Wolfgang Maehr

So winter is here. Wooooheeeeeee! — read more ›

YES: It snows. :)
NO: It doesn’t stay. :( — read more ›

Just a short newsflash about personal stuff that was going on the last days: — read more ›

With temperature down at 5°C and grey rain I am desperately waiting for snow to come. Forecast claims temperatures from -3°C (at night) to 6°C (by day) and so my wish hopefully comes true. :)

My best wishes to you both. — read more ›

In the wake of the U.S. Congressional Elections and the aftermath of Bush virtually abolishing Habeas Corpus with bi-partisan support one can consider what to do when having the choice between two evils. It’s been a while ago that Dems and Reps were do obviously two sides to the same old filthy and malodorous coin. — read more ›

Yipiie, I survived my first _proper_ conference with a lot of researchers and practitioners, some big names. This is also the reason for the recent stalling of this blog. I intend to pick up the blogging habit of a couple of days ago. — read more ›

Was just jotting some thoughts about forecasting. While sitting there thinking, it struck me like a lightning why the two Apple Steves and the Microsoft Bill are so different characters (even if all are somehow computer scientists) and why each of them has their own important role: — read more ›

Q: When do I know that my presentation slides are bad?
A: If I hear myself saying “I’m sorry, I know the numbers are hard to read.” This was the only thing I heard when I was in the cafeteria making myself some tea. There was a presentation going on in one corner and from all the mumbling I heard that sentence… and looked at the slide. — read more ›

Is it just me who thinks that credit cards loose their value when you are not able to pay with them anymore? The banks obviously call it “increased security standards”. — read more ›