A quotation from Watterson, Bill

CALVIN (as he and Hobbes ride a wagon downhill): I think life should be more like TV.

CALVIN: I think all of life’s problems ought to be solved in thirty minutes with simple homilies, don’t you? I think weight and oral hygiene ought to be our biggest concerns.

CALVIN: I think we should all have powerful, high-paying jobs, and everyone should drive fancy sports cars. All our desires should be instantly gratified.

CALVIN (as the wagon flies off a cliff): Women should always wear tight clothes, and men should carry powerful handguns.

CALVIN (as he and Hobbes tumble in mid-air): Life overall should be more glamorous, thrill-packed, and filled with applause, don’t you think?

HOBBES (as they pick themselves up from the ground): I think my life is too featherbrained already.

CALVIN: Of course, if life was really like that, what would we watch on TV?

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A quotation from Pratchett, Terry

If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn’t as cynical as real life.

Terry Pratchett (1948-2015) English author
Guards! Guards! (1989)

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Guards! Guards! (1989) - Pratchett, Terry | WIST Quotations

If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn’t as cynical as real life. Vimes, reflecting.

A "cheat code" for #RealLife is definitely having "rich parents". It makes everything so much easier. Are there any more codes?

With great power comes the certainty that you will become a big asshole.

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OpenCV Brings Pinch to Zoom Into the Real World

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OpenCV Brings Pinch To Zoom Into The Real World

Gesture controls arrived in the public consciousness a little over a decade ago as touchpads and touchscreens became more popular. The main limitation to gesture controls, a least as far as [Norber…

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Carsten Herstatt², Leiter der Gewinnvergabe (²: Name aus datenschutzrechtlichen Gründen geändert(!))

Was in der Online-Welt die personifizierte Werbugsflut als Add ist, ist in der Welt der älteren Menschen die Gewinnchancenflut.
Wenn man erstmal in einer deren Datenbanken erfasst ist, muss man sich wohl ziemlich lange tot stellen, um aus dem Verteiler zu fliegen.
Für ältere, alleinstehende Menschen ist das schwer, vor allem, wenn immer wieder das mögliche "Glück" winkt.
Meine Schwiegermutter kann sich nicht eingestehen, dass diese Menschen nur Geschäfte machen wollen...

Und ich sag immer, "wenn Du wirklich was gewonnen hast, sollen sie Dir den Gewinn einfach zusenden!"

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Schön, es geht wieder los! Sowohl hier, als auch im #reallife ;-))

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Have I been time-travelling lately? Yes, indeed... as time always flies and I seldom manage to catch up with the present I like to hop backwards and do something neofuturistic in the past. Feel free to have a glimpse into our Dieselpunk adventure in Regensburg last Saturday. #marinafuriosa #regensburg #dieselpunk #steampunk #roadtripwithfriends #darkfashion #mywork #catchthemoment #reallife #justusjustthere