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+++ «Wahrnehmung für russische hybride Kriegsführung ist zu schwach» +++

Der Kreml versucht mit hybriden Methoden, Deutschlands Ukraine-Politik zu beeinflussen. Ein Politologe schätzt ein.

srf.ch/news/international/ukra

Also, in case anyone is counting, Starlink is now 63% of all active satellites.

2 out of ever 3 satellites up there now is owned by that awful billionaire. He effectively controls Low Earth Orbit. That should terrify everyone.

⚡️ NATO chief confirms North Korean troops deployed in Russia's Kursk Oblast.

North Korea has sent troops to Russia, and they have already been deployed in Kursk Oblast, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Oct. 28.

"Today, I can confirm that North Korean troops have been sent to Russia, and that North Korean military units have been deployed to the Kursk region," the NATO secretary general said in Brussels after meeting South Korean defense and intelligence officials.

Photo: NATO

🔗 kyivindependent.com/nato-chief

is currently heavily improving its railway infrastructure, investing about $10bn. The goal is to connect key cities in the country with the neighbouring countries , and the . The first 460km of a total of 2,560km are open since August 2024, connecting and . It is the first railway in the region powered by electricity.

bbc.com/news/articles/c70z109n

Hauchdünne Mehrheit für EU-Kurs in Verfassung von Moldau

Bei einem Referendum haben die Bürger Moldaus entschieden, den Wunsch nach einem EU-Beitritt in die Verfassung aufzunehmen. Die Abstimmung wurde von Manipulationsvorwürfen überschattet.

➡️ tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/m

#RepublikMoldau #EU #Referendum #Moldau

Night Train Map in Europe (2024), back-on-track.eu/night-train-m. This is an interactive map: each line is clickable and brings information about all the stops, schedules, frequency and the company operating this line. That’s pure beauty.

Combined with InterRail, it’s so much travel freedom and opportunities in Europe!

#train #NightTrain

It is said that Kim Jong-il, former dictator of North Korea, had a fear of flying. For his foreign state visits, he rather took a train. No ordinary train, though. Since the carriages were bulletproof, they were heavy. Maximum speed was just around 60km/h. On board, Kim enjoyed fresh delicacies like lobster, french wine, and the company of female entertainers.

nytimes.com/2023/09/11/world/a

Tägliche Erinnerung daran, dass Menschen besser sind als ihr Ruf.
Frag sie in Meinungsforschungsumfragen oder in den Kommentarspalten von Social Media und sie werden grob und dumm erscheinen. Setz dich aber mit ihnen hin, sprich offen und hör zu, und die meisten haben gute Herzen und machen sich ihre Gedanken.

Während #Nordkorea #Russland Truppen für den völkerrechtswidrigen #Angriffskrieg gegen die #Ukraine bereitstellt, sorgt sich #OlafScholz wegen einer #Eskalation, wenn #Deutschland endlich mal #Taurus-Marschflugkörper liefern sollte.

Scholz ist eine echte Nullnummer. Gebt der Ukraine endlich, was sie zu ihrer Verteidigung braucht. #Putin muss gestoppt werden.

“Hello everybody out there using minix - I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu)…”

— Linus Torvalds

#linux

EU not an ‘à la carte menu’, members tell Switzerland

EU ministers on Tuesday (15 October) rejected a push by non-member Switzerland to add a clause to bilateral agreements under negotiation that would allow it to place limits on immigration from the bloc.

euractiv.com/section/politics/

Open-sourcing of WinAmp goes badly as owners delete entire repo*

theregister.com/2024/10/16/ope

As badly as the later development of WinAmp itself, really

← by me on @theregister

* after over 2,000 forks, though

+++ Geschirrspüler mit Zusatzprogrammen hinter Paywall +++

Eine Spülmaschine von V-Zug sorgt bei einem Kunden für Kopfschütteln: Nur mit Abo hat er Zugriff auf Spezialprogramme.

srf.ch/sendungen/kassensturz-e

The Addis Ababa Light Rail in Ethiopia's capitol is the first of its kind in eastern and sub-saharan Africa. The two lines began operation in 2015 and have a total daily ridership of 56,000. The rolling stock consists of 41 low-floor trams by CNR Changchun.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addis_Ab
Photo credit: A.Savin, Wikipedia/Free Art License (cropped)

Der Kohleausstieg in Europa ist damit längst in vollem Gange: Estland, Lettland, Litauen, Luxemburg, Malta und Zypern hatten sogar nie Kohlekraftwerke. 2025 wollen Griechenland, Irland, Italien und Ungarn ihr letztes Kohlekraftwerk vom Netz nehmen. Damit wird dann erstmals die Mehrheit der 27 EU-Mitgliedsstaaten ohne Kohleverstromung auskommen. Frankreich will 2027 folgen, Dänemark 2028, Finnland und die Niederlande 2029.

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Mozilla bought the excellent Android email app K-9 (which didn’t include any trackers) and integrated trackers as part of #Mozilla‘s rebranding under the #Thunderbird name.

They even made it opt-out instead of opt-in. Their defense for breaking the law: ”we wouldn’t have enough data if we obeyed the law.“

It doesn’t matter whether you ”anonymized“ the data or not: If you want to extract data from someone’s device to yours, you may do so only if they knowingly consented.
social.tchncs.de/@kuketzblog/1

60 years ago, on Oct 1st, 1964, the very first Shinkansen line was inaugurated. It connected Tokyo and Osaka with new trains reaching up to 220km/h. With its introduction just in time for the Olympic Games in Japan, the era of highspeed trains dawned.

geo.de/wissen/weltgeschichte/e (in German)

TIL Medieval Peasants generally received anywhere from eight weeks to a half-year off. At the time, the Church considered frequent and mandatory holidays the key to keeping a working population from revolting.

yahoo.com/lifestyle/americans-
#til #todayilearned
reddit.com/r/todayilearned/com

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