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Yes like so again - just in time for upcoming Liftoff is my computer from a light. Good old Thinkpad X31, just once last Saturday turned off the display. So, better the backlight turned out and I stood in the dark. It was clear at the latest after some gesurfe that most notebook displays with CCFL tubes are illuminated, and it brauchts NEN inverter , the magic of the high-voltage power notebook. The will also like to break down.

Well, fortunately, get updated very often a reasonable hardware manual for the X31 in the network, that computer disassembled and looked to see what is installed for an inverter in there. Then back and forth according to the type designation (91P7315) and quickly sought new inverter still NEN ordered . Can provide with super extra cost, and now I sit here in the queue. Would have to come at any moment, or tomorrow or something. And hopefully everything will glow again, otherwise I have to tinker purely still ne new tube, but where did get that fast? We shall see ...

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Everything is beginning NEN (The beginning is the end of each start - KS ). So did my transformation into a fur seals . No ne decent education is as nothing to do, yes I can not even set and maintain working foot on the ship of my choice. So gabs including NEN thick course for maritime ( GMDSS ), including radio license and ne training for firefighting, rescue and so on ( Basic Safety ).

I learned what hard stand and Beiholtaljen, ahja.

Stander hard wires are strong precisely measured length, which are shackled between davit arm and hot plate to the lifeboat to climb the ladder to zoom in on. At the davit arm with thimble and shackle this pennant is mounted on the hot plate with a releasable under load Patentsliphaken.

Beiholtaljen keep the lifeboat to the ship's side, after the hard Stander were geslipt. They consist of two blocks and the rotor. Depending on the board is a block wall or davit mounted aft of the other block on the hot plate and the front. The runner will be assigned to a cleat, which is usually attached to the block of a hot-plate side. Gurtläufer have special Fiereinrichtungen.

Ahja. Shackled, on the hot plate. Hmm. Busy, on a cleat. Well. As you can tell a lot to learn, but just for safety training and first practical contact with the sailor (!) Culture. Between getting used to, as a deterrent and interesting, somewhere.

Will soon be seen as the reality is on board, after all the preparations are now at an end. And, (also called 'The End of the beginning of every end is' KS ).

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Says ... advertising in a shop window. I am about and sweating from every pore. Mumbai, 37 degrees and 75% humidity, which is really such a thing? Even in the House, under the fan, it is almost unbearable. So this is Mumbai, Bombay, India, the last stop on my tour.

Before There Were few days Puna, not a bad place. Are even clubs that night have Mucke, techno, trance, hip hop, hard rock. However, the NEN dress code, and you do not meet when you wear knee-length heat at night (ie short) trousers. Aja. Dress code. I've never met. Is my faith. And I think I will also do nothing around in these clubs, really. The respect my faith Nich.

Anyway, there were a few pleasant days with Preeti, funny right there is where everything started in September, the end to look over. And France agree on me, yeah, I was even eating French. Fish with white wine sauce, hmmm. Delicious.

Then found yesterday with NEM shared taxi to Mumbai in Mumbai (Colaba), a Guest House and how that world city for ne one to get a lot of money finally back low standard. But, I will sue not know, there are NEN fan! The help inside. Outside, nothing helps. But nevertheless ventured out, ne interesting city. British, my impression is something like London, of course, completely different, of course. And, for Indian cities, Mumbai is quiet and clean. And there is order, apparently. Is stopped at red lights, it is ne seat belt and auto-rickshaws are certainly do not in mechanical permits in the city. Law and Order, should this be the future of India? I do not know ...

Well, because, just get out again in the evening heat, tomorrow London, Wednesday Nantes. Europe, here I come!

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Out. From Bangalore. And off to Pune. That's the plan, at least, the message came that the plane has been delayed. From Pune to Mumbai on Saturday, we go, then on Tuesday in London to France. Europe. Back again.

After my arrival in Bangalore, I was, as expected, largely busy in social gatherings god-bye to say. Time was also NEN, real BollywoodActionFanatasy see whatever the movie. In addition, Lalu in Whitefield, Bangalore visited by something outside.

Besides, even the network of Janastu / Servelots tinkered quite a job interview and with ner company that had built up everywhere in India Internet kiosks in villages. The want to know where it is convenient to switch from satellite to wireless links. And I need. Let's see a little (too) late in the whole, but you never know where the wind blows, we'll wait and see.

You all a wonderful revolutionary May Day! Out!

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Yes, if you think I'll hang on the beach is still around, but there you have misled you. I, too, I'm two days ago set out to drive to Varkala Kerala coast in the north. What I have just made it too, but has somehow can not find more beach. Well, if I had really looked right.

For yesterday I've got an excuse, because I've moved me that is. So not much, after several hours encouraging bike does not just sit still hurt mightily, but also setting the body, from which direction the sun. Or must come, if you're right. So I was right, but just Nich on the beach, but somehow the way inland to the north. I think so, have moved the highway that looked suspiciously like highway anyway. What one should still make you wonder

Well, today I am a bit further. Dangers. About 200km, which can easily remember because exactly one tank of fuel (one for 500 rupees, please!) Corresponds. Yeah, the box swallows too much fuel, I advanced. But that also means 200km degree, no matter how I am in Kerala, Kasagarod or something like that is the town next door.

