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@coffeemeoften

Books, Sci-fi, D&D, hikes, photography, tattoos, fantasy, coffee, cooking and old school anti-fascist. German, and preferably post and communicate in English. He / him / his

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I‘m warming up to it near the end of episode 2. Some parts are quintessential Guy Ritchie, there is a dash of RDJ‘s Sherlock Holmes in there. I am certainly intrigued enough to continue.

05.03.2026 20:47 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Favourite German small towns are of course: Lieblos & Linsengericht

Have you ever watched Der Tatortreiniger? Absolutely brilliant show and highly recommended!

04.03.2026 19:47 👍 17 🔁 0 💬 3 📌 0

If you haven’t started with the series yet, you should definitely give it a try. I’ve been reading this series since the beginning and Seanan always delivers!

04.03.2026 17:47 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The cover of JITTERBUG by Gareth L Powell features a stylised rocket silhouette at the centre of an orrery, with a space suited figure dangling in its wake

The cover of JITTERBUG by Gareth L Powell features a stylised rocket silhouette at the centre of an orrery, with a space suited figure dangling in its wake

THANK YOU for helping me launch Jitterbug with all your good wishes and reposts today! Hugely appreciated!

03.03.2026 19:05 👍 94 🔁 18 💬 9 📌 3

I hear you. I grew up in the part of Germany that was officially designated as the battleground in the USSR’s war plans if they ever rolled in with their tanks. And, of course, as ground zero for nuclear strikes. I’ll turn 50 soon — that was our childhood. It was the constant.

02.03.2026 17:42 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Scrubs (2026) Zach Braff, Sarah Chalke, and Donald Faison in Scrubs (2026)

#scrubs

Scrubs meant a lot to me. Whether you’re going through grief, a break-up, or just struggling at work, there’s an episode that understands it.

And now they’re back. The revival brings the wit, heart, and those perfectly timed emotional gut-punches it always did so well. Go treat yourself!

27.02.2026 18:16 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

It was a deeply moving episode. I rather appreciated seeing more emotional depth and backstory to the Doctor, tragic though it was. On the whole, the programme is steadily growing on me.

26.02.2026 19:29 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Sehr guter Punkt!

19.02.2026 16:37 👍 10 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Deutschland alleine ist keine Option. Aber, wir zusammen mit den anderen EU Staaten können dies sehr wohl. Was hindert uns zusammen mit Frankreich eine europäische Initiative mit konkreten Maßnahmen zur gemeinsamen Verteidigung zu starten? Welche Rolle spielen hier die verbleibenden US Streitkräfte?

19.02.2026 16:31 👍 16 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
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Bundles All our ebook bundles contain books significantly discounted from their standalone prices. And naturally they're all DRM-free, and come with our lifetime free replacement guarantee.

Hey, it's coming up to Pay The Rent & Buy Some Heating Oil time around here. Who wants to buy some books that *AREN'T* generated by a soulless slop machine? All my #ebook bundles are on #sale at the #Ebooks Direct store. 😀(Unless you're in the UK: sorry about that.) ebooks.direct/collections/...

17.02.2026 23:03 👍 147 🔁 96 💬 0 📌 7
Two guinea pigs dressed as Wirt and Greg from Over the Garden Wall. The brown guinea pig wears a red conical hat and a blue cape. The blonde, black, and white guinea pig wears a teapot made from paper on her head. A ceramic bluebird and a picture of a frog sit next to them on a sage green towel.

Two guinea pigs dressed as Wirt and Greg from Over the Garden Wall. The brown guinea pig wears a red conical hat and a blue cape. The blonde, black, and white guinea pig wears a teapot made from paper on her head. A ceramic bluebird and a picture of a frog sit next to them on a sage green towel.

The Fascination campaign has passed $4500, so here are the guinea pigs, adventuring over the garden wall to check out the fantastical and creepy stories from Fascination.

Help them on their adventure: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tyc...

16.02.2026 19:45 👍 30 🔁 13 💬 1 📌 8
The cover of FUTURE'S EDGE by Gareth L Powell shows a figure looking out over some ruined buildings. A large planet hangs in a yellow sky.

The cover of FUTURE'S EDGE by Gareth L Powell shows a figure looking out over some ruined buildings. A large planet hangs in a yellow sky.

It’s been a year since Future’s Edge was released. Booklist wrote: “Powell, who has two BFSA awards for best SF novel, might need to clear shelf space for a third. His new novel is, to put it simply, marvellous. It’s also a perfect novel to introduce sf readers to this vibrant storyteller.”

