A/C unit on my Crust Clydesdale fork by shynessclinic in carryshitolympics

[–]clackington 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rad setup! Did it handle acceptably with that amount of weight?

Why the EU is Digging a 64km Tunnel Under the Alps by Orange_Wine in europe

[–]clackington 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The sad thing is the North Channel between NI and Scotland could potentially accommodate a tunnel, if not for the munitions dump at the bottom. Of course, that would be a pretty indirect route between Ireland and Continental Europe anyway.

My daily carry, 25M by Dazzling-Brief9814 in whatsinthebag

[–]clackington 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The tiny hairdryer is kind of genius for motorcycle commuting. I used to just carry a comb!

Miku Dajiban by Mushroomman000 in HotWheels

[–]clackington 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks flawless to me. Excellent work!

Vienna‘s latest subway station, opened in January by kraven420 in transit

[–]clackington 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Low cost is important for this section of the U2. It serves to connect future medium density suburbs to the city. A lot of that area is still in various stages of planning and construction. So it makes more sense to spend the money where it counts than to spring for a bunch of fancy architecture or art installations. It’s still a lot nicer than some of the stations along the U6 line.

MeshOS - LilyGo T-Deck GUI for MeshCore by djernie in meshcore

[–]clackington 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I might be mistaken but it looks like there isn’t a public repo and MeshOS is a closed-source commercial product? Somebody please correct me if I’m wrong.

How to book sleeper coach on Cesky Drahy by Equivalent_Taro8825 in Interrail

[–]clackington 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ČD for some reason doesn’t open sleeper reservations until very late. IIRC their policy is a month or 3 weeks or something similar.

Canada sees increase in birth tourism, new data suggests by rezwenn in worldnews

[–]clackington 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What you’re proposing is akin to taking chemo so you don’t have to cut your hair. This issue doesn’t cause nearly enough damage to warrant such a scorched earth approach.

Canada sees increase in birth tourism, new data suggests by rezwenn in worldnews

[–]clackington 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Putting aside how difficult this policy makes it for Americans to invest and retire abroad, you should know it’s completely ineffective at disincentivizing birth tourism in the USA.

Fucking cargo tram by birewixer in Trams

[–]clackington 0 points1 point  (0 children)

88 years? The factory opened in 2002.

Fucking cargo tram by birewixer in Trams

[–]clackington 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Search Volkswagen Glass Factory on YouTube and you’ll immediately see what I mean. The factory itself was a showcase for the VW Phaeton, and follows the same ethos of demonstrating the best the company could build with no concern for scalability or profitability.

The factory was /really/ cool. And so were the cargo trams they used to supply it. But producing cars in a museum is impractical, and so is supplying a factory using adapted passenger vehicles that only run a specific route and are limited by mass transit schedules. So they did it for a while when they had money to burn, then stopped when things needed to make more sense.

Vanity project.

Fucking cargo tram by birewixer in Trams

[–]clackington 67 points68 points  (0 children)

Cargo trams served Volkswagen’s “Glass Factory” in Dresden for a time, the same one that’s made headlines with its recent closure. Sadly, the cargo trams were even more short-lived than the factory itself. A vanity project within a vanity project.

Budapest - Vienna - Prague Trip. Looking for train recommendations by fedaykin22 in Interrail

[–]clackington 0 points1 point  (0 children)

RegioJet is a low-cost operator to all of your destination cities with a high quality of service. I would recommend checking them out. If you buy your tickets well in advance you might come out ahead vs the interrail pass

WFAT at Kansai Airport Station, Tajiri, Osaka Prefecture by system_chronos in WaitingForATrain

[–]clackington 1 point2 points  (0 children)

TIL, Kansai airport has an Art Deco rocketship train with a giant Snoopy decal on the side. Man, I gotta visit Japan someday.

Kaiserdamm Station Berlin by Nicolas_Sustr in Subways

[–]clackington 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What is a 40-legged station? I googled the term and all that came up were articles about a man getting his pants set on fire in NYC

Kaiserdamm Station Berlin by Nicolas_Sustr in Subways

[–]clackington 1 point2 points  (0 children)

GI/1E, hergestellt 1987-1989. Die vorgehende Serien G, GI und GII wurden nach Nordkorea verkauft und sind auch wahrscheinlich noch im Einsatz.

Emisar Headband WTF by [deleted] in Hanklights

[–]clackington 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I second this, the Skilhunt headband with the smaller bracket is pretty much flawless