solarpunktravel Solarpunk Travel Repurposing old smartphones to assist your primary phone with navigation (increasing the range)
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  • AchtungDrempels AchtungDrempels 5 months ago 100%

    So do you have your screen turned off most of the time? I usually get through a day fine with a charge. And i use some internet, photos snd videos, record my track and navigate with osmand. I do bring a powerbank though.

    If you bring a second phone, that is also a second device you're carrying around, might as well be a small powerbank.

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  • meta Meta (lemm.ee) What makes thumbnails show up in f.e. Jerboa?
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  • AchtungDrempels AchtungDrempels 5 months ago 100%

    I read some github issue how instances would store the full size images when creating the thumbnails, which kinda goes again the wish of lemm.ee to not upload images to the instance (and this would somehow be an issue for some third party apps like jerboa, i am not tech savvy enough to really understand).

    So i wonder why some thumbnails are apparently created and some are not.

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  • crows Crows Crow removing anti bird spikes
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  • AchtungDrempels AchtungDrempels 5 months ago 100%

    I was hoping or expecting a crowd to cheer after the last one fell, haha.

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    Meta (lemm.ee) AchtungDrempels 5 months ago 88%
    What makes thumbnails show up in f.e. Jerboa?

    I was using imgur now to upload pictures, but for none of my posts it shows a thumbnail for me in jerboa. It does at least for some of those using lemmy.world, so i assume this may be something lemm.ee specific? Thumbnails seem to be shown for images hosted on catbox.moe or other instances. I just don't get what the difference is. What is it that would make thumbnails show up?

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    yurop YUROP European beer brands based on worldwide popularity (not local, as you can probably instantly guess by looking at your country)
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  • AchtungDrempels AchtungDrempels 5 months ago 100%

    I would have guessed tyskie, that sure must be the most popular polish beer in germany.

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  • yurop YUROP European beer brands based on worldwide popularity (not local, as you can probably instantly guess by looking at your country)
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  • AchtungDrempels AchtungDrempels 5 months ago 100%

    Gösser radler sales at least in germany must be huge. Probably counts towards beer. I like it too, gösser radler.

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  • birding birding Street Gangs of Malaga
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  • AchtungDrempels AchtungDrempels 5 months ago 100%

    Yeah, when i saw that flamboyant hoopoe i was immediately thinking of you all, haha.

    I also really enjoy the birds i know in different setting, like the beach blackbird or hearing the mountain wood pigeon (no 'd') coo.

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  • birding birding Street Gangs of Malaga
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  • AchtungDrempels AchtungDrempels 5 months ago 100%

    I should have known, i looked that up before. Somehow i just want to write it with a 'd'. Thank you, i think this will push me now to never do it again :)

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    birding AchtungDrempels 5 months ago 100%
    Street Gangs of Malaga https://i.imgur.com/D94S7nu.jpeg

    I am currently on holidays in spain and there were a lot of parakeets around, also tons of collared doves who i'd guess outnumber the feral pidgeons there. Pretty cool Today while cycling i saw a flamboyant hoopoe, which i recognized because i saw it on here. I was hyped. This is my first time somewhat far away from home since i started watching birds and it's amazing to see what's going on here. The birds are going off!

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    camping camping View this morning (Spain)
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  • AchtungDrempels AchtungDrempels 5 months ago 100%

    I don't know if there will be much route overlap, but yeah, at least some general spain cycling stuff i guess. There's a ferry to bilbao from the uk, right? At least to santander i think. Such a great option to get there.

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  • camping camping View this morning (Spain)
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  • AchtungDrempels AchtungDrempels 5 months ago 100%

    Haha, yeah i guess:

    cycling weather

    But in the night i had to wear leggings, socks and long sleeve to be comfortable. Wind is quite cold. Sun is a tad bit stronger than what came through the clouds in germany though.

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    camping AchtungDrempels 5 months ago 97%
    View this morning (Spain) https://i.imgur.com/FBzwuRi.jpeg

    First night of camping in southern spain. Was a deserted camp site in the mountains. Cold wind, zero condensation.

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  • AchtungDrempels AchtungDrempels 5 months ago 100%

    The tent is a big agnes copper spur 1p. I bought it on sale but it was still quite expensive, i don't think these naturehike tents from amazon are much worse but cost like a third. They may be a tad bit heavier (possibly sturdier, the BA is quite flimsy but it held up fine up til now). I think my next tent will be a naturehike or something from decathlon again but i'll try to add some of the neat features this BA one has, mostly some clever pockets and loops on the inner tent. My old naturehike tent packed smaller i believe.