17.02.2026 10:06 👍 51 🔁 9 💬 3 📌 1

An abomination! Or as we say „wie kann man so sein?“ what’s next, not nibbling the edges of a Jaffa cake? Eating Nutella on bread without butter?

14.02.2026 18:01 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

We are truly fortunate to be able to test for this quickly now. I remember I had the corona and flu combo ones back during the height of the pandemic. I hope the flu passed quickly and without complications for your daughter.

12.02.2026 21:19 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

For sure! Corona testing also ensured that testing / detection numbers increased significantly.

12.02.2026 21:10 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

So cases would often have been documented as:
common cold
upper respiratory tract infection
bronchitis
bronchiolitis

So, that was the result I came up with when I dug a little deeper into this via the German sites and ran a number of searches in early 2025 when this came up in a discussion.

12.02.2026 21:09 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The reason older numbers often look low is mainly because testing and surveillance used to be limited. In many countries, RSV was not a notifiable disease, and monitoring was often voluntary or bundled into influenza sentinel systems. That means reporting was inconsistent and incomplete.

12.02.2026 21:06 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
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Infektionsradar Die aktuelle Situation von Corona und anderen Atemwegserkrankungen in Deutschland.

Germany publishes RSV incidence data from July 2023 onwards via the Infektionsradar:
infektionsradar.gesund.bund.de/en/rsv/incid...

RSV itself isn’t new. It was first identified in 1956 and has been circulating for decades.

12.02.2026 21:05 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Eric Carter Buy books online and find book series such as Eric Carter written by Stephen Blackmoore from PenguinRandomHouse.com

Got hit with a $3000.00 vet bill yesterday. Still looking for work. So, uh, buy my books, maybe?

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/EC2/e...

10.02.2026 15:38 👍 210 🔁 170 💬 11 📌 25

Let’s assume it’s not decided unless observed. So, Schroedinger‘s Banana Bread?

We have seen or heard nothing 🥸 (I hope it was delicious. Or not 😉, of course)

09.02.2026 19:36 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

As someone who holds Deep Space Nine close to his heart, this was wonderful. A lovely tribute by two fantastic writers, and beautifully acted throughout.

05.02.2026 18:49 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you! I’ve been craving new sci-fi recommendations and these sound great. Off to my ebook dealer or choice 😊

01.02.2026 19:42 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

One of my favorite tidbits from this development is that not only did grass start growing in the desert for the first time, but that it grew so tall to the point it started covering the solar panels and becoming a massive issue, and the best solution was to just let sheep eat the grass.

31.01.2026 21:13 👍 1311 🔁 531 💬 8 📌 24
Die Pest für Sarah und gute Leute für die Welt – Die Kommentarspalte | Bosetti will reden!
Die Pest für Sarah und gute Leute für die Welt – Die Kommentarspalte | Bosetti will reden! Hier kommt die erste BOSETTI WILL REDEN-Kommentarspalte 2026! Heute geht es um das Brechmittel Bosetti, um die Würdigung von Empathie und um gute Sachsen.Fol...

Hier kommt die erste BOSETTI WILL REDEN-Kommentarspalte 2026! Heute geht es um das Brechmittel Bosetti, um die Würdigung von Empathie und um gute Sachsen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPNkSkFBt_w

#BosettiWillReden #SarahBosetti #Kommentarspalte

31.01.2026 17:03 👍 128 🔁 29 💬 3 📌 1

Please do yourself a favour and become a patron. The monthly shorts are excellent, and while you’re at it, pick up the rest of Kameron’s books, they’re absolutely brilliant.

31.01.2026 17:47 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Hier sieht man übrigens genau die Gefahr der automatisierten Gesichtserkennung

Und genau deshalb brauchen wir in der EU strenge Regeln zu automatisierter Gesichtserkennung. Damit es nicht zB wie bei ICE abläuft

31.01.2026 08:19 👍 731 🔁 296 💬 26 📌 7
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Wie süß kann Klimaschutz bitte sein?! Eine Studie kommt zu dem Schluss, dass Solarparks zu richtigen Hummel-Paradiesen werden können. Mehr Infos im Video!

Wenn ihr solche Wissenssnacks feiert und öfter in eurem Feed sehen wollt, folgt gern unserer Wissensplattform @pruefpunkt.org

28.01.2026 15:27 👍 656 🔁 189 💬 12 📌 1
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The Important Thing About This Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 Teaser Is That It Features Jessica Jones - Reactor And she's not carrying Matty anywhere

Thank you for season two of Daredevil: Born Again. Thank you mostly for Jessica Jones.

27.01.2026 18:50 👍 40 🔁 9 💬 2 📌 2

I‘d be willing to bring snacks!

27.01.2026 18:17 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0