Martin Kroeker
@kroekermartin.bsky.social
Chemist drifted off into programming and mechanical CAD; Acting OpenBLAS maintainer. Always doing things I know too little about.
📍Germany
📍Germany
Building codes are supposed to ensure that any normal household fire does not easily spread to the other apartments, firefighters can take the stairs (and use dedicated water pipes to attach their hoses to). Covering the facade in highly flammable material is not expected, simply criminal negligence
November 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Building codes are supposed to ensure that any normal household fire does not easily spread to the other apartments, firefighters can take the stairs (and use dedicated water pipes to attach their hoses to). Covering the facade in highly flammable material is not expected, simply criminal negligence
catasstrophy ?
November 27, 2025 at 1:07 PM
catasstrophy ?
It seems the bamboo is still standing, & I don't think the thin plastic netting in itself would provide much fuel to the fire (though of course it enabled the rapid spread both directly and by chimney effect). Other posts claim all windows were temporarily sealed off with questionable plastic panels
November 27, 2025 at 10:31 AM
It seems the bamboo is still standing, & I don't think the thin plastic netting in itself would provide much fuel to the fire (though of course it enabled the rapid spread both directly and by chimney effect). Other posts claim all windows were temporarily sealed off with questionable plastic panels
64m/~180ft is possible with European ladder trucks (e.g. Rosenbauer L64), platforms (e.g. Bronto) reach about double that
November 27, 2025 at 8:53 AM
64m/~180ft is possible with European ladder trucks (e.g. Rosenbauer L64), platforms (e.g. Bronto) reach about double that
The Tumblicans are about to roll over ?
November 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The Tumblicans are about to roll over ?
Higher price of oil will also help his buddy Putin... but perhaps there's a lesson for Venezuela to learn from Ukraine - do what you can to destroy the enemy's major refineries
November 25, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Higher price of oil will also help his buddy Putin... but perhaps there's a lesson for Venezuela to learn from Ukraine - do what you can to destroy the enemy's major refineries
He does have a tenth of a point in that only China can produce some electrode parts for state-of-the-art lithium batteries reliably at scale, so these are mostly imported. (Swedish-German battery maker Northvolt actually went bankrupt trying to replicate the process).
November 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
He does have a tenth of a point in that only China can produce some electrode parts for state-of-the-art lithium batteries reliably at scale, so these are mostly imported. (Swedish-German battery maker Northvolt actually went bankrupt trying to replicate the process).
Pushing peas - we (as in the European part of NATO) don't want the US to start sending money and ammunition to Russia, that's all
November 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Pushing peas - we (as in the European part of NATO) don't want the US to start sending money and ammunition to Russia, that's all
basically "you'll have to win a war against us before there can be consequences". nice bunch
November 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
basically "you'll have to win a war against us before there can be consequences". nice bunch
protective cover of a bladed tool ? (or place card holder at a formal banquet😁) what does the other side look like, and what are the approximate dimensions of this object ?
November 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM
protective cover of a bladed tool ? (or place card holder at a formal banquet😁) what does the other side look like, and what are the approximate dimensions of this object ?
