Three stunning days in a row here in Wellington. Conversely, Southland is having the worst snow in 50 years. I hear the Auckland vs. Southland rugby game is still going ahead tonight, though, because the Southlanders arrived with shovels and wheelbarrows to remove the 10cm of snow covering the field.
Firstly, the top 10 differences between Germany and the US, apparently. I love this post because it’s very similar to our experience in Germany a couple of weeks ago. (Was it really that soon? According to the calendar, it was less than a month ago that we arrived back in Germany just in time for our flights to Hong Kong.)
Secondly, personalised advertising based on facial recognition. What happens if there are too many people / multiple possibilities? How close will you have to stand? For how long? And on a related note, when will my Snapper Card integrate with my mobile? (That’s what I want to know. I seem to have a lot more issues with it than I did with Oyster Card, which I put down to having-t0-hold-it-very-still-for-two-whole-seconds-on-the-pad-before-it-works. Which is less useful when you’re also carrying shopping et. al..)
Thirdly, CERN discovers new particle results, called a “ridge-like structure”… so there may be something there! We went to hang out at CERN in Geneva back in early August. It was amazing wandering around the exhibits, even if the tours are booked out two months in advance!
thanks for the link love! Glad I could do our beloved Germany justice.