Donnerstag, 5. Mai 2011
central park 2010
diegolego, 11:35h
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Sonntag, 24. April 2011
shows 2011
diegolego, 11:27h
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Mittwoch, 20. April 2011
busy ...
diegolego, 22:45h
... still busy
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Montag, 11. April 2011
light or dark?
diegolego, 13:45h
Dust Is Gone Above the Bar, but a Legend Still Dangles (New York Times, 6.4.2011)
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Freitag, 8. April 2011
big in Vienna?
diegolego, 09:22h
Today is our last day in Vienna. Yesterday and the day before were complete - not to say overwhelming - successes. Our session went great, people gave great talks, we had the poster session, and finally a nice session dinner with many different people.
Yesterday we used the opportunity to eat a Schnitzel from Vienna made of veal. We also bought some Mozart-balls and oblates (from the Obladen-Laten). At the conference we sent some postcards and are curious which of them reach their destiny - so please let us know. On the way home we crossed the Nasch-Markt. For dinner we went to a vegan restaurant. Next week we are back to reality.
Yesterday we used the opportunity to eat a Schnitzel from Vienna made of veal. We also bought some Mozart-balls and oblates (from the Obladen-Laten). At the conference we sent some postcards and are curious which of them reach their destiny - so please let us know. On the way home we crossed the Nasch-Markt. For dinner we went to a vegan restaurant. Next week we are back to reality.
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Samstag, 19. März 2011
mail and travel
diegolego, 18:26h
Sun is shining, weather is nice. Perfect opportunity to stay at home and to write a blog entry. So do I.
Many years ago I have been living abroad. At the time electronic mail was not yet established/popular. This means, one had to write conventional mail. Although we had one of the early deskjet printers, it was common to write personal letters manually (have you ever tried?). Typically the letters took 5-7 days to arrive, one way. Since it was a bit of work to write, one usually also did reply letter right away. Accordingly, there was a period of two to four weeks between sending and receiving letters.
I do not need to detail, which options one has nowadays. To my opinion, mainly the popularity of emails accelerated communication and today one sends mail to Japan, New Zealand, South America, etc. The messages basically arrive instantaneously which represents almost infinite acceleration. Moreover, one can attach pictures and any other digital stuff. The Internet and the involved services provide possibilities which at the time one did not even dream about.
For the young people among you: it was very common to send postcards when one was in vacation and traveling somewhere. I never really liked this habit. The reason is that it looked like if one wants to showoff about where one went for a trip. But it also means that one thinks and misses those who are at home. Today it is not special anymore to fly e.g. to China – just like this. In contrast, it can be very painful if one has to travel a lot. The same holds for communication. It can be very exhaustive.
Many years ago I have been living abroad. At the time electronic mail was not yet established/popular. This means, one had to write conventional mail. Although we had one of the early deskjet printers, it was common to write personal letters manually (have you ever tried?). Typically the letters took 5-7 days to arrive, one way. Since it was a bit of work to write, one usually also did reply letter right away. Accordingly, there was a period of two to four weeks between sending and receiving letters.
I do not need to detail, which options one has nowadays. To my opinion, mainly the popularity of emails accelerated communication and today one sends mail to Japan, New Zealand, South America, etc. The messages basically arrive instantaneously which represents almost infinite acceleration. Moreover, one can attach pictures and any other digital stuff. The Internet and the involved services provide possibilities which at the time one did not even dream about.
For the young people among you: it was very common to send postcards when one was in vacation and traveling somewhere. I never really liked this habit. The reason is that it looked like if one wants to showoff about where one went for a trip. But it also means that one thinks and misses those who are at home. Today it is not special anymore to fly e.g. to China – just like this. In contrast, it can be very painful if one has to travel a lot. The same holds for communication. It can be very exhaustive.
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Sonntag, 27. Februar 2011
Klohaus
diegolego, 16:16h
Yesterday I have been to a kind of party in a small place which used to be a public toilet. It has been renovated and now cultural events take place in the tiny location. It is called waterloo.
This time there were four bands playing. I liked the most the Tigercats. I would have bought the CD but it was sold out.
