Dr. Laurin Ostermann

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When to buy a new MacBook Pro

With Christmas knocking at the door and my MacBook Pro turning six next year, I have given some thought to replacing my current main setup with a new one. But then, I started to hesitate and figured out all the features I would want in a new configuration. First, my current setup is a 2010 […]

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A look at modern romance

I know, I know, I have been a bit lazy lately, at least when it comes to my blogging. But this is in part because I have devoted quite a substantial amount of time to reading. One of the great books I finished recently is Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari, an Indian-American stand-up comic from […]

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I actually want one…

The Apple Watch has been out for about a month now and, though I have not seen one live yet, I am fairly certain that I will buy one for myself once they become available in Austria, which apparently could take until this fall. I have finally decided how I should approach the purchase of […]

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Amazing Book: Freakonomics

‘Did you know that it is four times more likely to die selling drugs than on death row in Texas?’, this line in the first episode of the US tv show Suits caught my attention. ‘It’s from Freakonomics, do you read anything I give you?’ the conversation continues. After having watched the episode I immediately […]

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They don't need to know everything!

With all the information you could ever want right at your fingertips it has become increasingly valuable to large corporations to know what you care about. Your search history, your Amazon wishlist and the people you follow on Twitter are just a few things that can easily be tied together to make a comprehensive profile […]

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Hiromi: The Trio Project

One of the most amazing Christmas gifts I got this season were two CDs by world-famous Japanese pianist Hiromi Uehara, who joined forces with – get this – Simon Philips on drums and Andrew Jackson on the electric bass. And with this incredible line-up she is still modest enough to call this simply ‘The Trio […]

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ostermann.ws v2.0

Three years ago when I decided to finally do a proper website for myself I figured it makes sense to not have a blog, so that I wouldn’t be forced to write something every now and then. With the redesign of my website and my feeling that I might have something to say from time […]

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