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John Hinckley Jr. attempted to kill Ronald Reagan to impress actress Jodie Foster.
Sirhan Sirhan assassinated Robert Kennedy as he was running for president. Sirhan was born in Jerusalem prior to the establishment of state of Israel. He is a citizen of Jordan. He was motivated to assassinate Bobby over the latter’s support for Israel.
I recently took a trip with two children (4, 18 months). We did a sleeper train from Brussels to Prague (EuroSleeper) and from Vienna to Zurich (NightJet operated by OBB)
The OBB trip was phenomenal. Great amenities, and we were on their older model. So I can’t imagine how great the newer carriages are.
The EuroSleeper was awful. Bad amenities, never received our (prepaid) breakfast, temperature was stifling (85° F, 29° C) and the ride was not very smooth.
I would gladly do a sleeper train again, but maybe not with kids so young. Probably not until the kids are 10+
In the 2000s and early 2010s, less of your life was lived on a cell phone or smartphone.
For kids now, it’s 100% of their lives. Post-COVID, the majority of social interaction between peers is through a social media app.
That means that close to 100% of kids are on their phones during the school day. If you aren’t, you run the risk of social isolation and FOMO.
Administrators can’t send a kid to detention for using their phone because ALL kids would be in detention every day.
Here’s one article that examines the problem
For unbiased forecasting, you really can’t go wrong with Nate Silver, formerly of 538. His Silver Bulletin newsletter is the best source for an accurate prediction. Some content is paywalled ($10/mo).
Finding truly unbiased sources in today’s media landscape is quite hard. What you can do is become a critical reader. For tactical, political news I read the Washington Post, but understand that they’ve very good at reporting news in DC, but they sometimes struggle with reporting other markets.
You might want to start with Improve the News or Ground News to help you parse multiple sides of a given story
Tinder launched in 2012. eHarmony and Match.com were pretty fringe sites but Tinder commodified and gamified the mechanics. That made online dating “fun”. Also we saw a huge growth in smart phones in 2010 to 2012
Did change trains in Geneva. So I was there for 14 minutes 🙂
Visited Geneva for a longer time in 2018.
I wanted to get into Italy but it didn’t quite work for our schedule. Hopefully next time
Just got back from a two week train trip across Europe. Overall, found it very easy and accessible to move around.
Here’s the general itinerary:
- London to Brussels
- Brussels to Prague (night train)
- Prague to Vienna
- Vienna to Zurich (night train)
- Zurich to Bern
- Bern to Lyon
- Lyon to Nîmes
- Nîmes to Barcelona
The only train problem on the trip was our night train to Prague. The carriage was 28-30° C and very uncomfortable. Especially for a 16 hour trip.
The inconsistency of scheduling, signage and trip information was a challenge. Especially when you add in the language barriers.
My ranking of the train systems:
- Switzerland (obviously)
- Austria
- France
- Spain
- Czechia
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