Getting into model railroading just a few month back, I was (and still am) regularly overwhelmed by the complexity of the hobby. I had many questions like “What is DC and how does it differ from DCC?” or “Can I control my PIKO locomotive with the EX‑CommandStation?”…
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Trabant in London, Malet Street, Bloomsbury WC1E 7HZ. Alex1011/CC BY-SA 3.0
Eastern Bloc 1:87 model cars
Recently I’ve been looking to buy some 1:87 Eastern Bloc cars for my model railway layout. I’m nowhere close to put them…
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Tyskie Browary Książęce. Bartosz Prusko/CC BY-SA 3.0 PL
Tychy Brewery shelf layout introduction
I planned to get into model railroading for a while, and finally made the step 🤘
I ordered a PIKO Sm31 PKP, a fully assembled…
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SBB Statistics Portal
Switzerland is one of the leading train nations in our world—the country ranks first in passenger-kilometers per capita, and sixth in…
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Nøgne Ø: Svart/Hvit
In the spirit of Dry January I’ve been trying quite some alcohol free beers. While some were quite good, an important ingredient is simply missing. You can taste the lack of alcohol.
Nevertheless, I was amazed with Nøgne Ø’s Svart/Hvit, an alcohol free Milk Stout. A bit…
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Growing mushrooms
A few weeks back I bought my first mushroom growing kit, and it’s quite amazing to see how they grow. I was especially surprised, how quick they grow—you can see the difference by the day.
Next thing I’ll try is to start from scratch to grow shiitakes without a starter set. I’m already excited about this!
An image of mixed pump clips from Shepherd Neame on the bar. Lawnpylon/CC BY-SA 3.0
Supporting English beer culture
My birthday present to myself this year was a CAMRA membership. The Campaign for Real Ale is a consumer organisation advocating “quality real ale, cider and perry and thriving pubs in every community…
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Open Film Database (OFDb)
If you’re looking for a film database that is free and open, the OFDb is something for you: a database of your favourite movies, published under the ODbL.
Korean Food - Dolsot Bimbimbap Recipe (Creative Commons). Sous Chef/CC BY 2.0
Bibimbap
A nice recipe for the Korean dish Bibimbap. Besides being delicious, it takes me back to my time spent in Asia 🌏. If you’re a vegetarian, simply leave out the meat and enjoy the veggies.
a very tall building with a lot of plants growing on it. Daniel Seßler/Unsplash License
Vertical Forest, Milan
I recently stumbled upon the “Vertical Forest” (ital. Bosco Verticale) in Milan, two award-winning skyscrapers. Don’t they look cool?
The filming location database is online!
After many hours of work, the filming location database is finally online. It’s an open and free database of filming locations: the data is licensed under the ODbL.
Ethical Tech Giving Guide
Giving presents to someone who cares about Soft- and Hardware Freedom is difficult (I know my wife struggles). The Free Software Foundation’s Ethical Tech Giving…
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Paul Piff is a social psychologist, talking about his research on how people behave when they feel wealthy.
