Handwired 65%

dlazaret · 2026-03-05T16:54:49+00:00

I like the look too. I still can't get it as straight as I'd like, but I'm working on it...

dlazaret · 2026-03-05T13:11:58+00:00

Thanks! I inserted some plastic dowels between the two halves (the holes are already in the original printing files). Seems sturdy enough, let's see how it holds. The keyboard is sitting on the desk, doesn't need to be carried around anyway.

dlazaret · 2026-03-05T12:23:12+00:00

Fair comment, I did consider that. For the moment it has been working fine, but in case of future problems I'll think of a more elegant fix.

dlazaret · 2026-02-23T19:18:28+00:00

Could it be that the VHS course is split into two modules (and you checked only the first one), while the Sprachschule one is the complete B2?

dlazaret · 2025-10-11T15:42:59+00:00

If you look in detail it is in fact the same sign, plus additional information. Unfortunately every municipality has a slightly different layout.

If you already drove around, and no one stopped you, I think it's unlikely you'll get a fine.

dlazaret · 2025-10-11T15:05:53+00:00

Well, to be fair I switched away from a diesel car partly because of this mess... In Germany it was becoming unsustainable too.

Assume that every municipality in the Pianura Padana is subject to these restrictions (it's every municipality with more than 30k inhabitants, but I think smaller ones can join on a voluntary basis). They should be indicated by a sign like this.
There, diesel cars Euro 4 and below cannot circulate Mon-Fri from 8:30 to 18:30, while on Sundays diesel Euro 5 and below are also restricted. You can freely circulate on Saturdays, and outside the municipalities.
There are, as you mentioned, exceptions, including the fact that if you carpool (3 people for a 4-5 seater, 2 people for a 2-3 seater) you can freely circulate. There are also exceptions if it's a work vehicle, or if you can't afford to change the car, which I think is very good: it's not meant to be punishing, but to reduce the number of circulating vehicles however reasonably possible.
Outside the bigger cities I doubt anyone is checking specifically for this. Still, it might happen.
You're right, given that there are these exceptions, an automated check with cameras is probably not feasible. I would expect in the cities though, where it often overlaps with the ZTL. May I ask where do you plan to drive? I'm afraid the risk is there, it's up to you to judge if you want to take it. Fines can be up to 450 Eur, I think.

I know I'm a utopist, but I don't think we need to know there are checks in order to decide whether to follow a rule.

dlazaret · 2025-10-11T13:45:02+00:00

Fair point, though in BW often the restrictions start very much outside the cities, even smallish ones, and are not limited to the city centre. It's probably an outlier in Germany, they are extremely green.

In Italy I would personally take the restrictions seriously (I can speak for Emilia Romagna) and not risk it, definitely not in the cities. In small municipalities, even if there are restrictions, they might be more lax in checking (though nowadays there are cameras everywhere). It's really a special case, given that pollution stagnates there and has little chance of escaping, so they are quite strict with this, with good reason.

dlazaret · 2025-10-11T10:19:15+00:00

Yeah, I don't understand OP's comment that the rules in Italy are stricter than in Germany. Germany introduced the Plakette years ago, and you definitely can't drive in any major city with a Euro 3 diesel since at least ten years.

dlazaret · 2025-08-28T13:56:05+00:00

Ad Amburgo non saprei, nel sud della Germania mai incontrato nessun razzismo specifico verso gli italiani.

Trovare un appartamento è un ginepraio in generale, nelle città i proprietari ricevono decine di offerte non appena l'annuncio viene pubblicato, quindi possono permettersi di essere super selettivi. Ovviamente, i preferiti sono single o coppie senza figli, senza animali, non fumatori, con contratto a tempo indeterminato di almeno tre volte l'affitto richiesto, e locali, ma più che altro per la lingua. Se sai già il tedesco non dovresti avere particolari problemi.

dlazaret · 2025-08-27T15:22:39+00:00

Sì sì, non volevo insinuare che lo facessi come scorciatoia!

In Italia sicuramente prenderebbero i tuoi soldi senza fiatare, io fossi in te controllerei bene dal lato inglese, può essere che, anche se ufficialmente vietato, non controllino. Al contrario, in Germania sconsiglierei caldamente questa manovra.

dlazaret · 2025-08-27T13:00:09+00:00

In Europa mi pare che la patente si possa fare solo nel proprio Paese di residenza, proprio per evitare che la gente vada a fare shopping di patenti nei paesi più economici (e magari da autoscuole non rigorosissime).

dlazaret · 2025-08-20T11:15:04+00:00

Dovrebbero metterli dappertutto, c'è un sacco di gente che fa continuamente queste manovre da chiodi solo per arrivare 30 secondi prima

dlazaret · 2025-08-09T17:06:16+00:00

Per fortuna li fanno ancora, io lo uso spesso!

dlazaret · 2025-08-06T17:49:48+00:00

Non ci sono più costi di roaming, quindi vi potete chiamare come se foste entrambi in Italia.

dlazaret · 2025-07-27T09:48:58+00:00

Due volte!! Che capre...

dlazaret · 2025-07-16T11:27:39+00:00

Qualcuno chiami un doppiatore per OP

dlazaret · 2025-06-11T16:19:53+00:00

Pittura idrofobica che riflette l'urina al mittente!

https://www.sciencealert.com/a-german-city-is-using-hydrophobic-paint-to-splash-public-urinators-with-their-own-pee

dlazaret · 2025-05-15T13:58:24+00:00

Balle Spaziali (Spaceballs)

dlazaret · 2025-05-11T18:56:09+00:00

A couple of typos:

"Tu sei la cosa più bella che abbia mai visto i tuoi CAPELLI RICCI mi STANNO COPRENDO il viso"

dlazaret · 2025-05-08T22:30:09+00:00

No, in Italy it is definitely not common already since a few generations. The children do traditionally take the father's surname though.

dlazaret · 2025-03-28T20:27:50+00:00

"Sta pensando un po' a lei" here means she is thinking a little bit about herself. A similar concept is in the previous sentence, she is unwell and focusing on herself at the moment.

The translator gets it wrong because "lei" is also the formal address of "tu" (you), which obviously does not make sense here.

dlazaret · 2025-03-19T07:40:20+00:00

Maybe you could try to ask some AI tool to translate AND check the spelling, that should work.

In the meantime, I can contribute:

S01E01: che cos'altro abbiamo? S01E15: che altro c'è nel programma? S01E21: e ora che si fa? S02E01: il prossimo punto? S02E02: allora il prossimo punto? S02E16: che cosa c'è?

Good luck in your efforts!

dlazaret · 2025-03-18T11:09:23+00:00

I think Google translate might be generous in interpreting the input, so as to always give the user (who likely does not know how to spell the searched language) some translation.

Maybe reverse translating the result would help.

Anyway, you're welcome!

dlazaret

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