The Need for Crap

The Need for Crap

Switzerland is one of the more expensive countries, even if Ikeas Billies are relatively cheap , or at least that is what most foreigners li...

No Floppy Drive

No Floppy Drive

Today I suddenly realized that my laptop does not have a floppy drive. I needed to create a boot floppy in order to install windows 2000 on ...

Of food and drinks

Of food and drinks

Zurich is a lot more easy going and international than most people would think. Bars stay open late, there’s food from every kitchen of t...

My poor inner-Geek

My poor inner-Geek

After months of speculation, PalmOne finally anounced the new Treo that I had been lusting for . Unfortunately the phone that should have b...

Billynomics

Billynomics

The big mac index is a currency index by the economist that tries to calculate which currencies are over and undervalued by looking at the ...

Google Lock-Up

Google Lock-Up

I don’t like alarm systems much. Forget to turn them off once and before you know it some pseudo-police guy with a fake (or not) gun will ...

Der Untergang

Der Untergang

I went to see “Der Untergang” , a movie about the last days of Hitler and the Third Reich. The movie has been a bit controversial in Ger...

All Look Same?

All Look Same?

I often wonder if all white people look the same to people from other races. I know most white people think they do look more different (wit...

The unbearable lightness of Movies

The unbearable lightness of Movies

I was watching a not quite so interesting movie the other day with my wife; my wife expressed her opinion on the movie by falling soundly as...