A big moment. Although a week late, this morning at 7:20 the moving truck arrived at the door. In the days before, we sorted, packed, threw things away, and prepared ourselves—bit by bit each day. The delay was due to the kitchen not being finished.
The doorbell rings. Five strong, young men eager to get started dive into the boxes and furniture. Everything quickly disappears into a large MAN truck and is already being unloaded at the new house by 11:00. We are just moving within the city, so travel time is short. By 14:00 the five finish their work. Everything intact, everything in place. We sign, give a $50 tip, and everyone receives a bottle of vodka. Then we are alone. The unpacking begins. We won’t be finished today; tomorrow is another day.
Everything feels so different. Some of our furniture doesn’t quite fit the new rooms, but for now, it will do. I connect the TV and Yamaha system. At least we have music and pictures tonight. Around seven, we sit in the evening sun. She embraces me...radiant, settled, and so am I. The house is finished, our home is ready. We made it. Our first real house—not a row house like before, not a large apartment as a transition, but a house with a terrace, a space to walk around. Yes, now we are suburbanites, savers, homeowners, browsing garden center brochures. And that’s a good thing....Karsten
The doorbell rings. Five strong, young men eager to get started dive into the boxes and furniture. Everything quickly disappears into a large MAN truck and is already being unloaded at the new house by 11:00. We are just moving within the city, so travel time is short. By 14:00 the five finish their work. Everything intact, everything in place. We sign, give a $50 tip, and everyone receives a bottle of vodka. Then we are alone. The unpacking begins. We won’t be finished today; tomorrow is another day.
Everything feels so different. Some of our furniture doesn’t quite fit the new rooms, but for now, it will do. I connect the TV and Yamaha system. At least we have music and pictures tonight. Around seven, we sit in the evening sun. She embraces me...radiant, settled, and so am I. The house is finished, our home is ready. We made it. Our first real house—not a row house like before, not a large apartment as a transition, but a house with a terrace, a space to walk around. Yes, now we are suburbanites, savers, homeowners, browsing garden center brochures. And that’s a good thing....Karsten
Collecting data cannot be prevented. Even if you withdraw cash at the counter, pay everything in cash, avoid loyalty cards, SMS, internet, and email.
Friends upload photos online where you are visible, someone else grants access to their phone contacts, another lets Google remind them of your birthday and orders a gift for you via Amazon.
It’s not about condemning these actions, but you should consider what you share about yourself and others. There is a lack of awareness about this.
I have my doubts whether devices really record bedroom conversations. The data is more easily accessible through existing methods.
Friends upload photos online where you are visible, someone else grants access to their phone contacts, another lets Google remind them of your birthday and orders a gift for you via Amazon.
It’s not about condemning these actions, but you should consider what you share about yourself and others. There is a lack of awareness about this.
I have my doubts whether devices really record bedroom conversations. The data is more easily accessible through existing methods.
kaho674 schrieb:
I still find the horse irreplaceable – but for completely different reasons. [emoji4] I agree. Cars just don’t make good Sauerbraten.
Some people say that TV commercials contain frequencies inaudible to humans but picked up by home electronics. Smartphones, Alexa, whatever. These devices are online and can create a database showing who consumed which advertisements.
There are even apps that do this openly and offer users compensation in return.
Of course, this sounds quite conspiratorial and I’m not claiming it as fact. But the possibility exists, and even Karsten has an iPad in the living room and a smartphone in his pocket, even though he sometimes openly styles himself as a dinosaur.
TV series recommendation: Black Mirror
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winnetou786 Feb 2018 18:18And again through the back door.
You could actually just brick it up at the front.
You could actually just brick it up at the front.