Strijp-S, Eindhoven, NL
23 May 2026
Cosina CSM, Kodak UltraMax 400
That's why he's starting now, so that he can actually ride his work elephant by the time he is able to get his elephant licence.
Luckily software like Teams has noise cancellation, so keyboard sounds generally get filtered out.
While I somewhat get the decision from a security standpoint, doesn't cancelling the pride event give these lowlifes exactly what they want?
What are the odds that a second attack like this happens on the same event?
Pride is a protest as much as it is a celebration.
Attacks like this ruin the celebration, but in my view they also increase the need to protest.
If they take issue with you disliking Musk (since I presume that is the political belief you are talking about) then maybe they are not great company to keep.
He has nothing to say about the International Criminal Court.
The US isn't even party to the ICC.
Cities Skylines and Paralives
The prospects for China are not looking particularly good. Decades of a one-child policy seems to have helped normalize one child per couple.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_total_fertility_rate
China has a fertility rate of 1.02 children per woman.
For comparison, in the US that rate is 1.62 children per woman and in Germany 1.46.
A "healthy" fertility rate, where the population remains more or less stable (not accounting for immigration), is roughly at 2.1 children per woman.
The West is going to have issues with their low birthrates, but the looming Chinese demographics crisis is looking to be much worse than what the West is going to be dealing with.
10 Mbps up in the year of our lord 2026?..
I swear to god, I'm not convinced the US is a first-world country.
I'm on my phone which runs Android, so technically I am also using Linux
The first time I saw a black person as a kid, I was staring.. as young kids do.. The guy notices and engages by showing the palms of his hands and saying something along along the lines of "Look. Not all of my skin is black."
Apparently that scared the crap out of young me
My mom still likes to tell that story sometimes
Funnily France will probably be the loudest opponent to giving Iceland this concession.
Realistically though this is the best opportunity for Iceland to try and get this concession, since Europe needs allies and the UK isn't there to throw a spanner in the works.
The Brits are probably still a bit salty about losing from Iceland in the Cod Wars three times over.
Eindhoven Central Station
23 May 2026
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Eindhoven University of Technology
23 May 2026
Cosina CSM, Kodak UltraMax 400
Markt, 's-Hertogenbosch, NL
9 May 2025
Cosina CSM, Kodak Gold 200
Christophstraße
Cologne, Germany
3 June 2025
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This is a follow up to my other post on the referendum from a few days ago: https://lemmy.world/post/46542512
Again.. translated using (mostly) machine translation
Berlin not car-free for the foreseeable future, referendum doesn't get green light
In Berlin there will be no referendum on largely making the city car-free. The plan of lawyers, traffic experts and green activists didn't make it due to lack of support. The initiators announced that only 140,000 of the required 175,000 signatures had been collected.
They wanted to significantly limit car traffic in the German capital within the ring railway, an area where about 30 percent of the nearly 4 million Berliners live. With 88 square kilometers, the area is about the size of Eindhoven.
Residents would be allowed to drive a car in this area for twelve days a year. There would also be exceptions; for emergency services, taxis, people with disabilities, freight traffic and people with crucial professions. The rest would be dependent on the public transport, the bicycle or has to walk.
The plan had to deal with resistance from the start, right-wing parties have been actively campaigning against it recently. For example, opponents pointed to a higher traffic burden in surrounding neighborhoods and economic damage, because companies would leave and shops would become less accessible.
Doel, Belgium
27 January 2026
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The article is in Dutch, so I've put a (mostly) machine translation below.
Berlin car free? Plan for referendum leads to fierce resistance
The Berlin state elections are not until September, but already the German capital is full of campaign posters. The topic is perhaps the most radical traffic plan in the world: a virtually car-free Berlin. Activists want to force a referendum on this, right-wing parties are actively campaigning against.
It is a bill that a group of lawyers, traffic experts and green activists have worked on for years. The idea is to significantly restrict car traffic within the ring railway line, an area where about 30 percent of the nearly four million Berliners live. With no less than 88 square kilometers, the area is about the size of Eindhoven.
People would only be allowed to drive a car in this area twelve days a year. There will be exceptions for emergency services, taxis, people with disabilities, freight traffic and people with crucial occupations. The rest will have to go on public transport, by bike or on foot.
It would lead to fewer traffic accidents, nuisance and emissions. The space that is opened up can be used for cycle paths, greenery and seating. "Or playgrounds... or urban libraries," Marie Wagner, one of the initiators, daydreams. "And finally, kids can cycle safely to school."
Opponents point to higher traffic burden on surrounding neighborhoods and economic damage, as businesses would leave and shops would become less accessible. Wagner dismisses those claims. "Only 9 percent of shop revenue within the ring comes from people who travel by car," she says.
"Moreover, research has shown that more attractive streets lead to more consumption, because people stay there longer." Whoever has to and should be allowed to use the car, such as handymen, can move through the city more easily, is the idea.
Colleague Gerald Stefani insists the activists are not against the car itself. “We don’t want to abolish car use, we want to regulate it. Also, with twelve car days a year, much remains possible, such as large grocery trips and moving house." He is not worried about the implementation. "For each ride you could request a QR code online."
Resistance in car city
Berlin is a car city. In the growth period around 1900, the Gründerzeit, the distinctive Berlin rental blocks were set up wide along wide streets. The car was later easy to fit in. Destruction by World War II, the construction of the Berlin Wall and demolition drive of post-war city planners paved the way for wide motorways.
The initiative encounters fierce resistance from local politics. Right-wing parties like CDU, FDP and AfD have filled the city with posters with 'Autofrei? Nein!' (Car free? No!) and 'Car verbieten verboten' (Car ban forbidden). CDU Mayor Wegner speaks of a "well-intentioned dream of an urban idyll, but which will lead to a nightmare."
His party is at a loss in the upcoming state election and is being polled as equally large as the Greens and Die Linke, as well as the AfD. The image of "the left" who wants to take your car is a campaign gift. Therefore, the left parties are likely to keep their distance on this theme; they have not put up posters for the traffic referendum.
The anti-campaign is helpful, Stefani says. It raises awareness: "There are people who come to sign because of the CDU posters." According to Wagner, almost all parties want to reduce car use, but they do not dare to take big steps.
"The car is deep in the German psyche," Stefani says. "It has been so important for German economic development that changes on the area of cars automatically provoke resistance. We also see that with the discussion about a maximum speed."
The activists are in the final stage to force a referendum in September: the collection of 174,000 signatures. That was difficult in the winter months, but now there is a catch-up sprint. With one more day to go, it looks like a toss up whether they will make it, says Marie Wagner. "It's more exciting than a krimi."
At Alexanderplatz, the activists ask Berliners for their signature. One signs directly ("It's certainly not radical, the current pollution is radical!"), the other dismisses the proposal ("Fewer cars fine, but not mine").
A woman doubts. She lives inside the ring and has a car. "It's useful for groceries." Still, she finds the idea exciting. After some persuasion from the activists, she signs. "Maybe good, then I'll finally be forced to cycle."
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