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Me on Swiss TV

For those curious about me supporting Germany during the EURO 2008, there is a short interview available that Blick.ch recorded at Seebad Enge during halftime of the finals against Spain (and after Fernando Torres scored the only goal). Jens on Swiss TV (FLV) …

¶ July 1, 2008, filed under .

Webdesign mit CSS: And the Winner Is …

Presenting the book raffle winner, photos of the gala, and survey results!

¶ March 22, 2008, filed under .

The 1,000 Dollar Donation

A few minutes ago, I donated the 1,000 US dollars I offered in the 1,000 Dollar Comment Game. I rounded the 1,000 dollars to 700 euros and remitted the money to the “Selbsthilfe für Wohnungslose e.V.”, Hannover – 400 euros directly to this aid group for homeless people, 300 euros to …

¶ March 1, 2008, filed under .

Akismet Plugins Archive

Since no older versions of famous WordPress spam protection plugin Akismet seem to be available (anymore?) even though this can be useful yet necessary, I decided to offer several former Akismet variants for download (your API key may get all excited) …

¶ February 27, 2008, filed under .

Joining Google

After an approach by Google in September, a few documents, tests, and interviews as well as some time for consideration it’s final: I will join Google in April, as a webmaster in Google’s EMEA development center in Zurich …

¶ January 18, 2008, filed under .

Thank You

Celebrating 365 days of meiert.com, English Edition.

¶ January 6, 2008, filed under .

2007 Retrospective, 2008 Outlook

Now that 2007 is gone it’s time for a quick personal recap and 2008 prognosis: The last year has been an interesting one that included professional change along with a relocation from Berlin to Bremen, gave birth to the Second Edition of my German CSS book, meant membership …

¶ January 2, 2008, filed under .

Meiert’s Law of Traffic Congestion

Meiert’s Law states that on motorways with a ban on passing on either side, driving on a passing lane while there is more than 4.167 times of speed (v in km/h) in meters room on the adjacent outer lane where traffic participants being nearby ahead drive v - 33.3 % minimum means traffic holdup and congestion.

¶ November 22, 2007, filed under .

Dark Days for Germany

Yesterday, on the historically significant November 9, the German government approved a law that requires telecommunications providers to retain all customer communication data for a period of six months, and allowing authorities to gain access to stored communications …

¶ November 10, 2007, filed under .

3 Great Learning Strategies for Generalists

“Lifelong learning” sounds like some sort of buzzword but it is necessary to develop and progress, and awesome to master. Mistakes are great, too, as they are accelerating the learning process, and this needs to be kept in mind especially in times in which people tend to be more and more unforgiving …

¶ November 2, 2007, filed under .

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