Problem gelöst...

Problem gelöst...

Originally shared by Nic K. Mowe

Damit können beide Seiten gut leben.

I had no choice, I was forced to spend all the money!

I had no choice, I was forced to spend all the money!

via Torrid Luna​

Originally shared by ulrik asmussen

Only for Linux user's

#GooglePhotos reminded me that two years ago I was at a park with my new housemates Garfield and Gigi.

#GooglePhotos reminded me that two years ago I was at a park with my new housemates Garfield and Gigi. Only now can I somehow imagine how malnourished they must have been when their mom dropped them at my door, they look very different now.

The carrying case has long since retired, not even one of them would fit in now.

Nearly every day there are reports about how Russian officials/hackers are alleged to have meddled in US elections...

Nearly every day there are reports about how Russian officials/hackers are alleged to have meddled in US elections or politics in general. But even if all is true, it looks like they did not use anything that hadn't been in place and did nothing that hadn't been done for years or decades. In short, they would have simply opened the door that someone put into the wall earlier.

Russians hacked election machines? (Don't you dare calling them computers! People might notice what they are!) And who insisted on using them in the first place? Who insisted on not leaving a paper trail? Who insisted that they must not be audited? Russians? It's a pity the US cannot afford democracy, like having ballots counted or holding elections on Sundays for a change.

So, Russians may have bought or at least financially supported Donald Trump. Were they really the only ones? I seem to have noticed a growing number of US business leaders in political positions. I don't think they are of Russian descent. Plus, just read the linked article. US policies are for sale, and a lot of money is on the table.

Of course, investors expect a return on their investments. To them, even the current "healthcare" bill is "insufficiently conservative", meaning not enough people may die due to it. By the way, did you ever hear reports of those "Russians" pressing to repeal "Obamacare" or demanding tax cuts for the rich? No? Me neither...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/26/koch-network-piggy-banks-closed-republicans-healthcare-tax-reform

Moderate rebels, fundamentalists - where is the difference?

Moderate rebels, fundamentalists - where is the difference?

I had seen videos of fighting in Syria before and had noticed how the "moderate rebels" would loudly praise their god each time they hit something. Recently, while trying to find out the model of an AA gun I came across this video.

According to Wikipedia and other sources, Sham Legion are "really, really moderate" compared to other "rebel" groups. This video is a self representation. Taking away the logo display it is shorter than a minute. Yet in that time the man behind the camera (I didn't include the others) praised his god 16 (sixteen) times, which results in less than four seconds between two praises.

So if this is the frequency at which "moderate" Islamists have to praise their god, how often would fundamentalists do that? Can anyone provide a video?

And why do I wonder if those people would allow non-followers to live among them...
https://youtu.be/9kUz6djzumI

I suppose there was a label saying "pull here"...

I suppose there was a label saying "pull here"...

Originally shared by Ryan A

boop

Jason ON​, the video you posted recently was apparently not over the top, not even when that trigger-happy fearful...

Jason ON​, the video you posted recently was apparently not over the top, not even when that trigger-happy fearful cop shot a black colleague, because that just happened. The reason is (surprise!), that the white cop feared for his safety.

A gun was involved, but reading the article will show just how "reasonable" that fear was...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/24/black-st-louis-police-officer-shot-white-colleague

Muahahaha! Of course: Obama did it!

Muahahaha! Of course: Obama did it!

Q: Can Trump sink any lower?
A: Yes he can!
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40395433

Dancing with wolves Licking with compacted tigers

Dancing with wolves Licking with compacted tigers

Originally shared by Diana R

Donde come uno, Comen cuatro...

Home, sweet home...

Home, sweet home...

I'm back home and so is my little zoo. Garfield and Gigi celebrate being home by sleeping into #caturday...

Crikey! He is really fast tracking his sultanate...

Crikey! He is really fast tracking his sultanate...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/23/turkey-will-stop-teaching-evolution-schools-education-ministry/

Psssst...

Psssst...

Originally shared by Boost your love making

Wilco Roos​, these are Nuremberg bratwursts.

Wilco Roos​, these are Nuremberg bratwursts. They are much smaller than their Thuringian counterparts, so one serving usually consists of a few sausages.

#lastmealbeforetakeoff

See, Jen & Annabelle​ , I knew I had a photo: Salami (even from the area where I was born) in deer and boar flavour.

