Dr. Sebastian Schaffert | Salzburg Research

Web 2.0 und Social Software. Interview in den Räumen der Semantic Web School, Wien am 24 Oct 2006.

One letter that makes the difference

When I returned from my shopping tour on early Saturday morning (around 10.30 a.m.) the U-Bahn-Station Marienplatz was already closed due to the visit of the pope that AFTERNOON. So, I had to walk to Sendlinger Tor to drive back home. On my way, I saw a child, picking its nose. Then, I was thinking what difference only one letter in a word could cause: A Popel (bogey) is something that plugs your nose, whereas a Pope is something that plugs the subway, the streets and, at least,the brain of some people. I can prove it! Thanks to Spiegel Online!

Great Music by 21 grammes

hey, I just listened to a wonderful song by an Irish band, located in Paris. Here's a quote of their website: "A Rock, Pop rock mix who currently ply their trade in the burning suburbs and swanky streets of Paris. The four tracks that we have on here were recorded in a bedroom in one day so the're VERY rushed and VERY basic performances, but the basic ideas are their. A proper recording is in the works...ENJOY!!"

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01.09.2006 | Die wahren Helden des Körpers - die wahren Helden der Nacht

Just sitting in the train, heading to the mediaeval marriage of Kira's sister, snoozing, listening to Green Day, enjoying my FIRST DAY OF FREEDOM, thinking about my opportunities, options, perspectives. The women in the row before must have a great journey, because she is accompanied by an exraordinay reading about heroes. "Die wahren Helden des Körper: Das Kiefergelenk" is the haedline, followed by some lines that are so important that I am happy that they are written in big letters. "Schmerzhafte Verspannungen der Kaumuskulatur, Knacken beim Essen und Sprechen, aber auch Rückenschmerzen sind die Folgen, wenn wir sprichwörtlich versuchen, uns durchzubeißen." I mean, well, that's quite interesting. I start to reflect my last years, full of pain, awful headaches, unbelievable hurts of my back, and my Kaumuskulatur was more or less not able to work any more. All this just because I was kind of fighting out my daily business... ? And, what's most remarkable - I never cared for my real hero - my maxillary-joint! Shame on me! Ah, have another look She is just turning the the page (which was p 14 of "Freizeit Revue"), and some more fascinating questions and facts reach my brain:"Darf im Sommer täglich gegrillt werden" - "So bleiben Gardinen strahlend weiß" Oh god! How did I manage my life without ever thinking about the real questions of the world, questions that are so difficult to answer, that I guess even 42 wouldn't give me a clue to the solution. She's turning the page again. And, hey: "Schon wieder Harndrang? Ohne Harndrang lebt sich's leichter!" Come to think about it, I have to agree completely.

Later that day. Driven 400 km in distance, but I passed up to 500 years - in time: The mediaeval marriage of Anette and Oliver. At the very beginning I didn't feel very comfortable with my White-Unicorn-Robe-Brown-Robin-Hood-Cap- Masquerade, (see above | thanks a lot, Svenno), but a couple of hours - what in fact means some sips of met and beer - later, I began to feel comfortable an enjoyed a warm summer night with an whole grilled pork, mountains of fresh bread, lard, smoked trouts, turkish honey and some more gulps of good Pils, served in huge crooks. We left already at half past 11, after the impressing show of some fire spitting jugglers, which was fascinating for all of us, especially Nathalie couldn't stop to spent some "Handgeklapper", But after they had finshed their exciting show, Nathalie was toast. When we reached home, I put off my costume and felt asleep at the same moment. My first night in freedom :-)

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Nathalie, serenading.

When i listened to this today, i felt really beloved.

Customer Service 2: Saeco | DeLonghi | DTS GmbH

Again, I am impressed. Today, my Saeco Aroma Nero gave her last jet stream. I felt a big need for a good cappucino, went into the kitchen and switched the machine on and went back to my work - where I forgot both, the machine and my coffee addiction. About two hours later, I remarked silence, which in this case means that didn't hear the garling and groaring of my black coffee maker. Suddenly, my desire for coffee woke up again, so I hurried into the kitchen, and at the first glance I could remark that she was suddenly overtaken by death. Uhh, this could happen, but not when I am about to prepare coffee. First, I opened the machine, but after a quick visual inpection I had to call for prefessionel help. So I googled for Saeco, they gave me the number of DTS, their Customer Center in Munich. I called in and they put me through to a friendly guy in the repair shop. I told him the problem an he desribed me exactly what to do now. In the middle of the machine, on top of the boiler, I found a spring-loaded-switch which i touched gently. That's it!!!
How much trouble this information avoids me! Packing and sending the machine, waiting for weeks, beeing not longer a human beeing without my morning cappucino - could you envision?!

The kitchen scales miracles

Eight years ago, we purchased a kitchen scales from a local department store. Nothing special, but a good, reliable (as we thought) "Dr. Oetker" branded good, manufactured by Leifheit. It is a digital one, powered by, hm, whatever. There is no solar panel, no plug connector, no battery case. I wondered if this little machine produces the energy from the micrometer-moves of its platform where I can place my bowls - or if they gave me a veritable perpetuum mobile, which I would not expect for that small change. Maybe I should notice that there was a line written on the package: 10 years warranty. A promise like this is inspiring confidence, and so I started using it. I prepared a lot of wonderful meals, breads, cookies, and desserts, passing some tons of flour, Whole Rye Flour, sugar, yeast, in increments not heavier than 2000 grams over the scales -– but then, after a year or so, the digital display gave me instead of the expected 500 a: 0000. I was flutteringly thinking of a way out, the fingers of my left hand automatically forming the usual ctrl-alt-del-triangle, my other hand fingering the back-side of the tiny machine for a reset-button, when a thought crossed my mind. "That's the end of mystery and miracle, let'’s check the reality." I wrote a letter, wrapped the kitchen scales, sent it back to the manufacturer freight collect and started to wait. Now the true miracle happened. It took only a couple of days, than the postmen rang the bell, and -– yes, you'’re right! -– a brand-new kitchen-scales arrived at our home.
That was six years ago. Yesterday, the postman rang again. Think again! - No I bet you really couldn't imagine. It'’s the new Dr. Oetker kitchen scale. Our fifth. With an remarkable, quantum-leap-like engineering improvement: on the bottom I found a battery case.
I a’m looking forward for an infinite cooperation.
And, well, thanks a lot to the Leifheit customer orientated way of handling complaints!!!

