I had originally planned on hitchhiking north out of Italy to Berlin. However, every Italian I discussed the idea with thought it would either take forever or not work at all. Hitchhiking, or “autostop” as it’s known, has a bad reputation and is looked on quite suspiciously in Italy. I gather there were several high-profile […]
Entries Tagged as 'Germany'
Berlin
November 14th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Free software, Germany, Hacker culture, Travel
I really really need to get caught up to the point where I’m finally writing about the city/country that I’m actually in again. I swear I’m going to get caught up in the next day or so and get back on a frequent posting schedule. So I may give my week in Berlin shorter shrift […]
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Project Euler
December 23rd, 2008 · 3 Comments · Coding, Germany
I arrived in Frankfurt after a pretty miserable overnight train ride. The compartment I was in also had a family with two small children. I’ve also developed a painful sore throat in the last few days. Between the kids and the throat, I wasn’t getting any sleep anyway, so I hid out in the restaurant […]
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Merry Christmas
December 25th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Germany, Travel
Merry Christmas to everyone back home, and hackers around the world. The authentic German Christmas tree, complete with candles and straw ornaments. Fun Holiday Fact: Germans apparently have both Santa Claus and St. Nicholas. Santa (“Weihnachtsmann” in German, literally, “Christmas man”) comes on Christmas Eve in a flying sleigh with magic reindeer. St. Nicholas comes […]
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25C3 Arrival
December 26th, 2008 · No Comments · Germany, Hacker culture
I’ve arrived in Berlin at the 25th Chaos Computing Congress (25C3). I’ve only been here a couple hours, but so far it’s been really cool. Things I’ve seen: A little toy RC flying saucer with blinking LEDs and a tendency to crash into (or “attack”) passersby. A guy with a multimeter working on repairing a […]
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