the dao of flow

As every year the Chaos Computer Club organised a Chaos Communication Congress packed with talks, workshops and private discussions about freedom, information technology, cryptography, software, hacking, cracking, gadgets, art and more. It took place from December 27th to 30th in Berlin and provided the warm and friendly atmosphere usual for this this kind of meetings. [...]

EN: The current issue of Nature contains a special report [1] and an editorial [2] reporting the good quality of scientific articles in Wikipedia. A comparison shows that on average the number of errors is not much higher than in Encyclopaedia Britannica.
The topic is also discussed in the current entry of Nature [...]

EN: The TIMES ONLINE Obituaries reported yesterday the death of Donald Watson, the founder the Vegan Society. In his youth he made some experiences which convinced him to stop the consumption of meat and other animal products. He became 95 years old and seems to be an excellent proove that a plant based nutrition [...]

EN: As a reaction to the wrong information occuring in a Wikipedia entry about the US journalist John Seigenthaler the online encyclopedia has changed its policy. From now on people have to register to create articles, but modifications can still be done by anonymous users. The new rules are experimental and are only applied [...]

DE: In der aktuellen Techology Review (12/2005) ist ein Bericht Ìber Mikro-Blockheizkraftwerke fÌr den Hausgebrauch, die WÀrme und Strom aus Holzpeletts gewinnen, zu finden. Auch ohne auf die momentanen Probleme der Stromversorgung durch den Wintereinfall in einige Teilen Deutschland zu schauen klingt das nach einem sehr sinnvollen Konzept.

DE: Man glaub es kaum aber erst gibt Leute, die auch im fortgeschritteren Alter (> 20 a) noch nicht erleuchtet wurden … durch Feuerzangenbowle. Sie besteht haupsächlich aus Rotwein, Rum, Zucker und Gewürzen, aber die Zubereitung, das Verbrennung des Rums auf Zucker, macht sie olfaktorisch und visuell besonders. Es ist nun wieder Zeit diesem Klassiker [...]

EN: Okay, as usual keep in mind that correlation doesn’t necessarily have to mean causality but here is an article [1] about the correlation of a nations average religiosity and societal dysfunction like murders, suicide, abortion.
DE: Okay, wie immer sollte man sich vergegenwärtigen, dass Korrelation nicht zwingend gleichzusetzen ist mit Kausalität, aber hier berichtet ein [...]

EN: The best time of the year is close: The 22nd Chaos Communication Congress – 22C3 – will take place this year from Dec. 27th to Dec. 30th (as usual in Berlin). For more information have a look at the website, the weblog and the wiki.
Spread the word. See you there.