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Even germans often mistake the phenomena known as "New German Wave" for just an assortment of weird stuff. In reality, this cambrian explosion of new styles and bands paved the way for a variety of genres in Germany. Most bands went away quietly afterwards, some got (in)famous,
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Music is the universal language, they say. And every country and culture has their equivalents of grand symphonies, dirty ditties and horrible songs. Germany is no different... ...you'd think. And you'd be wrong. Especially in the 70es and 80es, there was a union of music, showmanship
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TV Shows, what a grande theme. The thing you have to realize at this point, is that when germans hear "show", they don't think of Law and Order or Baywatch - those are Serials in our lingo. A show is a grandiose affair, usually reserved for saturday
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There've been a few "this was terrifying, why?!" comments in the side channels to the last blogpost. Let me explain a bit, why Terrifying German Culture Hour exists: I'm a nerd. And so is the girlfriend. Being nerds, our interests are often... eclectic. And
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When one lives together with ones girlfriend who has been socialized in the US, and only caught the occasional glimpse of german TV, there is great fun to be had. At least for me, the girlfriend just kinda suffers through it. We call it "Terrifying German Culture Hour"
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Vor einiger Zeit hat sich mein jahrzehntelanges hartes Bloggen ausgezahlt: Ich bekam ein kostenloses Produkt zugeschickt, mit der Bitte um Rezension. Was gab es? Die Mord nach Rezept Krimidinner Box. Was so ein Krimidinner ist, muss ich glaube ich nicht mehr im Detail erklären, das ist ja schließlich schon seit
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Wer in den 90ern Egoshooter gespielt hat, hat bestimmt genau wie ich irgendwann staunend vor den Speedrun Videos gesessen. Da spielt ein unbekannter Held Quake in der absolut kürzesten Zeit durch. Klar, der Großteil der Monster wird dabei ignoriert, einen perfekten Score gibt es dabei auch nicht, und meistens sieht
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Ruinen! Das aktuelle Thema Rollenspielblog-Karnevals reizt mich mal wieder. Ruinen gehören zum Rollenspiel einfach dazu, sie zu erforschen und ihre Schätze zu rauben, hach, was will das Heldenherz mehr? Mir geht es hier und heute aber um etwas anderes: Die Ruinen von Abenteuern. Seien es Bruchstücke von Abenteuern, die
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This weekend, I invited a few friends to playtest Tales from the Loop with me. I already had a first exposure to the game during the annual new years gaming bash at Spielefeld, but that was with the Alpha version, and as a player. This time I was the referee,
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Those who know me, are aware that I am some sort of Hipster. As such, I of course have to be ahead of all the latest trends and topics de jour. In social media, that means that I of course need to have a Mastodon handle. In case you haven&
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I used to be a sysadmin. And I like to think that I was pretty good at my job. These days, my work is much more managerial with a strong emphasis on communication. The command line and I only meet occasionally, and I have to get help whenever I do
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Hin und wieder bin ich ja auch produktiv fürs Fandom tätig. Selten genug, aber in den letzten Jahren kommt der geordnete Output meist über das "Abenteuer. " Fanzine. Gespieltes Material von Fans für Fans - und eben gezielt für den nächsten Spieltisch. Mitmachen kann jeder, solange man denn zwei Peers