See, Jen & Annabelle​ , I knew I had a photo: Salami (even from the area where I was born) in deer and boar flavour.

There's a light...

There's a light...

https://youtu.be/7T22XVzoCLA

Another German fellow, this one both shorter and older than me.

Another German fellow, this one both shorter and older than me. Pittiplatsch appeared on a children's TV program in 1962 for the first time and has since then been a favorite of German children.

He lives with Schnatterinchen, a duck, and Moppi, a dog. As a goblin, he is always up for shenanigans, but generally means well. On Christmas he usually travels home to goblin land to see his family.

I had thought it would be easier to buy one on his 55th birthday, which happened these days, but I had to order him online.

When they hear "German sausage", a lot of people will imagine a person in short leather pants (Lederhosen) and a...

When they hear "German sausage", a lot of people will imagine a person in short leather pants (Lederhosen) and a small hat on the head, holding a huge glass of beer in one and some kind of hard sausage in the other hand. That image is slightly incorrect.

One of the many kinds of sausage in Germany is liverwurst (Leberwurst), which is soft and can be spread like butter. There is however not just one liverwurst, there are dozens of different flavours - and Germans usually eat them in rather civilized ways, like here for breakfast on a bread roll.

This fellow is both a little bit younger and a little bit taller than me, the TV tower on Alexanderplatz.

This fellow is both a little bit younger and a little bit taller than me, the TV tower on Alexanderplatz.

And yes, ELO must have sent Mr. Blue Sky to Berlin today, I did not process this photo in any way.

https://youtu.be/aQUlA8Hcv4s

And now the last item on my to-do list for Berlin can be checked: Thuringian roasted sausage (or Thuringian...

And now the last item on my to-do list for Berlin can be checked: Thuringian roasted sausage (or Thuringian bratwurst).

There are always two or three people near the fountain by the world time clock on Alexanderplatz carrying all the necessary equipment in some kind of vendor's tray. They may not put it down, for that they would need a stall permission.

This does not just taste good, it is also the cheapest snack in the vicinity, costing just 1.50 Euro.

Germany is famous for its sausages, even though most people have no idea just how many kinds there are.

Germany is famous for its sausages, even though most people have no idea just how many kinds there are. Berlin is usually associated with two kinds: Bockwurst, a sausage that is boiled and then eaten with mustard, and Currywurst, which does indeed mean curry sausage, although the curry is only sprinkled over the ketchup.

The most famous curry sausage can be found at Konnopke, near U2 (the subway line, not the band) station Bernauer Strasse. (Don't go there on weekends...) This was one of the items on my to-do list for this visit. The last is Thuringian bratwurst on Alexander square...

Congratulations on reinventing the wheel!

Congratulations on reinventing the wheel!

OK, not the wheel, they reinvented the transmission of electromagnetic energy. Mind bending. They even achieved to transfer milliwatts. Amazing. They only need to scale this up a million times...

Btw, if you want to do repeat such an experiment, get that LED charm that lights up when your phone is called and get someone to call you. You transferred a few milliwatts the moment the LED lights up...
http://www.techradar.com/news/electric-cars-could-charge-while-on-the-move-thanks-to-this-wireless-breakthrough

Record player, cassette recorder and radio - those were the days...

Record player, cassette recorder and radio - those were the days...

I'd like to buy an "A"...

I'd like to buy an "A"...

On a fleamarket in Berlin

I find your lack of treats disturbing !

I find your lack of treats disturbing !

#ilovestarwars #cat #darthvader

Show some love for cyclists

Show some love for cyclists

#berlin

My dessert is better than yours:

My dessert is better than yours:

Tiramisu ice cream with raspberries

There are still a few bugs...

There are still a few bugs...

Originally shared by Dmitriy Bykov

Jeff Bezos: "Alexa, buy milk from Whole Foods."

Alexa: "Buying Whole Foods."

Jeff Bezos: "Ugh."

(Disclaimer: joke stolen from Twitter)

Finally, Tokyo is safe.

Finally, Tokyo is safe.

via Robert Michael​

Originally shared by Aqib.A.C

Three episodes later Star Trek was cancelled...

Three episodes later Star Trek was cancelled...

via Torrid Luna​

Originally shared by Kyle Rojas

Mmmmm, I haven't had these for a long time...

Mmmmm, I haven't had these for a long time...

Being in Germany now I do of course need to blend in, so today I've donned classic German footwear: sandals with...

