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		<title>How Finns are going fishing when the lakes are frozen</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:04:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Fishing under ice&#8221; at Saarijärvi in Vaala, Finland by Juuso Mettälä]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Fishing under ice&#8221; at Saarijärvi in Vaala, Finland by <a href="http://vimeo.com/juusom">Juuso Mettälä</a></p>
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		<title>Helsinki and Portugal</title>
		<link>http://www.apfelkraut.org/2011/10/helsinki-and-portugal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 21:12:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New photo sets of our summer holidays have arrived in the Gallery: Portugal: Peniche, Sintra and Lisboa, Aug 2011 (170 pics) Portugal: Viana do Castelo, Praia de Mira and Coimbra, Aug 2011 (111 pics) Portugal: Porto, Campo do Gerês and &#8230; <a href="http://www.apfelkraut.org/2011/10/helsinki-and-portugal/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 151px"><a href="http://gallery.apfelkraut.org"><img alt="Black Man" src="http://www.apfelkraut.org/gallery/various/DSC_8560.jpg" title="Black Man" width="141" height="350" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The mysterious black man (as seen in Porto and Lisboa)</p></div>
<p>New photo sets of our summer holidays have arrived in the <a href="http://www.apfelkraut.org/gallery/">Gallery</a>:</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.apfelkraut.org/gallery/2011_lisboa/index.html">Portugal: Peniche, Sintra and Lisboa, Aug 2011</a> (170 pics)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.apfelkraut.org/gallery/2011_coimbra/index.html">Portugal: Viana do Castelo, Praia de Mira and Coimbra, Aug 2011</a> (111 pics)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.apfelkraut.org/gallery/2011_porto/index.html">Portugal: Porto, Campo do Gerês and Ponte de Lima, Aug 2011</a> (163 pics)</li>
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<p>And finally also the second part of our trip to good old Finland last year:</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.apfelkraut.org/gallery/2010_helsinki/index.html">Suomi: Parainen and Helsinki, Aug 2010</a> (58 pics)</li>
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		<title>World Wide Investment Fund For Nature and More</title>
		<link>http://www.apfelkraut.org/2011/06/world-wide-investment-fund-for-nature-and-more/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 22:33:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>apfelkraut</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sind Sie für eine konstruktive Zusammenarbeit mit Monsanto und anderen Freunden der Gentechnik? Verstehen Sie unter nachhaltiger Landwirtschaft den monokulturellen Anbau von nachwachsenden Rohstoffen? Sehen Sie es als beachtlichen Erfolg, wenn dabei 0,5 % des ursprünglichen Urwaldes durch unser Engagement &#8230; <a href="http://www.apfelkraut.org/2011/06/world-wide-investment-fund-for-nature-and-more/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sind Sie für eine konstruktive Zusammenarbeit mit <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsanto">Monsanto</a> und anderen Freunden der Gentechnik? Verstehen Sie unter nachhaltiger Landwirtschaft den monokulturellen Anbau von nachwachsenden Rohstoffen? Sehen Sie es als beachtlichen Erfolg, wenn dabei 0,5 % des ursprünglichen Urwaldes durch unser Engagement erhalten werden konnte und als ausschließlicher Lebensraum für alle vertriebenen Arten dient? Möchten Sie dafür spenden, dass wir mit Ihren Geldern unerschlossene Gebiete kartographieren, um sie dann nachhaltig durch die Palmölindustrie <del>brandroden</del> bewirtschaften zu lassen? Sind Sie für die professionelle Jagd auf Wilderer durch von Ihnen finanzierte Söldner? Dann schieben Sie jetzt Ihre Ablassabgabe rüber, so wie dies auch schon Ölkonzerne und andere, nicht ganz so ökologisch und nachhaltig ausgerichtete Großkonzerne erfolgreich gemacht haben &#8230; in manchmal, vielleicht nicht ganz so transparenten Vorgängen.</p>
