November 2011
2 posts
Why are computer scientists so often so filthy?
This is something I’ve been struggling to understand since I’ve been studying here at the Vienna University of Technology. There seems to be amongst the most hardcore of the computer scientist students, namely those studying software engineering, a great disregard for personal hygiene. I mean, I know when you’re on a hardcore studying binge that certain things might be ignored...
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"Kürbiskernöl" or "The Black Oil of the Gods"
Kürbiskernöl (don’t worry if you can’t pronounce it, it took me a while when I was first learning German) is a culinary delight from Styria (Steiermark in German), a province in the southeast corner of this backward country I call home. I’m not going to go on and tell you what it is other than an oil made from a specific variety of pumpkin native to the region. If you want to...