Being in Germany now I do of course need to blend in, so today I've donned classic German footwear: sandals with socks.

Don't try, you wouldn't understand. And I may not tell you, state secret, sorry...

You know you are in Germany when the airport doesn't offer free water, to encourage you to pay instead.

You know you are in Germany when the airport doesn't offer free water, to encourage you to pay instead. And you know that things must have gone bad when instead of the machines offering coffee, tea and cocoa for free at the gates you only find pay coffee.

This is Frankfurt airport, where two years ago I still enjoyed a free hot cocoa while waiting for my connect flight at six in the morning. That is gone. Two years ago I didn't need to go through body scanners, now they are installed at all security checks.

Could it be that the body scanners were so expensive that cuts had to be made elsewhere?

This is embarrassing: I forgot to pack earphones and the least overpriced ones on Hong Kong's airport are these: Not...

This is embarrassing: I forgot to pack earphones and the least overpriced ones on Hong Kong's airport are these: Not just Star Wars, but stormtrooper.

I guess I won't hear any hits then...

There were other equally overpriced but even more embarrassing choices: Captain America and Iron Man. Black and white will do.

#starwarstuesday what a coincidence...

After posting the deserted phone booths at the WTC I would like to emphasize that we still do have public payphones,...

After posting the deserted phone booths at the WTC I would like to emphasize that we still do have public payphones, like these combined coin/card phones (does that make them "hybrid"?) at the Kaohsiung airport.

This is a stupid article with a stupid title. Click bait? Very likely.

This is a stupid article with a stupid title. Click bait? Very likely.

If there is a subsidy for a product/service and the subsidy is taken away, then demand for the product/service will go down, but it doesn't mean the product/service will die, there is more to consider. I thought literate people would know this...

Forbes, you are getting cheap, watch out for subsidies...
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brookecrothers/2017/06/11/how-to-kill-the-electric-car-report/#15e3330274e9

Gigi loves yoghurt. (As does Nimrod, but he wasn't there.)

Gigi loves yoghurt. (As does Nimrod, but he wasn't there.)

United we stand - in the corner farthest to the shower head.

United we stand - in the corner farthest to the shower head.

However: You can run, but you can not hide.

Good advice

Good advice

Originally shared by Jupiter

Double ouch...

Double ouch...

The UK election results in a nutshell, not necessarily politically correct, but politically quite correct.

The UK election results in a nutshell, not necessarily politically correct, but politically quite correct.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jun/09/theresa-may-gamble

Please do. Please, by all means, go ahead!

Please do. Please, by all means, go ahead!
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40229449

Priorities, priorities...

Priorities, priorities...

Via Merritt Awbrey​

Originally shared by Horacio Q

#Public #GooglePlus #Google

Now we're talking!

Now we're talking!

"Telephone booths" at the world trade center in Taipei.

"Telephone booths" at the world trade center in Taipei. We still do have public coin and also some coin/card phones, but these (all of them at the WTC) were apparently deemed obsolete.

Oh Taiwan.

Oh Taiwan... This is an ad for an English language cram school for children. In Chinese there is a regular term for the English language, 英語, but also one specifically for American English, 美語.

As you can see the latter is used here, Hanlin (the first two big characters, the school name) advertises specifically teaching the US flavour of English. But this is the first time I see the maple leaf in this context. Accident or...?

There is by the way no similar term for Canadian or Australian English, those need more than two characters to express.

This got me laughing...

This got me laughing...

Originally shared by Diane Attaway

Oh dear, I completely failed to notice that there are banana trees behind the house I live in!

Oh dear, I completely failed to notice that there are banana trees behind the house I live in! To my defense I have to say that this is mosquito country and no sane person goes there without a very good reason.

So, hmm... Should I try them?

