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If I understood correctly, it’s free software anyway, so why the discussion?

Netflix: “Are you still watching?”

Someone’s lovely daughter: picture #4

Slightly off topic, but when Russia will finally attack, do you genuinely think the other NATO countries outside of the EU will help? That thought sends a chill down my spine.

Yeah, this is still a problem. It’s being fixed however. It’s going to take until 2040, plus minus. Thanks to the EU standardising the gauge, the platform height, the electrification system, and most importantly, the protection system, it’s all really coming together. But rolling all of this infrastructure out takes time. Europe always was a fractured continent. Then the EU came and made life better. Problem is, due to the car mania in the 70s and the privatisation mania in the 90s, railway was neglected. In Austria, there were even discussions of privatising the national railway operator. And look at what good that has done Britain. Luckily it didn’t go through and the public perception really has changed about that. On the side of technological innovations, there are now many locomotives which are certified for multiple countries, which have all the necessary bits and bops for their protection system to drive in other countries. And when 2040 rolls around, all of that additional baggage is going to be obsolete anyway, thanks to everything being harmonised to ETCS and (mostly) 25kV 50Hz. Then most of the problems will disappear. And that may sound expensive and cumbersome, but all of that infrastructure has a finite usage duration anyway. So 2040 because everyone is essentially replacing the old stuff on the fly with the new harmonised stuff. And from there on out, it’s really going to be smooth sailing, technology-wise anyway.

That’s interesting, but do you think, is it because lorries are so heavily subsidised compared to trains? Because think of, for example, the Brenner-based tunnel in the EU. When that thing is finished, it’s going to be one of the longest tunnels in the world. That thing would bring unprecedented transport capacity through the Alps. And while 8 billion € may sound much for a single building, said building is going to be used for 200 years.

I’m curious, do you still think that if lorries had to reimburse the actual cost of transport that it would still be competitive under these conditions?

Um, how about real conspiracies? No need to make something up. A few examples:

1. Trump colluding with billionaires to take over the USA.
2. Tech companies’ proxy mass surveillance for the NSA.
3. Billionaires keeping the USA from having infrastructure other countries have had for decades or even centuries.
4. The erosion of private property due to market incentives.

Real conspiracies are seldom bombastic or spectacular.

1. The “professional” choice: Fujifilm X-H1 with 16-80/4.
2. The “casual” choice: Nikon P7700.

Additional advice: Splurge on the lens, save with the camera, if you’re on low-budget. If you’re just getting into it and you’re on the budget of a kidney stone, Nikon P7700. It supports RAW and has relatively good optics for point-and-shoot camera. Outclasses a phone any day, naturally.

If you want to do studio photography however, lighting first, anything else, second.

Edit: Reason why the 16-80/4 is its optical quality. This thing is incredible and is guaranteed to blow your socks off.

Brexit was the Kremlin’s best investment. And I think Farage enjoys kicking the UK while it’s down.

Crazy idea, but what if we were to use a wire? Like such that it doesn’t have any sort of contact with anything else. Then how about we, like, couple more of them together, meaning less congestion and less traffic jamming? Okay, and this is the least feasible part of my proposal, I know, but then What if we make it go on steel? So the wheel is steel and the floor, the wheel rests on, is steel as well. But because of the optimised friction, we can now make the contact surface super small. I think these improvements could really bring a massive benefit to the transportation industry.

No sarcasm though: Why do goods get delivered over long distances by a lorry? It doesn’t make sense financially and from an economy of scale perspective. It asks for trouble. The infrastructure gets used up super quickly, thanks to them being absurdly heavy, compared to the surface and what it can withstand. Plus, because it may seem like all of these lorries are going the same way, no they absolutely aren’t, they come from a thousand different directions and go through a thousand different directions. They only go through the same bottleneck, aka the pinnacle of inefficiency. It is way easier to transfer it from goods terminal A in city A to goods terminal B in city B and everyone just goes to the goods terminal and picks it up from there. It’s faster, more reliable and does not clog up the infrastructure. It’s good for the businesses providing the service because easier service means more money, customers benefit from it as well naturally because they get the goods faster and more reliably, and the taxpayer benefits most of all. Since they do not need to subsidise a motorway that breaks within 10 years anyway. On the other hand, we have a few megacorporations that make good money selling cars, so I can answer myself, why trains are a thorn in the eye of some infrastructure ministries around the world.

IMO evaporative cooling should be illegal at a certain scale. Water is valuable.

Religious parents take the “do not abuse your child” challenge for 30 seconds:

Abusive parents the second you defend yourself effectively: “I didn’t know you had teeth, sorry for biting you.”

My head cannon is that Trump and Orban want to convert their respective countries into the same type of society that Russia currently is. Why should Trump or Orban attack their only “ally”?

While the brush was apparently low quality and flew off, it is the responsibility of the parent to ensure their kids stay safe, not temu. The negligent cunt of a mother admitted she let her kid operate a cleaning power-tool, she had no business of getting her hands on. The mother clearly endangered her three year old and now shifts the blame on the seller. Be an adult and take responsibility for god’s sake.

This is incredibly stupid. It will drive up the cost for housing

This is incredibly stupid. It will drive up the cost for housing

I love the Panasonic toughbooks. Most of them have a handle so they’re great to carry around like a briefcase. Had mine in the boot during driver safety training, it got knocked around voilently, not a single scratch. Also put a SSD in, running it with pop OS since many years.

I think rich people should contribute to society.

People who make 50K a year:

If you were a criminal convicted of espionage, then good luck to you for finding a job, especially in government. But if you’re called Microsoft, then it’s alright.