Problem is, this is the city. Next door. And why get updated very often ne Lodge (Lodge is here in the hotel only gibs food, no bed) here. Near the beach area is a no lodges, is not a tourist border. And Indian women are not so often at the beach, movie theaters and temples prefer - and gibs are no tourists. It has been shown in the flashing eyes of the master's lodge, as he has rented me a room.

Well, I got a room. And I can rest a little. Tomorrow we're namely through the mountains towards Bangalore. Two days I let it, maybe I can use the time and still roam through the woods a bit, here is beautiful nature. Palm, tea, mountain times ... hope that I'm having a really cross me again landfill, unfortunately, sometimes you feel here, but I've picked out already NEN exciting way.

And then meet in Bangalore, Dinesh, Lalu and Vidhy again. It's time ...

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Holiday. At last. Beach and chill in between rain and sultry heat, sunburn gabs again, wonderful. After several weeks now I've tried here at the IT Department to reform what actually needs a revolution (and then of course, was not too lazy to foment the revolution), it was really time to get air again.

If only tourist-air, only when NEM trip to Kovalam , TouriBeach number one here and then in a few days in Varkala , TouriBeach number 2 but not to be despised. Beach1 was actually only NEN day visit value, since I've been there several times and is just very unique. In particular, the Hotel Leela asks, is not it like I'm dorhin come. Nix with one-eyed purple haired alien , financed only tourists there. But if you are here as foreigners randomly mitm taxi - the official car of the Institute, an old Ambassador - pulls up, you get just anywhere, even in fancy hotels.

Well let just for NEN afternoon, then last Sunday after starting Varkala Beach and there diligently, computers and pubs alternate with one another. Could actually be quite nice there, but just somehow outside India. Only tourists everywhere, and prices accordingly. However, there are also things like rolling tobacco buy what led to that after several months Nichrauchdasein now turn back time. Otherwise, I'm always where the rain has sent me back inside programmed diligently, and now my software project even NEN editor, you must test it.

As one can ever make Nich vacation, I am the last Wednesday had to be returned to Trivandrum to the institute and there still hacked Debian on Sun machines. Still on NER Linux Install Party have been what it is not everything here so spontaneous! Taking advantage of the opportunity here to take farewell of all that I've learned the last few weeks in the Institute - hopefully we'll meet again soon.

And then also made plans for the India-labor-end holidays, we go to France in early May, mid May to Germany last week of May and I'm finally back in my beloved Rostock. So ever heated water to the Baltic Sea! Are still few weeks time, and I'll look at me again India. Tomorrow we return to Varkala, and then, slowly but surely, back to Bangalore. So you may get updated very often again more news, but certainly less photos. We shall see!

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Everything fluctuates. One more thing, but nothing around so doll like last week. Friday. I hardly leave the house early in the morning came, and still wanted to believe that it was only the hum of the day before the head of beer.

Dinesh has sent me home before I was really gone, and my body I did the next three days, much to so that he can have a real virus attack only in peace what.

There were: fever, headache and Überkeit, eye pain and inability to concentrate, tablet, oatmeal and comics (no computers!), After three days of intensive therapy, then everything was better again. Impressive. And boring. How to be sick just so. Anyway, I HERE now to start thinking of better and I can - and probably should - once again hack into my blog what.

Before I had given up the long boring days of revolutions, and have listened to the fans, of course, incredible things have happened, unfortunately, are just a few of them remained in my memory. But as the morning, at which hook'ten up all the ants in the vicinity of my power adapter. In order to proceed in the noise of the electrons to end their lives. Confusing.

Furthermore, it was a memorable evening on the beach with Dinesh. Under palm trees, and Toddy . Of homemade palm wine, it was lovely. Well, there are rumors that my upset of the last days on this experiment with drugs attributed to local property. I myself see it that way, I need no reasons and anyone besides me just to visit once ne toddy bar. I'm now already.

And my other bike was at the doctor. It was indeed time again. Was just beginning to find a little difficult, but at some point somebody is on the website of the Bike Nomads stumbled, wow, finally a Communty Wiki with information. In India.

The mechanic has put everything super tinkering, and because I was so proud of that and wanted to do anyway always time NEN film (Hr.Schmidt!), So gibs EasyPeasyRider08 ([ HQ 319MByte ], [ LQ 153MByte ]), the latest film from I. And yes, I recognize the enormous demands of my artistically educated public, quite the Dogme style (apart from the film format). And if you do not have the bandwidth, no problem. I can assure you, it's not worth it!

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Really. Finally, you're all thinking that this is absolute heat while you search with gloves Easter eggs in the snow. But in reality, here is a typical German summer is upon us.

It happened like this: first of all I was assured again and again that summer is from March here in Trivandrum and then actually going on the heat. It was previously unbearable, I figured with melting plastic traffic signs and ice cream-eating children who planned to join in the general hysteria with summer summer vacation.

To be honest, the kids are the only ones who have kept to the plan. You are on holiday and eating ice cream from time to time get updated very often, children birthday.

