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		<title>My way</title>
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		<description>The blog of Harald Wittmaack (since 2003)</description>
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                <copyright>Copyright 2012</copyright>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:42:07 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Netslang or useful additions to the German language?</title>
			<link>http://www.wittmaack.de/myway/pivot/entry.php?id=1221</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <p>
Lately some German politicians are helping a lot creating new synonymical words for existing actions. At least it seems to be a trend and also a kind of penalization for incompetent German politicians.
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A term quite often used in Germany is now &quot;<strong>guttenbergen</strong>&quot; which means to &quot;<strong>intentionally copy something that belongs to someone else</strong>&quot;. This was invented after&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl-Theodor_zu_Guttenberg" target="_blank">Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg</a>&nbsp;declared his resignation after it became known that he plagiarised the work of numerous authors in his doctoral thesis.
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During the last days also a fresh term is slowly added to the netslang. This time it is &quot;<strong>hevelingen</strong>&quot;, which means something like &quot;<strong>speaking about topics you don't have a clue at all</strong>&quot;. This was introduced after the German politician <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansgar_Heveling" target="_blank">Ansgar Heveling</a> (sorry. He's so unimportant that his wikipedia page is only available in German) made some statements in a German newspaper that clearly show, that he hasn't a clue what the internet is about and what role it plays now and in the future.
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I'm excited to see what new words will arise from incompetent and unworldly politicians in the future. :D</p> ]]></description>
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			<category>Consume or die</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:29:00 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Chillaxed day!</title>
			<link>http://www.wittmaack.de/myway/pivot/entry.php?id=1220</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <p>
Yesterday I took a day off to go skiing in Austria. I teamed up with&nbsp;my good friend and workmate Christian to visit the <a href="http://www.silvretta-montafon.at/" target="_blank"><strong>Silvretta-Montafon</strong></a> skiing area in <strong>Austria</strong>. We had chosen the <strong>Hochjoch</strong> part of the area and had a great day. Perfect snow and a nice weather were the best reward for the short 2 hour trip from <a href="http://www.ulm.de" target="_blank"><strong>Ulm</strong></a> to <a href="http://www.schruns-tschagguns.at/" target="_blank"><strong>Schruns</strong></a>. No traffic jams and a good cup of coffee at <a href="http://www.rosenberger.cc/" target="_blank"><strong>Rosenberger</strong></a> made the day a very relaxed one. Now I'm back for the rest of the working week! \o/</p> ]]></description>
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			<category>Me, myself and I</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:20:00 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Made my day!</title>
			<link>http://www.wittmaack.de/myway/pivot/entry.php?id=1219</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <p>
Oh my! I honestly laughed my ass off during the last half an hour.
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<p>
Thanks for this has to go to the German CDU politician <strong>Ansgar Heveling</strong> who wrote an horrible article entitled &quot;<a href="http://www.handelsblatt.com/meinung/gastbeitraege/gastkommentar-netzgemeinde-ihr-werdet-den-kampf-verlieren/6127434.html" target="_blank"><strong>Netcommunity - You will lose the battle</strong></a>&quot; (article is in German/the given title in this blog is freely translated)&nbsp;in the German newspaper <a href="http://www.handelsblatt.com" target="_blank"><strong>Handelsblatt</strong></a>. 
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<p>
This politician is a member of the enquete commission &quot;Internet and digital society&quot; over here and clearly shows in this article, that he has absolutely no clue what he's talking about. You get the feeling that he just seeks for attention. Well. He got attention and strong reactions from the internet community. Just read the tweets tagged with <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23hevelingfacts" target="_blank"><strong>#hevelingfacts</strong></a> (German) or amuse yourself with what people have done to his website after finding out, that he has chosen his surname as username and his name as password for the administrative area. You can have a look <strong><!-- error: You haven't included [[ thickbox:head ]] in your templates. --><a target="_blank" href='http://www.wittmaack.de/myway/images/hansgans_01.jpg' class="thickbox" title="" rel="entry-1219" >here</a></strong>, <strong><!-- error: You haven't included [[ thickbox:head ]] in your templates. --><a target="_blank" href='http://www.wittmaack.de/myway/images/hansgans_02.jpg' class="thickbox" title="" rel="entry-1219" >here</a></strong> and <strong><!-- error: You haven't included [[ thickbox:head ]] in your templates. --><a target="_blank" href='http://www.wittmaack.de/myway/images/hansgans_03.jpg' class="thickbox" title="" rel="entry-1219" >here</a></strong>!
Good, I was taking some screenshot while laughing!
