Поймал себя на том, что иногда мне нравится ездить на автомобиле, а иногда нет. Понятно, что чилить на автостраде это прикольно, а пробиваться через городские пробки — нет. Но я осознал, что иногда мне в городе вполне прикольно, а иногда нет. Я даже в пробках иногда стою спокойно.
Начал рефлексировать, и понял: мне приятно ездить, когда я никуда не тороплюсь. Когда можно опоздать на 5-10-15 минут, а то и на полчаса. В гости к друзьям обычно можно опоздать. В магазин можно опоздать, если ты не под закрытие едешь. А вот если едешь на какое-то мероприятие ко времени, то опаздывать нельзя, и обычно даже 10 минут неприятны.
Дорожная ситуация меняется не слишком предсказуемо. Время на поиск места парковки тоже не определено. Да и постоянное искушение где-то что-то нарушить, чтобы не опоздать. Либо наоборот — выезжаешь на машине сильно заранее, и на месте просто ждёшь полчаса.
В общем, машина хорошо решает задачу "Добраться куда-то в место, плохо доступное другими видами транспорта". Но не слишком хорошо решает задачу "Добраться куда-то к заданному моменту с точностью плюс-минус 5 минут". А, например, пешком + метро решает хорошо. Можно, конечно, пофантазировать на тему какого-то предсказания и правильного планирования, но на деле пара забитых перекрёстков вполне могут стоить вам 10 минут, что в контексте городской жизни довольно много.
P.S. Скоро у меня отпуск, и будут очень интересные посты про дроны и мототехнику. Хотя погода в Питере как обычно норовит подвести в самое неподходящее время. С таким климатом хоть на автомобиле езди!
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#Ethiopia, #Danish technology firm sign agreement to modernize groundwater exploration
Addis Abeba - Ethiopian Institute of Water Technology (EIWT) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Danish technology firm Transient Electromagnetic (TEM) to modernize groundwater exploration and management across Ethiopia.
The agreement, signed on April 20, aims to deploy advanced geophysical technologies to more accurately identify and map groundwater resources, according to the Institute.
Under the partnership, TEM will introduce its Airborne Electromagnetic (AEM) survey technology to Ethiopian professionals, a method widely used globally for high-resolution groundwater mapping.
Dr. Tamene Hailu, Director General of the Institute, underscored the importance of the collaboration, saying international partnerships are essential for unlocking Ethiopia’s groundwater potential.
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News: AFD, #Danish Refugee Council launch €8 million project to support women’s resilience in #Ethiopia, #Sudan
Agence Française de Développement (#AFD) and the Danish Refugee Council (#DRC) have launched an €8 million initiative aimed at strengthening women’s economic resilience and promoting social cohesion among communities affected by the Sudan crisis in Sudan and Ethiopia.
The 24-month project, funded by the French government and implemented by DRC in partnership with local feminist organizations, will target conflict-affected populations in Gedaref State in Sudan and the #Benishangul-Gumuz region in Ethiopia.
According to a press release, the program will focus on improving access to essential services, supporting women’s economic empowerment, and strengthening relations between displaced populations and host communities.
The initiative comes as the war in Sudan, ongoing........
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Mark Carney: The Present World Order Is Over
Canadian prime minister Carney has said that the US-led global system of governance is enduring “a rupture,” defined by great power competition and a “fading” rules-based order.
His speech to political and financial elites at the World Economic Forum comes a day before US President Donald Trump was set to address the gathering in Davos, Switzerland.
Since entering Canadian politics in 2025, Carney has repeatedly warned that the world was not going to return to a pre-Trump normal. He re-affirmed that message on Tuesday, in a speech that did not name Trump but offered an analysis of the president’s impact on global affairs.
He noted that Canada had benefited from the old “rules-based international order,” including from “American hegemony” that “helped provide public goods: open sea lanes, a stable financial system, collective security, and support for frameworks for resolving disputes.”
A new reality has set in, Carney said.
“Call it what it is: a system of intensifying great power rivalry where the most powerful pursue their interests using economic integration as coercion.”
In an apparent warning against efforts to appease major powers, Carney said countries like Canada can no longer hope that “compliance will buy safety.”
“It won’t,” he said.
Trump brutally mocked the Europeans before heading to the World Economic Forum, where he will be the star of a dark, self-made drama over the fate of the autonomous Danish territory.
Asked on Tuesday how far he was prepared to go to acquire Greenland from Denmark, a fellow Nato member, Trump replied: “You’ll find out.”
But leaders in the Swiss ski resort have closed ranks against Trump’s aggressive America First stance, with French President Emmanuel Macron vowing to stand up against “bullies” and the EU promising an “unflinching” response.
Macron said that now was “not a time for new imperialism or new colonialism”, criticising the “useless aggressivity” of Trump’s pledge to levy tariffs on countries that opposed a US takeover of Greenland.
Greenland’s prime minister said on Tuesday his tiny population of 57,000 must be prepared for military force.
Carney delivered his Davos speech after Canada’s Globe and Mail newspaper reported that the country’s military has developed a model response to a US invasion of Canada.
Citing two unnamed senior government officials, the paper said the Canadian response model centres on insurgency-style tactics, like those used in Afghanistan by fighters who resisted Soviet and later US forces.
After Trump’s 2024 election and in the early months of his new term, he repeatedly referred to the US’s northern neighbour as the 51st state and said a merger would benefit Canada.
Trump’s annexation talk has eased in recent months, but overnight he posted an image on his social media platform of a map showing Canada and Venezuela covered in the US flag, implying a full American takeover of both countries.
The Davos meeting has been overshadowed by Trump’s threats to enforce US control over Greenland, with the president vowing that his plan for the autonomous Danish territory was irreversible.
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