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Month: July 2013

Earth as seen from Saturn and Mercury

NASA has put together awesome pictures of Earth from opposing sides of our solar system shot from Saturn (by Cassini) and from Mercury (by MESSENGER).

Earth as seen from Saturn and Mercury
Earth as seen from Saturn and Mercury
Format ImagePosted on 24.07.2013Categories EnglishTags Astronomy, Internet Finds, NASA, Pictures, Science, SpaceLeave a comment on Earth as seen from Saturn and Mercury

kulu wa-shrabu wu-srifu

Come Ramadan people seem to think it says “كلوا و اشربوا و اسرفوا”. A slight error it seems, but a grave one actually. *sigh*

Format QuotePosted on 22.07.201324.07.2013Categories EnglishTags Arabic, Insights, Islam, Qur'an, Ramadan, tongue-in-cheek, Word GamesLeave a comment on kulu wa-shrabu wu-srifu

Ghazali gegen Geistiges Eigentum

Wenn mir noch ein Muslim mit “Geistigem Eigentum” kommt, haue ich ihm den Ghazali um die Ohren:

der Körper ist der Teilung fähig, der Geist aber nicht

— Al-Ghazali, Elixir der Glückseligkeit, S. 39

 

Format QuotePosted on 21.07.201324.07.2013Categories DeutschTags Al-Ghazali, Books, Insights, Media, Quote of the Week, tongue-in-cheekLeave a comment on Ghazali gegen Geistiges Eigentum

Chinese Steel

Watching bootlegged movies you get funny thoughts:

why does the Chinese word for steel (钢铁) have both steel and iron in it?

Format StatusPosted on 21.07.201324.07.2013Categories EnglishTags Chinese, Languages, MoviesLeave a comment on Chinese Steel

In dinu veritas

Lese mal wieder Imam Ghazalis “Elixier der Glückseligkeit”. Projekttitel: “in دِينُ veritas” 😀

Format StatusPosted on 14.07.201314.07.2013Categories DeutschTags Al-Ghazali, Books, Islam, Quote of the Week, Reading, tongue-in-cheek, Word GamesLeave a comment on In dinu veritas

Room 237

Just finished Room 237. The post structuralist in me screams “Yeah!!” … the rest is dumbfounded.

Format StatusPosted on 08.07.2013Categories EnglishTags Analysis, Docum, Insights, Media, Movies, Stanley Kubrick, Stephen King, The Shining1 Comment on Room 237
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