Ullrich von Müffling 🌶️

@vonmuf.bsky.social

Infosec nerd. Technophile & wielder of AI magic. Bike builder. Heavy Metal, Cycle-touring, Beer, Renewable Energy 🇩🇪🇦🇺🇫🇮🇪🇺🇺🇦 #bikesky

I’ve had a shit few weeks. Work and home. Got out on my bike this morning and within half an hour I felt better. Money can’t buy you happiness, but it can buy you a bike, any bike, and that’s the same thing.

Say what you like about Nigel Farage but he's definitely the sort of ordinary guy you could sit down and enjoy oysters and champagne with... you know ... as long as you're rich and American

Currently, about 12% of EU gas demand and 20% of its LNG is sourced from Russia. Since Israel and the US closed the Straits of Hormuz, EU usage of RU fuels has actually increased. In addition, the EU imports nuclear fuel from RU too. So much for EU sanctions!

🇩🇪 FM Wadephul: "Russian Consulate General in Bonn will be closed on September 18. The lease for Russian House in Berlin will be terminated. We're strengthening our security, we're tightening entry controls for Russian nationals and increasing pressure on Russia’s shadow fleet."

It's dangerously naive for EU countries to assume the next US president will be 'better' or 'saner' than Trump. The structural malaise that delivered MAGA and Trump still exists and shows no signs of going away. Just waiting him out is not a viable option.

Just back from doing some grocery shopping & once again, not a single 🇺🇲 product went into my cart. There were a variety of apples, mostly from Washington state, but no Canadian apples this time, so I chose these ones from Chile instead.

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The Indx for the Prusa Core One L has finally arrived, and you can order it now and transform your Core One L into the most efficient multi-material printer on the market Discover what makes INDX so special @prusa3d.com

This is Olena Bila and her 4-year-old daughter, Zhanna. On the morning of August 26, russians struck Chernihiv, destroying a residential home and killing them both🕯💔 ​Olena’s older daughter, aged 14, remains in the hospital.

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As I board the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki, I’m reminded yet again of three things about the EU: 1) You don’t sacrifice any of your national identity or culture by being part of the EU. Estonia remains Estonia. Finland remains Finland 2) Schengen is great. 3) Brexit was and is shit.