Doc visiting weeks

Gosh. My foot and leg still hurt like hell. I'm not able to walk more than 15 steps without a break. Unbelieveable. Today, I was at the doctors again. At first, I visited a new ortopedist, who veryfies the already known diagnosis: rupture of a muscle fibre. But sha had another apprehension: thrombosis. For obtaining clarification, i visited another doctor an 6 pm, who had a really cool machine for viewing inside my venes without injekting any contrast agent. After he greases me with the typical cold gel, he turns out the light, which was a little - well, unexpected - and then he began the color duplex sonography. Absolutely amazing, what kind of quality pictures this machine produces of my body interour. Wow!
But, best wow!, there wasn't the merest hint for a thrombosis - just a hematoma.
So, I'll hurry (whatever that means for me in these days) to my Doc again and see what will happen next.

Da bin ich! Here am I!

Wow! For the first time in her life, Nathalie shows a new way of conciousness - self-conciousness. While playing hide-and-seek, when she usually hides herself behind a towel, looking to me very excited and answering my mumbles "Oh! Where is Nathalie? Is she in the bathtub?" with an shy little "Neeiiin" - she yesterday said: "Da bin ich!" Here am I!

Back in Munich

Beeing back in Munich makes it a little bit difficult to post things that I think are worth to talk about. Today, I had a training in speech and breath-techniques, which was really worth attending. Unfortunately, I had a little accident during a "get-together" activity so that I went to hospital the late evening. The doctor diagnosed me with rupture of muscle fibre which means that I have to stay at home for a couple of days, not stressing my right leg. Bad luck, wasn't it?

This means no videos for a couple of days.

New single performed live in the Big Melting Apple Pot by Nick At Night

Come on, comment!

Give me a short (or longer) feedback about my New York impressions. I'd love to hear from you.

Starbucks and no end.

1.43 am. Hanging around at Starbucks Lincoln Center. The place is quite busy - just like me. I just posted the catch of the day. I ran around the city beween 2nd and 8th Avenue, and between 18th and 64th Street, zig zagging to all the interesting places. Talking to nice poeple, getting friendly comments to my questions, enjoying lunch and dinner. Just one more night and I'll head back to Munich. Looking forward to see Nathalie and Kira, asking me lot's of questions about the rest. Again and again and again, there's nothing more to consider than: That's the best place for life.

NewYorkCity Walk #4 (Nightwalk)

Nightwalk includes: Starbucks restroom, Love Love Love, Empire State Building, Times Square, Billboards, Advertising and Poeple, Stretched Limousines, Kebab, Hummer, Targets, Noodles, Police, Hard Rock, Yellow Cabs, mtv, Peanuts, Portland Square Hotel, GE-Building, Radio City Music Hall, Horses, Rainbow Room, Ice Skiing, Rockefeller Center, Illumination, Prometheus, First Steps, Flags, Churches, SAKS, Art, Flowers, MetLife, sbarro, Heroes, Action, Chrysler, Grand Central, Micheal Jordan, Little Italy, Equinox, Toys'R'Us... Imagine living here!

NewYorkCity Walk #3

Includes: Union Square, Rap und Break-Dance, Lower East Side, Parking, Big Cars, Natalies Unisex, Psychic Reader, Empire State Building, Verwackeltes.

Living with children in NYC #2

Listen how it really is!
How it really is.

Living with children in NYC #1

Listen how it really is!

NewYorkCity Walk #2

Includes: Empire State Building, the King, Madison Square Garden, Tristesse of an Pennsylvanian Hotel Room, Manhatten Mall, Starbucks, NYPD, Frogs, Big M, Bycicle Rides

NewYorkCity Walk #1

This is a first of a series of 4 videos. I shot them all today. The idea was to do only a couple of 3 second shots so that i have no need to do any cutting work on it. In a way, I think, it works, but it would be better to work on it when I am back at hoem.

Part One includes: Museum of Sex, Hacker Braeu, America, NY, Souvenirs, Musicians, Flatiron, Buildings, Drunkards, Delis, Union Square Neighbourhood: Market, more Musicians, Apple Pie, Coolness, NYFA, Playground.

Breakfast?

Starbucks

Everybody loves Starbucks.

I can prove it!

Drive to NYC

Hi,
die Reise war sehr relaxed. Wenig Verkehr, alles geht so bei 65 mph langsam vor sich hin. Noch relaxter ging es vor dem Lincoln-Tunnel zu. Die Querung des Hudson dauerte ungefährt eine Stunde - dafür sind 6 $ natürlich nicht wirklich viel Geld.
Car Rental und Hotel liegen keine 5 Minuten auseinander. Der Weg war kurz, aber kalt. um 19.00 Ortszeit war ich im Hotel und nicht willens, noch einen Schritt zu gehen. Um 8 hab ich mich auf den Weg gemacht zut Barnes & Noble. Geöffnet bis 24 Uhr, da kann man lange rumhängen und stöbern und lesen oder bei Starbuck's CaffeLatte trinken.

im schlappigen T-Shirt im Hotelzimmer

Saratoga Springs, NY