(mixed German and English here)

• The Feynman Lectures on Physics (Caltech)

  This looks like it will take a while to read, but someone like the otherwise anonymous Mr. I. may have an easier time with it. :)

• Putin erklärt, dass vor Gott alle Menschen gleich sind (NY Times)

  And I would rather disagree with [...] that the United States’ policy is “what makes America different. It’s what makes us exceptional.” It is extremely dangerous to encourage people to see themselves as exceptional, whatever the motivation. [...] We are all different, but when we ask for the Lord’s blessings, we must not forget that God created us equal.

  Telepolis hat einen bissigen Artikel zum Thema. Es ist vermutlich clever, sich im Gespräch mit konservativen Amerikanern auf die Religion zu berufen.

• Don't use Hadoop, your data isn't that big.

  This post answers the question: What data storage should you use depending on the size of your data set? Related to a previous blog post. This also matches my experience.

• Die CSU siegt haushoch in Bayern. (Süddeutsche).

  Interessant sind weiter unten im Artikel die Statistiken, in denen das Wahlergebnis nach Bildungsgruppen aufgeschlüsselt ist. Demnach hat die CSU unter Wählern mit Hauptschulabschluss 59% der Stimmen, mit steigendem Bildungsgrad sinkt dieser Anteil auf bis zu 37% CDU-Wählern unter Hochschulabsolventen.

  Die Bundestagswahl rückt näher!

• Hacking Transcend WiFi SD Cards.

  WiFi SD cards are SD cards that transmit WiFi signals from within your camera, so that you don't need to take them out to transfer your photos. Technically, they have a tiny Linux system inside them. This blogger managed to break into his SD card (which was only minimally secured). The article is an entertaining read, even with little security background. :)

Entertainingly creepy certificates

Currently, there's lots of fuzz about mass surveillance on the internet, and also about secret services using Man-In-the-Middle attacks to tamper with your SSL connections.

One of the major newspapers publishing stories about this is «The Guardian».

But what happens if you try to connect to the Guardian's HTTPS site, https://www.theguardian.com/?

This happens. Hah!

(What's going on? I'll leave it as exercise for the reader.)