My job has made me travel to a lot of places all over the world. This is why I care about vaccinations. They are IMHO the biggest thing ever for humanity. We can and have eradicated diseases that way. And though not all vaccinations give sterile immunity, they at least greatly reduce the risks of severe consequences. So for me it was never a discussion. #GetVaccinated Yes, every vaccination has a minimal risk of effects that could impact my health too. But compared to what they protect for ...
@jwildeboer status update: got a booster at a GP in Austria, just had to fill some forms and pay 35€ given I'm not a resident - worth every cent. Sorted and with plenty of time for it to be effective for FOSDEM!
Tous les ans c'est la même chose, je suis super contente de voir les premiers flocons et les paysages en noir et blanc, et à la fin de l'hiver je les accueille avec bcp moins d'enthousiasme :)
Bon, la veille d'un parkrun, c'est quand même pas l'idéal. Va falloir s'adapter demain :)
Je suis marshal, aka la Dame du Lac (the Lady of the Lake) : je me poste sur un croisement de chemins à coté du lac et je dirige les coureurs dans une direction ou dans une autre. J'ai intérêt à bien m'habiller.
Sometimes City Life has its advantages. Woke up 2 times with pain in my ear. Decided to go to the doctor. On a Sunday. In #Munich. During #Oktoberfest. Well. 12 minutes on the bicycle to the clinic. 20 minutes waiting time. Another 15 minutes on the bicycle to the pharmacy. Now back home with a diagnosis and medicine. Otitis externa plus otitis media. 8€ for the medicine (because sunday), 0€ for the doctors visit. And no, I don’t have private health insurance. Just the regular public one (DAK)
Anyone know how to open/remove this bike lock without the keys? Someone put a second lock on our bike and now we can’t use it since Monday. Asking around, nobody knows who’s bike it is and now we’re looking for alternative options
Hundreds of newspapers and magazines from all over the world for free on your digital device using the #pressreader app and by becoming a member of your local public library (in my case the #Munich library, which gives me the magazines in the picture, the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and many, many more). Oh. And also access to https://statista.de and many more things. https://muenchner-stadtbibliothek.de/digitale-angebote#SupportYourLibrary
In addition: Children and young people (under 18) get their library card for free in Munich.
If you still are in education, are a pensioner, receive social benefits, are unemployed, doing voluntary service or are disabled with a degree of disability of at least 50 per cent you are entitled to a discount and pay only 10EUR / year.
@thomas Für solche Fälle habe ich meist eine Starthilfe Powerbank im Auto bzw. unter dem Motorradsitz. Kostet 60 Euro, kommt meist mit Lampe und USB-Charger integriert und Du bist startklar in jeder Lage. Instant Starthilfe sozusagen ⚡️
Around 12% of all people living in #Munich took the streets today to protest against right-wing movements. Too much for our police to handle. The peaceful demonstration was halted after 40 minutes. We will come again!
@jwildeboer At the same time, protests are also taking place in medium-sized and small towns. Like today in Bad Tölz with around 1,500 participants out of a population of 19,000. I can't remember ever seeing such widespread protests in Germany.
I asked a German colleague about it, and apparently they sell chairs and couches. The name make perfect sense in that context. But sadly it wasn’t likely that smart, as “ass” apparently means “ace” in German.
First time #bouldering in my new hometown #munich. Turns out I can still move on the wall.
But it also seems like bouldering is not the right kind of climbing sport for me anymore. It has become too detached from outdoor rock climbing, which is what I want to train for indoors.
@codebyjeff update: just found out that there's another gym close to my new workplace that opens at 6am and looks much more like what I'm looking for. Maybe this is an option.
@triac8bit@codebyjeff in general you have the best chance with DAV gyms, if you want the more "old school" experience, and yes, the newest commercial gym in Munich might not be your cup of tea 😉
A #Munich il y a 7 lignes de S-Bahn, c'est comme le RER à Paris. Pour traverser la ville d'Est en Ouest, toutes les lignes empruntent le même tronçon (2 voies, une dans chaque sens), et passent sous un tunnel entre Ostbahnhof et Hauptbahnhof (la gare principale). Le tronçon commun (Stammstrecke) qui fait 11km va même au-delà de Hauptbahnhof, jusqu'à Pasing à l'ouest. Ce matin un S-Bahn a déraillé à Isartor, sur le tronçon commun donc. Plus aucun S-Bahn ne peut passer.
Depuis plusieurs années ils ont démarré des travaux pour construire un deuxième Stammstrecke, incluant un deuxième tunnel sous la ville qui passera au nord du premier. C'est devenu un gouffre financier. La mise en service était Initialement prévue en 2028 et le coût était de 3.2 milliards d'Euros, C'est maintenant repoussé à 2035 et devrait coûter 7 milliards !
During the #Munich conference I was asked why I am so gloomy. Well, somebody has to tell it like it is, so here’s how it is: Things are not going well
It is good practice to evaluate things honestly - with all their gloominess. And if we don't shock ourselves back into action it will get worse. In #Ukraine, in the rest of #Europe and possibly globally
#Ukraine is starved of ammunition and forced to pull back, #Europe is ⏩
↪ facing challenges which might test Article 5, and global instability emerges because autocrats are emboldened by #russia's action and our cautious response. This is not pessimism. This is fact
Baseless optimism is a form of self-deception, it is demobilising us. How can we expect to convince the public to spend more on defence, take a stronger stance against #russia and support countries on the eastern flank if leaders won’t admit there is an urgent need?
↪ because tomorrow might be too late. We need a push, a jolt, a shock to wake us up. The war is not over, it's far from won, the enemy is very much alive and our European future is at stake
I have no doubt that the West has the capacity to help #Ukraine win this war. That is a fact. It is also clear that #russia’s industrial power is no match for the united West. But...
We don't lack capacity, we lack the political will and urgency necessary to support #Ukraine and maintain our ⏩
@kotrcka the Spaten Oktoberfestbier I tried was just incredibly bland... not even bad, it just tasted of nothing, whereas the others higher up on the list had some more interesting flavours. Augustiner is just my favourite hands down, incredibly drinkable, while Hofbräuhaus and Löwenbräu both were quite dry and bitter for the style with some pretty good hop aroma.
Next week I'll be at Oktoberfest and will have Spaten Festbier on draught, so that may change my so far poor perception of the beer.
@akrennmair@kotrcka Was able to get (only) the Hofbräu and Paulaner here in NZ. The Paulaner has less malt and a bit more herbal bitterness, but not as full. The Hofbräu tastes a bit on the sweet side but I do like it more than the Paulaner. A local brewer down in Wellington, @southstarbrew made a Festbier that I think is better than these two.
Good morning from #Munich! 🇩🇪 Two days of #Kubernetes Community Days ahead. I’ll talk #OPA for authorization later today, and a lightning talk on learning OPA and #Rego tomorrow. Good times!
There’s a summer storm in #Munich. So naturally I’ve put all empty buckets and pots on the balcony, trying to catch some rain, so I can use it to water the plants tomorrow 💪
