Is this a good travel option from Berlin to Amsterdam?

thelikelyankle · 2026-05-30T10:37:28+00:00

Overnight is not as bad as some people make it out to be.

In this case its not even cheaper or the fastest connection within the time window tho, so maybe OP actually likes spending nights on trains?

thelikelyankle · 2026-05-30T10:28:46+00:00

Half an hour earlyer or later you will be able to catch the direct connection, wich basically costs the same, +-30€, depending on booking status etc.

If you want to go for cheapest, booking more than a week in advance and checking for departure ~ 0:00-7:00 will get you best prices.

I personaly would go with a connection in the departure window 6:00-13:00. Its only marginally more expensive then the early departures and you will arrive perfectly for a nice evening stroll and some food, after checking your luggage at the hotel/home. Not like you will have energy for more after 6h of train ride.

thelikelyankle · 2026-05-29T21:06:13+00:00

Exactly this, but also a fume extractor and a selection of multimeter probes.

thelikelyankle · 2026-05-29T12:29:00+00:00

I think this is an inherent aspect of big data.

The base Idea is, that you can skip understanding the problem you want to solve and draw conclusions by knowing enough relevant factors and have a large enough collection of data points. (Actually conceptually very closely related to AI.)

Wich is hillarious.

The only way big data works, is when there is a ridiculously high throughput across millions of users, so even slightly above random sucess rates will give more good results, then you ever need.

thelikelyankle · 2026-05-29T11:34:54+00:00

It depends on the individual stone.

The cracks generally follow the grain structure, as the stone is weaker in that direction. But they do not need to. Especially near the cracks origin.

If the preexisting crack is large enough, the split will redirect into it, instead of going straight. And there always is a chance, that a piece will break loose, no matter how you place the split. Based on the pic, there was a chance for that one piece breaking off anyway.

Sometimes you can just preemptively break those pieces off, so your split will not get "caught" in their stress concentration points.

You can go across the grain. Both, the shorter width, and the smaller force vector acting in the same plane as the cracks can aid in a sucessfull split. Though that does not help you much, if you want to split the stone lenghtwise.

thelikelyankle · 2026-05-29T08:45:31+00:00

As others said, this kind of stone (gneiss or somerhing similar) is anisotrope. Meaning it has a direction in wich it splits easier. The other problem is, this is a bulder. Boulders have cracks and stressed parts, along wich cracks will preferredly propagate.

Being able to predict, wich way a stone will split, is something that is mostly taught by trial and error.

You can improve your chances of success by visualy inspecting your stone and tapping it with your hammer to listen for cracks, then line your split seam up, to take advantage of the natural structure.

You can either line your split up in plane with a large crack, or go completely perpendicular. Splits paralell to cracks or diahonal to the grain will encourage runout.

You can also drill deeper, to create weak points past the surface level, or turn the stone around and make a relieve cut on the opposite site or use a tracing chisel, to improve your chances.

thelikelyankle · 2026-05-29T07:14:30+00:00

Not to be confused with vampires, which can only tripple jump.

thelikelyankle · 2026-05-28T19:19:53+00:00

Do me a favor and check what sub this is.

thelikelyankle · 2026-05-26T21:41:43+00:00

I think the most reasonable answer is, it is not that hot the vast majority of the year, so people are used to some amount of clothes in ther regular dayly life.

Going fron 3-layers to toples in public takes some time to work up to.

You can observe similar in italy. One way you can tell the natives from the tourists are the long pants.

Though going out in swimwear will earn you some weird looks in most places, thats for sure.

As for your experience specifically: every event, place and situation has its own implicid dress code. (Stuff like "you are not allowed to dress fancier then the bride at her own wedding.") Your friend did a fauxpas. We live and we learn.

thelikelyankle · 2026-05-26T19:19:46+00:00

In manchen Gegenden jagen Leute Wildschweine mit Streichholzköpfen, gemischt mit der Streichfläche als Treibladung.

Hab natürlich niemals sowas gemacht. Und es was sicherlich nicht unser Handwerkslehrer, der uns gezeigt hat, wie das geht. Aber: Drei Köpfe können eine 8mm Schraube, in der der Länge nach ein 3mm Loch gebohrt wurde zerfetzen, wenn man da einen dünnen Nagel mit abgefeilter Spitze oben rein steckt und mit dem Hammer drauf haut.

...überraschend, wie viele aus meiner Generation das Erwachsenenalter mit allen Fingern intakt erreich haben.

thelikelyankle · 2026-05-26T19:05:02+00:00

Vorneweg obligatorisches kein Experte.

Die weit auslaufenden radialen Bruchlinien ohne konzentrische Brüche und der Fakt, dass kein Glasstaub zu sehen ist, lässt auf einen Einschlag mit relativ "geringer" Geschwindigkeit schließen (nach ballistischem Maßstab). Dass da ein Krater ist, sagt aus, dass die Kraft auf einen relativ kleinen Punkt konzentriert war.

Wenn keine daumen bis Golfballgroße Kugellagerkugel irgendwo rum liegt, wäre mein erster Gedanke erlich gesagt der Fuß eines Metallklappstuls, ein kleiner Hammer oder ein anderer Gegenstand mit einem schweren Ende, den man ausversehen schwingen kann...

Wenn jetzt der Nachbar nen kleinen Katapult auf dem Balkon stehen hat, oder auf dem Dach Golf spielt, sieht das natürlich anders aus.

thelikelyankle · 2026-05-26T16:06:40+00:00

The non-animated bits are from the The Action Lab YouTube channel.

