multiburst
@multiburst.bsky.social
Trying to cycle in Cologne in one way, trying to cycle in Taipei in another.
Grumpy retrogrouch.
Collects old music on vinyl from Taiwan and Japan.
Some music: : http://mixcloud.com/MT_Nobo/
Posts in German and English.
Grumpy retrogrouch.
Collects old music on vinyl from Taiwan and Japan.
Some music: : http://mixcloud.com/MT_Nobo/
Posts in German and English.
Sorry for the screenshot instead of citing, but lacking the energy to strip down this over-simplification.
January 13, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Sorry for the screenshot instead of citing, but lacking the energy to strip down this over-simplification.
Yeah, for sure. People don't care about the political system or authoritarian leaders of the country they admire, after all.
Just look at the US's tourism numbers *cough*
Sometimes I wonder, why this guy hasn't already moved to his beloved country. What's the number of expats there doing btw?
Just look at the US's tourism numbers *cough*
Sometimes I wonder, why this guy hasn't already moved to his beloved country. What's the number of expats there doing btw?
January 13, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Yeah, for sure. People don't care about the political system or authoritarian leaders of the country they admire, after all.
Just look at the US's tourism numbers *cough*
Sometimes I wonder, why this guy hasn't already moved to his beloved country. What's the number of expats there doing btw?
Just look at the US's tourism numbers *cough*
Sometimes I wonder, why this guy hasn't already moved to his beloved country. What's the number of expats there doing btw?
A series of historic maps of Taiwan from different periods and perspectives.
The map from 1958 comes from an East German (GDR) atlas that labels Taiwan as a Chinese province. The map from 1964, also from an East German publication, goes further by describing Taiwan as occupied by the USA.
The map from 1958 comes from an East German (GDR) atlas that labels Taiwan as a Chinese province. The map from 1964, also from an East German publication, goes further by describing Taiwan as occupied by the USA.
January 13, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Old maps from the GDR (former East Germany).
Interesting is the last one - where the western part of Berlin is simply shown as a greenfield.
Maps can hide whole cities, if your narrative has to be like that.
Interesting is the last one - where the western part of Berlin is simply shown as a greenfield.
Maps can hide whole cities, if your narrative has to be like that.
🗺️#KartenundMacht: In der #DDR waren öffentliche Karten, auch Schulkarten, absichtlich falsch: weiße Flecken, verschobene Orte, fehlende Wege. Fluchten sollten so unmöglich werden. Es gab 2 Versionen:
🔒 genaue Karten für den Staat
🤞 verfälschte für die Öffentlichkeit
🔒 genaue Karten für den Staat
🤞 verfälschte für die Öffentlichkeit
January 13, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Old maps from the GDR (former East Germany).
Interesting is the last one - where the western part of Berlin is simply shown as a greenfield.
Maps can hide whole cities, if your narrative has to be like that.
Interesting is the last one - where the western part of Berlin is simply shown as a greenfield.
Maps can hide whole cities, if your narrative has to be like that.
As people are talking in Germany about "gemeinsame Werte".
(context is the federal minister of foreign affairs visit to the USA - stating we share "common values")
(context is the federal minister of foreign affairs visit to the USA - stating we share "common values")
Just had a conversation with a friend. We both agreed on that for us two, Taiwanese people are culturally closer to us (as being from Germany), than people from the USA.
Thinking of this - guess that could be even true for other people here.
(bold working theory, I know)
Thinking of this - guess that could be even true for other people here.
(bold working theory, I know)
January 13, 2026 at 11:15 AM
As people are talking in Germany about "gemeinsame Werte".
(context is the federal minister of foreign affairs visit to the USA - stating we share "common values")
(context is the federal minister of foreign affairs visit to the USA - stating we share "common values")
China annoying the EU with constantly repeating the wrong, which still doesn't make it right.
It's the good old record skipping. But a very bad one.
(and I'm a little bit tired of others talking about red lines)
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
It's the good old record skipping. But a very bad one.
