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@reben

Interested in πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¨πŸ‡³πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· politics & β˜•οΈβœˆοΈπŸš€πŸœπŸš„, CEE/East Med. Does media stuff. Runs on CamAPS FX. Once upon a time a teacher in θ‹ε·žεΈ‚ Port of Dandong enjoyer https://boxd.it/efgrhG

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Admittedly my interest in Polish affairs only developed pretty late. Shame.
Had a terrible kitchy Hosen phase in my teens but that was years before this pretty drunk aggressive actually kinda good version.

06.03.2026 21:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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These search results are *highly confusing*
I guess it’s just a special type of frozen vodka?

06.03.2026 21:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

WARS menu 😍: β€žOgurek, ΕΌurek and bigosβ€œ
Sorry Greece, it will be a rail trip through Poland this summer.

On another note wouldnt mind to have DB restart TransitzΓΌge 80s style to West-Berlin without stops in Erfurt,Bitterfeld, Halle or Lutherstadt wherever that place actually is.

06.03.2026 21:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Viel is auch mit πŸ›©οΈ nicht los

06.03.2026 09:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
EK flights over UAE/QATAR/EASTERN SAUDI/OMAN

EK flights over UAE/QATAR/EASTERN SAUDI/OMAN

Zero flights by Qatar in the last four days and Emirates ops into DXB are very restricted, it's still primarily EU flights. A few cargo flights from DWC too. But there should be plenty of belly cargo capacity for food imports if needed.

05.03.2026 21:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Emirates alone does 6-7 flights DXB-BKK daily during peak season with A380 and 77W.QR with another 5-6. + Etihad, Oman, Flydubai, Kuwait. Top destination for Europeans in winter.

05.03.2026 17:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This says trains are included.
www.gesetze-bayern.de/Content/Pdf/...

05.03.2026 13:12 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Guess this is the legal justification for their "spot not-border ID checks"

05.03.2026 13:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Can I have some fried submarine with that?

03.03.2026 20:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just run a Diesel loco without any safety equipment, Greek mainline style.

02.03.2026 14:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Amazing. The Chinese builders thought they could just implement a turnkey system.
Maybe the Serbian KISS could make the trip to Budapest *if* CRRCs sinoETCS is compliant.

02.03.2026 13:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Iran Air and Airbus seal historic aircraft order Agreement covers 100 aircraft

Amazingly the press release is still up www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/...

01.03.2026 14:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I remember the Airbus deal from 2016 when IranAir signed for 120 jets at Γ‰lysΓ©e. Ultimately they were able to deliver 3 A330s and a bunch of ATR turboprops until the orange monkey reinstated the sanctions.
I guess pharma, banking and French automotive investments met a similar fate.

01.03.2026 14:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The hype was unreal. I went grocery shopping around 18:00 for about 2h, expecting Prigozhins T-72s on Red Square on my return ... and just like that everything was over. Oh the disappointment.

28.02.2026 19:00 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Air Baltic

28.02.2026 09:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

"WeSTeRN European panic notwithstanding, Russia essentially claiming victory in the Donbas would pose little threat to the rest of the continent. The Donbas is not the Sudetenland"

🀑🀑🀑🀑🀑

peak "we haven't provided πŸ’΅ for arms in 2ys but still know better than you idiot euros" levels of punditry.

26.02.2026 18:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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QED: [... bei der Brandschutzanlage massive Fehler gemacht [...] Das alles müsse nun korrigiert werden, heißt es.

26.02.2026 13:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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SWR-Exklusiv: ErΓΆffnung von Stuttgart 21 wird um mehrere Jahre verschoben - HintergrΓΌnde und Folgen Diese Woche hat die Bahn die FΓΌhrungsspitze bei Stuttgart 21 getauscht. Und inzwischen wird deutlich: S21 wird wohl um mehrere Jahre verschoben. Das erfuhr der SWR exklusiv.

www.swr.de/swraktuell/b...

lol @jonworth.eu

Extremely powerful "we will totally open this visibly not finished mega project next week for sure" BER airport vibes here

26.02.2026 13:14 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Fire drills? Pah. Time for the US Navy's PLUMBEX 2026 East Med emergency exercise.

26.02.2026 13:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Kudos to Dexcom technical support for replacing 3 failed Dexcom G6 sensors in under 23 hours, from phone call to delivery via DHL Express courier. I have been critical of their customer service in the past but this latest experience was excellent.

26.02.2026 11:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You guys don't have your own Mediterranean island for that yet?

26.02.2026 08:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hahaha, my father has been complaining about greedy Croats crazy pricing for 25 years πŸ˜€

26.02.2026 08:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

China has been rumored to order a significant number of A330neo widebodies for years. πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ airlines (CA,MU,CZ, Hainan Group, Shenzhen, Sichuan etc)
are some of the top A330 legacy operators globally. A320neo line is pretty much sold out into early 2030s, new engines are severely supply constrained .

26.02.2026 08:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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50Eur total to the Baltic coast is incredible. Well then.

26.02.2026 08:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sure Prague is peak Central Europe rail glory but come on

26.02.2026 08:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Why would I want reliable 7h Munich-Warsaw trains through Berlin, a corridor I've already spent 20 billion on on since 1990 when I could enjoy a magnificent 15h ride through Prague and arrive at Centralna just before midnight.

26.02.2026 08:01 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

You seriously can't expect Karl-Heinz to build a short connector through the eastern boondoggles to the future Polish HSR aligned with A12 to FFO. Good Teutonic fashion dictates a slightly upgraded 200km/h legacy line with lowish capacity for only 2/3 of the price of dedicated infra.

26.02.2026 07:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, no concrete date for G7 integration in EU announced so far. Should happen this year ultimately

25.02.2026 20:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So you're part of the CamAPS G7 trial?

25.02.2026 19:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Zukka app connected to G7, pink arrows show jitter/ sudden up/down spikes.

Zukka app connected to G7, pink arrows show jitter/ sudden up/down spikes.

L3+ can only connect to singleπŸ“±, unlike Dex.
Can't be used with app like Zukka as easy as the Dexcoms, at least on iOS. But then Dex update frequency is only 5 mins.
L3+ can't be calibrated but was very precise. Better adhesive too. Try both sensors. Might do a more extensive thread soon.

25.02.2026 18:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0