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Toyota USA ‘s official Stopping Procedure video about how to slow down and eventually park a runaway car thanks to a sticky accelerator pedal leaves me to wonder if many drivers using automatic gear shift are dummies.. or at least if Toyota thinks so. The instructions in this video are the basics that I was taught in a manual gear [...]

Andre wrote a new blog post: Are Automatic Drivers Dummies?

Toyota USA’s official Stopping Procedure video about how to slow down and eventually park a runaway car thanks to a sticky accelerator pedal leaves me to wonder if many drivers using automatic gear shift are dummies.. or at least if Toyota thinks so.
The instructions in this video are the basics that [...]

  4 months, 4 weeks ago · View

Andre wrote a new blog post: It is so humid in this flat..

Twitter ramblings about the humidity level in my Hong Kong flat:

It’s so humid that this building’s lobby looks like Venice’s flooded Piazza San Marco. No kidding, it even has carpet to stay dry, not slip.
It’s so humid that my laundry’s more wet half a day after washing than when right out of the laundry [...]

  5 months ago · View

Andre wrote a new blog post: Social Networks Purge

I finally took the time to sort through what I believe are all social and business networks I ever joined. There might be more but if so, then I just can’t remember them.
I personally am no fan of such networks but agree that they can be useful. The downside is a lot of time investment [...]

  5 months, 3 weeks ago · View

Andre wrote a new blog post: Europe’s Travel Border Mess #2

I thought I had it all finally figured out with non-EU tourists visiting Europe but it was all wrong that I was told by officials. At least that is according to the German border control at Frankfurt/Main International Airport (FRA).
If you are looking for the solution and want to skip all details [...]

  5 months, 3 weeks ago · View

Andre wrote a new blog post: My Twitter Clients

I am frequently asked what Twitter clients I am using and which ones I would recommend. This is a somewhat tricky question concerning the recommendation as it depends on a number of factors, such as platform, personal preference and requirements. In summary, I am actively using 7 clients right now but keep an [...]

  6 months ago · View

Andre wrote a new blog post: Europe’s Travel Borders Mess

Europe comes in many confusing forms and in particular so when it is about its members’ borders. While Europeans enjoy border-free traveling, that is tourist traveling for under 3 months or the paper work starts as well if someone would actually bother about it, the situation changes dramatically for all outsiders – read non-Europeans as [...]

  6 months, 1 week ago · View

Andre wrote a new blog post: Corporate Monkey

You can’t escape the monkeys. They will eventually rule the world.

Source: Dilbert.com

  6 months, 1 week ago · View

Andre wrote a new blog post: (Home) Office

I am frequently asked how, or more precisely, “where” I work. I travel frequently and seem not to have a “home base”; I work on my own, without an employer providing a fixed environment.
Working on one’s own does not mean there is no need for a proper office. However, it does give the privilege of being more [...]

  9 months, 2 weeks ago · View

Andre wrote a new blog post: Kindle Swindle

Amazon is releasing the international version of it’s portable e-reader Kindle.

I totally fail to understand the benefit of Amazon’s Kindle: I’ve seen tablet netbooks for same price, they come in color and are a real PC.
If I want a “book feeling”, I get a real [...]

  9 months, 3 weeks ago · View

Andre wrote a new blog post: Malaysia Tweet Diary

I documented my trip to Malaysia by using Twitter about once a day.

Hong Kong, 6am: have not been up this early since my last morning run in winter. Waiting for the 1st MTR train to arrive. Station still hot.
6:02 AM Sep 20th
This will be the 1st time [...]

  10 months ago · View

Andre wrote a new blog post: CN National Day Parade

Tweets commenting the Chinese National Day parade, shown live on TV:

Quiet outside, can stay home working until parade starts. Pearl runs CCTV9 Live all morning, too much info.. Better ATV at 9.45, seems less.
CCTV 9 (cctv-9.com) shows live parade streaming but site barely loads from HK. With <a href=”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Firewall” [...]

  10 months ago · View

Andre wrote a new blog post: Ikea tweets

Yesterday at Ikea:

I’m on a death march at Ikea..
Ikea is like a playground for adults.
Ikea’s hotdog and icecream shop is a female’s bait to get the male making it through to the end without committing murder or suicide.
Enjoying the icecream now. The “restaurant” has been completely renewed: much larger and better choice. Same [...]

  10 months, 2 weeks ago · View