
Hyacinthbloomstimelapsemovie.Onepictureevery10minutes.670pictures,from1:27pm2/24/2024to7:41am2/29/2024.Duringtheday,roomlightonly.Atnight,100W,5000KLEDlight.Movieisplayedat24framespersecond.Software:Lightroom5.5.[
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Ihavearinglight:Today,Iwantedtousetheringlight,Ipulledtheusbcablefromtheringlightandfoundtheusbsocketwasalreadypeeledofffromtheprintcircuitboard.SoItookthelightcoveroff:Themicrousb-bsocketwasofffromtheprintcircuitboard:Themicrousbsocket(verypoordesignedandassembled,itwasjustsolderedwiththesocketbodyontheprintcircuitboard,letthegluebetweenthecopperandtheboardwithstandtheforceoftheusers'incersio...[
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HelmutQualtinger[1]HelmutQualtinger[2]wasborninViennain1928.AftertheWWIIheworkedasajournalist.From1947heperformedasacabaretartist.In1949hisfirstplaywaspremièred.InGermanspeakingworld,QualtingerwasfamousforbeingasMr.Karl[3].Withthischaracter,Qualtingercriticized“normal”Viennese.Mr.Karlwasafictionalcharacter,whoworkedinthebasementofagrocerystore.Hetalkedabouthislifeandseemedtobean...[
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LittleRedRidingHoodin1965[1]AnnelieseMeinert[2]Translatedbyxia23“LittleRedRidingHood”,themothersaid,“I’vepreparedasmallbasketforyourgrandma.Cakeandwhisky.Ihaveanurgentappointment.Bekindandbringittoher”.LittleRedRidingHoodwasnothappyatall.Shehadadate.Butsinceshewasanicegirl,shegrumbled:“I’lltakeittoher.”LittleRedRidingHoodjumpedintohersportcar.Shesped...[
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TheVisitoftheOldLady[1]FriedrichDürrenmatt[2]SummaryThebillionaireClairZachanassiancomestotheimpoverishedandtumbledownsmalltownGüllen,whereshespentherchildhoodasKlaraWäscher.AtthattimeGüllenresidentAlfredIIIdidnotrecognizetheirmutualchildandbribedtwowitnesses,todenyhisfatherhood.Thechilddied,ClarehadtoabandontheGüllenandserveasprostituteforliving,untilsheisrichwithchanging...[
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NewYorkWeek[1]
JurekBecker
Translatedbyxia23
Dayseven
Youcometoanewcity:youhaveheardalotofaboutitbefore,youheadisfullofjudgementsyouhavebroughtwithyou.Youfindout,thateachofyourprejudicecanbeverified,actuallywithoutmucheffort,thereissomethingtoeachoneofthem.Youcollectyourobservationsasproof.Youwanttoshowtoyourself,howgoodyoualreadyknewthecitybeforeyouarrivethere.Yousucceedindoingit....[
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NewYorkWeekJurekBeckerTranslatedbyxia23Daythree[1]AtbreakfastashowonTVinwhichtheypraythreetimes:onceforGeorgeForeman,anextinctboxer;onceforahandicappedgirl,whoispolished,sittinginawheelchairinfrontofthecamera;onceforallofAmerica.Iturnitoffandonagain,Iwanttoseeittotheend.Sarcasticjudgementsgothroughmyhead.ThatinCentralEurope,Ithink,andthentobeacritic.Thenthequestion:buthaven’ttheycalculatedev...[
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NewYorkWeek[1]JurekBeckerTranslatedbyxia23DaytwoIamstronglyadvisedbypeoplewhoknowAmericanottocarrymorethan$20withmeandgiveitimmediatelytoeachrobberwhenbeingaskedfor.ButinmypocketIstillput$45andthekeytothehotelsafe.ThereIhavetherestofmymoney,myGDR[2]passportandalsoavaluableitem.Thefirstproblem,asIstepoutontothestreetinthemorning:IknownothingabouttheconversionformulafromFahrenheittoCalcius.Itiscold,...[
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NewYorkWeek[1]JurekBecker[2]Translatedbyxia23DayoneNewYorkbeginswell,theplanehastocircleoverKennedyAirportfor50minutes,becausenofreerunwayforusafterthesnowstorm.Iwatchedoutfromthewindowandwantedverymuchmythoughttobecaptured.So,thatisNewYorkdownbelow.Itisacloudyevening,Iknowimmediately,thatIhaveneverseensomanylampslightingupatthesametime.Ataparticularbrightstripoflights,Ithinkoftheword“Broadw...[
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EverysixthAmericanhasGermanancestors[1]In2000census,approximately43millionAmericans(15.2%ofpopulation)werereportedtohaveGermanancestors.Germanywasthemostfrequentlyannouncedcountryoforiginatthattime,followedbyIreland(10.8%ofpopulation)andAfrican(8.8%ofpopulation).In1990even23%AmericanswerereportedtobeGermanorigin.Thischangefrom23%in1990censusto15.2%in2000census,canbeexplainedbythefactthatmanyAmeric...[
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