{"id":28206,"date":"2016-02-04T18:51:56","date_gmt":"2016-02-04T22:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/?p=28206"},"modified":"2016-02-04T18:51:56","modified_gmt":"2016-02-04T22:51:56","slug":"thursday-night-altweiber-fasching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/2016\/02\/04\/thursday-night-altweiber-fasching\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday night &#8211; Altweiber-fasching"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Happy\u00a0Altweiber-fasching.. I am told that <em>\u00a0&#8220;today\u00a0is the day when men have to beware of women. \u201cAltweiber-fasching,\u201d which literally translated means \u201cold women\u2019s Fasching,\u201d is the craziest day during the Fasching season that is specifically reserved for females. Altweiberfasching is always observed the Thursday before Rose Monday. Traditionally, females dress as old women or witches.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The women gather together and walk down the streets, sing songs and in some towns storm the town halls. They constantly look for victims \u2013 men wearing ties. As soon as they see a man with a tie, whether on the street, in a store or in an office, they get out a pair of scissors and \u201cattack\u201d the man, cutting off his tie.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Gulp !..<\/p>\n<p>Good day today.. saw many old friends in Boeblingen. I used to come here quite often when I was in Hardware development ..<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thursday night - Altweiber-fasching\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_7155.jpeg\" alt=\"Thursday night - Altweiber-fasching\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thursday night - Altweiber-fasching\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_7152.jpeg\" alt=\"Thursday night - Altweiber-fasching\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thursday night - Altweiber-fasching\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_7151.jpeg\" alt=\"Thursday night - Altweiber-fasching\" \/><\/p>\n<p>gave a talk to all the site.. which was really fun.. many familiar faces !<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thursday night - Altweiber-fasching\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_7156.jpeg\" alt=\"Thursday night - Altweiber-fasching\" \/><\/p>\n<p>then a special treat.. Went to my friend Jochen house to see his amazing IoT house. He has 338 sensors and controls in his house.. and he can control them all from anywhere.. it was both amazing.. and beautiful.. so cool and elegant !!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thursday night - Altweiber-fasching\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_7159.jpeg\" alt=\"Thursday night - Altweiber-fasching\" \/><\/p>\n<p>fingerprint door locks !<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thursday night - Altweiber-fasching\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_7161.jpeg\" alt=\"Thursday night - Altweiber-fasching\" \/><\/p>\n<p>automated mail boxes<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thursday night - Altweiber-fasching\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_7165.jpeg\" alt=\"Thursday night - Altweiber-fasching\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>computer lights everywhere\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thursday night - Altweiber-fasching\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_7170.jpeg\" alt=\"Thursday night - Altweiber-fasching\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>his cognitive oven !<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thursday night - Altweiber-fasching\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_7172.jpeg\" alt=\"Thursday night - Altweiber-fasching\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>racks and racks of equipment downstairs\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thursday night - Altweiber-fasching\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_7176.jpeg\" alt=\"Thursday night - Altweiber-fasching\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thursday night - Altweiber-fasching\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_7180.jpeg\" alt=\"Thursday night - Altweiber-fasching\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thursday night - Altweiber-fasching\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_7185.jpeg\" alt=\"Thursday night - Altweiber-fasching\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thursday night - Altweiber-fasching\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_7187.jpeg\" alt=\"Thursday night - Altweiber-fasching\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thursday night - Altweiber-fasching\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_7194.jpeg\" alt=\"Thursday night - Altweiber-fasching\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thursday night - Altweiber-fasching\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_7198.jpeg\" alt=\"Thursday night - Altweiber-fasching\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>miles of cables and pipes !<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thursday night - Altweiber-fasching\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_7199.jpeg\" alt=\"Thursday night - Altweiber-fasching\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thursday night - Altweiber-fasching\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_7202.jpeg\" alt=\"Thursday night - Altweiber-fasching\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>and one elegant control screen<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thursday night - Altweiber-fasching\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_7206.jpeg\" alt=\"Thursday night - Altweiber-fasching\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>so amazing..<\/p>\n<p>from there.. out to dinner with the IoT team..<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thursday night - Altweiber-fasching\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_7207.jpeg\" alt=\"Thursday night - Altweiber-fasching\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thursday night - Altweiber-fasching\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_7208.jpeg\" alt=\"Thursday night - Altweiber-fasching\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thursday night - Altweiber-fasching\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_7209.jpeg\" alt=\"Thursday night - Altweiber-fasching\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_0450.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>ok. happy\u00a0Altweiber-fasching\u00a0.. watch out for crazy women tonight !<\/p>\n<p>nite all, nite sam<\/p>\n<p>-me<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy\u00a0Altweiber-fasching.. I am told that \u00a0&#8220;today\u00a0is the day when men have to beware of women. \u201cAltweiber-fasching,\u201d which literally translated means \u201cold women\u2019s Fasching,\u201d is the craziest day during the Fasching season that is specifically reserved for females. Altweiberfasching is always observed the Thursday before Rose Monday. Traditionally, females dress as old women or witches.\u00a0 The &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/2016\/02\/04\/thursday-night-altweiber-fasching\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Thursday night &#8211; Altweiber-fasching<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28206"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28267,"href":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28206\/revisions\/28267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}