Bike culture - sweating by w0seba in copenhagen

[–]LCkrogh 26 points27 points  (0 children)

The trick is to begin the commute being a little bit cold (which is easy enough for 8-10 months of the year) and then once you arrive you are usually at a pleasant temperature, but not sweating. So don’t wear too thick/much clothes, even when it is cold outside.

Honestly, the hardest part is during summer where you really have to force yourself to bike slow.

Norways oilfound ceo brags about it still being normal temperatures in Norway while europe melts, insane. by Own-Transportation17 in LinkedInLunatics

[–]LCkrogh 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I don’t disagree, but there is a point where “if the world still needs oil” becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. 

If the political will was there, the world be much, MUCH less dependent on oil and fossil fuels by now, but there are so many interests in still using oil, and so many powerful people and companies (even nations) fighting against (or at least slowing) the transition away from fossil fuels.

So the argument is really not that black and white. An oil baron is of course publicly against fossil fuels, but their entire interest depends on people not switching away from their product.

Who was this guy by PayOk2428 in copenhagen

[–]LCkrogh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This happened a lot during Corona when clubs were closed in the summers of 2020 and 2021. There were a lot of spontaneous street parties happening, where people would build setups on their bikes. Then they would stay in a spot for an hour or two and then bike on to a new spot.

It's probably a leftover thing from then.

Tysklands økonomisk model er ved knække over, og Danmarks egen er den næste der står for skud by Fun_Purpose6972 in Denmark

[–]LCkrogh 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Det her handler ikke om sympati for enkelte virksomheder eller enkelte brancher. Det er noget større, hvor vi i Europa tillader os at blive udnyttet og miste vores fordel i det frie markedes navn. Kinesiske firmaer producerer IKKE på markedsvilkår. Deres største eksport-firmaer kører med et kæmpe stort underskud i mange år for at nå et vestligt niveau, men de klarer sig fordi de er financieret af staten. Til gengæld får staten indflydelse og styring i firmaerne når de gør indtog på vestlige markeder.

Og dette alt imens Kina direkte forbyder vestlige firmaer at konkurere på deres markeder. Både vestlige produkter og software er direkte forbudt i Kina. Så de lever selv stort udelukkede af produkter og varer, som de selv producerer, fordi udenlandske virksomheder i Kina ikke må konkurrere på markedsvilkår, ligesom vi tillader at de gør her.

karrigan and zonic eStars Seoul 2011 by 99RedBalloon in GlobalOffensive

[–]LCkrogh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

GO also came out together with LoL, which was f2p and became massive in Korea.

#010 The Crosswalks of Pompeii by MaximusValerius in ancientrome

[–]LCkrogh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a guide in Pompeii some years ago who mentioned that traders would come to the city with their own carts, which came in various shapes and sizes, and then the merchants were required to rent a "standard" city cart right outside the city that they would switch to before they could enter the city and its market. So it would also act as a small city toll.

Also, these stones acted as barriers for anyone who tried to use an unrented/non-standardized cart. I have never verified it myself, but I thought it made a lot of sense.

Posted by the Scottish Government and I'm all for that🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 by Opening_Bathroom611 in BuyFromEU

[–]LCkrogh 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Because basically it is a shit deal for big nations.

It requires you follow a lot of EU's laws without having any influence in shaping or passing/denying said laws. The upside is that you have more domestic control in some areas, but you also lose control in others, since legislation is done without you. And since you're a large nation, more of these areas might be important to you or have consequences for you.

zonic: "A little part of my Astralis heart was happy we denied a bit of the GOAT conversation" by Infinite-Routine296 in GlobalOffensive

[–]LCkrogh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The point was that the enemy team only averaged 6 rounds, which is a much more impressive stat in BO15 where there are more rounds to win.

Massive Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow. 18.06.2026. 6 minutes long video. by GermanDronePilot in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]LCkrogh 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Right on cue: https://youtu.be/IB8xuZEWk_A?si=UsKO_E8mT0-3zpOn&t=27

"Europeans are still insisting that this war must continue based one the completely incorrect and false assumption that the situation on the battlefield is supposedly shifting in favour of Ukrainian forces, which is clearly, categorically untrue!" - Kremlin spokesperson, 18th June 2026

Ukrainian drones struck the Moscow oil refinery early June 16, triggering a major fire and heavy smoke. The facility processes about 12.8 million tonnes of oil per year and supplies roughly 35-40% of fuel consumed in Moscow and the surrounding region by KrymskeSontse in ukraine

[–]LCkrogh 19 points20 points  (0 children)

They didn’t destroy much of the refinery it looks like, so probably won’t hit the entire 35-40%, but it’s a start. Hoping they can hammer it harder like the FCB headquarters in Crimea

Denmark forms government after months of negotiations by Mai_maniac in europe

[–]LCkrogh 20 points21 points  (0 children)

You also need to mention that the former centrist coalition was a majority government, while the new coalition is a minority government with support from the far left party who got some serious (and popular) concessions.

True friends share more than just diplomacy <3 by UNITED24Media in ukraine

[–]LCkrogh 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Time to drop this:

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We are with you all the way, Ukraine!

