Allegedly, a bank clerk in Germany was so zonked he passed out at his desk with his finger on the 2 key, which caused him to accidentally transfer 222 million euros between some random accounts, when he was meant to be moving fifty quid. The kicker? His supervisor didn't see anything wrong with it. Read More >>
Everyone loves to hate traffic wardens. It's a tough job, and someone's got to do it, I guess, but there's a reason people don't like traffic wardens. This brilliant prank pretty much demonstrates why -- they will literally ticket anything, including snow. Read More >>
Featured comment by cooldude255220:
"Nah, I'm not buying that. Who the hell reads Orange news?
Sam obviously wanted a more credible news source then Reddit, so he found another site th..." More »
Facebook's crusade against pseudonyms and nicknames has just won out. After a German court ruled Facebook couldn't force people to use their real, full names, a successful appeal from Facebook in another German court rules it can. The result? You're stuck using your real name on Facebook. Read More >>
This seems like a massive marketing stunt to me, but apparently not. Police in Germany have launched a hunt for a real-life cookie monster, who stole a giant golden biscuit and is holding it for ransom. The prized possession was stolen straight from the Bahlsen biscuit company, best know for the yummy Leibniz butter biscuits. Read More >>
Featured comment by Danjc2:
"Before being made aware that the photo was actually of the culprit, my immediate thought was "thats an adorable cookie monster costume, it has googly ..." More »
This is the first time Twitter's used its new-found geolocation blocking powers. Requested by the German police, the neo-Nazi feed is only blocked to those browsing from Germany. Is this the start of region-locking and censorship on Twitter? [BBC] Read More >>
I really wish I could have been there; it would have been truly epic. The entire Star Wars theme blasted out of nowhere, right from the lead trumpet. Everyone looks both shocked and in awe. This is how flashmobs should be done. Utter genius. [YouTube via Newslaunches] Read More >>
If you needed any more proof that we're going to get a new nanoSIM-equippediPhone 5 in the next week or two, this should put your mind at rest. NanoSIMs have apparently started arriving at network operators, including T-Mobile in Germany, and that could pretty much mean only one thing. Read More >>
Featured comment by Etheos:
"I can see how it would restrict people into a network but if it could be built in that when you want to switch to a new network you can simply type in..." More »
German law firm Urmann is about to publicly shame those it believes are guilty of piracy, with the personal details of offenders set to be published on its web site from September 1st. Read More >>
Facebook's in trouble with the Germans again, with local data protection bodies angry that the social site's stealth biometric database compiled from photo scans has not been destroyed. Read More >>
Featured comment by Danjc2:
"My first thoughts were on the German propensity for the efficient destruction of any trace of who people are... Does that make me a bad person?" More »
This old mill in Eigeltingen, Germany isn't just a relic of an ancient past, it's actually a fully functional distillery. Seriously. You might not believe it, but behind those doors hides a beautiful stash of alcohol. Read More >>
The world of medicine is a constant, evolving beast that looks to treat the ill and essentially extend the length of life for everyone. But I wonder, have doctors ever thought what it's actually like to be an old person interacting in the world? Researchers have come up with a suit to help answer that question, as it enables younger bodies to feel what it's like to be an elderly person. Read More >>
Featured comment by irononreverse:
"You'd be at the extremes of human existence! A grand total of 150 years old! That's the age that the cells rejuvenate and one starts ageing in reverse..." More »
The Sun's rays power virtually all vegetative growth on the face of the Earth, or at least they used to. A new discovery by a team at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany will coerce plants into growing in total darkness. Read More >>
Solar panels are finicky devices—they have to be specially mounted, angled, and presented with the precisely correct environmental conditions to function at capacity. The complexities make it hard for the technology to gain mainstream appeal. A German startup hopes to change all that with flexible solar cells built using OLED production techniques Read More >>
Europe's favourite streaming music provider is now available in Germany, the 13th European country to gain access to the services of the on-demand tune provider. Read More >>
Featured comment by Magic Robot:
"Great - this is great news for Germany. I'm very happy for them.
Lets hope it doesn't mean anymore 6 hour server blackouts and blaming Amazon for it..." More »
With so much attention lavished on luxury watches at Baselworld in Switzerland, another important timekeeping device is woefullly neglected -- the cuckoo clock. Contrary to popular belief, it's not actually a Swiss invention (that honour belongs to the Black Forest in Germany), but scattered around the exhibition halls are some spectacular examples of the craft. Read More >>
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