If money doesn't make you happy ..

.. then you probably aren't spending it right.

Unpredictability

There is a great article on unpredictability over here. This is my opinion on the matter.

X-Com: Enemy Unknown

Late first opinion

Little bit on Politics

If Obama had been elected by Germans he had scored a 'socialist'-like 95% result.

It lives!

Readers of this blog dropped by about 40% since I stopped writing in March. … This makes me wonder whether those 60% actually ever read my posts, or only the link list. Anyway, I might write a bit again in the future. No promises, though.

The Mass Effect 3 Ending

It doesn't make sense. Of course it doesn't!

A Ragequit at Spiegel Online

A ragequit in Germany's most popular online news site.

Quick Update: Mass Effect 3 Review

I moved to Northern Germany last week, in case you wondered why there's no posts. Since my job doesn't start immediately, I have some time playing games. Fortunately I didn't have to play the 1000th round of Civilization because Mass Effect 3 has been released.

Giannis' Comment

Last week Giannis made a comment on this post. I was tempted to reply in a comment, but decided to make it a blog post.

Blizzard fires 600 employees

I don't get this.

And so it begins

Some foretelling about the Euro crisis.

Gambling?

Imagine a new casino opens in your street. For curiosity's sake, one afternoon, you check it out.

Money is a Flawed Mirror

Imagine the government payed 10% of the population to dig holes and then fill them up again. Would that be bad?

Stimulus and Austerity

I tried to keep it short and focused. I really tried!

Greece

What did happen, what could happen and what will happen.

Credit II

This is a (modified) translation of an existing joke which doesn't seem to be available in English.

Credit

How a tourist makes a whole town happy.

Poor Family Values Make You Poor

Let's have a look at this assertion.

Taxes and Public Duties

Just a graph showing what your obligation towards the government is if you live as a single in Germany.

This Blog's Status

I wrote much less often in recent weeks. Here's what's going to happen in 2012.

Adam Smith on Lobbyists

I find this part of his work rarely quoted ...

Syncaine on the 1%

Just a quote from Syncaine.

'Suffering' in MMOs

I was trying to figure out what I would want to write about next. Then, this morning, Steven C sent me a mail and I decided to answer it publicly.

Intellectual Property, and more

I hope you have fun reading this unfocused post. Just promise me to stay civil in the comments.

Intellectual Property

Like so often, there are two sides to this argument: an ethical/moral one and an economic one. The economic one is the only one that should count.

Stop SOPA

PROTECT IP / SOPA Breaks The Internet from Fight for the Future on Vimeo.

DR on CC

Just making a quick note to myself.

Mr. Koster confuses me

I respect Raph Koster a lot but I really don't understand his latest blog post. And that's the polite way to put it.

No SW:TOR for me

I actually haven't really played SW:TOR since I returned from the new year vacation.

[Economy] Socialist Europe

The US, in many ways, is much more 'socialist' than Europe. And it's good for them!

[Economy] A little bit on the Euro crisis

Basically I just want to encourage you to read this paper by Hans-Werner Sinn and Timo Wollmershäuser. It has also been endorsed by Martin Wolf.

[Personal] LFJ

I am looking for a new occupation this year.