Simple Slav
@simpleslav.bsky.social
Slavic person living in the EU, attempting to blend in by being grumpy.
Germany and Austria slooowly understanding where and just how much they fucked up is glorious. Pathetic and sad, yes, but gloriously so.
(The direction was known to be wrong 10+ years ago already, but intelligent planning and politics don’t cross over well here.)
orf.at/av/video/new...
(The direction was known to be wrong 10+ years ago already, but intelligent planning and politics don’t cross over well here.)
orf.at/av/video/new...
October 29, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Germany and Austria slooowly understanding where and just how much they fucked up is glorious. Pathetic and sad, yes, but gloriously so.
(The direction was known to be wrong 10+ years ago already, but intelligent planning and politics don’t cross over well here.)
orf.at/av/video/new...
(The direction was known to be wrong 10+ years ago already, but intelligent planning and politics don’t cross over well here.)
orf.at/av/video/new...
I swear I saw a couple that came really close in Belarus, though sadly didn’t take pictures. Wildly popular among babushkas to get to their dachas and out and about on unoaved roads. Only got a shot in one of the stores of this awesomeness:
October 28, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I swear I saw a couple that came really close in Belarus, though sadly didn’t take pictures. Wildly popular among babushkas to get to their dachas and out and about on unoaved roads. Only got a shot in one of the stores of this awesomeness:
Nothing new, sadly.
October 8, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Nothing new, sadly.
UC Davis peeps say Hi 👋
October 8, 2025 at 5:40 AM
UC Davis peeps say Hi 👋
Chromosome lottery winners, the lot of them.
October 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Chromosome lottery winners, the lot of them.
Absolute amateur hour.
October 4, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Absolute amateur hour.
Yeah, a bit under 20V made the other components go *poof*, but I really just wanted to try with a board that was there for testing/practice only, to see how “magic smoke” looks and be able to recognize it (and blowj components) in the future. This this thingie:
September 22, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Yeah, a bit under 20V made the other components go *poof*, but I really just wanted to try with a board that was there for testing/practice only, to see how “magic smoke” looks and be able to recognize it (and blowj components) in the future. This this thingie:
And, yeah, there is a graphics designer out there who was told to make a "badass" poster for this:
September 19, 2025 at 9:51 AM
And, yeah, there is a graphics designer out there who was told to make a "badass" poster for this:
We kinda live in the future now.
September 9, 2025 at 5:10 AM
We kinda live in the future now.
Je schleimiger die Politiker, desto mehr Freude an der Art von Arbeit. 👍
September 6, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Je schleimiger die Politiker, desto mehr Freude an der Art von Arbeit. 👍
If a Navy SEAL can’t wield a 15 feet long fly swatter quickly, like I imagine the old dude in the photo can, then what business do they have calling themselves special forces in the first place??
☝️🧐
☝️🧐
August 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
If a Navy SEAL can’t wield a 15 feet long fly swatter quickly, like I imagine the old dude in the photo can, then what business do they have calling themselves special forces in the first place??
☝️🧐
☝️🧐
And just to add numbers to this, a google-translated slide from a recent study (took me a bit to summarize the ALT text to make it accessible).
There are efforts underway to fix the situation to be fair, but, well, cultural changes take ages.
Source:
letsempoweraustria.at/wp-content/u...
There are efforts underway to fix the situation to be fair, but, well, cultural changes take ages.
Source:
letsempoweraustria.at/wp-content/u...
August 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
And just to add numbers to this, a google-translated slide from a recent study (took me a bit to summarize the ALT text to make it accessible).
There are efforts underway to fix the situation to be fair, but, well, cultural changes take ages.
Source:
letsempoweraustria.at/wp-content/u...
There are efforts underway to fix the situation to be fair, but, well, cultural changes take ages.
Source:
letsempoweraustria.at/wp-content/u...
