André Klein
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- Genowrin: the German learning adventure[…]
- “’Normal’ is a dryer setting”Synopsis: In the near future, disease will be a condition of the past. Most genetic defects will be removed at birth; the remaining during infancy. Unfortunately, there will be a generation left behind. For members of that missed generation, small … Continue reading → […]
- Changelings & ChameleonsSynopsis: Two aliens have wandered Earth for centuries. The Changeling has survived by adapting the forms of many different organisms. The Chameleon destroys anything or anyone that threatens it. Now, a sunken relic that holds the key to their origins … Continue reading → […]
- Writing and BloggingThese days my weeks are filled with manuscript writing, proof reading, editing, formatting and everything else that follows. While it’s very satisfying to immerse myself in longer projects that take many months to complete, I’ve also rediscovered the fun in … Continue reading → […]
- To 10 Israeli Movies (a personal selection)I’ve been watching tons of Israeli movies lately on Netflix, there are many pearls to discover, so I wrote a little list of best Israeli movies over at the Hebrew Culture blog. Obviously the selection is a very personal one and I … Continue reading → […]
- Die Parallelwelt des KriegesAls ich das erste Mal mit jungen Jahren Bilder von Jerusalem im Fernsehen sah, war ich überrascht. Da waren Straßen zu sehen, asphaltiert wie in Deutschland, und die Menschen trugen Jeans und Tshirts. Ich hörte Sirenen, sah brennende Autos und … Continue reading → […]
- Jiddisch für AnfängerNach einem langersehnten Wolkenbruch – dank der monatelangen Sommerhitze wird dieses Herbeisehnen selbst für den Mitteleuropäer verständlich – entschieden meine Frau und ich uns zu einem kleinen Spaziergang durch die Nachbarschaft. Ausgerüstet mit Regenschirm, den wir letztlich nur mit uns … Continue reading → […]
- Am See Genezareth gehen die Uhren andersImmer wieder zieht es mich in den Norden des Landes, in die Ebenen von Galiläa, rund um den See Genezareth, welchen die Bewohner des Landes Kinneret nennen. Hier findet sich ein Stück Israel, das weit entfernt ist vom Trubel Tel … Continue reading → […]
- Eufloria HD Review: Flower WarfareEver since my sister recommended the indie game Eufloria, I’ve been completely fascinated. As someone who grew up with realtime strategy games such as Dune II, I was intrigued by the idea of Eufloria from the very beginning, because it … Continue reading → […]
- How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love The Crime/Mystery GenreI was never much of a fan of books in the crime/mystery genre. While I grew up watching and enjoying famous German crime series on TV such as Tatort or Ein Fall für zwei, my reading and writing habits were … Continue reading → […]
Articles and Posts by André Klein
Are Typos The “Bugs” Of Written Language?
May 21, 2013
Posted in Books, Indie Publishing | 1 comment
In the age of instant publishing we have cut out the middleman. Publishing houses are routinely avoided and replaced with the process of self-publishing. Agents and editors are left standing aside, and while quick earnings of self published authors caused a sensation at first, an old problem is coming to the fore again: the typo….
The Digital Revolution Kills Jobs Faster Than It Creates New Ones
May 14, 2013
Tags: digital revolution, employment, jobs, unemployment
Posted in Indie Publishing, Lifestyle, Technology | No comments
There are two kinds of people: those who complain about disruption and those who celebrate it. The former are the dying indie bookstores, music labels, film industry, little publishing houses unhappy with Amazon’s ToS – the latter are the start-up generation, VC investors, code monkeys and serial entrepreneurs. To those who preach the gospel of the…
On The Net, Everybody’s an Astronaut
May 7, 2013
Tags: information addiction, internet addiction
Posted in Lifestyle, Social Media | No comments
Isn’t the internet awesome? We use it for work, entertainment, socializing and as a scapegoat for all our problems. Not only does the web prevent us from getting any serious work done, it also kills our social lives and replaces it with likes and shares. My father in-law recently started using the internet. He has…
Why You Can’t Escape From The Internet
May 2, 2013
Tags: information addicition, internet addiction, Social Media
Posted in Lifestyle, Social Media, Technology | No comments
When toddlers are getting addicted to iPads, parents spy on their kids on Facebook and teenagers can’t survive 24 hours offline without experiencing withdrawal symptoms it’s hard not to blame technology. After all, we wouldn’t be experiencing these problems without technology, so it must be technology which causes them, right? “Fitter, Happier, More Productive” While the symptoms…
If Content Is King, Are We Its Slaves?
April 25, 2013
Tags: Social Media, viral
Posted in Social Media | 5 comments
Once upon a time we spoke of songs, albums, images and articles. Nowadays, it’s called content: the stuff that makes the world go round. The Waterfall Of ‘Content’ It’s like this huge frickin’ waterfall and you’re just throwing your pebble in and it carries on down the waterfall and that’s that. Right, okay, next. –…
Of Swords & Dungeons: An Interactive Gamebook For German Learners
April 15, 2013
Tags: book release, German, learn german
Posted in Indie Publishing | No comments
After writing three detective stories for German learners in 2012 and seeing people embrace the format, I wanted to do something different and yet very similar in 2013. So, I decided to create an interactive fantasy ebook for German learners which would not just work on fancy tablets and smartphones but even on the fabulous…