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<p>So oder so ähnlich müssten eigentlich der Werbetext für eine der größten Naturschutzorganisationen der Welt lauten, schenkt man der WDR Sendung &#8220;Der Pakt mit dem Panda: Was uns der WWF verschweigt&#8221; (<a href="http://www.daserste.de/doku/beitrag_dyn~uid,0suwq2mshunzgo89~cm.asp" class="broken_link">ARD Seite</a> | <a href="http://www.ardmediathek.de/ard/servlet/content/3517136?documentId=7495082" class="broken_link">Mediathek</a>) von <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilfried_Huismann">Wilfried Huismann</a> Glauben. Selbstverständlich stimmt das alles nicht und der <a href="http://www.wwf.de/themen/huismann-kritik-pakt-mit-dem-panda-faktencheck/">WWF klärt sofort auf</a>. Bereits die Vorankündigung wurden durch den knurrenden Panda leicht zurechtgestutzt (<a href="http://www.daserste.de/doku/beitrag_dyn~uid,0suwq2mshunzgo89~cm.asp" class="broken_link">siehe ARD Seite</a>).</p>
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<p>Eine textuelle Zusammenfassung der Sendung gibt es bei der <a href="http://www.sueddeutsche.de/medien/wdr-recherchen-ueber-den-world-wide-fund-for-nature-wwf-am-tisch-mit-monsanto-1.1111269">sueddeutsche.de</a>, auch die <a href="http://taz.de/1/leben/medien/artikel/1/ein-panda-mit-kratzern/">taz.de</a> hat mitgeschaut.</p>
<p>Was wohl <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi_Chi_(giant_panda)">Chi Chi</a> dazu sagen würde?</p>
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		<title>The Story of Linux</title>
		<link>http://www.apfelkraut.org/2011/04/the-story-of-linux/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:16:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the occasion of Linux&#8217;s 20th birthday, the Linux Foundation released a nice clip summarizing the history of GNU/Linux &#8230; just missing a bit the GNU part of it.]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On the occasion of Linux&#8217;s 20th birthday, the <a href="http://www.linuxfoundation.org/">Linux Foundation</a> released a nice clip summarizing the history of GNU/Linux &#8230; just missing a bit the <a href="http://www.gnu.org/">GNU part</a> of it.</p>
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		<title>The untold story of planned obsolescence</title>
		<link>http://www.apfelkraut.org/2011/03/the-untold-story-of-planned-obsolescence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 23:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Light Bulb Conspiracy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that the lifetime of light bulbs once used to last for more than 2500 hours and was reduced &#8211; on purpose &#8211; to just 1000 hours? Did you know that nylon stockings once used to be that &#8230; <a href="http://www.apfelkraut.org/2011/03/the-untold-story-of-planned-obsolescence/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Did you know that the lifetime of light bulbs once used to last for more than 2500 hours and was reduced &#8211; on purpose &#8211; to just 1000 hours? Did you know that nylon stockings once used to be that stable that you could even use them as tow rope for cars and its quality was reduced just to make sure that you will soon need a new one? Did you know that you might have a tiny little chip inside your printer that was just placed there so that your device will &#8220;break&#8221; after a predefined number of printed pages thereby assuring that you buy a new one? Did you know that Apple originally did not intend to offer any battery exchange service for their iPods/iPhones/iPads just to enable you to continuously contribute to the growth of this corporation?</p>
<p>This strategy was maybe first thought through already <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned_obsolescence">in the 19th century</a> and later on for example motivated by Bernhard London in 1932 in his paper <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media:London_%281932%29_Ending_the_depression_through_planned_obsolescence.pdf#file">&#8220;Ending the Depression Through Planned Obsolescence&#8221;</a>. The intentional design and manufacturing of products with a limited lifespan to assure repeated purchases is denoted as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned_obsolescence">&#8220;planned/programmed obsolescence&#8221;</a> and we are all or at least most of us upright and thoroughly participating in this doubtful endeavor. Or did you not recently think about buying a new mobile phone / computer / car / clothes / &#8230; because your old one unexpectedly died or just because of this very cool new feature that you oh so badly need?</p>
<div class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 260px"><a href="http://www.media314.cat/cat/docu_24.html"><img alt="The Light Bulb Conspiracy" src="http://www.apfelkraut.org/gallery/various/lightbulb.jpg" title="The Light Bulb Conspiracy" width="250" height="357" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">&quot;The Light Bulb Conspiracy&quot; by Cosima Dannoritzer</p></div>