The symbolic baton has already been passed. 👍
August 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The symbolic baton has already been passed. 👍
Imagine being this fucking stupid.
August 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Imagine being this fucking stupid.
Imagine being this naïve.
August 7, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Imagine being this naïve.
Austria’s economy is in the shitter and its Minister of Economic Affairs decided that the best strategy is to go on tour shaming people who don’t work full-time and don’t "contribute to the economy" enough.
All you need to know about Austria’s economic strategy and future prospects right there.
All you need to know about Austria’s economic strategy and future prospects right there.
August 5, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Austria’s economy is in the shitter and its Minister of Economic Affairs decided that the best strategy is to go on tour shaming people who don’t work full-time and don’t "contribute to the economy" enough.
All you need to know about Austria’s economic strategy and future prospects right there.
All you need to know about Austria’s economic strategy and future prospects right there.
Spot the difference!
July 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Spot the difference!
This is where I post from …
July 20, 2025 at 8:17 AM
This is where I post from …
In 2025, in the age of the internet, the Spanish government would have to be pretty fucking retarded to not have known about this.
I would not trust Spain with EU defense contracts. Because they’d probably sell all info straight to russia, as long as there was an Euro to be made (same as Austria).
I would not trust Spain with EU defense contracts. Because they’d probably sell all info straight to russia, as long as there was an Euro to be made (same as Austria).
July 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
In 2025, in the age of the internet, the Spanish government would have to be pretty fucking retarded to not have known about this.
I would not trust Spain with EU defense contracts. Because they’d probably sell all info straight to russia, as long as there was an Euro to be made (same as Austria).
I would not trust Spain with EU defense contracts. Because they’d probably sell all info straight to russia, as long as there was an Euro to be made (same as Austria).
While I am sympathetic to Americans being butthurt and going all “We’re not the only country with a russian puppet president!” at Ukrainians, I’d also like to point out it’s the whole fukken civilized world that is throwing those stones right now. But hey, let’s start a Euromaidan US Edition timer?
July 7, 2025 at 11:07 PM
While I am sympathetic to Americans being butthurt and going all “We’re not the only country with a russian puppet president!” at Ukrainians, I’d also like to point out it’s the whole fukken civilized world that is throwing those stones right now. But hey, let’s start a Euromaidan US Edition timer?
Just look at how happy they are.
July 4, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Just look at how happy they are.
How about a discount, Google, you absolute asswipes?
June 10, 2025 at 10:24 AM
How about a discount, Google, you absolute asswipes?
Austrian economy logic 101:
Robert Holzmann, Governor of Austria’s central bank, asked whether it makes sense to freeze salaries this year (no inflation adjustment), as "the industry" demands, more or less:
"People are not spending money, but saving it. It makes no sense to give them more money."
Robert Holzmann, Governor of Austria’s central bank, asked whether it makes sense to freeze salaries this year (no inflation adjustment), as "the industry" demands, more or less:
"People are not spending money, but saving it. It makes no sense to give them more money."
June 10, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Austrian economy logic 101:
Robert Holzmann, Governor of Austria’s central bank, asked whether it makes sense to freeze salaries this year (no inflation adjustment), as "the industry" demands, more or less:
"People are not spending money, but saving it. It makes no sense to give them more money."
Robert Holzmann, Governor of Austria’s central bank, asked whether it makes sense to freeze salaries this year (no inflation adjustment), as "the industry" demands, more or less:
"People are not spending money, but saving it. It makes no sense to give them more money."
Absolutely true!
The attention to detail you need to be able to read the text here is off the charts!
The attention to detail you need to be able to read the text here is off the charts!
June 10, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Absolutely true!
The attention to detail you need to be able to read the text here is off the charts!
The attention to detail you need to be able to read the text here is off the charts!
For anyone thinking Apple’s UI designers don’t suck:
June 9, 2025 at 5:44 PM
For anyone thinking Apple’s UI designers don’t suck: