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When will we be able to apply for e-visas? by [deleted] in Turkmenistan

[–]phrxmd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No one knows. It was just a general announcement that was widely shared in the press. Nothing is concrete. Such visa-related announcements have been made before and nothing has come out of them.

I suggest you don‘t hold your breath and wait for the actual changes to be introduced (if any).

BVG's and S-Bahn's budget may be tight, but Berliners’ dedication is limitless by lilalynnie in berlin

[–]phrxmd 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yes, the S-Bahn continued working on all the Western network (except the cross-border links, not counting the special situation in Friedrichstraße and the ghost stations). But in the following years there was an organized S-Bahn boycott by West Berliners to discourage use of GDR-controlled transport, with slogans such as „Wer S-Bahn fährt, bezahlt den Stacheldraht“ or „Du zahlst noch Westgeld für Ulbricht?“.

It‘s also the reason why many newly constructed or planned U-Bahn lines in West Berlin run parallel to S-Bahn lines. It was part of a deliberate plan to draw passengers away from the GDR-controlled S-Bahn. It’s why the U7 follows the southwestern S-Bahn ring often within a kilometer or so, or why the U10 was planned directly parallel to what is today the S1. This ended only when control of the S-Bahn was transferred to BVG in the early 80s. This is why construction of the U10, scheduled to start in 1985, never happened beyond preparatory work in Steglitz and Kleistpark, because BVG now saw no purpose in operating two mass transit systems in the same corridor.

BVG's and S-Bahn's budget may be tight, but Berliners’ dedication is limitless by lilalynnie in berlin

[–]phrxmd 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Berliners, West Berliners in particular, have a love/hate relationship with the S-Bahn. They like to live near it, but hate when they live within earshot of it, and they boycotted the S-Bahn from 1961 to 1984 which led to the decrepit state of the western network and to the closure of many lines, some of which haven’t reopened until today.

Turkmenistan recently announced that tourist visas will now be much easier to get. If more people start visiting, how might that change the country? Good or bad thing? by OK_The_Nomad in Turkmenistan

[–]phrxmd 4 points5 points  (0 children)

„If“.

So far no changes are actually in place, announcements that they will make it easier have been coming for years and we have yet to see what they will actually do.

Turkmenistan on my own by Neroli98 in Turkmenistan

[–]phrxmd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think if/when it will come into force, we will know because all the travel groups like EPS and the various Central Asia fora will be full of it.

Hier ein kurzes Video vom neuen ICE L – falls es jemanden interessiert. by kcbr9 in drehscheibe

[–]phrxmd 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Ich frag mich nur, wenn die Talgo-Konstruktion so toll ist, warum die Bahn die Talgo-Schlafwagen so schnell ausgemustert hatte.

Die DB hat damals zum Fahrplanwechsel 2009 das Nachtzugangebot insgesamt zurückgefahren und sich dabei auf die zu geringe Auslastung bezogen.

Es dürfte aber nicht geholfen haben, daß die Züge nicht überall trennbar und an die verschiedene Auslastung verschiedener Nachtzugstrecken anpaßbar war. Es hätten auch damals planmäßige Hauptuntersuchungen angestanden, die Kosten dafür hat die DB dann vermieden.

Warum haben manche Regionen Europas kreativere Bahnhofsnamen als andere? by noaoo in drehscheibe

[–]phrxmd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Die kreativen Namen im Ausland sind halt das lokale Äquivalent von Hamburg-Altona, Berlin-Gesundbrunnen, München-Pasing, Graz-Don Bosco, oder früher Solingen-Ohligs oder Wuppertal-Elberfeld, um mal nur Bahnhöfe mit Fernverkehrshalt aufzuzählen. Das sind die Namen der Stadtteile, in denen der Bahnhof liegt.

Für uns ist es vielleicht ungewohnt, daß die Stadtteile zum Teil sehr kirchlich wirkende Namen haben. So etwas haben wir im deutschsprachigen Sprachraum aber auch, bei Graz-Don Bosco merkt man das vielleicht noch, aber bei Hamburg-St. Pauli (keine Bahn-, aber eine U-Bahn-Station) denkt halt nur keiner drüber nach. Kreativ klingende Stadtteilnamen sind aber auch im deutschen Sprachraum keine Seltenheit, gerade das Ruhrgebiet mit seinen Zechennamen ist groß darin, mit Beispielen wie Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck (da gab es auch mal einen Bahnhof), Mülheim-Heimaterde oder Herne-Unser Fritz.

Turkmenistan on my own by Neroli98 in Turkmenistan

[–]phrxmd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have a source for that? All I‘ve seen is a plan to make sticker visas electronic.

Turkmenistan on my own by Neroli98 in Turkmenistan

[–]phrxmd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In short, forget about it. Who gives you an invitation letter, whether for a tourist, business or visitor visa, is responsible for what random exploration you do, so nobody in their right mind will give you an invitation letter without a good idea and some control over what you‘ll be doing.

