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Another lost soul just trying to feel something. He/They. Traveler. Berliner. Bear cub.

Berlin, Germany
Joined November 2006
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The "European mind" discourse is fascinating because Europeans are dumb for tolerating the inconvenience of, say, high temperatures and hanging clothes, but also for *not* tolerating the inconvenience of 4h commutes by car
The European mind can't comprehend this daily commute
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What was the number of tourism nightsβ€―per inhabitant in your region in 2024❓ The highest EU numbers were in: πŸ‡¬πŸ‡· Notio Aigaio (127.2 nights spent per inhabitant) πŸ‡¬πŸ‡· Ionia Nisia (102.6) Lowest in: πŸ‡«πŸ‡· Mayotte (0.5) πŸ‡΅πŸ‡± Mazowiecki regionalny (0.7) Moreβ€―πŸ‘‰ link.europa.eu/YWmHPK
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Out of four statements by senior conservative politicians on Berlin pride, none of them mentioned gay or queer people
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The birds have reportedly been there for years, a colony living in an abandoned aeronautical complex. They multiplied rapidly during the COVID-19 pandemic and now residents describe scenes that sound like they are from the Hitchcock film β€œThe Birds.”
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Left: German newspaper SZ when a German firm buys an Italian one Right: German newspaper SZ when an Italian firm wants to buy a German one
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Thrilled that our paper "Almost fare free: Impact of a cheap public transport ticket on mobility patterns and train delays" - the 9-Euro Ticket - is now out at @JPubEcon: sciencedirect.com/science/ar… Using three different datasets and MVPF analysis, we find that...
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There are many more axonometric drawings of London’s transport system that have been released following multiple FOI requests. β¦΅πŸš‡πŸ—ΊοΈ
Je crois j'ai trouvΓ© le meilleur site du monde pour tout mes fans de mΓ©tros stations.albertguillaumes.ca…
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Architecture Car-chitecture
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Does anyone else know about this secret game on iOS?
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I was part of a pedestrian safety study on this stretch where residents walk next to people driving 50mph. I was scolded for not wearing a reflective vest & hard hat because, drum roll... "it's dangerous for us." πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ
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It’ll forever be absurd that Siri will navigate you to a city thousands of miles away from your location versus the restaurant named after said city that you’ve been to multiple times that’s within 10 miles from your location. 15 years after Siri’s debut.
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Oh I’m totally doing this (but with the orange iPhone 17 Pro)
we aren’t doing this ok
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Same people who grew up in this New York will tell you these were the β€œgood ol’ days” while telling their kids how dangerous the subway is today.
A street in the Bronx, New York City, 1977
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Berlin Architecture
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Shade makes things so much better
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My diagram, β€˜Possible causes of your problems’. Reposting, a year and a bit on, as it still seems relevant.
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Something that's always struck me abroad is that people underestimate how much Alps there is in Italy - big time.
Countries with alpine territory
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Dear app developers: if you ask me via pop-up to rate the app within 3 minutes of downloading it, I will never use your app again
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Guy who rides one of these to work every day, fighting back tears: this is nothing compared to the GDP of Mississippi
Watch Chongqing’s light rail switch tracks by itself with seamless precision β€” so smooth and steady!
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