Guan Yang
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Permanent DST is a bad idea that was tried in the US in 1974-1975. It was so unpopular that it was repealed after just two dark winters. One of those mistakes that have to be repeated every once in a while.
Bruno Maçães: The Ceuta crisis has exposed Europe’s hollow centre
The Ceuta crisis has exposed Europe's hollow centre
How the incursion revealed a continent divided against itself
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Weighting is difficult. You visit a foreign country. You hang out with elites you know, see how they live. Chat with locals, cab driver, the Airbnb host. Go to the countryside, visit a farm. These are all lived experiences and part of the “real” [country]. But what percentage is in each? 🤷
Nate Bargatze in SNL's Nobody Knows Sketch
Alt: Nate Bargatze in SNL's Nobody Knows Sketch
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Rijeka, on the Adriatic, is more famous in some circles as the place where events leading to the founding of the Communist Party of China were set in motion. Playing third round of UEFA Conference League qualification this week.
“Ceuta is not in Schengen” is not quite right. If you’re visiting as a Schengen visa-free visitor or with a short stay visa, and you enter Ceuta, your 90 days or other period of stay start counting. But it is true that there is another border control when traveling from Ceuta to the rest of Spain.
Hopefully not using light timber framing!
Political Quarterly@politicalquarterly.bsky.social · 2d agoCan Labour build 2 million new homes? Around 18 per cent of new builds are in areas lacking a GP surgery or secondary school. Can data-driven policymaking make sure new homes are built in the right places?
The legal details of why Spain's regularisation of irregular migrants was lawful under EU law as it stands, and therefore why responding to it by suspension of Spain's participation in Schengen would have been unlawful
Steve Peers@stevepeers.bsky.social · 3d agoAccession is subject to unanimous voting. Suspension by a group of Member States is subject to a detailed procedure in the Borders Code based on "serious deficiencies" in external border control. Again, as things stand regularisation of irregular migrants is expressly allowed by the return directive
Count Binface would be the first novelty candidate in British political history to keep their deposit in a House of Commons election.
Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️⚧️@leftiestats.bsky.social · 3d ago🚨 BREAKING | Count Binface to win almost a third of votes in Clacton, reveals new constituency poll 😲 ➡️ Reform: 69% ( +23 ) ⚫️ Binface: 31% ( +31 ) Reform HOLD ( 4% swing to Binface ) Via @Survation (date TBD) x.com/LeftieStats/...
Map of metro systems in China. The central government applies fairly strict population/ridership/financial criteria for building a metro in China, so some of these, such as Wenzhou and Jinhua, snuck in as urban-suburban railways in the style of RER.
Map of metro systems in China. The central government applies fairly strict population/ridership/financial criteria for building a metro in China, so some of these, such as Wenzhou and Jinhua, snuck in as urban-suburban railways in the style of RER.
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Have you ever noticed that most of the major AI company logos look like buttholes? For my Sick Burns Friday post, I judged and ranked each of them based on how much they resemble hole: www.burnsnotice.com/ai-company-l...
AI Company Logos That Look Like Buttholes, Ranked
For this week's Sick Burns Friday post, we're asking the important questions like "why do all of these logos look like that?"
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LIVE 🔴 FC Rottach-Egern vs. FC Bayern München | Friendly | 🇬🇧 Commentary
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Guan Yang@guan.dk · last wk.Elsewhere in weird football, look out for the Thursday friendly between Bayern München and the hosts of their summer training camp, Rottach-Egern.
On when Denmark didn’t collect income tax for a year* *sort of
Guan Yang@guan.dk · last wk.I wrote something about the “tax free year” in Denmark, 1969.
In reporting from the fires in France, you may have noticed French first responder uniforms with a stripe across the chest. The Tasmanian devil’s stripe is inspired by the French uniforms.
Guan Yang@guan.dk · 8mo agoIs the Tasmanian devil’s stripe inspired by French uniforms?
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I wrote something about the “tax free year” in Denmark, 1969.
The Tax Free Year Edition
On Denmark, 1969, and system migrations.
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I wrote something about the “tax free year” in Denmark, 1969.
The Tax Free Year Edition
On Denmark, 1969, and system migrations.
whyisthisinteresting.substack.com
In contemporary English, is the word “unhesitatingly” only used in connection with recitation of the Shahada?
There are also air-to-water systems that can also cool. However, they require special radiators, because the radiator would need a fan and condensate drain.
Duncan Jones (aka Merrion) (he/him)@duncanjonesmerrion.bsky.social · last yr.Air to air heat pumps. 🧵 1) What are they? An air to air heat pump is effectively an air conditioner unit that can be reversed so that the heat goes into the house and the cold air goes out of the house. The external unit looks like an air to water heat pump, although a bit smaller and lighter
For most products, the CE mark is based on self-certification (declaration of conformity). Because the EU is all about reducing regulatory burdens. In the US, for example, a wireless device has to go through expensive independent testing and government certification, which is not required for CE.
European Commission@ec.europa.eu · last wk.A small mark, with big power. For more than 30 years, the CE (Conformité Européenne) marking has allowed many products to be moved and marketed freely all around the EU, regardless of where it’s manufactured. 1/2🧵
Brick apartments in Arak, Iran Sometimes I wonder if this kind of brickwork is built specifically for cat burglars… The architect is Vahid Gharib
That's so backwards! Actual Italian pasta is miles ahead of even top-tier Italian-American - mainly due to variety, and to American taste wanting meat Conversely, Italian-American sandwiches are unbeatable. Italians would balk at putting that much stuff on a single sandwich, and they're wrong.
In the Guizhou Village Super League final, Chejiang First Village won 1-0, beating Pingyong Village. Here’s that goal.
Guan Yang@guan.dk · 2w agoUEFA Champions/Europa/Conference League qualification Cup competitions in Ireland, Scotland, Iceland, India, Austria Most of the Latin American leagues Canadian Premier League Guizhou Village Super League final next weekend
A service where a barista comes to your home for a couple hours and helps dial in your new espresso machine