<p>A really well done documentary that provides a comprehensive overview about and a detailed insight into this topic recently <a href="http://www.arte.tv/de/Die-Welt-verstehen/Die-Wegwerfer/3714422.html">aired on Arte</a> and other European television networks. It is entitled <a href="http://www.media314.cat/cat/docu_24.html">&#8220;The Light Bulb Conspiracy &#8211; The untold story of planned obsolescence&#8221;</a> (aka &#8220;Pyramids of Waste&#8221;, DE: &#8220;Kaufen für die Müllhalde&#8221;, FR: &#8220;Prêt à jeter&#8221;, ES: &#8220;Comprar, tirar, comprar&#8221;) and is a French/Spanish production directed by Cosima Dannoritzer. Recordings of the movie have been uploaded to various video portals, for example currently available on YouTube in <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HnW6Mm5sUI" class="broken_link">EN/International with Norwegian subtitles</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD2GZUfULv4" class="broken_link">DE</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9CItXwhA6E" class="broken_link">FR</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QosF0b0i2f0" class="broken_link">ES</a>. Just the official TV and Internet broadcasts were <a href="http://www.mediapro.es/eng/news/17019.html" class="broken_link">viewed by over 2,500,000 people</a>.</p>
<p>If you like to follow up on some of the documentary&#8217;s content, here are the links: The light bulb at the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department can be watched <a href="http://www.centennialbulb.org/cam.htm">here via web cam</a>. Wikipedia has some more information on the Phoebus cartel in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebus_cartel">EN</a> and <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ph%C3%B6buskartell">DE</a>. The referenced clip about the tremendous waste of ink by inkjet printers can be found at Atomic Shrimp: <a href="http://www.atomicshrimp.com/st/content/inkjet_printer/">&#8220;The Dirty Little Secret Of Inkjet Printers&#8221;</a>. The software to reset the page counter of various Epson printers can be found here: <a href="http://www.ssclg.com/epsone.shtml">SSC Service Utility for Epson Stylus Printers</a>. The people that made <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkrRCgFZhGo">&#8220;iPod&#8217;s Dirty Secret&#8221;</a> are the <a href="http://neistatbrothers.com/">Neistat Brothers</a>. The tough guy from Ghana that collects evidences at the dumping grounds to identify the orignators of electric waste is Mike Anane and he also contributed to the report <a href="http://www.greenpeace.org/raw/content/international/press/reports/poisoning-the-poor-electonic.pdf" class="broken_link">&#8220;Poisoning the poor &#8211; Electronic waste in Ghana&#8221;</a> issued by Greenpeace.</p>
<p>That planned obsolescence may be needed or even is substantial to appease the ever-growing hunger to achieve continuous and distinct economic growth that is natural to nations with advanced economies aka developed (?) countries is one part. The past and present is comprised of numerous advocates and supporters with well-engineered argumentations in favor of this business strategy. But even the ultimate argument gets immediately and indisputably absurd and unreasonable when it comes to the thereby produced waste &#8211; the other part of planned obsolescence. &#8220;The Light Bulb Conspiracy&#8221; quite clearly showed where this leads to and especially where all the resulting waste is dumped.</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s keep that in mind while impatiently waiting for the release of the next generation of the iPhone &#8230;</p>
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<strong>Trailer &#8220;The Light Bulb Conspiracy&#8221;</strong><br />
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[written and directed by Cosima Dannoritzer]<br />
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		<title>Moddi / Kråkesølv, Twiggy Frostbite and Holstuonarmusigbigbandclub</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 22:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Moddi / Kråkesølv &#8211; &#8220;Magpie Eggs&#8221; Unplugged session of the bands Moddi (Homepage, MySpace, bandcamp) and Kråkesølv (Homepage, MySpace), both from Norway. The song &#8220;Magpie Eggs&#8221; is taken from Moddis new album &#8220;Floriography&#8221; (2010). Twiggy Frostbite &#8211; &#8220;Heroes&#8221; The actual &#8230; <a href="http://www.apfelkraut.org/2011/02/moddi-krakes%c3%b8lv-twiggy-frostbite-and-holstuonarmusigbigbandclub/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Moddi / Kråkesølv &#8211; &#8220;Magpie Eggs&#8221;</strong><br />
