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Chef Killed Over Meal In German Restaurant

Chef Killed Over Meal In German Restaurant

By Shaylin Clark May 16, 2013 | 1 Comment

One of the realities of working in the food service industry is that sometimes you have to deal with dissatisfied, angry customers. Every server, cashier, or chef in the world could probably tell you horror stories about customers who have …

This 3D Printer Can Make Microscale Models This 3D Printer Can Make Microscale Models

3D printer hobbyists are often impressed with machines that are able to print large objects. What’s even more amazing, however, is when a 3D printer is able to create micro and nano-scale objects. Nanoscribe, a newly founded Germany 3D printing …

Samsung Pulls Its Windows RT Tablet Out Of Europe Samsung Pulls Its Windows RT Tablet Out Of Europe
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By all accounts, the Windows 8 Pro Surface is selling like hotcakes. The Windows RT Surface, and other Windows RT tablets, not so much. That’s why Samsung decided against selling its Windows RT tablet in the U.S., and now the …

Hindenburg Mystery Solved After 76 Years Hindenburg Mystery Solved After 76 Years
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Over the years, many hypotheses about how the fire aboard the Hindenburg started have been proposed. One of the more popular theories in conspiracy theory circles is that the airship was sabotaged, by anyone from communists to Adolf Hitler. This …

German Law Says Google Can Use Snippets German Law Says Google Can Use Snippets

Google will not have to pay to use snippets of news content in Germany, according to a copyright law (pdf) that was passed in the country. We discussed the proposed law last year, which Google had spoken out about. At …

Zoophiles March On Berlin To Demand Equal Rights Zoophiles March On Berlin To Demand Equal Rights
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Since 1969, zoophiles have enjoyed protection under German law as the practice of bestiality was completely legal. Fast forward to last year, Germany was looking into getting rid of the law and replacing it with a ban on bestiality. The …

Facebook Wins German Battle Over Real Names Policy Facebook Wins German Battle Over Real Names Policy
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Facebook has won a court challenge in Germany that will see its real names policy upheld in the country. Back in December, Germany’s data protection office Unabhaengiges Landeszentrum fuer Datenschutz (ULD) issued a ruling against Facebook’s real names policy, claiming …

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No France-Like Google Deal For German Publishers No France-Like Google Deal For German Publishers

Google and France President Francois Hollande, on Friday, announced a deal that the search giant has made with French publishers to who want to be paid for the content that Google links to. Google agreed to create a €60 million …

German Court: The Internet Is Essential to Life German Court: The Internet Is Essential to Life
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In Germany, people can request compensation when they’ve been deprived of things deemed essential to life. And now, thanks to a court ruling, the internet is part of that class. A Federal court in Karlsruhe has made a pretty important …

Google Adds New Exhibitions To Cultural Institute Google Adds New Exhibitions To Cultural Institute

Last summer, Google launched the World Wonders Project as part of the Google Cultural Institute. In October, the company announced the addition of 42 new historical online exhibitions to the Institute. Last month, Google helped bring Genesis and the Ten …

Pirates Are Still Buying Lots Of Media Pirates Are Still Buying Lots Of Media
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The media industry really hates pirates. The companies that produce music, movies and everything else constantly berate pirates and tell the world that these people are destroying their business. These companies used to sue alleged file sharers, but now they’re …

Google Still Resisting Proposed Bill In Germany Google Still Resisting Proposed Bill In Germany
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You may recall talk of a proposed law in Germany that would require search engines like Google to pay to license content from publishers in order to display headlines (with links) and snippets of text. Lawmakers in Germany are reportedly …

Zoophiles Fight Bestiality Ban In Germany Zoophiles Fight Bestiality Ban In Germany
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Since 1969, zoophilia has been legal in Germany. Animal rights groups and mostly everybody else don’t particularly like that it’s legal, but it’s legal nonetheless. Now the German courts are looking to reverse that decision and ban zoophilia, but practitioners …

Do Parents Have To Monitor Their Kids Online? Do Parents Have To Monitor Their Kids Online?
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The Internet is a big, dangerous place where kids can get in all kinds of trouble. That’s at least the line fed to us by various groups that advocate parents take a stricter approach in monitoring their children’s Internet usage. …

Apple Bans "Memory" from App Store, Cites Trademark Apple Bans "Memory" from App Store, Cites Trademark
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If you’re currently developing an app for Apple’s App Store, you may want to refrain from including the word “memory” in the title. It may save you a major headache down the road. According to a report from Gamasutra, Apple …

Twitter Blocks Neo-Nazi Account in Germany Twitter Blocks Neo-Nazi Account in Germany
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As of right now, there are tweets floating around that everyone in the world can access except the residents of a single country – and it was Twitter’s doing. In a move of local censorship, Twitter has apparently blocked German …

German Prosecutors To Drop Case Against Google German Prosecutors To Drop Case Against Google

Google has had trouble with its popular Street View product in Germany since the beginning. There were privacy concerns about it in the country before it finally received the go ahead from German courts, and ultimately launched in that country …