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Quite interesting to see a rising interest in – I almost wrote “the media” – the part of the internet I’m aware of concerning reading vs. creating a.k.a. consuming vs. producing…

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HELLO BLOGOSPHERE how are you??? Long time no see! 7 months without a post. OK I confess – I’ve been trapped by the below 140 virus the last couple of months.

But it were 140 characters & some reactions that brought me here again. Finally.

So what’s the matter?

During the last year, I realized a lot of people claiming to be nerds. It seems to have became quite fashionable. Which is great! Erm… ok I should be feeling this is great, but – why am I feeling more & more grumpy about it?

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wirsounterwegs:

#de #wirsounterwegs auf zum frühstück! (Taken with Instagram at Cafe Hensel)

startupquote:

Success is defined in units of fun. It’s all about being happy.

- Jake Nickell

triumphoflife:

Pick it up, Pick it up

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kylewritescode:

I launched Facto yesterday. It’s a project I’ve been wanting to build for a while, and I finally got around to making it a reality over the past 24 hours or so. While building, I had a bit of a “whoa” moment thinking about what it really takes to launch a project these days, and why there’s no…

George Bernard Shaw

danielpietzsch:

Sven’s comment and question after giving his opinion to my GF2 quote post:

And: you need a comment system, Daniel ;-)! Reblogging seems a bit heavy for leaving comments to me.

Doesn’t toto with karakuri look tempting to you?

toto and karakuri do look interesting but not really tempting at the moment. It’s just gives me more stuff to fiddle around with. While I like that, it just prevents me from focusing on the actual purpose of a blog. Tumblr just feels right for me.

Concerning comments, I think this post (not mine) sums it up nicely:

The reblog function allows some sort of commentary but also puts a cost on the commenter. I can reblog somebody’s comment, but my response now goes on my tumblelog with all the other things I put there. If I have something valuable to add, I will add it. If all I have is something stupid ([…]) I won’t bother leaving a comment. It is sort of like a comment—but I have to have it on my tumbelog for everybody to read. By increasing the cost of leaving a comment, reblogging eliminates comments left by people who know they are stupid.

However, I agree that it sometimes is a bit heavy to reblog for a comment. But if you follow me on tumblr, you can leave a reply via the dashboard, which will then show up in the notes.

g may I quote myself?

• Having total control over your blog is awesome! In theory, you’re able to customize everything & connect all kinds of necessary and unnecessary services.
• Having total control over your blog is cruel! In practice, I’m customizing everything & connect all kinds of necessary and unnecessary services.

The latter results in zero blog posts for over two weeks, which is not good at all.

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Toto and my additional feature set Karakuri were a time consuming monster project - I did know about that when I started and did it on purpose. To earn my 1000 sloc Ruby diploma ;-).

I totally understand your point. If you want to blog, use a blog. If you want to code, write your own blog service - or expand an existing one ;-).

maenomo:

• Popularity of Programming Languages

What I see is…

• the rise of the apple
• the fall of the gemstone
• most underrate language: Scala
• most overvalued language: php
• Logo, wtf :-)? [german television, 1984. Logo appears at 6:51 ff](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBOPoPQMBps&feature=player_embedded#!)

Initial thoughts on the GF2 announcement — Satellite — Craig Mod

That’s pretty much what I am after as well. I think a Leica M9 is an incredible sexy and capable camera (without ever having used one) and the only full-frame camera I’d be interested in. But financially it’s just so out of reach.

I pretty much agree with his first impressions of the recently announced GF2. I think I will still rather get a GF1 for a lower price instead. The new features of the GF2 are just not compelling enough. And getting the latest and greatest is just a waste of money anyway.

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I agree - thinking about buying a gf1 for some time, I was waiting for the GF2 announcement. For two reasons: check the new features & decide whether to get the new one, or the old.

I expected the GF2 to develop into a completely different direction. As far as I can see, it seems to be more of a mainstream version of the GF1 (no more mode dial & shutter preview). And the main disappointment on my side: it does not introduce an optical viewfinder.

Which is cool on the bottom line: the GF1 seems to be the better cam for me, and its price is gonna fall. Let’s see if santa’s reading my timeline g.

And: you need a comment system, Daniel ;-)! Reblogging seems a bit heavy for leaving comments to me.

Doesn’t toto with karakuri look tempting to you?

;-)

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