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
Railbus near Coleraine.
Photo credit: Albert Bridge/CC BY-SA 2.0
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TIL In 458 BC, Father of the Greek tragedy, Aeschylus was returning to his home in Sicily when, just outside the city, he was killed when an eagle dropped a tortoise onto his head which had mistaken his head for a rock suitable for shattering the shell,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeschylus
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fh59pf/til_in_458_bc_father_of_the_greek_tragedy/
The Blue Train travelling between Cape Town and Pretoria is one of the most luxurious train journeys in the world. It is marketed as a rolling 5-star hotel by its operator. The ride takes about 27 hours and offers butler service en route.
http://www.bluetrain.co.za
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Train_(South_Africa)
#RailwaySunday #Trains #Railway #Africa #SouthAfrica #BlueTrain
Image credit: Luxury Train Club/CC BY-SA 2.0, https://flickr.com/photos/14589121@N00/4472928293/
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TIL I learned that some countries don't criminalise prison break because wanting to be free is part of being human. If no other offenses were committed, no additional jail time is added.
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Websites don’t have to be built as web applications. It’s perfectly ok to use html and css.
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
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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
Here should be a list of nouns and adjectives that describes my personality and what I stand for.
Joined Aug 2019