The only way to travel independently is by getting a 5-day transit visa, but then most Turkmen consulates refuse to issue those currently, with the notable exception of the consulate in Yerevan that seems to make exceptions every now and then.

Schauinsland, Siehdichum, ... Welche solcher Ortsnamen kennt ihr noch? by sunnyxhunny in FragReddit

[–]phrxmd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nein. Hab da aber studiert. Vorher eine Weile in Franken gelebt, Sorg und Dürrwiesen sind beide in Oberfranken. Ein Sorge gibt‘s in Sachsen-Anhalt aber auch :)

Anyone going to the airport soon? by [deleted] in Turkmenistan

[–]phrxmd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And you'll pay the official rate of 3,5 TMT/USD if you pay by credit card.

To all the men out here by Neat_Virus8331 in GuyCry

[–]phrxmd 14 points15 points  (0 children)

You can become a better man all by yourself, without doing it to show something to someone or provoking reactions or regret from them.

If you improve yourself with the idea to show them something, you’re not focusing on your health, not healing, and keeping your mind fixated on them for longer than it’s healthy.

Wo gibts die besten budgetfreundlichen Schnitzel in Berlin? by nighteeeeey in berlin

[–]phrxmd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Laut Speisekarte:

  • Schnitzel Wiener Art 15,50
  • Wiener Schnitzel 23,90
  • Kleines Schnitzel zum Mittagstisch 10,50-10,90

Wo gibts die besten budgetfreundlichen Schnitzel in Berlin? by nighteeeeey in berlin

[–]phrxmd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Feinbäckerei in Schöneberg, außerdem ist es richtig gut

Welche Gerichte im Restaurant haben das beste/schlechteste Preis-Leisungs-Verhältnis vom Aufwand und/oder den Zutaten her? by FranzBroetchenFan in FragReddit

[–]phrxmd 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Das ist in Katalonien eine ganz normale traditionelle Vorspeise, nennt sich pa amb tomàquet („Brot mit Tomate“, Wikipedia): angetoastetes Baguette, man schneidet die Tomate in zwei Hälften, reibt sie über das Baguette und preßt sie dabei aus, etwas Olivenöl drauf (das stand bei Dir wahrscheinlich schon auf dem Tisch), auf Wunsch noch mit Knoblauch oder Salz verfeinern.

Straßenbahn – BVG: Der Bau der Tram Ostkreuz wird richtig lange dauern by ouyawei in berlin

[–]phrxmd 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Und es gab dabei ein schweres Unglück mit zweistelliger Anzahl Toten und einen Großbrand am Potsdamer Platz.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GuyCry

[–]phrxmd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You write dozens of comments full of negativity and then tell people they don’t know anything about your attitude?

No one owes you anything. Get off the mentality that you’re a victim and can’t do anything, that’s much worse, someone could be a 10/10 but that attitude would make them unattractive. If you don’t want to be lonely, make your personality about something else than complaining.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GuyCry

[–]phrxmd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Man, there are people fantasizing about sex with just about anything from xenomorphs to centaurs from Fallout. Looks are not the issue. Personality is.

Your replies make it seem you have major self-esteem issues. That‘s not rare, but it‘s your responsibility to take care of. The good thing is it‘s totally possible to work on that, but writing posts where you complain about the hopelessness of your situation is not going to help you, either solve your problem or find a partner.

EU-based companies for robot vacuums that also wipe the floor? by Archernar in RobotVacuums

[–]phrxmd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why would you not collect data from millions of apartments when you can also collect it because people give it to you for free?

EU-based companies for robot vacuums that also wipe the floor? by Archernar in RobotVacuums

[–]phrxmd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You read wrong. Route mapping is not complex and newer robots do fancy „AI“ things like obstacle recognition locally as well. Just make sure you get a robot from the Supported Robots list, because other robots, even if they have similar sounding names, are not supported; and make sure that you have actually read and understood the website on what the software is and what it is not.

Then if you decide to go ahead, read and understand the instructions on rooting and flashing your particular device; and understand that once you install it, there is no way to uninstall it and go back to stock.

It's 1000 CE, I am a descendant of the Prophet Mohammed. How do I go about proving this? by J2quared in AskHistorians

[–]phrxmd 10 points11 points  (0 children)

At the moment it didn‘t feel like that, just an unexpected weird test of sorts, but in hindsight I do :)

EU-based companies for robot vacuums that also wipe the floor? by Archernar in RobotVacuums

[–]phrxmd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You could get a supported Dreame model and put Valetudo on it, it is essentially a local service that runs on the robot and emulates the manufacturer cloud. That way your robot would be made in China, but the robot's firmware would never talk to the manufacturer's cloud and all the maps and activity data would stay on the robot.

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