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<p>Unplugged session of the bands Moddi (<a href="http://www.moddi.no/">Homepage</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/moddimusikk">MySpace</a>, <a href="http://moddi.bandcamp.com/">bandcamp</a>) and Kråkesølv (<a href="http://www.krakesolv.no/">Homepage</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/krakesolv">MySpace</a>), both from Norway. The song &#8220;Magpie Eggs&#8221; is taken from Moddis new album &#8220;Floriography&#8221; (2010).</p>
<p><strong>Twiggy Frostbite &#8211; &#8220;Heroes&#8221;</strong><br />
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<p>The actual song &#8220;Heroes&#8221; starts in the video at about 01:01 &#8230; for those who are not that fluent in Swedish. It is taken from their album &#8220;Through Fire&#8221; (2009). A second part of the concert is also <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NGuF9LWsEk">available at YouTube</a>. They are just having a <a href="http://www.myspace.com/twiggyfrostbite">site at MySpace</a> and seem to be in the studio right now according to their <a href="http://twitter.com/twiggyfrostbite">Twitter account</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Holstuonarmusigbigbandclub &#8211; &#8220;Vo Mello bis ge Schoppornou&#8221;</strong><br />
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<p>The song &#8220;Vo Mello bis ge Schoppornou&#8221; of the Austrian band Holstuonarmusigbigbandclub (<a href="http://www.hmbc.at/">Homepage</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/holstuonarmusigbigbandclub">MySpace</a>) was until now just released as single but is currently approaching 3 million views at YouTube.</p>
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		<title>Past and present aligned in photographs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 23:50:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you also one of those who is mournfully pretending that everything in the past has been better than nowadays or who cannot wait until time travel is finally more than fiction? Maybe these two photographic compilations that are approaching &#8230; <a href="http://www.apfelkraut.org/2011/02/past-and-present-aligned-in-photographs/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Are you also one of those who is mournfully pretending that everything in the past has been better than nowadays or who cannot wait until time travel is finally more than fiction? Maybe these two photographic compilations that are approaching this subject in slightly different ways could be worth a click &#8230;</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://irinawerning.com/back-to-the-fut/back-to-the-future/"><img alt="" src="http://www.apfelkraut.org/gallery/various/irinawerning_com_1.jpg" title="Irina Werning: Back to the future - MARITA &#038; COTY IN 1977 &#038; 2010, Bueno" width="400" height="158" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Irina Werning: Back to the future - MARITA &#038; COTY IN 1977 &#038; 2010, Bueno</p></div>
<p><a href="http://irinawerning.com/">Irina Werning</a>, coming from Buenos Aires, started in 2010 a project that she named <a href="http://irinawerning.com/back-to-the-fut/back-to-the-future/">&#8220;Back to the Future&#8221;</a>. After pulling out some old-fashioned photographs from childhood days, which were probably hoped to be better never brought back into the light of the day again, she tried to reenact the exact same setting just now, 30-40 years after the original scene and actor(s) were caught on celluloid. Whilst she is admitting that she might be a bit obsessive in doing so, at least one could say the she succeeded to ultimate perfection. [via <a href="http://de-bug.de/medien/archives/irina-werning-back-to-the-future.html">de-bug.de</a>]</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://irinawerning.com/back-to-the-fut/back-to-the-future/"><img alt="" src="http://www.apfelkraut.org/gallery/various/irinawerning_com_2.jpg" title="Irina Werning: Back to the future - CECILE IN 1987 &#038; 2010, France" width="300" height="228" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Irina Werning: Back to the future - CECILE IN 1987 &#038; 2010, France</p></div>