教育 - 全球第一名怎麼做

教育 - 全球第一名怎麼做

我想，台灣也可以參考一下。我之前在補習班教英語，且那個補習班也有“顧”學生寫學校作業，所以我看過國小學生每天有多少作業。影片裡面有提到腦筋也需要休息，不然不會學到什麼。台灣可惜選擇用強迫的方式…

我其實一直有懷疑為什麼有台灣人到例如德國拿到教育學博士學位。我懷疑因為台灣在不少方面做跟德國完全不一樣的事，所以在德國學到的要怎麼應用？平常聽到“沒辦法，台灣就是這樣”。但至少有拿到德國博士學位。

我不太喜歡這個“沒辦法”的回答，因為是不用做事的很方便的藉口。我不認為我能夠啟動很大的變化，但也許這個影片可以讓一些人思考一點，讓他們開始談這種事情。可惜沒有華語字幕，所以很多人應該會說“我聽不懂英語，我沒辦法看”。影片裡面的學生會講幾個外語，不只有一個。我是不是該問：你有沒有考慮為什麼他們有辦法，但你沒有？答案可能有包含在影片裡…

via Bojan Jančar - Bo​

Originally shared by Fridolin Heyer

Enorm interessanter 10 Minuten Film von Michael Moore zum Vergleich Schule in Finnland (Platz 1) und Schule in den USA (Platz 29).

https://www.facebook.com/BeRemarkable2/videos/vb.147426562433385/197990900710284/?type=2&theater
https://www.facebook.com/BeRemarkable2/videos/vb.147426562433385/197990900710284/?type=2&theater

This applies not only to the UK.

This applies not only to the UK. Unfortunately, politicians with authoritarian ambitions will not listen, the best thing that can be done is to vote them out of power - as long as that is still possible.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jun/07/theresa-may-tearing-up-human-rights-laws-terrorist

I agree, wholeheartedly. And let's not stop at UK PM, let's make him world president.

I agree, wholeheartedly. And let's not stop at UK PM, let's make him world president.

#babylon5
https://www.reddit.com/r/babylon5/comments/6fs4vi/captain_sheridan_for_uk_prime_minister_according/

There may come an article that has been properly researched and written - but it is not this one.

There may come an article that has been properly researched and written - but it is not this one. If you understand just a little bit about electricity and want to laugh, read the article. If not, just look at the headline, that will do...

Yes, that new carrier has a weapon so secret we are publishing it on the internet! By the way, this catapult must be the carrier's new secret weapon. Why? Because "the aircraft accelerates the catapult"! This is an aircraft carrier only on the surface, in truth it is a catapult carrier, flinging catapults at the enemy: Catapultam habeo...

But it is a great carrier: It "can generate 13,800 volts of electrical power"! That's "more than three times the 4,160 volts the Nimitz-class carriers could generate"! I wonder if the author would suffer a stroke if someone told him a lot of people can generate way more at home...

Well, it was a good laugh, thanks for that...

http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/the-us-navys-new-aircraft-carrier-has-secret-weapon-21036

I had visitors today.

I had visitors today. After having lived here for more than a year, two of the stray cats in the area started considering me trustworthy - to a certain degree: the one not yet through the door just wants to eat, the other is a little more friendly.

Greeeeeaaaatt vídeo

Greeeeeaaaatt vídeo

Theresa May said today she'll rip up human rights laws if they impede new terror legislation. So here's a sketch inspired by Monty Python we published back in April with Patrick Stewart: what has the European Convention on Human Rights ever done for us? We mean apart from the right to a fair trial, freedom from slavery, freedom from torture ...
Warning: contains strong language.

Via The Guardian
https://www.facebook.com/theguardian/videos/694044694116630/
https://www.facebook.com/theguardian/videos/694044694116630/

Aaaaand Enterprise wins...

Aaaaand Enterprise wins...

via Merritt Awbrey​

Originally shared by Ed Christian

This is absolutely ingenious!

This is absolutely ingenious!

#ghibli #totoro

Originally shared by Yumi Horiguchi

Pig'n'Ford Racing - really, we must be a very bored species...

Pig'n'Ford Racing - really, we must be a very bored species...
https://youtu.be/x5HN1p7c-c0

Well, this is... Hmm...

Well, this is... Hmm...

Originally shared by Ryan A

Taking all antennas down in a few hours will be "fun" with this rain...

Taking all antennas down in a few hours will be "fun" with this rain...

#hamradio

Amateur Radio Fieldday!

Amateur Radio Fieldday!

This weekend some of us are again camping in BV7AU's hangar, doing a last equipment test for the VHF QSO Party next weekend.

The weather is not exactly on our side: There is a lot of rain in the form of short showers coming without any warning. The shortest may be over in 30 seconds, but still leaves anyone who was not under cover dripping wet.

I only did one contact with Japan, southern tip of Honshu, on 50Mhz. For non-hams: That is a distance of 1600km, using what once had been the lowest TV frequencies, so it was not too bad, but also not overwhelming.

#hamradio