Posts by DiegoBeghin@mastodon.social
(DIR) Post #AlMpTiv8UCTTPKBWnQ by DiegoBeghin@mastodon.social
2024-08-26T18:13:16Z
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Drivers here in Siegen do suck. Busy narrow 2-way street, and cars driving in the opposite direction of the traffic jam drive *over the footpath* to give a wide berth to the opposing traffic. Clearly more comfortable with the risk of running us over than of scratching their rear view mirror.
(DIR) Post #Als4mi4vMZMHVi24zQ by DiegoBeghin@mastodon.social
2024-09-10T20:17:54Z
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Today was a brutal reckoning with the new season for me. Not that cold yet, but the forecast for the end of the week is cold indeed for Vienna and Budapest. Had to bring an actual coat with me
(DIR) Post #Alt1by7nG28tO4WNAu by DiegoBeghin@mastodon.social
2024-09-11T07:14:36Z
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My night train experience:- The comfiest option is more expensive than a flight+hotel night, even though the proper comparison is a *hostel* night, since you're likely to share the room with strangers- Despite taking the comfiest option, still didn't sleep great with the thin mattress, the pressure changes in tunnel, and occasional hard breaking. Well I also had my own reflux issue tbf
(DIR) Post #AlxWuiCeYIwQik3F44 by DiegoBeghin@mastodon.social
2024-09-13T11:27:30Z
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Some biblical rains here in Austria-Hungary. My train ride today will already depart late, hope there won't be further disruptions.
(DIR) Post #AlzPd0gKncf9SKSyYq by DiegoBeghin@mastodon.social
2024-09-14T08:24:15Z
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I think the only time I've ridden a train just for the thrill of the train ride and nothing else was the DLR in London
(DIR) Post #Am3TMJIbVL9yiqUyyu by DiegoBeghin@mastodon.social
2024-09-16T08:05:56Z
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Wasn't Thierry Breton supposed to be identifying production bottlenecks in the EU defense industry and helping solve them? Not very inpressed by his tenure.
(DIR) Post #Am47P37E7wZVZ72Q5Y by DiegoBeghin@mastodon.social
2024-09-16T15:21:19Z
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That's no moon.
(DIR) Post #AmEg2MQra7qen6jrt2 by DiegoBeghin@mastodon.social
2024-09-21T14:10:51Z
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Just walked past some idiot driver whose car was spewing a cloud of thick white-blueish smoke behind him. Not sure how many years of life expectancy he took from me but I'm sure stinky right now.
(DIR) Post #AmEp6tlgTso2vTiSyu by DiegoBeghin@mastodon.social
2024-09-21T19:41:10Z
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Iran supplies Russia with balistic missiles but due to escalation concerns they can only be used on targets inside Russia
(DIR) Post #AmI0rkVCQm78ljQbFg by DiegoBeghin@mastodon.social
2024-09-23T08:37:48Z
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Asking quotes from international moving companies and I guess the lesson is to rent furnished if you're likely to move far away in the near future.
(DIR) Post #AmWToOgXIcfqqmBqV6 by DiegoBeghin@mastodon.social
2024-09-30T08:05:11Z
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Police boarded the ICE in Aachen and walked through the train, checked a few random people (not me). Thanks to them, we need to do an extra stop in Eschweiler to drop them off. (Might lose my connection thanks to this, we were already running late)That was remarkably pointless? I don't see how this satisfies even the kind of voter who's into border controls.
(DIR) Post #AmYqpUTdw8HaMiZNwm by DiegoBeghin@mastodon.social
2024-10-01T11:33:46Z
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Humankind has perfected Ugliness in the form of big box stores with the parking out front. And yet mitigation is easy.
(DIR) Post #Amd918Tq7bQJQSChd2 by DiegoBeghin@mastodon.social
2024-10-03T13:17:08Z
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Allright, so what's all the bureaucracy I need to take care of as an EU foreigner moving to Germany?I know I'll need to do the Anmeldung, and probably find my own health insurance as I'll be working remotely.If someone has experience with this, I would appreciate it! I think a recommendation for an accountant might also be nice.@jon @Alon
(DIR) Post #Amde5VEsXodvkQlhXk by DiegoBeghin@mastodon.social
2024-10-03T19:04:40Z
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It's been such an epic journey of 2h30 from Cologne, but seems like we're finally reaching Aachen.
(DIR) Post #An8J3OHBkQYx5kl9UG by DiegoBeghin@mastodon.social
2024-10-18T14:01:24Z
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Reading the details about the cyclist murdered by a driver this week in Paris only makes it worse.The driver first ran over the cyclist's foot and at first backed off when the victim complained. But then as the cyclist kept complaining in front of his car he just ran over him. Absolutely barbaric.https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2024/10/17/cycliste-tue-a-paris-l-automobiliste-presente-a-un-juge-d-instruction-vendredi_6354612_3224.html
(DIR) Post #Anc2MBxVaCFrrLLs9o by DiegoBeghin@mastodon.social
2024-11-01T22:03:41Z
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I was complaining about running diesel trains under wire in Siegen but I just saw it earlier today in Bonn too near the main station. RB 30 I believe.
(DIR) Post #AnwVDR90KtoHHDzQVE by DiegoBeghin@mastodon.social
2024-11-11T19:17:53Z
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Hard to argue the train is a good way to do your French Christmas travel when it's the rail unions' favourite season for strikes
(DIR) Post #AnydmOOjj5wSqPRnGa by DiegoBeghin@mastodon.social
2024-11-12T19:54:25Z
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Farming Simulator 25 should include breaks to travel to Brussels and burn a metro station near the EU Commission and dump manure in front of the European Parliament. All important activities to keep your subsidies high
(DIR) Post #AoHGUXmzStvvodYCOW by DiegoBeghin@mastodon.social
2024-11-21T19:40:48Z
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Update on the French rail strike and the freight situation.So actually Fret SNCF is breaking even today, their trouble is coming from bleeding money in the years prior and the Commission was asking them to pay back France for the subsidies. That was obviously not happening and would bankrupt the company. Instead France negotiated a restructuring to split away locomotive maintenance and shed 10% of the workforce.
(DIR) Post #AsIAthmN3OnVqLVmD2 by DiegoBeghin@mastodon.social
2025-03-21T21:02:17Z
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You can get quite close to the tracks here, not sure if it's a good idea though @pony