<p>For those who are more interested in places and eyeing a single photograph, the Flickr photo pool <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/lookingintothepast/">&#8220;Looking Into the Past&#8221;</a> as also stunning treasures to be revealed. Some brought the actual photograph back to the place where it was originally taken, some other utilized means of digital imaging to match the former with the current scenery. [via <a href="http://www.spreeblick.com/2011/02/14/looking-into-the-past/">spreeblick.com</a>]</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/photimages/4687666293/" title="La Chaussée Jules César à Ermont by Photimages, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4068/4687666293_9693cfc5ec.jpg" width="470" height="304" alt="La Chaussée Jules César à Ermont" /></a></p>
<p>Butter better check them out for yourself: <a href="http://irinawerning.com/back-to-the-fut/back-to-the-future/">&#8220;Back to the Future&#8221;</a> | <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/lookingintothepast/">&#8220;Looking Into the Past&#8221;</a></p>
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		<title>Eine etwas andere Art des Computerspiels: Inside the Haiti Earthquake</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 23:09:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Im Oktober/November 2010 hat die kanadische Produktionsfirma PTV Productions unter dem Namen &#8220;Inside the Haiti Earthquake&#8221; eine etwas andere Art der First-Person Simulation veröffentlicht. Mit &#8220;Inside the Haiti Earthquake&#8221; kann der Spieler interaktiv in der Rolle eines Journalisten, eines Helfers &#8230; <a href="http://www.apfelkraut.org/2011/01/eine-etwas-andere-art-des-computerspiels-inside-the-haiti-earthquake/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Im Oktober/November 2010 hat die kanadische Produktionsfirma <a href="http://www.ptvproductions.ca/">PTV Productions</a> unter dem Namen &#8220;Inside the Haiti Earthquake&#8221; eine etwas andere Art der First-Person Simulation veröffentlicht. </p>
<p><div id="attachment_1738" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 330px"><a href="http://www.insidedisaster.com/experience/Main.html"><img src="http://www.apfelkraut.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Ithe.jpeg" alt="" title="Ithe" width="320" height="242" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1742"" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Serious Game: <em>Inside the Haiti Earthquake</em> (PTV Productions)</p></div><br />
Mit <a href="http://www.insidedisaster.com/experience/Main.html">&#8220;Inside the Haiti Earthquake&#8221;</a> kann der Spieler interaktiv in der Rolle eines Journalisten, eines Helfers oder eines Überlebenden die Ausmaße und Eindrücke der Erdbebenkatastrophe in Haiti hautnah erleben (<a href="http://insidedisaster.com/haiti/">mehr Informationen</a>). Das Spiel kann kostenlos im Internet gespielt werden, auf die Vergabe von Spielpunkten oder gar die Kür eine Gewinners wurde entsprechend verzichtet. [via <a href="http://www.zeit.de/digital/games/2011-01/serious-game-haiti">zeit.de</a>]</p>
<p>Die Produktion war für die <a href="http://www.nextmediaevents.com/cnma/">Canadian New Media Awards 2010</a> in den Kategorien &#8220;Best Cross-Platform Project&#8221; und &#8220;Best Web-Based Game&#8221; nominiert.</p>
<p>Möchte man das Genre mit Begriffen aus der traditionellen Computerspielewelt bezeichnen, dann treffen es wohl am besten &#8220;Adventure&#8221; oder &#8220;Rollenspiel&#8221;, obwohl die eigentlich richtige Kategorie dafür <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serious_Game">&#8220;Serious Game&#8221;</a> ist. Die Produzenten selbst wählen lieber die Bezeichnungen &#8220;interactive experience&#8221; oder &#8220;role-playing simulation&#8221; [via <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amanda-lin-costa/disaster-a-serious-game_b_776949.html">huffingtonpost.com</a>], da die Assoziationen die man mit einem Computerspiel im eigentlichen Sinne verbindet &#8211; wie zum Beispiel Spaß und Unterhaltung &#8211; in diesem Fall alles andere als zutreffend sind.</p>
<div id="attachment_1743" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 330px"><a href="http://www.honkytonk.fr/index.php/webdoc/"><img src="http://www.apfelkraut.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Coal.jpeg" alt="Coal" title="Coal" width="320" height="212" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1743" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Serious Game: <em>Voyage au bout du charbon / Journey to the End of Coal</em> (Honkytonk Films)</p></div>
