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(česká verze níže) well, the time has come for me to say a few words on the latest hype here… after reading some coverage (generally in English, the hype did not really hit CZ much) we have tried it ourselves to see what we can get. ok, so the Chatroullete is a meet-random-folks-on-video-chat thing. believe it or not, there aren’t that many penises as one might think watching the Jon Stewart’s coverage. but on the other side, you don’t often meet such entertainging guys like merton playing his Chatroullete improvisation (both links via digital freak, thanks Marek!). [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTwJetox_tU?wmode=transparent] anyway, … Celý článek →

(this time no English version, to lazy to blog about our „short trip“ – 3 days in Syria, but most of the link lead to English Wikipedia, so if you don’t speak Czech, just check the links in the following post.) tak jsem vám byl v Sýrii, za tři dny najezdil 1750 km, o čemž sepisuje podrobný report hlavní organizátor Aleš. v šestičlenné sestavě jsem byl jednoznačně nejméně zkušený cestovatel, a ani se nepolepším – včera jsem nekoupil za 5690 Kč letenky z Frankfurtu do Punta Cana (Dominikánská republika) a dneska nekoupím letenky za 4390 Kč z Mnichova do Montego … Celý článek →

today in Czech only – as there is no use to "brag" about the "qualities" of our universties… v časopise Respekt, konkrétně čísle 5/2010 se objevil článek Marka Švehly "Jak se vychovávají žurnalisté" (celý článek si nepřečtete bez placení nebo předplatného). hodně ostře se opřel do poměrů na katedře žurnalistiky, vyjmenoval spoustu nešvarů, o kterých jsem také slyšel, a nenechal niť suchou na hlavních protagonistech – trojčlenném vedení katedry (Jirák, Osvaldová, Köpplová). fakulta reagovala otevřeným dopisem (a jmenováním Tomáše Trampoty proděkanem pro PR). našel jsem už i dvě reakce od studentů (Tereza Holanová, Vráťa Maňák), kteří sice uznávají, že ne … Celý článek →

(česká verze níže) A strange one for the start of year 2010? Not really. I am looking for Czech agencies that claim they are capable of creating good viral videos. These days when everything „social“ is kind of hype and „viral“ is one of the coolest buzzwords around, I would like to hear from you, which Czech creative marketers are actually able to deliver anything that would be at least close to viral presentation. Why? Well, I believe I have a funny idea to test it out on a real example with some good prizes. And I would like to … Celý článek →

(česká verze níže) My teeth are not those from commercials, shiny & nice & just perfect. I blame my childhood – using too often antibiotics, being lazy and such + my recent (10 years) unhealthy lifestyle including smoking and drinking too much wine. Believe it or not, I was seriously thinking about some expensive operation on that matters. And I got angry every time I saw a commercial for whitening toothpastes, since I do use several of them without any effect. And the trick is: you shall take three minutes of your time, morning and evening for this action. Everybody … Celý článek →

Well, now for something compeletly different – last time I was in Brno I decided to put my hands on xmas preparations too, though just a little bit. I hope the translation is ok. what you need: * 28 dkg plain flour * 22 dkg butter * 12 dkg powdered sugar * 12 dkg walnuts * for filling: sugar, walnuts, butter Mix the ingredients into compact form, leave it for a half day in a fridge. Wipe out the pattypans with butter (yeah rly – otherwise you are in trouble later), fill with the dough so it is as thin … Celý článek →

(česká verze níže) Well, I have had many dream jobs – archeologist, urbanist and fantasy-bookstore owner among them. But one of my most persistent ideas was to create a tour-guide for café flaneurs in Brno. Or maybe just any reasonable tour-guide in English about Brno. Back in 2002 when visiting the Baltics, I met for the first time books from In Your Pocket series. These handy guidebooks don’t tell you everything and anything about history of the city, but will send you with a cool wit around the town to discover interesting pubs, clubs, restaurants – and in one place … Celý článek →

(česká verze níže) It is said to be a term coined in 2005 – see the Wikipedia entry on Coworking – but the idea is definitely much older. What is it good for? Well, you save some money not renting your own office space, you share it with alike people which shall boost creativity and if all goes well, the new space creates new friendships. The general idea of coworking appealed to me as a great one, since I can see many reasons why working alone from your home office might be a problem. For example I tend to avoid … Celý článek →