Off Topic 2020-06-26

Books Future Shock is a 1970 book by the futurist Alvin Toffler, in which the author defines the term „future shock“ as a certain psychological state of individuals and entire societies. The shortest definition for the term in the book is a personal perception of „too much change in too Read More

Homework for 2020-07-03

Christine & Antje http://short.pbao.de/200703hw A The rise of data capital article as pdf B How to build a city for an ageing population 1 main audio file plus 1 short video C Tech that tricks the brain 1 main audio file plus 1 short video Assignment choose at least one Read More

Homework for 2020-06-26

Thilo & Michael http://files.pbao.de/index.php/s/Lcf5axM5ZCcQzPp 1. Gaslighting 2 Online Articles about Gaslighting both are available as links and as pdf part 1 is also available as an audio file Part 1: https://forge.medium.com/prepare-for-the-ultimate-gaslighting-6a8ce3f0a0e0 Part 2: https://forge.medium.com/the-gaslighting-has-begun-resist-aac3658813d4 2. Future Shock 1 chapter as pdf choose one or both topics read (or listen), understand Read More

Off Topic 2020-06-19

Books Rutger BregmanUtopia for Realists:And How We Can Get There GÖTZ W. WERNEREinkommen für alleBedingungsloses Grundeinkommen – die Zeit ist reif Other Topics Those who fall asleep in a democracymight wake up in a dictatorship Switzerland’s voters reject basic income planhttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36454060 Coronavirus: Spain set for basic income to ease crisis Read More

Off Topic 2020-06-12

Canary Test and its origin Technical viewhttps://dzone.com/articles/canary-tests#:~:text=Canary%20Tests%20are%20minimal%20tests,the%20other%20tests%20are%20red. Originhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentinel_species#:~:text=The%20idea%20of%20placing%20a,toxic%20gases%2C%20primarily%20carbon%20monoxide. There are countless examples of environmental effects on animals that later manifested in humans. The classic example is the „canary in the coal mine„. The idea of placing a canary or other warm blooded animal in a mine to detect carbon monoxide was first proposed by John Scott Haldane, Read More

Off Topic 2020-06-05

The Extra Mile Matthew 5:41 In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads:And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. The World English Bible translates the passage as:Whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two. Scholarly versions of this Read More

Homework for 2020-06-05

Assigned to Alexander & Christine You can choose one of the two articles (or both 🙂 ) you can work together or just by yourself next week you will be presenting a short summary (5 -10 Minutes) you can just tell us what it is all about, or also use Read More

Diners, the original prefab success story

These streamlined eateries offer nostalgia, a cheap meal, and prefabricated construction at its best https://www.curbed.com/2017/5/30/15716116/restaurants-diners-prefab-historic-preservation

When will you do what? – Anticipating Temporal Occurrences of Activities

An der Universität Bonn entwickelte Software kann künftige Handlungen treffsicher vorhersagen https://www.uni-bonn.de/neues/154-2018 Informatiker der Universität Bonn haben eine Software entwickelt, die ein paar Minuten in die Zukunft blicken kann: Das Programm lernt zunächst aus Videosequenzen die typische Abfolge von Aktionen, etwa beim Kochen. Basierend auf diesem Wissen kann es dann Read More

Passwords and their safety

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