Comments for Berlin Metblogs

Comment on New Berlin Novels by R. W. Rynerson

R. W. Rynerson — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:00:34 +0000

How disappointing to just discover this blog and then get that feeling that a big yellow bus is just pulling away from my stop!

This is yet another reminder of how ephemeral web material is. Unless it’s something lurid, it’s sort of in between radio and newspapers in terms of its lifespan. This is coming from one of the thousands of website providers whose site was closed by AT&T in a marketing decision. When they gave us notice, I made sure it was backed up, but reconstructing ten years worth of links and on-line relationships with other sites is a lot of work to do as a hobby.

A skilled web user can find some of the historical pages in the Wayback Machine, but you have to already have some idea of what you are looking for. For most users, when a website becomes a webseit, it’s all over.

Berlin ist eine Webseite wert!

–rwr–

Comment on The end of Metblogs by dan

dan — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:39:49 +0000

@sean: I sent an email to you and jason, but I can entirely understand it getting lost in the chaos of the announcement. Anyway, thanks for dropping by, and good news about the site staying up.

@rezwan: there might be an export option, but if so only administrators have access to it. i.e. I don’t have access, but I’ll try to find somebody who does.

Comment on The end of Metblogs by Rezwan

Rezwan — Thu, 27 May 2010 17:08:56 +0000

Is there a way to export the site contents to another blog (say wordpress)? Hoping that Berlin Metblogs will continue.

Comment on The end of Metblogs by Sean Bonner

Sean Bonner — Tue, 25 May 2010 20:28:16 +0000

Hey Dan- Not sure who you contacted, I haven’t heard from you but you should look at the authors forums. The sites aren’t going down now.

Comment on by Munim

Munim — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:18:31 +0000

It is good to see posts coming back.

Comment on Freie Wahl? by basile

basile — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:47:34 +0000

Hi Till,
Interesting article and I agree with what you say.
I’m not sure how it is possible to give children choice without limiting their horizons though. They are just like adults in that every decision they make cuts out other possibilities. Can school possibly give them room to develop in every direction?
Maybe it doesn’t matter too much which subjects they study. Those with open, searching minds will seek out alternatives. The rest will learn something about what the adult world thinks is important.
But I could be wrong about this.
Basile

you give chidren choise though

Comment on In pictures by ber_julia

ber_julia — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:00:31 +0000

yep, i also enjoyed vol.1 very much and i am looking forward to read vol.2! i just recently saw it in a bookstore after waiting for it for about 3 years!

Comment on In pictures by dan

dan — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:29:15 +0000

OK, maybe there are more books than I thought ;)

And thanks for the comment on Lutes; in that case I’ll add it to my (long) list of things to buy as time and money allow.

Comment on In pictures by William Thirteen

William Thirteen — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:16:55 +0000

oh there are plenty of English language books on Berlin – i have dozens of them myself.

http://berlin.metblogs.com/2007/02/23/colors-of-berlin/

i have read Lutes first book – there is also a follow-up volume "Berlin:City of Smoke" – it is certainly enjoyable and a good introduction to the politics and personalities of the period.

Comment on Do you read me? by fermarga

fermarga — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 01:09:00 +0000

Berlin absolutely NEEDED a place like Do you read me?!.
All interesting cities in the world need it!