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An ugly aftertaste

…left by the results of the elections for the Austrian National Council. An unbearable shift to the right, and a collective loss of cognitive abilities, has apparently struck the Austrian population. The results leave me totally dumbstuck, with the right wing FPÖ and BZÖ collectively getting 29%, and together with the moderate-right ÖVP even 55% [...]


Ich kann nicht so viel essen wie ich kotzen möchte

…anders kann man meine ersten Gedanken zum Ergebnis der Nationalratswahl gar nicht ausdrücken. Ein unerträglicher Rechtsruck, gepaart mit einem kollektiven Verlust kognitiver Fähigkeiten, scheint die östereichische Bevölkerung erfasst zu haben. Anders lässt sich das heutige Wahlergebnis nicht erklären, in dem die FPÖ und BZÖ gemeinsam 29%, und gemeinsam mit der nicht viel besseren ÖVP sogar fast 55% der [...]


The Madman’s Return

So, this is it… I am back in Austria for good (or for the time being, at least). After driving to Vienna on Sunday with pretty much all of my belongings in the car, I returned to Konstanz on the same day (taking the night train) to arrange the admistriative odds and ends (such as [...]


Coming Home

After almost a year in Konstanz, the time has come to move on… or back, actually. For a variety of reasons (none related to my current job, which I truly enjoyed!) I have resigned from my position at the University of Konstanz, effective August 1, and will move back to Austria by the end of [...]