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I have to say that I basically dislike when other people's property is touched or even destroyed, but I have to admit I was very amused to see all the &quot;reactions&quot; on the net! :D</p> ]]></description>
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			<category>German Stuff</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:51:00 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>What is ACTA?</title>
			<link>http://www.wittmaack.de/myway/pivot/entry.php?id=1218</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <p>Here's some information on <b>ACTA</b> and why it is necessary to stop this threat:<br  /><br />
<iframe width="550" height="309" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/N8Xg_C2YmG0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />
You can also view this video in German <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=yWqta3S9vcc" target="_blank">over at YouTube</a>.<br  /><br  />Help to stop the biggest threat to the internet and personal freedom by signing the <a href="https://secure.avaaz.org/en/eu_save_the_internet_spread/?slideshow" target="_blank">STOP ACTA petition</a> (Here's the <a href="http://www.avaaz.org/de/eu_save_the_internet_spread/?tta" target="_blank">German version</a>). I already did!<br  /><br  />Thanks!</p> ]]></description>
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			<category>Consume or die</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:23:00 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>This movie ... not just made my day. It made my month!</title>
			<link>http://www.wittmaack.de/myway/pivot/entry.php?id=1217</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <p>
This evening I was convinced to go to cinema together with some good friends. They just told me that it is a french movie. And I have to admit, it was the best movie I've seen in ages. But to cut a long story short: We went to see ...
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<p align="center">
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/Intouchables.lefilm?sk=app_154105048008639" target="_blank"><strong>Intouchables</strong></a> (<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1675434/" target="_blank">IMDB</a>)
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... in the <a href="http://www.xinedome.de" target="_blank">Xinedome</a>. The movie is starring a very convincing <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0167388/" target="_blank">Fran&ccedil;ois Cluzet</a>, extremely cool <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1082477/" target="_blank">Omar Sy</a> and very beautiful <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1109153/" target="_blank">Audrey Fleurot</a>. But I have to say that all of the actors did an extremely good job. The plot, the jokes, the timing, the camera angles and the soundtrack was altogether a very loveable piece of art. I truely wished that more movies like this are made. Movies full of joy, respect and without any prejudices.
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<p>
<strong>Conclusion: Pure greatness!</strong> <strong>10 out of 10.</strong></p> ]]></description>
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			<category>Cinematography</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:08:00 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Is it rude ?</title>
			<link>http://www.wittmaack.de/myway/pivot/entry.php?id=1216</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <p>
Today a company posted another of it's advertisement messages over at <a href="http://www.facebook.com" target="_blank"><strong>Facebook</strong></a>, added a promotional photo and asked what they could improve in 2012.
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I commented: &quot;Be more careful doing photo retouche!&quot;</p> ]]></description>
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			<category>Design Affairs</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:38:00 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Remix Greatness</title>
			<link>http://www.wittmaack.de/myway/pivot/entry.php?id=1215</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <p><object height="81" width="100%"><param name="movie" value="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F33618848&show_artwork=false&color=3b5998&width=403&height=85"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F33618848&show_artwork=false&color=3b5998&width=403&height=85" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed></object><span><a target="_blank" href="http://soundcloud.com/ronnypries/jester-elysium-rps-analog-earworm-rmx">Jester - Elysium (rp's analog earworm reinterpretation)</a> by <a target="_blank" href="http://soundcloud.com/ronnypries">Ronny Pries</a></span></p> ]]></description>
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			<category>Soundtrack of my life</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:57:00 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Next one...</title>
			<link>http://www.wittmaack.de/myway/pivot/entry.php?id=1214</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <p>
New day. New movie. Today I went to see ...
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<p align="center">
<a href="http://www.missionimpossible.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol</strong></a> (<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1229238/" target="_blank">IMDB</a>) 
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... together with some friends. As usual <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000129/" target="_blank">Tom Cruise</a> played Ethan Hunt, but this time he teamed up with funny&nbsp;<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0670408/" target="_blank">Simon Pegg</a>&nbsp;(already loved his performance in the comedy-horror-movie&nbsp;<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0365748/" target="_blank">Shaun of the Dead</a>), <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0719637/" target="_blank">Jeremy Renner</a> (who looked a bit like a Daniel-Craig-Wanna-Be) and&nbsp;a quite nice <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1745736/" target="_blank">Paula Patton</a>. The villain itself was not the best one I've seen and also he was rather unimportant. The plot of the movie can be described as &quot;the way is the target&quot;. Nevertheless this movie entertained me very well. The special effects and ideas (Oh my. I want that automatic 3D beamer wall for my home) were stunning and the actors did a good job!
Popcorn cinema as is should be and the feeling that the money was well spent!
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<p>
Conclusion: <strong>8.5 out of 10</strong></p> ]]></description>
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			<category>Cinematography</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:26:00 +0100</pubDate>
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