I know, "Straight from the CCCP" sounds way catchier, but as you write, Robotron was actually a company - actually a "Kombinat" - from East Germany with headquarters in Dresden. So why do you still claim it is from the Soviet Union?

@15 - "US's ridiculously lax immigration and border control" You are joking, right?

Why does he insist to be german? He is obviously french and I have yet to hear one real german word (Spruedelwasser! Klaus Spruedelfisch? What is that even supposed to mean?). By the way: In the middle ages there were lots of german pirates in the north- and beltic sea.

@ #7: The pound is at at a new low: 1 British pound = 1.31 €

Oh yeah. While you obviously know the 15 german states by name or the 100 french departements?! Europeans at least don't confuse Austria with Australia.

Plus: What is it with naked saunas? Are you not supposed to be naked in any sauna? Isn't that part of the whole concept?

Almost forgot: Some nice ruins are on top of Teufelsberg. There used to be a radar station of the Echelon network. Facts and a couple of nice pictures here: http://www.ccc.de/teufelsberg/

Hi Joel,
a great (and still not touristy way) to start the day is the farmers market at Winterfeldplatz. It is Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8 am until 3 pm and you get there easily by U-Bahn (the station is called Nollendorfplatz, it is right in the center of the city). Afterwards you could head over to Treptower Park, there is a huge and somewhat disturbing WW2-memorial build by the soviets (check it out on Googlemaps http://tinyurl.com/2nc9mp ).
Potsdam is definitely worth a visit, but it will take a day just to get a glimpse at the main castles there (plus: to really appreciate it, you need to make your way from Castle Glienicke and Castle Pfaueninsel which is quite a hike).
Way quicker is a visit to Castle Charlottenburg, it is the biggest castle in Berlin and you get a good impression of the lifestyle the prussian kings liked. On your way back you may want to get out at U-Bahn station Bismarckstraße. About 100 meters north on Wilmersdorfer Straße is a huge Delikatessen called Rogacki, which is as native Berlin as it gets. Try the fried fish with a cucumber- and a potatoe-salad!

@ #19: The law is about discounts. Publishers can set prices any way they want, but bookstores can't. They have to sell to the price determined by the publisher.

@ Mr brown: This has nothing to do with Chandler, it is a true story. They changed it around a bit, but the story is essentially authentic.

@ Jack: I respect your anger, but you really should differentiate a bit. To say the german soldiers were all Nazis is plain wrong. Plus: Once the war started, many men were forced into service. Especially members of the communist parties were released from the concentration camps to fight in the Wehrmacht.

@ Kyle: Sorry, but you are obviously clueless.

@ PrettyBoyTim: Ever heard about different timezones? Canonical is a London based company. Feisty was released around midnight CET, therefore they have still 12 hours to go.

Nice, but the part about college is a bit silly. She is is swedish, she doesn't have to pay for her education. ying for college when the time comes.