29 by Andreas Moser

People whom we call “barbaric” and “monsters” when they cut somebody’s head off: ISIS, IS, Al-Qaeda. People whom we do business with when they cut somebody’s head off: Saudi Arabia.

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Is Albania already in the EU?

Posted on 2014-07-28 by Andreas Moser

Not yet. Only in June 2014 Albania received the official status as a candidate for accession to the EU. Now the negotiations will start for real, and this process usually takes years. Travelling through Albania, one might however gain a different … Continue reading →

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Sad Things (12) Terror Transparency

Posted on 2014-07-15 by Andreas Moser

ISIS, the terrorist organization from Syria and Iraq, publish an annual report detailing all their attacks, expenses, acquisitions, strategic goals, new recruits and so on. They even have fancy infographics. You can download the full report here (PDF, 410 pages). The … Continue reading →

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