    The cookset is on the plate, yes, i had no gas yet so now i have my stove on top of the pots, but in the mesh bag. It consists of a titanium pot and 'pan', my rag, gas canister (230g), an optimus crux windshield and a soto amicus stove. I had an optimus crux stove but ditched it on my last tour because i could just not get it to regulate the flame consistently which was very annoying. The soto stove works much better, but it doesn't fold like the crux.

    I like the titanium pots, it may be tricky cooking dry-ish stuff but it's perfect to drink tea out of the pot. With aluminum you basically can only put it to your lips comfortably when the tea is almost already too cold.

    These are my pots. I really like that the bottom of the pan fits snug into the pot when cooking, i always imagine it works like a pressure cooker and also used it to keep a sauce hot. Not a setup for people who go all out cooking i guess, but i found i am not the person to do that and i'm happy with just some pasta etc. I turned to cooking one pot pasta (2x weight in water to 1x weight in pasta plus whatever the sauce is). Saves water and salt too. I then also can get by with just some paper satchels of salt, but i wasn't able to find some here in the restaurants, might have to buy salt now.

    *my decathlon folding steel fork and knife would also fit into the pots, but it's too much hassle if i eat a yoghurt or something so they are always ready. I don't like sporks, i used to carry my regular spoon and fork but got annoyed with the fork spinking through things.

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  • piefed_meta PieFed Meta PieFed development update, April 2024
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  • AchtungDrempels AchtungDrempels 5 months ago 100%

    Very nice updates, already saw the sub topics!

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  • crows Crows White Raven (leucism) with a plastic spoon treasure.
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  • AchtungDrempels AchtungDrempels 5 months ago 100%

    Woah. Never seen one like this.

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  • casualconversation Casual Conversation People who rarely get sick, what are your secrets?
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  • AchtungDrempels AchtungDrempels 5 months ago 100%

    Sleep enough and not eat shit food for days in a row. If i get sick i have usually disregarded some of this.

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  • AchtungDrempels AchtungDrempels 5 months ago 100%

    Do you have any specific items in mind? I can only really think of the sleeping bag that is very small, i ordered that one directly from the manufacturer, cumulus. I have a lite line 200 (and a 400 at home). The other stuff mostly from the local outdoor shop, some was ordered.

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  • bicycle_touring Bicycle Touring and Bikepacking [Anecdote] Getting caught Wild Camping
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  • AchtungDrempels AchtungDrempels 5 months ago 100%

    The paranoia can be real when wild camping, haha. Hunters scare the shit out of me. And animal noises too sometimes. Glad i have not heard any lynx screaming yet, but also kinda glad that i know how fucking crazy they sound. Oh it's just a cat, that's what i'll think when i hear them.

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  • bicycle_touring Bicycle Touring and Bikepacking [Anecdote] Getting caught Wild Camping
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  • AchtungDrempels AchtungDrempels 5 months ago 100%

    Haha, nice one. Must have been a lovely and quiet place.

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  • AchtungDrempels AchtungDrempels 5 months ago 100%

    Holy shit, haha. I don't know if my math on the fly is good enough for that. Why 24? Is it like your lucky number? I think i'll give that a shot, spaniards have four numbers on their plates i think.

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  • AchtungDrempels AchtungDrempels 5 months ago 100%

    It's just a section of badlands, out of granada to the gorafe desert, don't want to do loops. I may do the montañas vacias loop, but only if i like it so much but also get fed up with spain, so not very likely, haha. Because the plan is to go to the basque country after vacias, then pyrenees from there to the mediterranean. That is the route i have, but who knows.

    I just read that f.e. tourmalet opens mostly in june, i'll have to see what's up when i get there, it'll take a while :)

    Yeah i will post something along the way, good to see you again!

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  • AchtungDrempels AchtungDrempels 5 months ago 100%

    Well i am not 100% sure where i am going in the long run. The plan was southern spain, visit a friend, then to the montanas vacias, to the pyrenees. But it might be a bit too early for pyrenees. That's the only route i have prepared though, then a bit massif central and alps towards home.

    I am thinking that i might also take a ferry from barcelona to sardinia or something, if i get fed up with spain for some reason. From there through italy, ferry to greece then head back north. I'll see, i hope pyrenees will be fine.

    Anyway, i have a good bit of cycling for now, bit of a mix of badlands, altravesur (bikepacking.com) and other routes to my friends.

    The liner is made of 'egyptian cotton' (never heard of that before), which is very light too, lighter than regular cotton. Very happy to have gone with this one.

    I take the book just because i have started it already, it was a present.

