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Month: October, 2009

Wikicracy

22 October, 2009 (14:14) | Internet | By: Aerar

The title is a mixture of the words Wikipedia and -cracy. Whether it is democracy, bureaucracy or any other form of -cracy is in the focus of discussion in Germany again. To understand this you should know that the German version of Wikipedia is said to have much harder criteriae for the inclusion of articles [...]

Where is blogging leading to?

17 October, 2009 (21:46) | editorial, media | By: Aerar

Until now I did not pay too much attention to the numerous discussions about the value and the future of blogging, especially when the discussion was focussed on the comparison with the “classical” journalism. The last time I gave a thought of my own on the matter was in the beginning of my own blog.
The [...]

Loss of confidence

17 October, 2009 (17:06) | law & order | By: Aerar

The dismissals of long-serving employees without previous notice because of the (assumed) theft of a low valued good, seem to be no mass phenomenon, but periodically make their way into the daily press. After a childrens bed (german) and receipts for empty bottles (german) now there are Pasta squares filled with meat and spinach (german), [...]