Walter Hecher
@walterhecher.bsky.social
Austrian diplomat doing diplomatic things.
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and then Moser scored his 8th goal of the tournament, Austria beat Italy 2-0 in the semi final, and moved on to the final of the world cup.
wow!
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wow!
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Liveticker: Wer kommt ins Finale der U17-WM? Österreich führt gegen Italien 2:0
Die Elf von Teamchef Hermann Stadler möchte ihren Erfolgslauf in Doha fortsetzen. Wir berichten live
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November 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
and then Moser scored his 8th goal of the tournament, Austria beat Italy 2-0 in the semi final, and moved on to the final of the world cup.
wow!
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wow!
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First snow in Vienna.
November 23, 2025 at 7:29 AM
First snow in Vienna.
wow!
Austria makes the World Cup U-17 semi-final for the first time in history!
Ndukwe, Dobis, Moser, Deshishku, Markovic, Weinhandl & others - such an interesting and quality team! 🇦🇹💫
Ndukwe, Dobis, Moser, Deshishku, Markovic, Weinhandl & others - such an interesting and quality team! 🇦🇹💫
November 21, 2025 at 2:59 PM
wow!
Quite a sobering read:
November 21, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Quite a sobering read:
56,4 MILLIARDEN EURO Erlöse in einem QUARTAL. Das KI Geschäft läuft weiter.
#Nvidia
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#Nvidia
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Starkes Nvidia-Wachstum dämpft Angst vor KI-Blase
orf.at
November 20, 2025 at 7:05 AM
56,4 MILLIARDEN EURO Erlöse in einem QUARTAL. Das KI Geschäft läuft weiter.
#Nvidia
orf.at/stories/3412...
#Nvidia
orf.at/stories/3412...
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Hundertwasserhaus, an apartment building in Vienna
November 17, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Hundertwasserhaus, an apartment building in Vienna
#Cloudflare: generally a great service for owners of small, hobbyist sites. But today is a great reminder that having a handful of very large service providers goes against the grain of an *inter*-network of autonomous systems
November 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
More and more iconic photos - unfortunately.
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 15, 2025 at 5:24 AM
More and more iconic photos - unfortunately.
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"On Tyranny" is #1 on the WaPo bestseller list this week. I wish it weren't necessary, but I'm glad that people are finding the book useful.
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
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Washington Post paperback bestsellers
A snapshot of popular books.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
"On Tyranny" is #1 on the WaPo bestseller list this week. I wish it weren't necessary, but I'm glad that people are finding the book useful.
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
“I think as a thought experiment, great,” said one urban planning expert who works in Saudi Arabia. “But don’t build thought experiments.”
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End of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelled
Mohammed bin Salman’s utopian city was undone by the laws of physics and finance
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November 6, 2025 at 8:12 AM
“I think as a thought experiment, great,” said one urban planning expert who works in Saudi Arabia. “But don’t build thought experiments.”
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Nice piece today in the Washington Post by Jennifer Hassan who explores the power of sharing images of people w/ diseases like Parkinson's and also the power of using images of modern therapies. The example she wrote about was a woman playing the clarinet during awake DBS.
wapo.st/4nBWZUB
wapo.st/4nBWZUB
October 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Nice piece today in the Washington Post by Jennifer Hassan who explores the power of sharing images of people w/ diseases like Parkinson's and also the power of using images of modern therapies. The example she wrote about was a woman playing the clarinet during awake DBS.
wapo.st/4nBWZUB
wapo.st/4nBWZUB
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Do we need a plan to end the Parkinson Pandemic? Spoiler alert: We were all worried by estimates of Parkinson revealing 12 million cases by 2035, however we are already at 12 million cases today.
October 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Do we need a plan to end the Parkinson Pandemic? Spoiler alert: We were all worried by estimates of Parkinson revealing 12 million cases by 2035, however we are already at 12 million cases today.