By contrast, the weather, which is German. It's raining. And rains. And makes a break. And then rain again. Sun can be beautiful but withstand the temperature, but what the hell I want with NEM motorcycle wenns rains here all the time? How should I administer lying around on the beach drinking cocktails and networking? I had presented my mind, really.

Well, after last week I was on NER techno party - yeah, about forty men and four women were present, along with two security guards and ten Uniformte waiter. The whole hotel roof cheer, well, I danced, I set up home - about 11pm was duly Feierabend - was rained on again.

But now I'm on track, but really want to write here that I hardly come out and actually can count the moments outside. Last Sunday, just driving here in the near to Villapilshaala, Sughata was here from Bangalore Ajurvedischen clinic in NER. And by chance there were a lot of buildings by Laurie Baker , impressive. And also great times to babble for a while with me Sughata ... Sure, people knew from the newspaper from the day before

Then again a week spent with meetings, meetings, sessions and discussions. The network to which I give here is to time as an IT consultant (!) My comment is really stark condition in NEM. Expectations and reality meet in a naked eye supernova to be seen together. Things like foo or blub then determine the evenings, does not produce truly Indian, was added.

And if even a real festival of great entertainment value is given, then the course will not take place in Kerala. Holi, the spring festival, where all beschmeißen each other with paint, get updated very often anywhere else, just not here. Well, at least hopefully get updated very often tomorrow colorful Easter eggs would be, aj, a colorful spring event. I'll definitely scan everything and report here.

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The days ... run away, and sometimes I do not notice how much is moving.

First, and this news is now no longer new, the sad news reached me from Germany. Joseph Weizenbaum died a week and a half - one of those computer scientists who have shaped her work decisively my personal development. Once during my studies in computer science arose more and more doubts about the perfection of a brave new world of IT, he was the one who made it clear that literacy can be a basis for criticism and must. Several times I had the opportunity to experience Weizenbaum himself in Germany and its fun way to clarify its stance politically, to appreciate. He has dedicated his life to his ideals, and that was a good thing.

But back to India, where - as elsewhere probably - people with ideals misused for all sorts of things. Recently, on the way to the Institute where I try to reactivate the network degree, Gandhi campaigned for elite gardens. What would he think if he could see it? Presumably he would have to make a copyright on his image and at least made strong coal. Or not, who knows. Great, at least.

Great, and this time really and honestly, was my last press appearance . Came the other day with ner ne email requesting that I can give an interview for Nich the weekend supplement of 'Hindu'. If log press Fritzen I will of course skeptical, but the paper is good, probably the most useful daily newspaper here, so promised.

Then hit with that of Vishnu Gopal - I had recently met in Delhi - had about me. Networks. Function. And Vishnu is a pleasant fellow. He studied electrical engineering and writes for the newspaper by the way, in order to be able to later prove that he can once more electric than tinkering. And well he did that, wow. Okok, a few small details come out, but what the heck. And why I'm really bizarre spectacle ne?

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It does not have to be said. I'm an atheist. Boring, nothing special. Actually.

But in the Indian Railways is already something special. In Indian Railways, ie those in which I have moved me. For two days, as compared with a ridiculous trip from Moscow to Siberia. and surprisingly different.

While I well Remember to alcohol consumption and the absolute bustle of traveling Russians ten / twelve years, and while I had presented the least busy just nothing like gabs.

Well, I remember even as Russian grannies knit socks and sell for five days until the half train Omis wears socks. And as the middle of the night - was the big deal is closed and at least two tons of melons from the train compartment was loaded, well, wenns the market wants ... - that was on the train to Uzbekistan

But not in India. Here there is order in the train from time to time people come over, who want to sell something, but actually the Indian Mitropa has everything under control. There is food to order for lunch and dinner. Coffee and tea and snacks in between it. And, as it should be in India, no trash. So, so I could learn, out of the window. All that remains left. (How do they do that actually in the class AC?)

This is it, the school of the nation. In fact, I once let me talk about bad conscience, to leave the aluminum-plastic mixture in Madhya Pradesh - after that I was the only one who has used a garbage bag. From a German production, do not even know whether the produce something like this ... Well, the tourist has just outed.

And nochwas special. No, not the heat, I could write about it, but that's nothing special. Especially, however, the mixture of religions, was right next to each other. Muslims who get out at regular intervals, the compass and find Mecca, Hindus, which I did not recognize in my area, and Christians, who make up a prayer on her bed, before sleep begins. And all the consideration for each other, as is necessary to hold such a small space. Wonderful.

Only a Priest, who spoke with me, could not believe it, that so many people in Germany are to be disbelieved. And I myself, indeed, to do nothing. At least not to mind, well, it's like explaining the best I? So, I pushed myself, did not try to convince the priest of the power of the individual and of Darwinism - but regardless of the peace took the train. What I know for what punishment to disbelief in Christians today, is burning?

Now I like but the interfaith movement , which we accidentally stumbled on the way to Delhi to freed.in conference - and right from the guru himself was welcomed ... but as I said, everything is gone well. And now I'm back in Trivandrum, two days, two nights, and then finally adding something a shower.

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