Author / Ben Sahlmueller
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Burn the Boat
My first evening off since L’s birth was on the night of October 4th. A friend of mine was heading south for a 24 hours adventure and offered me to join for the Donggang Welcomes the Kings Peace Ceremony 東港迎王平安祭典, a triennial spiritual event I had filed in my head under The Big Boat Burning…
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On the work of Krzysztof Kieslowski
Krzysztof Kieslowski was a Polish director and screenwriter most popular for his films of the 1990s. Given he usually collaborated with the trial lawyer Krzysztof Piesiewicz, it might be warranted to address ‘him’ as The Krzysztofs, but I’ll stick to hagiographical third person singular common in the auteur sphere. Kieslowski’s movies have a timeless, often…
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Werner Herzog, Grizzly Man
An existential portrait of Timothy Treadwell, an outcast living with grizzlies—until they killed him.
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Notes on Taking Very Many Screenshots
Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella introduced a new feature called “Recall”. The idea is simple: Your Windows computer will take automatic screenshots every few minutes and store them locally on your computer. This will create a memory stream for an integrated AI bot – which in turn means you can talk with it about much of…
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Notes on Storytelling
How stories help us to address the big challenges of our times. And why our obsession with them makes it almost impossible.
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Notes on Malcolm Gladwell
Notes on Malcolm Gladwell. “You can be fun and playful and earnest nonetheless.”
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Taiwan Pride 2023, Celebrating Love in All Its Colors
Taiwan’s annual pride parade took place in Taipei on October 28th, this year under the motto “Stand with Diversity.” With its estimated 176.000 participants, Taiwan Pride was the largest such event in South East Asia this year. The event was joyful from start to finish, a colorful celebration of love and togetherness at a time driven by diversion.
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Benerkenswert August 2023
The August 2023 issue of Benerkenswert
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Benerkenswert July 2023
The July 2023 issue of Benerkenswert
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Using EZ Way App for customs clearing in Taiwan
Taiwan is a very proud of being very digital. There’s an app for everything. This is not always good…
