My blog is rarely political, and I usually comment occasionally on political events. The US election is such a political event. I start my review of the radio play adaptation of 1984 on my sister blog with the following sentences (link to review in german, the radio play was produced in
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Why is everyone talking about 1.5 degrees?
The media are full of reports about the ominous temperature of 1.5°C. Why is this like that? An explanation in simple terms. The 1.5 degree target or limit denotes a threshold at which the consequences of climate change can still be reasonably managed. If this limit is exceeded, this will
Continue readingThe power of the animal-human relationship
Samanta Bloom’s story first made its way through social media and, via two book releases, also through the print press and is now known worldwide. The story has been somewhat cannibalized, but despite the media exposure, still very sympathetic. It began in 2013 with a serious accident involving the mother
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Every person affected can tell you a thing or two about it. Finding a doctor who takes the symptoms described seriously is just as arduous as the path to a (potential) diagnosis. When those affected look back, many things sometimes become clearer and they wish that someone had come up
Continue readingConnecting Bluetooth headphones to the XBox One
The XBox One cannot connect to a Bluetooth headset from the factory. A circumstance that many users find somewhat strange. However, it is still possible to enjoy the sound via headphones via roundabout routes. Makeshift The controller of the XBox One has a 3.5″ jack socket on its underside. This
Continue readingTravelling to the USA with Lufthansa and Lufthansa Express
I admit that when I travel, I like to know what to expect. This is especially true for air travel, where a lot can go wrong anyway. When booking a flight including Airport Express Rail there were some drawbacks that are not obvious at first sight. Outward journey Lufthansa’s Air
Continue readingAbout climate-damaging nature of children
When I first heard about the “climate-damaging nature of children”, I thought of mountains of laundry (because the little ones need several sets a day) or food waste (because the porridge ends up on the floor and not in the stomach) or hobbies where the little ones have to be
Continue readingA Data Recovery Software
We were provided with the software EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard, which allows us to test how well a data recovery works. For the test, we created four different scenarios that the software had to master. First, we tested an SD card for lost data, then an external USB hard drive,
Continue readingCanon G1X Mark I vs. Sony RX100 M5
In my opinion, the camera manufacturers have done themselves a big favor with the expert compact cameras. They are just small enough to fit into a larger pocket, have a comparatively large 1″ sensor, are very light-intense and can be operated similar to a DSLR. The similarities Here is the
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There are always “experts” on the net who give tips on how to increase the performance of a smartphone. Unfortunately, these experts forget that the operating systems often optimize themselves much better than if you do it by hand. This is especially the case for smartphone operating systems. On the
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