    I have no helmet, but i might need to buy one in spain if the police catches me, they are mandatory outside of cities. Thought i'd give it a try without :)

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  • AchtungDrempels AchtungDrempels 5 months ago 100%

    Sleeping

    • Tent
    • Sleeping bag
    • Cotton sleeping bag liner
    • Sleeping pad
    • Pillow

    Clothes

    • 2x Merino T-shirts
    • 1x Merino Longsleeve
    • 3x Merino Underpants
    • 1x Merino Leggings
    • 1x Light chino pants
    • 2x Shorts
    • Rain jacket
    • Puffy jacket
    • Buff
    • Sun hat
    • 2 pairs of Socks
    • Sandals (no other shoes)

    Hygiene

    • Toothbrush
    • Toothpaste tablets
    • Knive with clippers
    • Deodorant
    • Vaseline
    • Shaver
    • Microfibre Towel
    • Soap
    • Wet wipes
    • Sun cream

    Bike stuff

    • 1x Tube
    • Patches
    • Multitool
    • Spanner 8 / 10
    • Spokey
    • Chain tool
    • Brake pads
    • Derailleur and brake cable
    • Bit of Duct tape
    • Cable ties
    • Small pump
    • Chain oil
    • Small cable lock
    • presto to schrader adapter

    Kitchen

    • Gas stove
    • Ti pots
    • Coffee cup
    • Coffee filters (paper tea filters)
    • Knife, fork, spoon
    • Plate
    • Rag
    • refill adapter for butane gas to screw mount

    Misc

    • Toilet paper
    • Plastic bags
    • Sun glasses
    • Notepad and pen
    • Wallet
    • Headtorch
    • Book
    • Small backpack

    Electronics

    • Kindle
    • Powerbank
    • Cables and charger
    • Phone
    • Fairy lights

    I believe that's it. So i have forgot a second rag i guess, i like one for the kitchen and one for whatever.

    edit: two (smallish) panniers and two fork bags

    *edited the adapters (and deleted the rags that i forgot)

    Edit: Added the cables in the tools section

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    Bags and Baggage https://i.imgur.com/EoPLhZ1.jpeg

    All the stuff i am taking on a two month trip, including bags, the clothes i am wearing, excluding my phone and an actual book which i plan to send home though. Hope i didn't miss something, but i think i should be good. Leaving my chair at home this time. Checked in my bubble wrapped my bike and waiting for my plane to southern spain.

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    imadethis I Made This Feeder for small birds
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  • AchtungDrempels AchtungDrempels 5 months ago 100%

    Haha, yeah i love it too. It took a while until other birds than blue tits started using it, i think they were a bit confused by the diagonal sticks. But they came around in the end and it's awesome to see them hopping around on it.

    I also have made another feeder, also for small birds although there are some goofy bigger birds who acrobatic enough to get some snacks:

    parakeet

    Bit more of a readymade though.

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  • fuckcars Fuck Cars Wuppertal, Germany in 1902
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  • AchtungDrempels AchtungDrempels 6 months ago 100%

    Right? Makes me strangely sentimental watching this.

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    Fuck Cars AchtungDrempels 6 months ago 91%
    Wuppertal, Germany in 1902 www.youtube.com

    Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but i really like how calm the street scenes are without cars. There's also a 1902 / now comparison video which is kind of depressing, i thought i'd rather post something nice :)

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    imadethis I Made This Feeder for small birds
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  • AchtungDrempels AchtungDrempels 6 months ago 100%

    Oh wow, thank you, i did not know that song.

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  • lemmyworld Lemmy.World Announcements Feedback from all moderators
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  • AchtungDrempels AchtungDrempels 6 months ago 71%

    I think it's a good thing that people can set up their communities however they wish as long as they don't go against server rules.

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    I Made This AchtungDrempels 6 months ago 100%
    Feeder for small birds https://i.imgur.com/zbIutfF.jpeg

    Made from sticks, wire and a plastic lid from a box of liquorice.

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    bicycles Bicycles EU institutions commit to boost cycling across Europe
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  • AchtungDrempels AchtungDrempels 6 months ago 100%

    I think people are more up in arms here (germany) about the necessary space to be taken away from cars than about money. No way around it though, since pretty much all urban space is occupied by cars.

    I would really like my city to drastically reduce street parking, i think it is really the way to push cars out of the city. Most of my neighbours would sooo hate it though, since it's 'not enough space' for parking as is, even though the streets are completely littered with cars.

    Btw, I am replying from my second account, somehow this whole post does not seem to have federated with lemmy.world. (it did federate now)

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