TIL about the "GTA flu". This phenomenon occurs when a new game from a popular franchise is released and many people call in sick to their jobs to be able to buy and play the new game.
https://www.gamingbible.com/news/gta-6-release-date-gta-flu-296239-20241125
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1lvjh6p/til_about_the_gta_flu_this_phenomenon_occurs_when/
Now is an excellent time to flee #Russia 🇷🇺 if you are a foreigner.
👉🏾 #Putin signs decree allowing foreigners to serve in Russian army during mobilization https://kyivindependent.com/putin-signs-decree-allowing-foreigners-to-serve-in-russian-army-during-mobilization-06-2025/
I regularly see #users on #Mastadon #retooting their own #toots. What is the idea here? I simply imagine them thinking "my toot was so good, I have to repeat it so people can read it again."
Obviously I'm missing something, but can't work out what.
During a test run in June, an #ICE train has reached a top speed of 405 km/h on the Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle high-speed railway. It provided "valuable data for maintaining and upgrading high-speed lines, as well as advancing high-speed train technology". Typically ICE services operate at a maximum speed of 300 km/h.
https://www.railwaypro.com/wp/ice-test-train-reaches-405-km-h/
#RailwaySunday #Germany #technology #railway #trains #SpeedTest #DeutscheBahn #DB #Siemens
"Sanctions are disappearing, weapons are diminishing, counterpropaganda is harder to hear. All of that will encourage Putin to go further—not just to try to defeat Ukraine but to divide Europe, mortally damage NATO, and reduce the power and influence of the United States around the world"
A heritage railway is a railway operated as living history to re-create or preserve railway scenes of the past. Heritage railways are often old railway lines preserved in a state depicting a period (or periods) in the history of rail transport.
While some heritage railways are profitable tourist attractions, many are not-for-profit entities.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heritage_railway
#RailwaySunday #HeritageRailway #culture #trains #railway #history
People still don't seem to realize that Russia doesn't care whether you're right leaning or left leaning; they’re playing both sides. For years, they've skillfully manipulated whichever part of the political spectrum serves their interests. And sadly, it’s working, because too many people put party loyalty above independent thinking.
Here should be a list of nouns and adjectives that describes my personality and what I stand for.