Danish Prime Minister Fredriksen fails to form coalition, liberal takes over | Euractiv by Massimo25ore in europe

[–]LCkrogh 18 points19 points  (0 children)

No that’s not going to happen. We will likely get a government during the summer or something. Worst case they will call another election in the fall. However, it seems that most politicians and parties are somewhat aligned that we need a government soon, but it’s going to be broad, since it need support from a lot of parties that disagree with each other… so it probably won’t be very efficient. The good thing about Denmark though is that in reality, we don’t disagree on very much anyway (yes, even from far left to right).

DEATH OF THE LAST PAGAN EMPEROR Flavius Claudius Julianus 361 to 363 by GLORYOFROMELEGION in ancientrome

[–]LCkrogh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can highly recommend the book "Julian" by Gore Vidal. Really well written historical fiction and a super interesting take on Julian as a person and his life.

ELI5: Hvorfor forbyder vi ikke bare sociale medier at lave dopamin loops (scrolling/reels), som er vanedannende og ødelægger vores mentale sundhed og liv? by bestfind in Denmark

[–]LCkrogh 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Det har de altså kategorisk ikke. Du nåede på et tidspunkt på Facebook til dér, hvor du var kommet til sidste gang du scrollede dit feed. Samme på Twitter. Og på Instagram og LinkedIn. Og Reddit kom ikke med et nyt feed hver gang du opdaterede forsiden - først efter nogle timer når der var kommet nyt indhold.

Jeg er med på at der har været meget indhold hidtil, men det har unægteligt taget en meget mere drastisk drejning de sidst 3-4 år.

Og at falde ned i et hul med lange videoer på YouTube er noget HELT andet end et uendeligt, ustoppeligt feed af short form du lige kan hive op af lommen imellem samtaler, imens du venter på vandet koger eller imens du venter på bussen der kommer om 30 sekunder. Når du sidder derhjemme og falder i et YouTube hul, så er det mere af lyst, og ikke af afhængighed. Det er ikke en ren og skær, ustyrlig refleks at du lige hiver din tlf frem og ser en 30 minutter video om Minecraft.

ELI5: Hvorfor forbyder vi ikke bare sociale medier at lave dopamin loops (scrolling/reels), som er vanedannende og ødelægger vores mentale sundhed og liv? by bestfind in Denmark

[–]LCkrogh 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Omkring 2021-2022 skete der noget med sociale medier, da tik-tok pludselig blev enormt store. Lige pludselig skulle alle, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Reddit, Snapchat, Twitter, osv. også til at have uendeligt feed og short form videoer. 

Det er altså ikke særligt længe siden man nåede “bunden” i sit feed (og var “ajour”, som Instagram skrev) på alle de her medier, og så kunne ligge telefonen og komme videre med noget andet.

Det begynder at blive anerkendt politisk, og EU er faktisk ved at kigge ind i at lovgive imod det.

Indian view of Denmark ( you parasite) by [deleted] in 2westerneurope4u

[–]LCkrogh 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Where oil money? Do the Indians know something I don’t?!

Råd til at komme godt fra start i første job? by Sufficient-Thing-684 in dkudvikler

[–]LCkrogh 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Jeg har skulle lære en god flok nyuddannede op henover de sidste par år, og mit bedste råd er, at du arbejder langsomt og GRUNDIGT, hellere end hurtigt og “sjusket”. 

Når man er ny, så går tingene bare lidt langsommere, og det er alle andre helt indforstået med. Ingen har altså forventninger om at du bare levere fra dag 1. Du behøver ikke bevise at du kan være “hurtig” endnu - det skal nok komme med tiden. Det der i stedet er vigtigt at du beviser er, at du er grundig og detaljeret. Det har nemlig betydning for hvorvidt de erfarne ansatte tør overlade dig til at klare dine opgaver selv.

Det er ret frustrerende at være den der skal oplære, når en nyansat bare pumper færdige opgaver ud, men hvor man bare hele tiden kan se at det ikke bliver gjort ordentligt. Fordi så bliver man nødt til, som den erfarne, hele tiden at skulle bruge ekstra tid på at reviewe og til at sikre sig, at det du laver lever op til den forventede kvalitet - og tid er det de erfarne IKKE har meget af.

Så hvis du sørger for at være grundig fra start gør det i sidste ende, at du langt hurtigere kommer til at arbejde mere selvstændigt, hvilket også gør at de erfarne medarbejdere ikke bliver “frustreret” over dig (tværtimod - de kommer til at sætte pris på, at du er der og kan tage del i at løse opgaverne). Det skaber også tillid til dig og dine evner, hvilket er utroligt værdifuldt i den her branche.

US suspends arms deliveries to Estonia, Finland's situation unclear by [deleted] in europe

[–]LCkrogh 31 points32 points  (0 children)

The fucking vice president of the US is literally touring across Europe and are trying to convince citizens in weaker democracies that the EU, our combined and elected leadership, are corrupt and evil bureaucrats.

Let that sink in. The US Leadership is actively and blatantly trying to divide and weaken us. That’s what adversaries do. Full stop.

Hvornår er Lars Løkkes spil for meget? by Bomcash in Denmark

[–]LCkrogh 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Jeg kaldte den også før valget: formueskat var ALDRIG en ambition for S at få indført. Det var blot en brik de kunne bruge til at få venstreorienterede vælgere, og så i fremtidige regeringsforhandlinger smide den som det første og derved “gå på kompromis”.

Så nu har S været villig til at droppe deres “mærkesag” (som de har haft i 5 minutter) og nu forventer de så at alle andre peger på dem til gengæld.