Das war ein schwarzer Tag für die #DeutscheBahn in NRW. https://www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/rheinland/zugausfaelle-zwischen-koblenz-und-koeln-bis-mittag-100.html
15.7.2025 20:07Das war ein schwarzer Tag für die #DeutscheBahn in NRW....Also fassen wir mal den heutigen Morgen zusammen: Rechte Rheinseite (BN-K via Troisdorf): geplant K.O. (Bauarbeiten kompletten Sommer lang), linke Rheinseite: ungeplant K.O. (Weiche bei Brühl Bf kaputt), Neubaustrecke K-FFM: Signalstörungen... so thank you for #DeutscheBahn.
15.7.2025 07:45Also fassen wir mal den heutigen Morgen zusammen: Rechte Rheinseite (BN-K via Troisdorf): geplant K.O. (Bauarbeiten kompletten Sommer lang),...Wow, die Anmeldeprozedur zum #JLPT in Deutschland ist direkt aus der Steinzeit (lobenswerte Ausnahme: das Japanisch-Deutsche Zentrum in Berlin)
- PDF-Formular, was diverse Angaben (Geschlecht, Anzahl früher abgelegter Prüfungen etc.) nicht sauber auf die Folgeseiten übernimmt
- Alles muss ausgedruckt, zum Testzentrum geschickt und dort wieder eingetippt werden
- Für die Ausweise, die am Testtag mitgebracht werden müssen, müssen Passbilder auf Fotopapier (!) beigelegt werden.
Echt jetzt? :-(
14.7.2025 10:51Wow, die Anmeldeprozedur zum #JLPT in Deutschland ist direkt aus der Steinzeit (lobenswerte Ausnahme: das Japanisch-Deutsche Zentrum in...You may find it unusual to combine WOOD/TREE 木 and STRANGE/CURIOUS 奇 to write the #kanji for CHAIR 椅 ("isu"), but thinking about the arrival of IKEA in Japan might help you remember.
12.7.2025 14:07You may find it unusual to combine WOOD/TREE 木 and STRANGE/CURIOUS 奇 to write the #kanji for CHAIR 椅 ("isu"), but thinking...In Germany, we don't _make_ the train connections. We catch them in the act!
9.7.2025 18:42In Germany, we don't _make_ the train connections. We catch them in the act!In both video games and professional #Oracle #DBA life, the basic defence of putting as much distance between yourself and your opponent as possible by running away should never be neglected.
7.7.2025 16:12In both video games and professional #Oracle #DBA life, the basic defence of putting as much distance between yourself and your opponent as...I imagine 響 is the _echo_ (響) of the *sound* (音) you hear when the poor 音 collapses _under_ the weight of the brush strokes of *hometown* (郷). #japanese #kanji #rtk
4.7.2025 21:45I imagine 響 is the _echo_ (響) of the *sound* (音) you hear when the poor 音 collapses _under_ the weight of the brush strokes of...Roughly seven continuous days of having to suffer #Oracle support while working on a severity 1 issue came to an end today. There is so much I would like to say about this, but let's just let it stand here: if I don't have anything nice to say, I'd rather shut it.
4.7.2025 17:11Roughly seven continuous days of having to suffer #Oracle support while working on a severity 1 issue came to an end today. There is so much...Well, I'm talking to red traffic lights. I guess everyone has their quirks, even if they are a #hen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9Ui3EFFV-g #animals
3.7.2025 19:41Well, I'm talking to red traffic lights. I guess everyone has their quirks, even if they are a #hen....*Clifton Sellers attended a Zoom meeting last month where robots outnumbered humans.
He counted six people on the call including himself, Sellers recounted in an interview. The 10 others attending were note-taking apps powered by artificial intelligence that had joined to record, transcribe and summarize the meeting.*
As someone who suffers stupid, inane, poorly prepared meetings on a daily basis, I am seriously tempted. (Article at Bezos's Washington Post behind a paywall)
3.7.2025 17:29*Clifton Sellers attended a Zoom meeting last month where robots outnumbered humans.He counted six people on the call including himself,...樹 TREE (old form)
懶 LAZY (old form)
樹懶 sloth
#Japanese #kanji can be very logical at times!
The terms "#catdaddy" and #catmother had to be invented in English. In #Japanese, use the regular word for parent, and you are good to go!
30.6.2025 18:12The terms "#catdaddy" and #catmother had to be invented in English. In #Japanese, use the regular word for parent, and you are...Metric system vs. imperial units. $125,000,000 lost. #software #nasa https://youtu.be/i8slVQJe0n4?si=iq9Rsary_pc2_20Z
30.6.2025 00:16Metric system vs. imperial units. $125,000,000 lost. #software #nasa https://youtu.be/i8slVQJe0n4?si=iq9Rsary_pc2_20Z手 HAND
友 FRIEND
抜 extract, slip out, fall off
I'll leave the rest to your imagination. #japanese #kanji
29.6.2025 16:37手 HAND友 FRIEND抜 extract, slip out, fall offI'll leave the rest to your imagination. #japanese #kanjiEXTREME SPOILER warning for #expedition33, but this parody will make everyone literally ROTFL. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvb2CeG_GTc
28.6.2025 13:30EXTREME SPOILER warning for #expedition33, but this parody will make everyone literally ROTFL. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvb2CeG_GTcThe German league of unauthorised people is starting a national awareness week. They feel discriminated against and locked out of all the fun places just because people brand them as 'unauthorised'. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru5VY2q8Edk
24.6.2025 16:35The German league of unauthorised people is starting a national awareness week. They feel discriminated against and locked out of all the...Learnt a new #Japanese (#日本語) word today: 鼻歌 (" hana uta" / "nose-song"). It means "humming a song" (usually when you are in a good mood) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c0wDcwXZCc
22.6.2025 15:06Learnt a new #Japanese (#日本語) word today: 鼻歌 (" hana uta" / "nose-song"). It means "humming a song"...Das wäre doch mal was für den deutschen Sprachtest auf Niveau C2: Hält dieser Zug nun in Berlin Hbf oder nicht?
22.6.2025 14:08Das wäre doch mal was für den deutschen Sprachtest auf Niveau C2: Hält dieser Zug nun in Berlin Hbf oder nicht?#Japan #HeatStroke https://youtu.be/doMOO71R_-Q?si=QCUnm3_WYCtpWBZG
21.6.2025 16:06#Japan #HeatStroke https://youtu.be/doMOO71R_-Q?si=QCUnm3_WYCtpWBZG