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
Today I did a bit of trainspotting and what comes with it: checking the scedule of a specific connection, following realtime traffic visualisation and trying to be ready when the train is approaching. I'm happy with my shot 😁
#RailwaySunday #TrainSpotting #RailFanning #Switzerland #Biel #Bienne
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" in no language is peace synonymous with surrender. In no language is sovereignty synonymous with occupation. So those who argue to stop support for #Ukraine do not argue for peace. They argue for appeasement and the subjugation of Ukraine."
In the #TubeChallenge you must visit all stations of the #LondonUnderground network as quickly as possible. You are allowed to change stations by foot or other means of public transport. The current record is held by a group of eight teenage friends who visited the 272 stations in 18h 8m 13s.
https://art.tfl.gov.uk/labyrinth/tube-challenge/
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2024/7/teenagers-smash-london-tube-challenge-record-with-nearly-two-hours-to-spare
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So Bill Clinton's 50 million to 1 million jobs added claim? It is correct. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/22/clinton-dnc-jobs-created-since-cold-war/
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In the Montparnasse derailment (22 October 1895), a train approached the station too fast and overran the buffer stop at the Gare Montparnasse terminus. It crashed through the wall and partly fell onto the Place de Rennes.
While all passengers survived, a woman in the street was killed in the incident.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montparnasse_derailment
#RailwaySunday #railway #trains #France #Paris #Montparnasse #derailment #accident
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TIL that a neutron star can have a mass similar to our Sun but be only about 30 km across. One such neutron star spins at an incredible 43,000 rpm, rotating 716 times each second. This makes it one of the fastest-spinning objects in the universe.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PSR_J1748%E2%88%922446ad
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ersm8o/til_that_a_neutron_star_can_have_a_mass_similar/
The Trans-Mongolian Railway connects Ulan-Ude on the Trans-Siberian Railway in Buryatia, Russia, with Ulanqab in Inner Mongolia, China, via Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. [...] The 1,110 kilometres of the railway in Mongolia (as of 2017) are managed by UBTZ (the Ulaanbaatar Railway Company), a 50/50 Russian–Mongolian joint-stock company.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Mongolian_Railway
Image credit: Olaf Just/CC BY-SA 3.0
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TIL a surgeon named Robert Liston performed a surgery that had a 300% mortality rate. He amputated his patient's leg in under 2 and a half minutes who died from gangrene, amputated his assistant's fingers who also died from gangrene, and cut the coat tails of a spectator, who died from shock.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Liston#Liston's_most_famous_case
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1emhswb/til_a_surgeon_named_robert_liston_performed_a/
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Schlechte Texte dürfen jetzt gerne mal aufhören, in mir den Wunsch auszulösen, sie lesen zu müssen.
"Switzerland has taken a major step forward with its 'Federal Law on the Use of Electronic Means for the Fulfillment of Government Tasks' (EMBAG). [...]
This new law requires all public bodies to disclose the source code of software developed by or for them unless third-party rights or security concerns prevent it.”
https://www.zdnet.com/article/switzerland-now-requires-all-government-software-to-be-open-source/
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⚡️Ukraine wants to create coalition to shoot down Russian missiles, Zelensky says
Kyiv will discuss with NATO the creation of a coalition of countries to help shoot down Russian missiles over Ukraine's territory, President Volodymyr Zelensky told journalists on Aug. 4, Interfax Ukraine reported.
"We must work on the technical possibility of using combat aircraft from neighboring countries against (Russian) missiles that hit Ukraine in the direction of our neighbors. Foremost, the countries of the alliance," Zelensky said.
Glenfinnan Viaduct - black train on railway bridge under heavy clouds.
The picturesque viaduct is seen in many films, including Harry Potter.
Photo credit: Roland Lösslein/Unspash License
#RailwaySunday #Train #Steam #Scotland #Glenfinnan #GlenfinnanViaduct #HarryPotter
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August 2 is European Holocaust Memorial Day for Sinti and Roma. The European Parliament declared this date the European Holocaust Memorial Day for Sinti and Roma in 2015 in memory of 500,000 Sinti and Roma murdered in Nazi-occupied Europe. On the night of August 2 1944 the last 4,300 Sinti and Roma in the German Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau were murdered by the SS despite their fierce resistance.
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+++ Rumänien plant sechs Mini-Atomkraftwerke nördlich von Bukarest +++
Als erstes EU-Land will Rumänien vorgefertigte Mini-AKW installieren. Vor Ort weckt das Hoffnungen und Ängste.
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The new EU rules on the Right to Repair enter into force today!
They will support consumers in repairing their defective products instead of replacing them by:
🔸 obliging producers of certain products to offer timely repair service at a reasonable price
🔹 requiring these manufacturers to offer spare parts
🔸 extending the legal guarantee for the repaired product
🔹 creating a European repair platform to find suitable repairers.
Learn more 🔗 https://europa.eu/!NqPMj4
In the US, nearly 70% of all coal is transported by train. A study published on July 1st, 2024 analysing data in the San Francisco Bay Area, “found that residents living near railroad tracks likely have higher premature mortality rates due to air pollutants released during the passage of uncovered coal trains.”
#RailwaySunday #USA #study #research #health #coal #trains #economy
“A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It’s where the rich use public transportation.”
The quote seems to be attributed to Gustavo Petro and Enrique Peñalosa as well (both former mayors of Bogotá).
#RailwaySunday #Bogotá #Colombia #PublicTransport #wealth #poverty #society
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EU Court upholds Commission decision to designate TikTok parent as gatekeeper
The EU Court of Justice upheld on Wednesday (17 July) the European Commission’s decision to designate TikTok’s parent company ByteDance as a gatekeeper under the Digital Markets Act, dismissing all arguments presented by the company.
Here should be a list of nouns and adjectives that describes my personality and what I stand for.
Joined Aug 2019
