I am Vidar “blacktar” Andersen. This is my soapbox.
Just when I thought I was safe from allied WWII bombs, it seems that my in-house supermarket has been invaded by the cast and crew of some sort of movie production.
Let me know if you can spot a German ‘celebrity’ or have some insight to share on what they are shooting. I wish you all a wonderful week-end! :)
Technorati Tags: video, film, tv, shooting, location, Edeka, Lindental, CGN, Cologne, Köln, Germany, blacktar
Today I was inspired by a comment left by Alexander on my last post about Plone icons in Media Wiki.
I had totally forgot that also other elements of the original Plone icon set have spread like wildfire all over them there internets. For instance this ‘Print’ icon:
Chances are that you have already seen this icon somewhere on the web or in an application. I can remember even spotting it in the classic slsk (Soulseek) p2p client.
‘So, what’s the competition?’ I hear you murmur. Well, send me all your weirdest spottings of the Plone Print (printer) icon in the wild by Saturday the 22nd of March, and I’ll draw a winner that will receive an American Apparel T-shirt (in the size of their choosing) with signed version of the original Printer artwork on it.
Happy hunting!
Technorati Tags: plone, cms, icon, icons, slsk, soulseek, competition, americanapparel, t-shirt, vidarandersen, blacktar, print, printer
If you happen to visit Wikipedia or Wikileaks from time to time, chances are you’ve seen this faceless person sitting on top of the page staring down at you:
However, chances are that you’ve probably never really asked yourself where it comes from. Then again, who in their right mind would?
Closeup:
Funny thing is, this (among others on Wikipedia) is actually from the original icon set of the Plone CMS. Media Wiki later, as a testament to the amazing work of the Plone CSS developer team, shall we say ‘borrowed’ the Plone CSS - and the icons. Then Wikipedia and Wikileaks made use of Media Wiki and the rest is - as they say - history. So now you know.
Funny thing for me is, I actually made this and the original Plone icon set. ;)
Please leave a comment if you have seen other Plone icons in the wild.
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Yesterday on the 3rd of January a British bomb (Image) of the “zehn Zentner” (German) type from World War II was found near my apartment in Cologne, Germany. As they were defusing the bomb, I was evacuated from my apartment complex and had to stay away for the night.
They managed to defuse it (German) during the night so I could move back in on the 4th. Many thanks to the insanely brave people of the bomb squad!
Have a look at some images of the situation as I was evacuated.
Technorati Tags: bomb, evacuation, WWII, ww2, world war, police, bomb squad, vidar andersen, blacktar, CGN, cologne, köln, koeln
As I was walking home last night from the BarCampCologne2 party in Lichtstrasse I got p0wned!
I was dead tired and minding my own business, but as I was passing Live Music Hall some motherfucker mentally challenged person decided to take a swing at me, flooring me with a hook to the left cheek.
I guess the guy hits like a girl - nothing broke. Retaliation was not an option as I was drunk and dead tired he had minions at his side.
I have no idea why it happened. I did however notice that my t-shirt was getting a lot of strange attention earlier in the day:
Maybe some ignorant Germans thought this had something to do with fascism or Neo-Nazism? I don’t know. And I thought Dead Kennedys were all about the polar opposite? Well, I stand per fist to the face corrected. You really showed me there. There’s nothing quite like re-education by fist!
It left me a bit shocked. Cologne is usually a peaceful city and I’m never concerned that something like this will happen. Has anything like this ever happened to you? Have you been the victim of random violence? Please share your experiences in the comments!
Technorati Tags: violence, beating, Dead Kennedys, fascism, neo-Nazism, Nazism, symbols, BarCampCologne2
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