Fact of the day

Just found out that the Beastie Boys had a female member in their hunble beginnings. The German wiki page on last.fm has more info that the English one.

I love the Mimpsons

new era

A new era in my life: found the first white hair in my nose.

Quotes

A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
- Herm Albright

The future, according to some scientists, will be exactly like the past, only far more expensive.
- John Sladek

Silly quote of the day

So much of what we call management consists in making it difficult for people to work.
- Peter Drucker

Onion puts up with China

While the governments of the world don't have the balls to stand up to the Chinese dictators at least the Onion network has.


China Launches First Willing Manned Mission Into Space

Apple's DRM

Apple must have gone nuts. They want to restrict what I can do with my worn-down smelly sneakers. See the New Scientist. This was posted on 9/11. How appropriate.

Jacksonville Jaguars Realize Randomness Of Life

Hilarious video on the Onion. Finally, sports and the meaning of life meet each other.


Pre-Game Coin Toss Makes Jacksonville Jaguars Realize Randomness Of Life

Quote of the day

What if everything is an illusion and nothing exists? In that case, I definitely overpaid for my carpet.

Woody Allen

The best Swiss beer

I write this in praise of the best Swiss beer: Coop Bio Bier. Of course, each man has his very own opinion which beer is best, but Coop Bio Beer is a triple winner:

1. It tastes best. In a double blind study of sample size 2 (conducted by me) it beat other bio beers hands-down.
2. It is cheap. It's 1.45CHF a bottle. Compare this to the 1.80CHF you pay for Feldschloesschen's yellow water. Obviously, in the latter case the additional amount does not go into better quality but pays the marketing efforts and global business analyst's salaries.
3. It is Bio. Even good for the environment.
   

Nespresso shops - oh my

Hey Nespresso, here's some news for you: your shops suck big time. Why? Because there's ridiculously long queues each time I walk in. And you know why that is? Because you insist that customers get handed out the coffee one-by-one by a white-gloved employee. That takes time. Thus, the queue.

So, from time to time I ask one of your employees if I could not just grab the coffee by myself just like in a supermarket. That would save time and make me happy. And you know what? I get a snappy answer each time.

Nespresso, here's an idea: in one of your numerous shops conduct an experiment. Let customers either get served like now or let them grab the coffee themselves. You will get it. (you can even make the self-service more expensive if you wish)

And, oh, when you realize that customers prefer speed over what you think is "stylish": please don't let your marketers convince you that we pay a premium price for the coffee because of your stylish shops. We pay it because the coffee is nice.

And one more thing: no, I do not want to do mail order.

Thanks for listening.