My life while the world spins madly on...

Thoughts arising while working as a scientist or just randomly spinning from my brain.

I don't give a damn, I'm happy as a clam, nobody knows me at all

[This and the section title borrowed from the Weepies - great lyrics.]

Everything here is just what I think and does not represent opinion of my employer or anybody else. See the Impressum.

Monday 25 February 2013

God does not discuss matters

Apparently god is not willing to discuss when it comes to the Universe.

quoting: http://arxiv.org/pdf/1211.6256v1.pdf

"Although Gott et al. (2005) do not discuss in detail the compatibility of the SG..."

Thursday 21 February 2013

arms trades galore

Ah, finally they kind of openly admit why everybody in Europe was suddenly eager to fight 'our good friend' Colonel Gadhafi - just one big arms show. And the Eurofighter performed so well. Thus it also becomes clear what David Cameron likes to do after the next general elections - board member at BAE.

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/dec/21/oman-bae-fighter-jet-sale

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/18/britains-arms-trade-making-killing


Ja, und hier schliesslich der Grund warum alle ganz ploetzlich unseren guten Freund Colonel Kraushaar bombadieren wollten - Waffensysteme präsentieren. Und der Eurofighter hat sich dann ja echt gut gemacht. Scheint auch so als wüsste Herr Cameron jetzt, was er nach der nächsten Wahl machen möchte: Aufsichtsrat bei BAE.

Monday 18 February 2013

Sunday 17 February 2013

Sunday afternoon molecular biology

Hey valued kit vendor, why does my RNA look like mitochondria? Joys & wonders of molec. biology...

G17b13_p16b13-tautz_n93-rna

Saturday 16 February 2013

Sunday morning 11am

All of Biocenter is conquered by silence and void. All of Biocenter? No, one tiny office is still in the hand of one lone but unrelenting researcher. :D

Wednesday 13 February 2013

When a bird drops

its droppings onto your head, but you are wearing a cap and thus are not 'hit' on the head, is this a sign of good luck?

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Wenn einem ein Vogel auf den Kopf macht, man aber nichts abbekommt, weil man eine M??tze tr??gt, ist das ein Zeichen f??r Gl??ck? 

Thursday 7 February 2013

Oxford statt Karneval

Having bought a bow tie I am now ready to go to Oxford for the weekend - fully qualified... :-)

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Mit Fliege nach Oxford fliegen

zum dinieren... ;-)

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