The funny thing was that besides the organizers I was probably the only one who was not member of a band.
This time there were four bands playing. I liked the most the Tigercats. I would have bought the CD but it was sold out.
The funny thing was that besides the organizers I was probably the only one who was not member of a band.
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Sonntag, 20. Februar 2011
good bye Theo
diegolego, 22:09h
"German Defence Minister has temporarily renounced his doctorate title following accusations of plagiarism. ..."
(BBC News, 18.2.2011)
(BBC News, 18.2.2011)
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Freitag, 18. Februar 2011
first law of geography
diegolego, 13:19h
"Everything is related to everything else, but near things are more related than distant things" (W.R. Tobler, 1970)
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Sonntag, 13. Februar 2011
Swan Lake
diegolego, 15:40h
Finally, a couple of days ago I saw the film “Black Swan” and I want to express some thoughts about it.
Natalie Portman indeed acted well as Nina, the main character, and did a great job with her ballet performance. Currently she can be seen in at least another two films. The first big role of the Jerusalem born actress was “Leon”, where she played a kid who's family was killed by the police. Actually, Gary Oldman played excellently in “Leon” the addicted and corrupted cop (he himself became famous acting in “Sid and Nancy”). In summary, despite her role in Star Wars, Natalie Portman is in the middle of a promising career.
As a small side remark, I would like to note that Winona Ryder in a sense played herself. While in “Back Swan” her character, Beth, looses the status as prima ballerina and basically retires. In real life she has not had any major successful role for years.
A detail I did not like, were the animated goose bumps. The spacing between the spots was too big and they looked like in a cheap science fiction television series. I guess the idea was to emphasize how frightened and excited she was but also to make the connection to the swan. A detail I liked, was the sound. The the ballerina steps sound was well placed and the sound of the wings was not too dominant.
I have not seen the other recent films by Darren Aronofsky, but I think it is in line with “Pi” or “Requiem of a dream” where the characters act in a dramatic storyline with a fatal result. The film is not short with some shocking and explicit scenes. Unfortunately story fragments and key scenes have been shown in the trailers. A nice point about the story was that Thomas, the director, was not entirely a cliché-like bad guy – although one never knows which deleted scenes are going to appear on the DVD. A bit unrealistic was that during the premiere she was bleeding and people did not see it although she was wearing a white dress.
In some aspects the film reminds me of “La pianiste” with Isabelle Huppert. I have not seen it for some time but it might be interesting after “Black Swan”.
Natalie Portman indeed acted well as Nina, the main character, and did a great job with her ballet performance. Currently she can be seen in at least another two films. The first big role of the Jerusalem born actress was “Leon”, where she played a kid who's family was killed by the police. Actually, Gary Oldman played excellently in “Leon” the addicted and corrupted cop (he himself became famous acting in “Sid and Nancy”). In summary, despite her role in Star Wars, Natalie Portman is in the middle of a promising career.
As a small side remark, I would like to note that Winona Ryder in a sense played herself. While in “Back Swan” her character, Beth, looses the status as prima ballerina and basically retires. In real life she has not had any major successful role for years.
A detail I did not like, were the animated goose bumps. The spacing between the spots was too big and they looked like in a cheap science fiction television series. I guess the idea was to emphasize how frightened and excited she was but also to make the connection to the swan. A detail I liked, was the sound. The the ballerina steps sound was well placed and the sound of the wings was not too dominant.
I have not seen the other recent films by Darren Aronofsky, but I think it is in line with “Pi” or “Requiem of a dream” where the characters act in a dramatic storyline with a fatal result. The film is not short with some shocking and explicit scenes. Unfortunately story fragments and key scenes have been shown in the trailers. A nice point about the story was that Thomas, the director, was not entirely a cliché-like bad guy – although one never knows which deleted scenes are going to appear on the DVD. A bit unrealistic was that during the premiere she was bleeding and people did not see it although she was wearing a white dress.
In some aspects the film reminds me of “La pianiste” with Isabelle Huppert. I have not seen it for some time but it might be interesting after “Black Swan”.
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