Thursday, January 9, 2003

Dozens of Dubious Duckland Data. Dominating Duckman links at ::: koewi.log ::: Unbelievable. How could I miss that? Great find. 9:27:28 PM     |

Heimatsicherheitshauptamt again. How strange. Now Google returns only 11 hits; last week it was 115. What's going on? Is Google being censored? Perhaps Robert Bruce Thompson is right? Is there a conspiracy at large? Ok, let's try to get it into the Duden then; this is not something American, but a proper German Institution that has got nothing to do with any conspiracies whatsoever. Apart from the reformed Grammar and Spelling... -: Heimatsicherheitshauptamt. Google, bugger off, here comes DUDEN! Heimatsicherheitshauptamt! Now just add the entry (with an exclamation mark at the end, please) and we're all happy. 4:55:23 PM     |

The more I'm diving into it, the more it gets exciting. Click the previous and next buttons. And visit Hans's homepage. It's worth it. 4:12:05 PM     |

Pen Love. More vintage catalogues of old pens, nibs, holders and fountain pens can be found at Hans Presto's website. This is actually the best website about pens I've come across so far. And let's not forget the Carl Barks Esterbrook! 3:56:04 PM     |

More on Links and Freedom. Slashdot | You Can't Link Here "Now a German law student joined the fight against linking restrictions and starts getting media attention in Germany." 1:54:36 PM     |

And Dave Hyatt of Safari fame blogs about the new browser: Surfin' Safari. Dave, we want tabs! 1:43:21 PM     |

Just in case you haven't been aware of this already: The Woz is running his own website. Woz.org...Everyone is Welcome. 1:38:50 PM     |

The Man of Bronze. Thomas Raus's website deals with the German Doc Savage publications and translations. "Still, in the early 80s, if you were at all interested in speculative fiction, you could not fail but notice the Doc Savage paperbacks. They were published by Pabel, whose paperbacks one could instantly recognize by their format, type, logo, spine. And since Pabel was one of the major places to look for science fiction, fans would develop an eye for the Pabel look." Well said indeed. Although I don't necessarily like the design, it's nevertheless Branding properly done - all across the Pabel range at that time. 1:26:46 PM     |

The Shadow knows. Lots of information about the superhero who's darker than even Batman at ThePulp.Net, with an extensive collection of links. "From the spring of 1931 until the summer of 1949, a slim figure cloaked in black fought mobsters, evil scientists, crazed old men and foreign invaders with two blazing automatics and a laugh that chilled the hearts of evil. The mysterious figure was The Shadow." Most of The Shadow novels are online here. 1:09:39 PM     |

Cambridge, UK. This is a somewhat lengthy entry about this picturesque little town, where I used to live and work for 6 years after I came to the UK in 1993. The picture on the left is taken by Derek Langley, who has about 250 Cambridge pictures on his website, all of which you can order as prints. The Cow and Calf pub was the place where I used to drink my beer. The pub was a time-warp back into the seventies. Unfortunately it has been closed down and demolished; Les, the Landlord, commited suicide. A really sad story. Here are Online Dictionaries maintained by the Cambridge University Press, where I worked as a book designer. Of course Pink Floyd are from Cambridge and Syd Barrett still lives in solitude in Cherry Hinton. Have a look at the Roots of Cambridge Rock. Because I once almost fell over him (and his wheelchair) while crossing a road (I was looking in the other direction), here's Professor Stephen Hawking. Last but not least some general information about the town, the history and - mostly important - the traffic. 10:06:26 AM     |

Tony in Trouble. Rebel MPs deliver war ultimatum. The government is facing a hardening mood among Labour backbenchers against an attack on Iraq. "The mood has hardened over Christmas. Labour MPs don't trust George Bush and wonder why Tony is so close to him. And the weapons inspectors haven't found anything. With a new UN resolution it [war] is manageable, but if Tony wants to do anything without UN support there will be serious mega-trouble," one influential moderate said yesterday. [Guardian Unlimited] 9:19:49 AM     |