ESWC 2012 in Munich on November 24 and 25.

Join us Early-Bird in Munich as sponsor or participant. Infos on last year´s conference in London can be found here. And if you got questions please send me an email to: software ..at.. email.de. Looking forward to your coming.

Whoever says to this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' ...

Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς λέγει αὐτοῖς· ἔχετε πίστιν Θεοῦ. Ἀμὴν γὰρ λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ὃς ἂν εἴπῃ τῷ ὄρει τούτῳ, ἄρθητι καὶ βλήθητι εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν, καὶ μὴ διακριθῇ ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ, ἀλλὰ πιστεύσει ὅτι ἃ λέγει γίνεται, ἔσται αὐτῷ ὃ ἐὰν εἴπῃ.διὰ τοῦτο λέγω ὑμῖν, πάντα ὅσα ἂν προσευχόμενοι αἰτεῖσθε, πιστεύετε ὅτι λαμβάνετε, καὶ ἔσται ὑμῖν.

Strategical loneliness

At a public discussion yesterday whether and where to build an electricity plant based on natural wood to be built. Details and sizes were discussed, opinions exchanged but after all the real dilemma came out to the open: Alternatives to nukes take space and time to and might not look really pretty. Nobody wants them either in his neighbourhood. But in the end somebody has to decide strategically. Just like in our (software) industry where strategical decissions make you really lonely. Save the hurrahs afterwards as a reserve when they blame you for the mistakes that became obvious only later on...

ἐν μέσῳ λύκων

᾿Ιδοὺ ἐγὼ ἀποστέλλω ὑμᾶς ὡς πρόβατα ἐν μέσῳ λύκων· γίνεσθε οὖν φρόνιμοι ὡς οἱ ὄφεις καὶ ἀκέραιοι ὡς αἱ περιστεραί.

Mountains and the tourists

Do you know that experience: You come to a famous city, place, location, park etc. and you see all your co-tourists, thinking you could have stayed at home seeing all of them and you want to go local, find the secret paths, the hidden truth of the common people around you, of all those, who actually live here? Ok. You might find some of that hidden things by leaving the crowd, by talking to the locals, by finding their hideouts etc...and then you can take home impressions and memories that you believe to be original, right?

I love hiking in the mountains, walking for hours and then when you suddenly encounter somebody else, your heart opens and you talk to these strangers like friends...why?

Because IMHO silence and distance, privacy and time to be on your own are not contraproductive to being social but the essential ingredience of having something to say, beyond the trivial that goes through our daily mind.

(All-)täglichkeiten - the daily routine

Die Ästhetik der Routine, die Alltäglichkeit unserer Handlungen und der offene Sinn für das Neue; wenn diese drei Aspekte des Lebens gegeben sind, kann man den nagenden Zweifel überwinden, ohne die Kritik verstummen zu lassen. Ein tägliches Abenteuer.

The aesthetics of routine, the commodity of our actions and the open mind for the tangible option of innovation; if these three aspects of life are present, you can overcome the nagging doubts, without silencing the critical voice. A daily adventure.

Kαὶ εὑρήσετε ἀνάπαυσιν ταῖς ψυχαῖς

ἄρατε τὸν ζυγόν μου ἐφ᾿ ὑμᾶς καὶ μάθετε ἀπ᾿ ἐμοῦ, ὅτι πρᾷός εἰμι καὶ ταπεινὸς τῇ καρδίᾳ, καὶ εὑρήσετε ἀνάπαυσιν ταῖς ψυχαῖς ὑμῶν·ὁ γὰρ ζυγός μου χρηστὸς καὶ τὸ φορτίον μου ἐλαφρόν ἐστιν. (Κατὰ Ματθαῖον 11.27-30)

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. (Matthew 11:27-30 )

Standing up

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
Reading is from Matthew 5:14-19

Οὕτως λαμψάτω τὸ φῶς ὑμῶν ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ὅπως ἴδωσιν ὑμῶν τὰ καλὰ ἔργα καὶ δοξάσωσιν τὸν πατέρα ὑμῶν τὸν ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς.
Κατὰ Ματθαῖον 5.14-19

...not always that easy, is it?

ESWC 2011 in London on November 19 and 20

All preparations for London are on the move. The schedule is evolving, the links for sponsorship and signup are ready. The hotel will be the DoubleTree by Hilton London-West End. Early discount reservations are possible.