Of course it isn’t.

No.

Close, but the second syllable is different. You’re correct that its not a silent vowel, it’s pronounced exactly like the short version of the article “a”, or the first letter of the word “announcement”.

Good to see him there, all cozy.

No.

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?

I’m not a computer expert, nor an expert in espionage or intelligence services. What is pretty well known though is that the FSB has the means to reach out to young people in Europe to make them do illegal stuff (spying, sabotage…) on their behalf for maybe a couple hundred Dollars.

And the idea that European secret services cannot pinpoint the guys behind those activities because the Russians are using VPN servers is pretty cute.

Russian agencies reach out online and (at least promise to) pay some money. It’s as simple as that. They’re called low-level agents.

They should be, no?

Of course they will favor European industry. The reason we’re taking on massive debt now to increase our defensive capabilities is that the US is looking increasingly less dependable. Why would German then spend all that money for military equipment over there?

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

Dorifto Kingu!

Where I live, the concept is called “car sharing”. There are two small cars just across the street and if I need one, it costs 2,50 € per hour plus maybe 0,30 € per kilometer, fuel included. So if I need to make a weekly grocery run to one of the large stores, it’s probably just a little over 10-12 Euros for three hours all told.

Now, I own a car that’s older and too cheap to not keep it for longer drives when I am seeing my family (roughly an hour each way) at the weekends, but for my day-to-day needs, I probably shouldn’t own one.

At first glance, I thought that was John Steinbeck.

My bank doesn’t.

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

I just returned from three weeks of mostly tent camping. Those assholes wouldn’t even let me close the tent door in the morning before landing on my legs.

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