Manuel Erhardt @erhardt@librem.one
Here should be a list of nouns and adjectives that describes my personality and what I stand for.
Joined Aug 2019
On Wednesday I was able to ride a tram from the 1930 while eating Treberwurst, a local specialty. The vehicle was used in Bern from 1935 until 1973, and was eventually turned into a mobile restaurant. Definitely a great experience!
https://bernmobil-historique.ch/restaurant-tram/
#RailwaySunday #tram #Bern #Switzerland #Treberwurst #Seeland #RestaurantTram
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TIL lobsters are biologically immortal - they don't age and can theoretically live forever, but die from exhaustion during molting as they grow larger, not from old age
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/are-lobsters-immortal.html
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rgwijt/til_lobsters_are_biologically_immortal_they_dont/
Started the weekend with The Last Jedi. 11/12 films watched. I enjoyed it more than The Force Awakens, I must say. Sometimes a bit childish humour, but I guess that is something to address the younger audience.
Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher both look great—they definitely aged very well.
"Russian warship, go fuck yourself"
— Roman Hrybov, 24 February 2022
Btw.: It was the missile cruiser Moskva, border guard Hrybov was talking to on the first day of Russia's full-scale incasion. The ship was f*cked eventually, when Ukranian forces attacked and sunk the ship on April 14th, 2022.
The 2004 Sri Lanka tsunami train wreck is the largest single rail disaster in world history by death toll, with 1,000 fatalities or more. It occurred when a crowded passenger train (No 50, Matara Express) was destroyed on a coastal railway in Sri Lanka by a tsunami that followed the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Sri_Lanka_tsunami_train_wreck
Watched The Force Awakens today. 10/12 of my Star Wars run. It's not great, it's not terrible 😉
However, I did like one tiny detail a lot: the Millenium Falcon has a different antenna - because Lando Calrissian "lost" it during the attack on the second Death Star.
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TIL that Voyager 1, launched in 1977 — became the first human-made object to enter interstellar space in 2012 and is currently the most distant man-made object from Earth, still transmitting data back across billions of kilometers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyager_1
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1r9sy58/til_that_voyager_1_launched_in_1977_became_the/
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More than 1,000 Kenyans have been recruited to fight on Russia's side in the war in Ukraine, according to a Kenyan intelligence report presented to lawmakers this week, five times more than authorities had previously estimated.
Done with The Return of the Jedi, making it 9/12 in my Star Wars run. It used to be my favourite film of all of them, but I think the Empire Strikes Back takes that place now.
I didn't like the part with Luke in the Death Star that much anymore - trying to turn someone to the dark side is a matter of a few hours, I guess. However, the ships are really nice: B Wings, shuttles, calamari cruisers, and so on are just beautifully designed.
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Croatia refused a request to transport Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia, Economy Minister Ante Susnjar said Feb. 16. He vowed to comply with EU and OFAC rules, adding no EU state has “technical excuses” to stay dependent on Russian oil.
The Council of Ministers of Saudi Arabia has approved an agreement to establish a high-speed electric rail service linking the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with the State of Qatar. [...] The railway will cover a distance of 785 kilometres, connecting the capitals Riyadh and Doha.
https://railway-news.com/saudi-arabia-and-qatar-to-establish-785-km-high-speed-electric-rail-link/
#RailwaySunday #Asia #MiddleEast #SaudiArabia #Qatar #infrastructure #politics #railway #train
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Russia is not serious about peace. Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin said Moscow is "ready to discuss with the US and other countries the idea of external governance of Ukraine under UN auspices", proposing a temporary administration role.
That will be a very short conversation. #Ukraine
Started the weekend by watching The Empire Strikes Back. Done with 8/12 Star Wars films.
Great movie! I enjoyed it at least as much as I used to, if not more. The Empire seems more threatening than in Episode IV, which makes the film darker and more serious.
Center-left Socialist candidate António José #Seguro recorded a thumping victory over hard-right populist André #Ventura in #Portugal’s runoff presidential election Sunday, according to official results with 99% of votes counted.
Seguro won a five-year term in Lisbon’s riverside “pink palace” with 66.7% of votes, compared with 33.3% for Ventura.
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Demokratieaktivist Jimmy Lai zu 20 Jahren Haft verurteilt
Der Hongkonger Medienunternehmer und Demokratieaktivist Jimmy Lai muss für 20 Jahre ins Gefängnis. Ein Gericht hatte den 78-Jährigen wegen "Kollaboration mit ausländischen Kräften" und des "Aufruhrs" schuldig gesprochen.
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TIL Jessica Biel once had to shoot an arrow right at the camera for an action shot on Blade: Trilogy. To protect the camera and crew, they put up a thick piece of Plexiglass with a hole cut through for the lens to see out... and Biel nailed the lens, destroying the $300,000 camera.
https://petapixel.com/2025/05/15/jessica-biel-destroyed-a-300000-camera-on-blade-trinity-set-with-a-perfect-arrow-shot/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qzrfh6/til_jessica_biel_once_had_to_shoot_an_arrow_right/
The first time in years I watched the original Star Wars film. 7/12 of my Star Wars run.
You can definitely see the age (nearly 50 years old!), but I genuinely prefer the original films over the new ones. I specifically liked how the rebellion is depicted: a wild bunch of people resisting the Empire. Nothing fancy about it.
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A very good deconstruction of the #NATO expansion fable, with lots of details and actual document sources. Much recommended.
Chilean State Railways #EFE has signed a $US 700m long-term financing agreement with the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean and Spain's government lending agency Instituto de Crédito Oficial to support the modernisation and expansion of the national rail network.
https://www.railjournal.com/financial/chile-secures-us-700m-to-advance-rail-modernisation/
#RailwaySunday #Chile #LatinAmerica #CAF #ICO #infrastructure #economy #politics #railway #train
I was able to take a photo of a SBB RABDe 500 passing right next to me while I was hiking today. Turned out pretty OK I think 😊
#RailwaySunday #SBB #ICN #train #railway #Switzerland #Seeland #photography
Here should be a list of nouns and adjectives that describes my personality and what I stand for.
Joined Aug 2019
