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Airbus is currently building a new version of the A350 which will be able to fly nonstop from London to Sydney in 22 hours.
I’ve done total flights longer than that, but obviously with stops at different airports on the way!
What do you think? Would you be ok with 22 consecutive hours on a plane?
I can keep working and afford all the art supplies, or I can quit my job and have time to actually use my art supplies. Friends, tell me what to do. I am sure this is a problem that’s unique to me.
It was super foggy this morning, but seems to clear now.
I was watching a youtube essay yesterday about architecture, design, and the [“death of details”](https://speedofink.substack.com/p/minimalist-design-simplification). How in the past everything we built or produced was ornate and unique, while over the last few decades everything from buildings to cars and household items became more and more streamlined and featureless and monochrome.
Do you like minimalism?
Accents are a very interesting thing if you think about it.
For example. A coworker of mine was born/raised in England and she has the typical British accent. However, her mom is Colombian so when I talk to her in Spanish she immediately switches to a flawless Paisa accent.
Its crazy to me because you’d think people will keep the same intonations when speaking.
But the brain manages to completely change up on itself.
DB sent me a voucher for 80% off on Bahncard 50 (so, I could have 50% discount on all tickets on the normal price, and 25% off on the discount price) It would cost 49 Euro rather than 240-something. I wonder if I should take it. It doesn’t quite replace Deutschlandticket (which also gives access to public transport) but could be nice for travelling long distance.
I like the story that French security experts investigating that robbery at the Louvre discovered the password for the security system there was ‘Louvre’.
They could have been a bit more imaginative.What’s wrong with ‘Louvre1!’.
There’s a building downtown that has been under renovation for a while and today I noticed it has gotten a [new copper roof](https://i.imgur.com/j8TeRTV.jpeg). There’s many old buildings here that have aged copper roofs, but it’s pretty rare them without the patina. It’ll be nice to follow how it changes over time.
This building used to have a legendary, or maybe a notorious, nightclub in it. I went to it once I think.