It probably does not help that I have a chaotically mixed professional background in both chemical engineering and metal tooling - the truth is probably somewhere in the middle, sophisticated craftspeople who attributed some of their observations to the spiritual world
November 22, 2025 at 10:56 PM
It probably does not help that I have a chaotically mixed professional background in both chemical engineering and metal tooling - the truth is probably somewhere in the middle, sophisticated craftspeople who attributed some of their observations to the spiritual world
actual beginning of the (local) iron age was when miners/smelters got the temperature high enough and found the right quality of reddish-brown or black stones (previously used for paints and whatnot) to obtain that elusive new metal in quantity - maybe a bit like aluminum in the 19th century
November 22, 2025 at 10:28 PM
actual beginning of the (local) iron age was when miners/smelters got the temperature high enough and found the right quality of reddish-brown or black stones (previously used for paints and whatnot) to obtain that elusive new metal in quantity - maybe a bit like aluminum in the 19th century
Anyone dealing with metal would probably have known how to work it - there are known examples of meteorite iron daggers e.g. from pre-iron age Egypt. And the "from the sky" was likely lost on them - just rare lumps of an exotic pure metal found lying around somewhere in the steppe
November 22, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Anyone dealing with metal would probably have known how to work it - there are known examples of meteorite iron daggers e.g. from pre-iron age Egypt. And the "from the sky" was likely lost on them - just rare lumps of an exotic pure metal found lying around somewhere in the steppe
Just the frogs getting bigger, nothing to worry about
November 22, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Just the frogs getting bigger, nothing to worry about
Probably depends on if/what they knew about iron from mediterranean trade routes where smelting of iron ore was already a somewhat established process, but I'd guess it was a very precious item, even if its "extraterrestrial" origin was almost certainly unknown to them.
November 22, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Probably depends on if/what they knew about iron from mediterranean trade routes where smelting of iron ore was already a somewhat established process, but I'd guess it was a very precious item, even if its "extraterrestrial" origin was almost certainly unknown to them.
would be so funny if it turned out that some rich Turk bought them for the numismatic museum of Athens
November 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
would be so funny if it turned out that some rich Turk bought them for the numismatic museum of Athens
"interacting with" is a bit of an understatement when superman has gripped the poor furry by his hippie hair and is about to punch him with his right while horse girl looks confused :)
November 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM
"interacting with" is a bit of an understatement when superman has gripped the poor furry by his hippie hair and is about to punch him with his right while horse girl looks confused :)
Big Raccoon will suppress it
November 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Big Raccoon will suppress it
vielleicht genügt es ja schon, wenn beim nächsten Gespräch Zelenskys mit Trump auch Zohran Mamdami dabei ist 🙄
November 22, 2025 at 3:32 PM
vielleicht genügt es ja schon, wenn beim nächsten Gespräch Zelenskys mit Trump auch Zohran Mamdami dabei ist 🙄
Wer sagt dass es undenkbar wäre ? Kurzfristig muss aber diplomatisch verhindert werden, dass Trump anfängt die Russen mit Material zu beliefern, und mittelfristig würden die europ. Armeen wegen der lange bewusst gewollten Abhängigkeit von US-amerikanischer Munition und Ersatzteilen
ein Problem haben
ein Problem haben
November 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Wer sagt dass es undenkbar wäre ? Kurzfristig muss aber diplomatisch verhindert werden, dass Trump anfängt die Russen mit Material zu beliefern, und mittelfristig würden die europ. Armeen wegen der lange bewusst gewollten Abhängigkeit von US-amerikanischer Munition und Ersatzteilen
ein Problem haben
ein Problem haben
I expect NATO's European side has spent most of the past few months basically just trying to make sure that Trump does not start supplying Russia.
November 22, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I expect NATO's European side has spent most of the past few months basically just trying to make sure that Trump does not start supplying Russia.
need to convince the council & mayor of Basel
November 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
need to convince the council & mayor of Basel
Well, the former USAID, NSF, CDC and NIH budgets must be put to some good use, you can only buy so much gold trim or golf balls. At least the NG appear to be getting paid, not told to pillage as needed
November 21, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Well, the former USAID, NSF, CDC and NIH budgets must be put to some good use, you can only buy so much gold trim or golf balls. At least the NG appear to be getting paid, not told to pillage as needed
Otherworldly plants but not animals seems a bit strange. Where's the giant Anomalocaris ?
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Otherworldly plants but not animals seems a bit strange. Where's the giant Anomalocaris ?
but think of the fortunes that can probably be made on the stock and commodities markets if you're close enough to the gang to know when to buy and when to sell
November 21, 2025 at 9:18 AM
but think of the fortunes that can probably be made on the stock and commodities markets if you're close enough to the gang to know when to buy and when to sell