Tag: switzerland

Sakku

via etoy and bernhard comes word of a new messenger bag with solar panels. while not powerful enough to charge your laptop, it will do fine with your other gadgets.

what is especially interesting to me is that sakku is a swiss startup. i have outlined before why switzerland is going down the drain. in fact, i sometimes tell smug swiss people that i am an economic refugee. all the more uplifting if a startup is ignoring the naysayers and delivering a cool product.

one-upping trulia and housingmaps

my friend bernhard‘s former company again pushes the envelope of web applications (their mapping site predated google maps by almost 6 months). this time, they are tackling real estate search, a field ripe for a better experience. while there are some nice efforts online by housingmaps.com and trulia.com (trulia seems to have inked a deal with google, their google maps integration does not even load scripts from google..), immo.beta.search.ch does them one better.

  • tighter integration between list view and map (just mousing over a list item show’s it’s location)
  • histograms for the search terms to give you a quick idea what the spread in prices is, for instance
  • shows matches in context (public transport, shopping etc)
  • leverages the superior map quality from endoxon
  • allows you to take notes for each object
  • shows you new matches for your search since your last visit

all in all, an excellent new site that can easily hold it’s own against us-centric players, and is at the same time without equal in (sadly, a web backcountry) switzerland.

Delinquents

potential delinquents
Many computer scientists are delinquents. They have committed sex crimes or are responsible for blood baths in their families. In my opinion, their brain got out of control with all the technology. As is generally known, computer scientists use cocaine. This increases imagination, and they can program more efficiently and creatively. No wonder when people with access to the world’s information on the Internet go crazy. I am convinced that we need surveillance organs for computer scientist who can take suspects out of commission.

gee thanks

i got mail from the welfare agency today. they informed me that they are prepared to pay for my health care in 2005 based on my taxable income of $150 per january 1st. no, its not dated 04/01.. be my guests i say!

arco

6 etoy.AGENTS arrived at ARCO today, penetrating Hispanic culture. After intense confrontations with security personnel, etoy.CORPORATION attained dealership status at the ARCO art fair, and thus access to one of Europe’s most important contemporary art markets. Accompanied by a crew of Spanish national TV (RTVE 2), and corporate as well as press photographers, etoy.SALES-AGENTS entered business contacts with dominant gallerists. etoy.CORPORATION offers certified art dealers a special, limited discount on etoy.SHARES in order to promote the private share placement. Only with significant benefits and high sales volumes, etoy.COPRORATION considers an alliance with intermediary services.