Pepijn

Pepijn, 4 days ago to random

There's so many little things the new #Dutch xenophobic rightwing / anti-environment government will make worse.

Here's one most people will have missed:

In the early 2000 my "farmer" classmates got diesel cars as their first vehicle. They'd fill it up with "red diesel", a very cheap (no sales & excise tax) fuel legally only to be used in farm vehicles.

Despite stern warnings only one of them ever had its fuel checked. He received a small fine.

1/3

#rodediesel #klimaat #nederland #politiek

Pepijn, 10 days ago to random

It's amazing what electric bikes do to get people out there. My 70+ yr old dad -who has a bad back & knees, replaced hip, arthritis in fingers & knees, and a grumpy disposition- has done close to 20k in four years. He can't walk more than a km or two.

My mom, with health issues of her own, did 25k in the same time.

And yes, they sometimes go too fast, are a menace for other old people in cars (who are a menace themselves) and use electric assist for 75% of power. They're out there though!

25k odo

Pepijn, 11 days ago to Eurovision

Watching #eurovision I was pleasantly surprised to see Gåte representing Norway.

It reminded me of that very early morning two decades ago when I jumped bud-naked in a fjord together with one of the band members. It was late at night after a performance at the local student venue. I'll never forget how* we ended up heating ourselves in front of a large restaurant oven.

*by walking through a cheering crowd.. I'm sooo happy cellphone cameras were shit those days :-)

#memories

Pepijn, 19 days ago to random

15 apfelstrudels a day keep the doctor away (or something like that).

Anyway. LIDL Denmark has apple strudel for sale. The one in Silkeborg might be out..

Pepijn, 21 days ago to random

Our most dangerous wildlife is back in numbers: ticks.

Just found one on my leg. Probably picked up on yesterday's walk in the woods. It's a tiny nymph and while I spotted two others these are easy to miss.

The risk is the disease they're carrying. In our region (northern Europe, Denmark) primarily Lyme disease, transferred via the bite.

Anyway. #PSA: check for ticks and take them off properly. And the week after check for the telltale Lyme rash, an expanding red circle ANYWHERE on your body.

SergKoren, 25 days ago to random

I, literally, have no imagination. But I’m really good at making stuff up, because I can extrapolate and see connections that others don’t.

#aphantasia

Pepijn, 26 days ago to random

Somewhat* listening in to a company town-hall with a couple hundred people I just blurted out "gosh, there's shitshows with less shit". To all.

Instead of myself, I blame whoever didn't set up this meeting with all categories of attendees muted. Seriously.

*see image.

EU_Commission, 27 days ago (edited 27 days ago) to random

🌿 Let's embrace the 4 R's: Reduce, reuse, recycle... and repair!

Today, the European Parliament adopted the 'Right to Repair' Directive. By promoting repairs both within and beyond the legal guarantee, it will soon mean:

🟢 Easier product fixes
🟢 Money saved
🟢 Less waste

By repairing and using our goods for longer, EU consumers can not only practice sustainable consumption but also save a significant amount of money in the process!

ℹ️ https://europa.eu/!7nWBDb

#EUGreenDeal

Pepijn, 27 days ago to news

In the news today is the UKs decision to send immigrants and asylum seekers to #Rwanda.

As for some reason Dutch NOS and BBC reporters sound giddy reporting on this I feel my baby can do a better job at being impartial.

#sound #news

Pepijn, 1 month ago to Weather

This winter it has been raining more than ever recorded in our area of Denmark / Jutland. The soil -mostly sand here- is so saturated that in many places we have had standing water for months now. In some places there's 50 to a 100cm over what is normally dry sandy soil.

This includes roads and woodlands which people who've lived here since the 1960s don't recollect ever seeing submerged for more than a day or two.

#ClimateDiary #rain #weather #denmark

Flooded nature area. In the past years there's only been three shallow (connected) lakes.
A flooded newly planted woodland, road, and heathland.

Pepijn, 1 month ago to plants

Some nice tulips in our garden. 🪴 🌷 @plants

iangriffin, 1 month ago to Astronomy

Here is another picture from tonight's road trip to photograph comet Pons-Brooks. Bit of a challenge actually. 1-hour drive, 2 telescopes to set up, and the bloody comet would just be 2 degrees high an hour after sunset. But there was nothing on TV so why not. #Comet #Astronomy #NewZealand

Pepijn, 1 month ago to Korean

Most of us make a moral and practical distinction between illegal and "illegal" activities. The latter being common activities objectively against some agreed upon law, but considered acceptable by most of society, and in most situations.

Examples being driving 71 in a 70km/hr zone, no-trace wildcamping deep in a forest, and taking one flower seed from a natural reserve.

Does the English language have a good single word descriptor for "illegal" activities?

#language #question #help

Pepijn, 1 month ago to random

Goodmorning. Here's something I'd never think would happen: One of our companies vans got hit by a ship.. specifically an 80 meter long vessel.. which just sailed away making it a hit-and-run.

It took about ten minutes before we got a call from an astonished port manager who saw the entire thing on a webcam and can't understand how none of the crew saw the incident (a crane-like moveable walkway was swinging out of the ship hitting the parked van).

Now to see if there's a form for this ;-)

Pepijn, 1 month ago to transit

Without the foldable #bicycle in the frame it's not a proper #hotelroombike photo, but with views on the water I can't help thinking tonights' hotelroom is one of the better ones.

(Lego bicycle for,.. scale?)

haraldkliems, 1 month ago to Trains

New York Times piece on #Amtrak long-distance #train CO2 emissions. tl;dr: Not great.
Edit: now with gift link to the article https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/04/climate/trains-planes-carbon-footprint-pollution.html?unlocked_article_code=1.i00.OeVS.eXGuYMPYYOyz&smid=url-share

Pepijn, 1 month ago to cycling

I installed a basic Cateye wireless #bicycle computer on my Omnium cargobike. Unfortunately the setup doesn't work due to succeeding the max distance (70cm) between the analog sensor and head unit.

So question: I want a very basic #bike computer (speed, odometer, maybe temperature and time). Preferably cheap and wireless working up to 100cm or so. Alternatively cheap and GPS (bit worried about battery life with that). Which one to get?

Any suggestions are welcome!

@bikes #equipment

Pepijn, 1 month ago to transit

I have a basic Cateye wireless #bicycle computer I tried installing on my Omnium cargobike. Unfortunately it doesn't work due to succeeding the max distance (70cm..) between the analog sensor and head unit.

So #question: I want a very basic #bike #computer (speed, odometer, maybe temperature and time of day). Preferably cheap and wireless. Alternatively cheap and GPS (bit worried about battery life with that).

Any suggestions are welcome!

@bikes #equipment