<p>Inspiriert wurde das Projekt von <a href="http://www.honkytonk.fr/index.php/webdoc/">&#8220;Voyage au bout du charbon / Journey to the End of Coal&#8221;</a>, einer französischen Produktion von <a href="http://www.honkytonk.fr/">Honkytonk Films</a>, in Zusammenarbeit mit <a href="http://www.amnesty.de/">Amnesty International</a> und <a href="http://www.reporter-ohne-grenzen.de/">Reporter ohne Grenzen</a>, in welcher interaktiv die Lebens- und Arbeitsbedingungen chinesischer Kohleminenarbeiter erspielt werden können (<a href="http://www.honkytonk.fr/index.php/portfolio/journeytotheendofcoal/">mehr Informationen</a>).</p>
<p>Auch wenn das Format &#8220;Serious Game&#8221; im ersten Moment etwas ungewöhnlich ja nicht sogar inkorrekt/unpassend erscheinen mag, so kann durch die interaktive Mitwirkung des Spielers am Handlungsablauf eine vielleicht noch tiefgründigere und umfassendere Auseinandersetzung mit der eigentlichen Thematik erreicht werden, als es zum Beispiel mit einem klassischen Dokumentarfilm möglich wäre. Mal schauen, welche Themen als nächstes bearbeitet werden.</p>
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		<title>CSU und ihr Blick hinter die Fassade der Grünen</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 18:55:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>apfelkraut</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nach dem ersten Anschauen des Videos &#8220;Ein Blick hinter die Fassade der Grünen&#8221; mag es schwer fallen zu glauben, dass es sich dabei wirklich um einen offiziellen &#8216;Beitrag&#8217; einer Partei handelt, die noch mehr oder weniger die Kontrolle über das &#8230; <a href="http://www.apfelkraut.org/2011/01/csu-und-ihr-blick-hinter-die-fassade-der-grunen/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nach dem ersten Anschauen des Videos &#8220;Ein Blick hinter die Fassade der Grünen&#8221; mag es schwer fallen zu glauben, dass es sich dabei wirklich um einen offiziellen &#8216;Beitrag&#8217; einer Partei handelt, die noch mehr oder weniger die Kontrolle über das größte Bundesland hat, ja sogar an der bundesdeutschen Regierung beteiligt ist.</p>
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[via <a href="http://www.netzpolitik.org/2011/video-des-tages-csu-versucht-negative-campaigning/">netzpolitik.org</a>]</p>
<p>Aber ein Blick auf <a href="http://www.csu.de/partei/aktuelles/1811116.htm" class="broken_link">deren Website</a> und den zugehörigen <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/csumedia">YouTube Channel</a> bestätigen leider die Befürchtung. Laut Generalsekretär Alexander Dobrindt soll damit die &#8220;Pseudo-bürgerliche Fassade der Grünen demaskieren&#8221; werden.</p>
<p>Böse Zungen die auch schon seit längerem behaupten mögen, dass sich die CSU auf all Ihren Bierzelt-Wahlveranstaltungen dumm gesoffen hat, gehen vielleicht etwas zu weit. Aber zumindest spricht dieses Video und auch die auf der Website verlinkten Plakatkampagnen in <a href="http://www.csu.de/dateien/partei/dokumente/wz_gruen_hoch.jpg">Text</a> und <a href="http://www.csu.de/dateien/partei/dokumente/wz_gruen_quer.jpg">Bild</a> sehr dafür, dass die ehemalige bayerische Volkspartei auch den letzten Funken an Kreativität und ernst zu nehmenden politischen Argumentationsvermögen verloren hat. Ok &#8230; das war auch noch nie Ihre Stärke, wie man zum Beispiel bei den <a href="http://www.apfelkraut.org/2008/01/csu-wahlkampf/">Kommunalwahlen in München 2008</a> gesehen hat.</p>
<p>Aber vielleicht ist es auch nur ein letztes Aufbäumen, um in Zeiten des bösen Internets und der YouTube Junkies doch noch den ein oder anderen potentiellen Unterstützer zumindest auf diesem Wege werben zu können. </p>
<p>Bleibt abzuwarten, wer am Ende alleine im Wald steht. Da soll es ja gerade in Bayern ziemlich viel davon geben &#8230;</p>
<p><em>Update (31.01.2011):</em> Die Seite der Kampagne auf der CSU Homepage gibt es nicht mehr &#8211; &#8220;Seite nicht gefunden (Fehler 404)&#8221; &#8211; die hier verlinkten Plakate sowie das Video bei YouTube sind aber noch vorhanden. Traurig, wenn der <a href="http://www.zeit.de/digital/datenschutz/2011-01/digitaler-radiergummi">digitale Radiergummi von Frau Aigner</a> nicht mal auf der eigenen Homepage funktioniert. Ein guter Remix des Videos kommt vom ZDF: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U399PEZOTXY" class="broken_link">&#8220;Ein Landrat steht im Bierzelt, ganz blau und du..&#8221;</a>.</p>
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		<title>Merry Christmas 2.0</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 12:24:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[["The Digital Story of Nativity" by excentric.pt]]]></description>
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<p>["The Digital Story of Nativity" by <a href="http://www.excentric.pt/">excentric.pt</a>]</p>
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