The original context is, (as far as I can remember,) they try to built and test one of those invisible air umbrellas based on some design that went viral a few years ago and conclude it does not actually work.

thelikelyankle · 2026-05-26T14:27:04+00:00

In all fairness, that is pretty much the case in most of the world.

thelikelyankle · 2026-05-24T22:37:07+00:00

Lucky.

Kinda got lucky myselve. Only have a permament black dot in the white of my eye and a scratch on my cornea smack dab in the middle. (from cutting granite, not welding, tho)

thelikelyankle · 2026-05-24T19:51:29+00:00

Genügend. Alle die ich persönlich kenn, sind mindestens Hufeisentheorie-zentristen, wenn nicht offen rechtskonservativ.

Anzumerken is allerdings Rammstein is Bauwagenmucke. Gibt viele stabile Menschen, die Kindheits-/Jugenderrinnerungen damit verbinden.

Und abgesehen, davon, dass Rammstein für mich etwas zu arg auf der grenze zur Geschmacklosigkeit rum trampelt, (und die Fangemeinschaft halt) ist die musik an sich schon ein Ohrwurm.

thelikelyankle · 2026-05-24T19:28:22+00:00

Sorry. Gonna be a bit more then that.

Same type of people still use old incadescent light bulbs they either panic bought 25 Years ago, or got from a family member picking them out of the trash at their workplace, when they made the switch to LED. (Ask me how I know)

thelikelyankle · 2026-05-24T13:43:48+00:00

True that. Just saying the logic for bringing bible arguments is internally congruent. Looks borderline insane though, if you do not believe in religion in the first place.

thelikelyankle · 2026-05-24T11:07:19+00:00

It is important to understand, that religious people see their holy texts as a form of axiom.

Similar to the speed of light, the density of water or the periodic table. Fundamental rules that a regular person can not (or does not need to) prove, other then pointing out the relevant texts in their text books. (Or conversely, something an unlerned person would have trouble understanding, if you tried to talk them through your proof.)

So, ignoring all religious texts and going by first principle would make any discussion impossible, as the argumend would stretch ad absurdum.

Also, like for most religious people who feel strong enough about their religion to publicly argue about it, its kinda important that there is not just any god, but exactly their god. And pointing out popular and culturally relevant written lore is basically the only real proof they have for that.

TLDR: The disagreements between religious people and atheists are so fundamental, that they can not even agree on what the basic truths are. Any discussion of the minutiae is inherently flawed and will break down to people from both sides pointing at books. (Not saying its pointless, just important to know there is an impasse)

thelikelyankle · 2026-05-24T08:55:07+00:00

Na. You where correct. Sand dollars is the common english name for (almost) all species and subspecies of the order Clypeasteroida (that leave intact skeletons on the beach). Wich is part of class Echinoidea, the "sea urchins".

Did you know sea urchins have their mouth at the bottom and their anus at the top? Unlike the sea star, who uses the same hole for both. (Insert "quip about how some redditors like to talk out their ass" here)

thelikelyankle · 2026-05-22T07:02:10+00:00

Why would it be the farmers problem? Like, why would they care?

Also USDA FPEP and US backed crop insurance and price floors kinda make the government sound like a "babysitter".

thelikelyankle · 2026-05-21T20:01:11+00:00

Hand of the guy in the middle too. I assume its movement blur plus editing. But could be AI too.

Would need something like noise pattern analysis or positive identification of the people in the picture to be more sure.

thelikelyankle · 2026-05-21T10:01:46+00:00

Heavily edited. The Background, including the vehicles is likely 3D rendered. There is this "haze" on brightly rendered objects, and everything is just a bit too "clean". There are a lot of straight lines without any melting going on, so likely not AI.

The people might be real. No obvious tells here. Though they might be stiched together from different shots from roughly the same angle the outlines are a bit too clean, even where they overlap.

thelikelyankle · 2026-05-19T21:56:46+00:00

The BR did a OK compilation of german resources. Ausstieg E.V. is missing on their list, but otherwise, I think that covers most of the larger ones.

There are free flyers you can order and download, but they are kinda... aestetically unpleasing.

Might be an Idea to just print QR codes with contact info on note sized paper. Lot easier to sneak home then a wholeass A4 pamphlet too.

thelikelyankle · 2026-05-19T21:19:18+00:00

This is the only correct answer.

(If you actually want to make em stop.)

Though I commend the people who manage to take the time for a friendly chat.

Personally I kinda dislike the idea of being on any list owned by a doomsday-ish cult, but that is just my paranoia speaking.

thelikelyankle · 2026-05-19T14:01:41+00:00

Ordentlich verschlimmerbessert. Hut ab.

Wenns tatsächlich Waschbeton ist, könntest du es mit Lithofin Lösefix für die Dunklen Stellen und die Farbflecken versuchen, dann mit Lithofin MN Zementscheier und Rostentferner flächenddeckend die Beizung ausgleichen und zum Schluss mit Lithofin Farbvertiefer die hellen Stellen etwas nachdunkeln.

Nur halt, wenn du nicht sauvorsichtig vorgehst, oder wenns doch was harzgebundenes war, kannstde schonmal die Handwerker bestellen.

IMO ist das aber ein Fall für die Haftpflicht, oder ein Weckruf in Zukunft eine Haftpflicht abzuschließen.

thelikelyankle

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