Any day now… Any day… just wait. It will fall apart…

It. Will. Fall. Apart.

… cmmmmon, now.

No: Now!

Any time now just you wait and see goddammit.

Oh they were warned from the defence department a few years ago. It’s been an ongoing process since 2019. Other politicians also made an inquiry about how much it would cost to choose European suppliers in July this year, which showed that equivalent busses from Europe would cost up to 36 million dkk more and that European companies couldn’t actually deliver. At least we know what the savings were, so the question is just what the fix will cost…

I wouldn’t be surprised if the current news is more about the upcoming election than anything. The city busses aren’t that critical in Copenhagen. They have have trains, trams and metros too and everything is in bicycle distance, so shutting down the busses would be a minor inconvenience to most people. It’s not really a serious threat. Also, there really isn’t a threat. It’s only a potential in worst case scenario fan fiction.

The way it was done in this case was by ITT offers.

The company Movia, which is owned by the public municipalities and regions, put out a request for busses, including the requirements.

Once the request is out there, they usually do have to accept the cheapest offer that fulfills the requirements, unless there are special situations.

So, the requirements probably didn’t account for this remote controlled thing. Responsibility should by placed at the board of the company.

It would be interesting to read the original request. The terms are usually quite strict, which can also be a problem, for instance if nobody can fulfill them or if the requirements are too specific so only one company can make an offer etc.

Maybe they’re more lax in the company than if it had been a direct purchase from the municipality. It’s quite unusual to see any Chinese suppliers for this sort of thing, because they don’t pay their employees enough. It’s standard terms in all public purchases that suppliers must have employment terms on level with local Danish union workers in the same sectors.

Just another reminder of why it’s not a good idea to privatize public infrastructure…

Det er drys, som smager af kaffe.

Jeg vil tro at man laver det af sukker som blandes med kaffe og derefter tørres.

https://www.odense-marcipan.dk/produkt/dekoration-krymmel-drys-og-stov/odense-kaffe-knas-crisp-75-g

While you’re busy using both hands to disarm the one handed gun, your opponent has plenty of time to throw pocket sand.

You’re a slacker if it’s not 100% LinkedIn.

Yes. It’s shown on the right, and ought to have bee sorted by that.

Also, notice the bottom text, that it excludes all cases where neither gender is more than 80%, so only extreme differences are shown.

It’s carefully chosen to show some point, which might be interesting in some context, but not really interesting by itself without context.

Sean, Shawn, Shaun, Jean, Shon, Shawne

It’s all the same. It comes from John and sounds like John.

Only Mr. Bean knows the true pronunciation.

It shows the bidding zones for wholesale electricity markets. This is also why Sweden, Norway and Italy are split in several prices.

It’s not particularly interesting to anyone but those who trade electricity wholesale. I guess we can say that those with low prices have an overproduction and vice versa.

None. I actually hope for something entirely different.

Italics 👋☝️✊👆👇✋👌🫴👍

Most people learn that WW2 ended with Hitler’s suicide or the bombings in Japan and leave it at that, like it’s the happy ending of a Hollywood movie.

However, the process of denazifying Germany after the war is an interesting read for anyone curious about what actually followed and what happened to the people.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denazification

I know it as Greek Breakfast.

It can be enjoyed anywhere or any time, but it’s best served on a balcony in underwear. Greece happens to be a good place to get it in the morning all year round.

Som jeg ser det, så er du allerede videre. Det er bare din chef som ikke har forstået det.

Du kan ikke bruge deres uvished til en skid. Det er uacceptabelt at de ikke kan give et klart svar på om der overhovedet er et potentiale for dig i at blive.

Du bør lægge dine kræfter i at søge noget andet, så du forhåbentligt får et reelt valg mellem dine muligheder.

Jeg ville være meget påpasselig med at acceptere et bud fra din nuværende arbejdsgiver, hvis deres motivation blot er at holde på dig indtil de kan nosse sig sammen til at skifte dig ud senere.

I didn’t even know that kidnapping was a OECD requirement.

They were part of WW2.

Interestingly enough; this hasn’t happened yet.

Most gun enthusiasts are all barrel and no bullets.

They got the guns in the first place because they’re actually scared little boys with an inferiority complex. No amount of guns toys will ever compensate for their small dick energy.

It will be interesting to see if the new market has a better use for the arms.

Jeg synes det er lidt sjovt at bybusser omtales som kritisk infrastruktur. Truslen er sådan set bare at man skal tage cyklen istedet for bussen, hvis det en dag går helt galt.