Mittwoch Nov 22, 2006
Why "The Raven"?
There are several reasons why I chose "The Raven" as a title for my blog.
- They are fascinating and very intelligent animals. According to Wikipedia: "Ravens have impressed their biologist observers with their apparent
intelligence and insight. Experiments have shown that members of the
crow family are capable of using tools;
an experiment, where some desirable item lay on the bottom of a bottle,
showed that some of these birds were able to form a hook to reach the
item. Like other corvids, Ravens can copy sounds from their
environment, including human speech. They have a wide range of
vocalizations, which remain the object of interest to ornithologists.".
- Though the raven often has been considered a bird of ill omen, in nordic mythology the raven stands for "Wisdom". The raven often is utilized as messenger or consultant. The ravens Hugin and Munin are sitting on god Odin's shoulder and provide him with information on what is happening in the world.
- Last but not least, the raven is the second part of my last name "Wallrab". In german "Wall" stands for the english word "wall", "Rabe" stands for the raven.
Since this blog is intended to be a source of wisdom 
and should provide information (and maybe consultancy) on SOA, BI and Java technology, I chose the raven as my favorite symbol.
Cheers, Armin
Posted at 10:37AM Nov 22, 2006 by Armin Wallrab in Personal | Kommentare[0]
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