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Wikipedia is starting to annoy me
I love Wikipedia, and I think it’s a great resource. I also realize that running a large server farm costs a lot of money. But the latest drive, in which Wikipedia asks for millions of Euro, is getting on my … Continue reading
Banking Crisis Hits Germany
The German Government has approved a 70 billion Euro deal to save Hypo Real Estate bank. The financial crisis has therefore finally reached Europe, and it has done so in full force. I do not know how bad the situation … Continue reading
Posted in Dark Future, Money for Nothing
Tagged Bailout, Banks, Financial Crisis, Germany, Hypo Real Estate
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Geldgier
Nachsendeaufträge bei der Deutschen Post kosten jetzt etwas über 15 Euro. Grossartig.
Posted in Life of Nils, Money for Nothing, Quickies, Villains & Thieves
Tagged Greed, Mail, Money, Post
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Milk Prices
The milk I like is now at €1.09 for full milk and €0.99 per liter for low fat milk. The cheapest milk my local supermarket carries is now at €0.66. That’s DM1.29. I am pretty sure that milk cost no … Continue reading
German Train Company Strike
The [German train drivers are on strike today](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7021938.stm). The train drivers are asking for their own contract – separate from the rest of the train company employees – and for 31% more salary. Yesterday, it was almost impossible to get … Continue reading
Posted in Life of Nils, Money for Nothing, Villains & Thieves
Tagged Deutsche Bahn, Germany, Railroad, Strike
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My PC is dead… again
Well, it looks like [my new PC](/2006/05/24/my-new-pc/) lasted less than [1.5 years](/2006/04/19/my-pc-is-dead/). Just got back from my vacation, and I can’t even turn the damned thing on. I suspect it cooled down after running constantly and the Mobo died. I … Continue reading
Posted in Life of Nils, Money for Nothing, What a Geek!
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Slovenian Euro Coin
596I found a strange coin in my wallet: A 10 cent coin with a cathedral on the back, and writing in a language I did not recognize. Turns out it’s from Slovenia – I completely did not see the country … Continue reading
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Value of a Human Life
We always hear about pretty arbitrary compensation settlement – mostly from the United States. Sometimes it’s very low (for example when some soldier or a civilian gets killed in a war) and sometimes it’s huge sums. But have you ever … Continue reading
Posted in Money for Nothing, Weird
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An Airbus A380 as a private jet
The BBC reports that an unnamed individual has [ordered an Airbus 380](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6768237.stm), at a cost of about US$300 million, to be used as a private jet. Environmentalists are outraged. I don’t quite see how an A380 is actually useful as … Continue reading
Posted in Money for Nothing, Weird
Tagged A380, Airbus, Brunei, Show-off, Tolouse, Wealth
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Money for Nothing
Since I started using the Google ads 13 months ago on various of my websites, I have earned a total of US$300 from them as of today. Now, I’ve had higher expenses than that for my servers, domains, and so … Continue reading
Posted in Life of Nils, Money for Nothing, Websites
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