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
Why One Reality Isn’t Enough Anymore
April 3, 2011
Tags: cyberspace, enlightenment, reality, revolution, Technology, virtual
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In the movie Inception, the character Mal says to her husband:“Admit it: you don’t believe in one reality anymore.” But, of course, it’s not really her, it’s only the projection of her, deep in a dream within a dream, within a dream. “Of course.” In the movie Suckerpunch, a girl in a mental alysum ventures…
Top Five Historical April Fools’ Jokes
April 1, 2011
Tags: april, development, edison, fun, history, hoax, joke, lung power, pi, retro, spaghetti trees
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It’s that time of the year again! While Google, Hulu, Youtube and others are playing virtual pranks on their users, let’s pause for a moment and look back into the marvelous history of April Fools’ pranks. Here is my unordered list of nominees for the top five April Fools’ hoaxes. Ever. (feel free to add…
Does the Internet turn us into Naysayers?
March 31, 2011
Tags: binary, communication, future, information age, language, social, Social Media, Technology
Posted in Lifestyle, Social Media | 1 comment
You’ve seen it before: Someone posts an angry (political) rant and it spreads like wildfire through Social Networks, the nervous system of the global wired community, flanked by equally angry comments, bursts of “righteous indignation” and lots of exclamation marks. If not, look at the comment-section of popular online newspapers, not to mention Youtube videos!…
Getting Rid of the ‘Mindful’ Myth
March 30, 2011
Tags: counterculture, information age, learning knowledge, mindful, strategies, Technology, zen
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Sometimes we use words without thinking too much about what they mean or where they come from. And while it is true that in everyday communication, where we tend to speak very vaguely, the “gist of it” is generally enough to make yourself understood, today, I want to take a closer look at the word…
5 Things Everybody Ought to Know About Online Learning
March 29, 2011
Tags: change, development, education, future, information age, language, learning knowledge, media, philosophy, scarcity, skills
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When you think of your childhood school-time, chances are that your memories are very similar to those of many other people from all kinds of generations, countries or cultures and look something like this: “Sitting in rows, facing a teacher and blackboard, we were pretending to pay attention, hunched over worksheets, surprise exams or (mostly…
A Brief Introduction to Language Change
March 27, 2011
Tags: communication, invisible hand, language, language change, language economy, theory
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The abbreviations OMG, FYI, and LOL are now officially part of the Oxford dictionary. Does that mean you should write academic papers with titles like “OMG, Hamlet was bi-polar” or start every sentence in your job application with FYI? Maybe not. But it’s important to note that people sometimes get very emotional or opinionated about those…