I use a scalpel.

11.6 inches of rain? Yep, that’s certainly overcast.

To be clear, we’re talking brand new here, right? Because I don’t think you can get a “decent” bike for less than 1.000 € anymore where I live. For me, decent parts would be in the Shimano Deore or equivalent price (and quality) bracket.

If you’re renting a mansion maybe. I am currently building myself a drop bar steel tourer and have already crossed the “three months apartment rent” line, even without especially fancy components. Bicycles have become expensive over the past 10 years, with e-assisted ones establishing price levels that were previously considered obscene for the mainstream. Then non-electric bikes used their slipstream, so to speak.

Are they organic?

Something something Linda Cardellini.

They should be, no?

You have never had to clean a toilet yourself, have you?

I used to discover artists on Pandora. That site was great.

My bank doesn’t.

Revolut effectively blocked me for using custom ROMs on my phones. Fuck them.

Are we better off with Trump as the useful idiot? I am not sure if Vance could do even more damage.

Altima is not signaling.

What do you mean by “when my BMW is reset”?

Yeah, I thought about it and figured it must be a joke. That said, my first Linux experience was Raspbian OS. I’ve since learned a bit about Linux and running it on my Laptop and gaming PC, dual boot. The Raspberry Pi can be a gateway into the Linux (“UNIX!”) world.

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Nah, it’s a German family’s last name.

Köln is indeed special.

Those cost increases are not unique to Cologne though. It starts with a cost estimate that’s way below a reasonable sum of money and that is highly unlikely to work out, but one that is politically feasible. Then (once planning and building is happening) costs increase and often enough, public sector decision makers are inept at damage control when unexpected things happen (which they do) and plans need to be reworked accordingly. Sunk cost fallacy is also real. Things then get out of hand and construction companies know that shit needs to get done at some point and there’s more money to be made once the child has fallen into the well.

You’re not gonna be able to start a 600 million euro project if you’re honest about it. You say it’ll be 250 million, get it greenlit, and go from there. It’s stupid, but that’s how it works everywhere. I’m not saying that there is no corruption involved, but I don’t think it’s the worst problem. Look at Stuttgart 21: It is now at least 5 years overdue and cost increased from 4.5 to 11 billion.

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