Thanks to Bobo who found the link at YouTube.com (Original Source: chinesepod & chinesepod/blog)
The Financial Google Times have begun
I just found a new playground for my gambling vice: 
Still in BETA-state like Google usually releases new services.
Getting current stock rates in combination with the most recent reports concerning your search phrase (ticker symbol, name, branch of business, product etc.) is not a new thing but it seems Google did a good job. The interactive AJAX interface is really nice. I love it! Here is an example for China Mobile (one of my favorites ;)).
Schauspieler raten #1
Welcher Amerikanische Top-Schauspieler versteckt sich hinter dieser phonetischen China-Uebersetzung?
BenqSiemens – what do you want from me?
Die Pflanze
Sie wird Liebe gepflegt und ist das einzige ‘Lebewesen’ (ausser uns Mitteleuropaern) in unserer Wohnung:
IBM Qualitaet MADE IN CHINA
Eine etwas andere “Geschichte der Maus” (vgl. xchyl.de), naemlich eine Bildergeschichte. Da ich nun oft mit meinem Laptop vom Buero nach Hause und wieder ins Buero wechsle habe ich mir ein zweites Netzteil sowie eine zweite Maus zugelegt. Bei der Maus habe ich natuerlich auf Markenware geachtet, sie traegt nicht umsonst das IBM-Logo, hat einen Roten Laser unter der Haube und das Mausraedchen leuchtet Blau. Funky wa? Achja: Kostenpunkt: 3€!
P.S.: Ich glaube im Normalfall kostet es schon 3 Euro, das IBM-Logo ueberhaupt drauf drucken zu duerfen. Achja, genauso “originale” Sony Maeuse gabs natuerlich fuer den gleichen Preis.
Chinesische und US-Filmverbände gemeinsam auf Verbrecherjagd
Wer ‘s glaubt wird seelig: Chinesische und US-Filmverbände gemeinsam auf Verbrecherjagd!
Great Customers!
Who needs backups?
Again, a piece of hardware is freakin’ out and I decided to replace it before it’s too late. However, that remembered me to keep my backups up-to-date. A consultant from Intershop told me (after his 4th drink in a bar in downtown bl city): “Nobody wants to make Backups but everyone wants to press Restore!” (He smells the rat!)
That’s why I have just started reading “Torture-testing Backup and Archive Programs” from Elizabeth D. Zwicky. She evaluates the most common backup methods for unix systems like tar, cpio, dump/restore, amanda, etc. I need a better backup solution for my own data (notebook, desktop, server) and we are currently also improving our company backup plans.
So if I found a solution for my tasks (starting with my most important machine – the notebook aka mobileboz) I will publish my backup/restore plan.
Addition: 1 hour later I am still as dumb as before. Now I will check the USENIX Paper for Soft Updates. Perhaps I can find some information there – the topic sounds quite interesting.
Cheap Flights in China (aka 中华人民共和国)
ctrip.com (english version) is an interesting internet site where you can find quite good discounted flights – national and international ones. The interface is still a little bit buggy. However, you can get flights from Kunming to Dali for only 170 RMB (== 17 Euro) compared to a bus ticket for about 100 RMB that’s a kind of cheap. I guess it’s worth a try…