Mission accomplished.
November 1, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Mission accomplished.
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October 24, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Der neue Haderer - morgen in der Wochenendausgabe der Oberösterreichischen Nachrichten. Zeichnerisch wieder grosse Klasse.
October 30, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Der neue Haderer - morgen in der Wochenendausgabe der Oberösterreichischen Nachrichten. Zeichnerisch wieder grosse Klasse.
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“Chemicals in our food, water and air have created this largely man-made disease,” two Parkinson’s experts, Dr. Ray Dorsey and Dr. Michael S. Okun, write in a new book, “The Parkinson’s Plan.” “These chemicals are all around us, and none are necessary.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/o...
Opinion | The Clue to Unlocking Parkinson’s May Be All Around Us
www.nytimes.com
September 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
“Chemicals in our food, water and air have created this largely man-made disease,” two Parkinson’s experts, Dr. Ray Dorsey and Dr. Michael S. Okun, write in a new book, “The Parkinson’s Plan.” “These chemicals are all around us, and none are necessary.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/o...
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Couple of thoughts on today's election in the Netherlands:
1/2 The huge number of parties isn't a story of Dutch eccentricity, but of hyper-fragmented politics in most European countries. The only difference is that the Dutch electoral system exposes that fragmentation where others conceal it.
1/2 The huge number of parties isn't a story of Dutch eccentricity, but of hyper-fragmented politics in most European countries. The only difference is that the Dutch electoral system exposes that fragmentation where others conceal it.
Netherlands, Ipsos-I&O poll:
D66-RE: 15% (+1)
GL/PvdA-G/EFA|S&D: 15%
PVV-PfE: 15% (-2)
CDA-EPP: 13%
VVD-RE: 11% (+1)
JA21~ECR: 7% (-1)
FvD-ESN: 4%
BBB-EPP: 3%
SP-LEFT: 3%
PvdD-LEFT: 3%
...
+/- vs. 23-24 October 2025
Fieldwork: 25-28 October 2025
Sample size: 2,505
➤ europeelects.eu/netherlands
D66-RE: 15% (+1)
GL/PvdA-G/EFA|S&D: 15%
PVV-PfE: 15% (-2)
CDA-EPP: 13%
VVD-RE: 11% (+1)
JA21~ECR: 7% (-1)
FvD-ESN: 4%
BBB-EPP: 3%
SP-LEFT: 3%
PvdD-LEFT: 3%
...
+/- vs. 23-24 October 2025
Fieldwork: 25-28 October 2025
Sample size: 2,505
➤ europeelects.eu/netherlands
October 29, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Couple of thoughts on today's election in the Netherlands:
1/2 The huge number of parties isn't a story of Dutch eccentricity, but of hyper-fragmented politics in most European countries. The only difference is that the Dutch electoral system exposes that fragmentation where others conceal it.
1/2 The huge number of parties isn't a story of Dutch eccentricity, but of hyper-fragmented politics in most European countries. The only difference is that the Dutch electoral system exposes that fragmentation where others conceal it.
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Today I am a fan of google:
#grokipedia
#grokipedia
October 28, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Today I am a fan of google:
#grokipedia
#grokipedia
I‘m a dog person now. Life will never be the same again.
October 27, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I‘m a dog person now. Life will never be the same again.
Highlight of my week.
Spoiler: the black pirate can now pronounce ‚R‘!
Spoiler: the black pirate can now pronounce ‚R‘!
La couverture du prochain "Astérix" a été dévoilée : "Astérix en Lusitanie", toujours dessiné par Didier Conrad et écrit par Fabcaro, sortira le 23 octobre
October 23, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Highlight of my week.
Spoiler: the black pirate can now pronounce ‚R‘!
Spoiler: the black pirate can now pronounce ‚R‘!
Eine unglaubliche Geschichte - makes my day.
October 22, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Eine unglaubliche Geschichte - makes my day.