(and I'm a little bit tired of others talking about red lines)
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
China pressing European countries to bar Taiwan politicians or face crossing a ‘red line’
Exclusive: Chinese officials are using a ‘highly specific’ interpretation of EU rules to suggest Taiwanese figures should not be granted visas, officials say
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:05 AM
China annoying the EU with constantly repeating the wrong, which still doesn't make it right.
It's the good old record skipping. But a very bad one.
(and I'm a little bit tired of others talking about red lines)
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
It's the good old record skipping. But a very bad one.
(and I'm a little bit tired of others talking about red lines)
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Bin damit mal vor fast 15 Jahren gefahren und hatte mir die Durchschnittsgeschwindigkeit ausgerechnet.
Es waren 30 km/h🙈
Im Zug Fernsehunterhaltung, landestypisch mit einer Synchronstimme für alle Schauspieler. Hat aber Spass gemacht.
Es waren 30 km/h🙈
Im Zug Fernsehunterhaltung, landestypisch mit einer Synchronstimme für alle Schauspieler. Hat aber Spass gemacht.
January 13, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Bin damit mal vor fast 15 Jahren gefahren und hatte mir die Durchschnittsgeschwindigkeit ausgerechnet.
Es waren 30 km/h🙈
Im Zug Fernsehunterhaltung, landestypisch mit einer Synchronstimme für alle Schauspieler. Hat aber Spass gemacht.
Es waren 30 km/h🙈
Im Zug Fernsehunterhaltung, landestypisch mit einer Synchronstimme für alle Schauspieler. Hat aber Spass gemacht.
Dieser ausufernde Artikel mit freundlichen Schmunzel-Belanglosigkeiten und unterschwelliger Exotika sagt so viel über die BLZ und die AfD.
Und natürlich die KPCh.
(Paywall)
Und natürlich die KPCh.
(Paywall)
Exklusiv-Begleitung von Chrupallas China-Reise durch den BLZ-Chefredakteur. Artikelthemen: Verlorener Koffer am Gepäckband, mitgebrachte Leberwurstbrote, wörtliche Wiedergabe eines von Chrupalla kolportierten AfD-freundlichen Zitats eines KP-Vizeministers.
www.berliner-zeitung.de/politik-gese...
www.berliner-zeitung.de/politik-gese...
Chrupalla in China: AfD im Reich der Mitte
Die AfD-Politiker Tino Chrupalla und Enrico Komning waren eine Woche in Shanghai, Peking und Hongkong. Was haben sie dort gemacht, mit wem gesprochen, was erlebt? Die Berliner Zeitung war dabei.
www.berliner-zeitung.de
January 13, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Dieser ausufernde Artikel mit freundlichen Schmunzel-Belanglosigkeiten und unterschwelliger Exotika sagt so viel über die BLZ und die AfD.
Und natürlich die KPCh.
(Paywall)
Und natürlich die KPCh.
(Paywall)
Zusammenfassend überhaupt ziemlich häufig falsch lag.
Na denne.
Na denne.
January 12, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Zusammenfassend überhaupt ziemlich häufig falsch lag.
Na denne.
Na denne.
Wäre dann Fortsetzung des Gastes heute, der die Ukraine für kulturell uns unterlegen (Eselskarren!!1!!), nicht kompatibel und damit nicht erhaltenswert hielt.
Oder für den Corona direkt mit der ersten eigenen Impfung vorbei war. Oder Foxconn für chinesisch hielt, hm...
Oder für den Corona direkt mit der ersten eigenen Impfung vorbei war. Oder Foxconn für chinesisch hielt, hm...
Demnächst dann Wolfgang Schmitt zum Thema LLMs und C Programmierung im heise podcast😶🌫️
(oder iein anderer ex MMT ultra)
(oder iein anderer ex MMT ultra)
January 12, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Wäre dann Fortsetzung des Gastes heute, der die Ukraine für kulturell uns unterlegen (Eselskarren!!1!!), nicht kompatibel und damit nicht erhaltenswert hielt.
Oder für den Corona direkt mit der ersten eigenen Impfung vorbei war. Oder Foxconn für chinesisch hielt, hm...
Oder für den Corona direkt mit der ersten eigenen Impfung vorbei war. Oder Foxconn für chinesisch hielt, hm...
Demnächst dann Wolfgang Schmitt zum Thema LLMs und C Programmierung im heise podcast😶🌫️
(oder iein anderer ex MMT ultra)
(oder iein anderer ex MMT ultra)
January 12, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Demnächst dann Wolfgang Schmitt zum Thema LLMs und C Programmierung im heise podcast😶🌫️
(oder iein anderer ex MMT ultra)
(oder iein anderer ex MMT ultra)
Sorry, I didn't receive the letter, that Germany is now a state of the "US"....
This would do wonders for US intelligence liaison with the BfV.
US considers sanctions on German intelligence officials over AfD surveillance
The Trump administration is reportedly considering targeted sanctions against senior officials of Germany’s domestic intelligence service, the Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz (BfV).
brusselssignal.eu
January 12, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Sorry, I didn't receive the letter, that Germany is now a state of the "US"....
Reposted by multiburst
Six years ago in Hong Kong today.
![Pro-democracy rally at Edinburgh Place, Central, Hong Kong. People sit and listen while speakers speak, live and -- in the moment captured -- projected on a big screen. In this case, the speaker's background includes slogans such as "Universal suffrage [for] Hong Kong" and "Liberate Hong Kong" along with the Canadian and Black Bauhinia flags.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jttx2p6irnnkopbc735fubxy/bafkreiff3gbkrsn2vnhajg3gnpjhrfwqlxb3jvauxphlhntac2m2dbzkiy@jpeg)
January 12, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Six years ago in Hong Kong today.
Bosch überträgt hier stumpf Mechaniken aus der Autowelt in die Radwelt.
Man könnte fast meinen, die sind gar nicht am Radfahren als solches interessiert...
(ich sags ja, durchschnittliche Nutzungsdauer eines Fahrrads bald unter der von einem Auto)
Man könnte fast meinen, die sind gar nicht am Radfahren als solches interessiert...
(ich sags ja, durchschnittliche Nutzungsdauer eines Fahrrads bald unter der von einem Auto)
January 12, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Bosch überträgt hier stumpf Mechaniken aus der Autowelt in die Radwelt.
Man könnte fast meinen, die sind gar nicht am Radfahren als solches interessiert...
(ich sags ja, durchschnittliche Nutzungsdauer eines Fahrrads bald unter der von einem Auto)
Man könnte fast meinen, die sind gar nicht am Radfahren als solches interessiert...
(ich sags ja, durchschnittliche Nutzungsdauer eines Fahrrads bald unter der von einem Auto)
Yeppyepp.
Du bist vermutlich aus legacy Gründen kein NC Kunde, richtig?
Du bist vermutlich aus legacy Gründen kein NC Kunde, richtig?
January 12, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Yeppyepp.
Du bist vermutlich aus legacy Gründen kein NC Kunde, richtig?
Du bist vermutlich aus legacy Gründen kein NC Kunde, richtig?
Viel zu kalt ;)
Wärme hat Priorität grad.
Aber bin glaub nicht der einzige...
Wärme hat Priorität grad.
Aber bin glaub nicht der einzige...
January 12, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Viel zu kalt ;)
Wärme hat Priorität grad.
Aber bin glaub nicht der einzige...
Wärme hat Priorität grad.
Aber bin glaub nicht der einzige...
Just found a video online of my first ever visited concert (where I wasn't performing).
Sonic Youth, I had just gotten 15.
No wonder I am quite tolerable of all things noise in music today. Or rather: that I love noisy music.
(I won't tell you which concert/tour it was)
Sonic Youth, I had just gotten 15.
No wonder I am quite tolerable of all things noise in music today. Or rather: that I love noisy music.
(I won't tell you which concert/tour it was)
January 11, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Just found a video online of my first ever visited concert (where I wasn't performing).
Sonic Youth, I had just gotten 15.
No wonder I am quite tolerable of all things noise in music today. Or rather: that I love noisy music.
(I won't tell you which concert/tour it was)
Sonic Youth, I had just gotten 15.
No wonder I am quite tolerable of all things noise in music today. Or rather: that I love noisy music.
(I won't tell you which concert/tour it was)
Endkappen mit Dichtung schon probiert? Die gibt es in verschiedenen Stufen des Schutzes.
(hab aber keine Ahnung von Scheiben)
(hab aber keine Ahnung von Scheiben)
January 11, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Endkappen mit Dichtung schon probiert? Die gibt es in verschiedenen Stufen des Schutzes.
(hab aber keine Ahnung von Scheiben)
(hab aber keine Ahnung von Scheiben)
Yepp, basically arranged everything like on your image, then steamed the plates for 5 minutes.
Was on point, soft and not to chewy.
Only cleaning the clams was hell of a work😂
Was on point, soft and not to chewy.
Only cleaning the clams was hell of a work😂
January 11, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Yepp, basically arranged everything like on your image, then steamed the plates for 5 minutes.
Was on point, soft and not to chewy.
Only cleaning the clams was hell of a work😂
Was on point, soft and not to chewy.
Only cleaning the clams was hell of a work😂
"This shows that the most potent analyses, the ones most likely to make a good point, focus more on what’s going on in Taiwan rather than filtering everything through a China lens. "
January 11, 2026 at 1:25 PM
"This shows that the most potent analyses, the ones most likely to make a good point, focus more on what’s going on in Taiwan rather than filtering everything through a China lens. "
Hello fellow german fearmongers, newcomers to the topic and armchair generals.
Actually there are people living in Taiwan - please take this into account. Any maybe you keep your expertise to the local bar, instead of panic-post-like-farming like many of you did.
Another excellent read:
Actually there are people living in Taiwan - please take this into account. Any maybe you keep your expertise to the local bar, instead of panic-post-like-farming like many of you did.
Another excellent read:
January 11, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Hello fellow german fearmongers, newcomers to the topic and armchair generals.
Actually there are people living in Taiwan - please take this into account. Any maybe you keep your expertise to the local bar, instead of panic-post-like-farming like many of you did.
Another excellent read:
Actually there are people living in Taiwan - please take this into account. Any maybe you keep your expertise to the local bar, instead of panic-post-like-farming like many of you did.
Another excellent read:
This is now the second meal you helped me with and that got into my collection of recipes, that will be done more often....huge thanks again.
January 11, 2026 at 1:13 PM
This is now the second meal you helped me with and that got into my collection of recipes, that will be done more often....huge thanks again.
Basically used your image on the left as the guide, thanks!
And that was yummy. A little bit like squid, but way more finer.
Haven't got any good images, as I made to the mistake to use plates, that wouldn't fit in my steamer - rearranging didn't make it prettier 🙈😂
And that was yummy. A little bit like squid, but way more finer.
Haven't got any good images, as I made to the mistake to use plates, that wouldn't fit in my steamer - rearranging didn't make it prettier 🙈😂
January 11, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Basically used your image on the left as the guide, thanks!
And that was yummy. A little bit like squid, but way more finer.
Haven't got any good images, as I made to the mistake to use plates, that wouldn't fit in my steamer - rearranging didn't make it prettier 🙈😂
And that was yummy. A little bit like squid, but way more finer.
Haven't got any good images, as I made to the mistake to use plates, that wouldn't fit in my steamer - rearranging didn't make it prettier 🙈😂
And don't get me wrong - I have got an opinion about Takaichi.
But in the context of the importance of Taiwan for Japan she is imho absolutely right - and basically just continuing what Abe began.
But in the context of the importance of Taiwan for Japan she is imho absolutely right - and basically just continuing what Abe began.
January 11, 2026 at 1:04 PM
And don't get me wrong - I have got an opinion about Takaichi.
But in the context of the importance of Taiwan for Japan she is imho absolutely right - and basically just continuing what Abe began.
But in the context of the importance of Taiwan for Japan she is imho absolutely right - and basically just continuing what Abe began.