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jon, 8 days ago to random

Deutsche Bahn is introducing transparent noise protection walls

https://www.deutschebahn.com/de/presse/pressestart_zentrales_uebersicht/Mehr-Durchblick-weniger-Laerm-DB-entwickelt-innovative-transparente-Schallschutzwaende-12861336?trk=feed_main-feed-card_feed-article-content

But what’s missing?

Graffiti

It covers every sound protection wall everywhere in Germany. Perhaps these transparent walls are a little easier to clean? We can hope..?

luckytran, 9 days ago to random

An NPR reporter collected samples of raw milk from 4 farms in Texas, and asked a USDA-authorized lab to test for bird flu. The lab refused to do it, because the farms wouldn't give them permission to test, even though permission isn't required. Wow.

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/15/1251647612/a-bird-flu-outbreak-among-dairy-cows-sparks-new-warnings-about-unpasteurized-mil

kwf, 13 days ago to random

Fun demo of the difference that galvanizing makes. The left stack of nails are bright finish, where the right stack are galvanized, so the zinc kept them from rusting when I left them out overnight

koalie, 13 days ago (edited 11 days ago) to random

#blog RIP Laurence Victoria Taranto Mercier

My mum passed away on Thursday 25 April 2024. She was found on Monday 29 April. She died in her bed, in her sleep, and didn’t suffer. I don’t remember when I last spoke to her. Probably over a year ago. The last time I wrote about her, 8 months ago, to put into words that I had finally given up hope to get along with her, we had stopped speaking to each other 6 or so months prior.

https://blog.koalie.net/2024/05/12/rip-laurence-victoria-taranto-mercier/

jon, 22 days ago to random

Ha

If only my knowledge of EU law had the desired impact this fast every time 🙂

My father wanted to pay a EDF French electricity bill from a Belgian bank account, and was told that this was not possible because the bank was outside France

I formulated a stern email to EDF for him, in French, stipulating this was not allowed as a reason within the Single European Payment Area (SEPA), and within a few hours they relented in a grovelling email!

apicultor, 22 days ago to random

@GrapheneOS https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266628172100007X

jon, 24 days ago to random

“Kon­trollen an deut­scher Grenze sind rechts­widrig” #schengen

Interessanter Fall. Nicht zuletzt, weil der betreffende Wissenschaftler die gleiche Frage (Maßnahme um eine Identitätskontrolle oder eine Grenzkontrolle?) verwendet, die ich seit Jahren benutze.

https://www.lto.de/recht/hintergruende/h/vg-muenchen-m23k223422-grenzkontrolle-zug-deutschland-oesterreich-rechtswidrig/

jon, 28 days ago to random

Trying to help a friend get from Madrid to Paris 8 June. And I want to 😭

€122 for the best timed TGV train to Paris €97 is the cheapest
Cheapest flights from €43
Other flights €54 - €74