Tag Archives: Apple

Random Thoughts (5)

Posted on 2016-12-13 by Andreas Moser

When Donald Trump praises his pick for Secretary of Defense, General James Mattis, as “the closest thing to General George Patton we have”, does he refer to the mistreatment of soldiers or to Patton’s antisemitism? After my story about the Peruvian girl, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bolivia, Brazil, History, Music, Peru, Russia, Syria, Travel, USA, World War II | Tagged , , , , , | 8 Comments

Easily Confused (51) Economic Systems

Posted on 2015-08-11 by Andreas Moser

Communist centrally planned economy: Capitalist free market economy: The main difference seems to be that nowadays, young people do the queuing themselves instead of sending their mothers. That’s progress. (Auf Deutsch.)

Posted in Cold War, Economics, Technology | Tagged | 13 Comments

Poetry Slam (3) Apple Maps

Posted on 2012-12-19 by Andreas Moser

The travel poetry continues: I used an app called “Apple Map” but it was total crap and only showed a gap.  

Posted in Language, Technology, Travel | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

Steve Jobs, 1955-2011

Posted on 2012-02-20 by Andreas Moser

Congratulations, Steve Jobs, you are now the richest man in the cemetery.

Posted in Economics, Philosophy | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

Putting the real Apple into your Computer

Posted on 2011-09-04 by Andreas Moser

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 German Law, Germany, Law, Technology | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments