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Hans-Werner Grosse (28 November 1922 – 18 February 2021)

Hans-Werner Grosse was a German Luftwaffe JU-88 bomber pilot and glider pilot who established 50 world records approved by FAI Gliding Commission.

The news of his passing only struck me today. I think Hans-Werner Grosse was the most legendary figure in gliding still alive.

Best wishes to his relatives and friends.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-Werner_Grosse
 
When you notice the parallel lines in the terminator of the Earth's shadow and the tilt of its orbit when you're looking for something completely different (shortwave radio schedules).
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Notebook said:
www.bbc.co.uk

New Alan Turing £50 note design is revealed

The banknote will enter circulation on 23 June - Alan Turing's birthday - and will be made of polymer.
www.bbc.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk

www.gchq.gov.uk

The Turing Challenge

Try our toughest puzzle to celebrate Alan Turing featuring on the £50 banknote
www.gchq.gov.uk www.gchq.gov.uk
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Great that he finally gets the fame he deserves, his personal life really outshadowed his epic achievements for years.

Germany once had C.F. Gauss on the bank notes, now UK also has a mathematician there.

(Contrary to the myth, the old German DM bank notes never had Adam Riese on them)
 
My Son is practicing "pour elise", but with a synth string effect with a lot of reverb. Now it suddenly sounds much more like a saviour machine track than like Beethoven... :cool:
 
jedidia said:
My Son is practicing "pour elise", but with a synth string effect with a lot of reverb. Now it suddenly sounds much more like a saviour machine track than like Beethoven... :cool:
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Huh. I've never heard the title of the piece given in French before. In these parts it's always "Für Elise" (though it probably would be better if we just called it "For Elise", given that the average American will botch the German to something like what a German might spell "Frr illies").

I know that Switzerland has a significant French community. Is it more commonly known by the French title in Switzerland, or are you use yourself French-Swiss?
 
Linguofreak said:
I know that Switzerland has a significant French community. Is it more commonly known by the French title in Switzerland, or are you use yourself French-Swiss?
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Nah, my french is terrible. Most of it I picked up in the military... Giving rifle assembly instructions was particularly fun (...maitenant, vous prenez le truck la, et vouz le metez dans cette machine ici...* ?). I've never thought about it, to be honest. It does seem like most people I know refer to the piece in french. Swiss german in general has a fair amount of words borrowed from french, but I'm not sure this has something to do with it...

* roughly translates to "Now you take that part there, and you put it into this thing here..."
 
jedidia said:
It does seem like most people I know refer to the piece in french.
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Weirdly enough, when I follow the link from the English to the French Wikipedia article, the title there is "La Lettre à Élise".

So apparently, most languages call it by their translation of "For Elise", but in English the German title is used, in French a markedly different French title is used, and Swiss Germans call it by the French title that you'd expect the French to use .

Taken together, my diagnosis is that the human race is stark raving mad.
 
Try translating "Hokey Kokey" which has no meaning in English, into German...

 
I bought a book a few years ago by Brian Ferneyhough, without realizing it was in French. It was only $15, but I want to get my money's worth out of that purchase, so I really should learn French.
 
@n72.75 : Good approach! You should then be able to answer the question "Cela valait-il les 15 $?"
 
Moderns guns easily fire two 75mm shells in a second, so I'd say some military tests probably went above that count.

And RIP Philip, and a lot of respect for someone that knew to stand back and never tried to be on the front scene. A true english gentleman and naval officer that had a long and busy life. :salute:
 
The Queen and Philip will probably be the last generation to get respect from most of the population. The rest, with a few exceptions are turning into a soap-opera.
 
Notebook said:
The Queen and Philip will probably be the last generation to get respect from most of the population. The rest, with a few exceptions are turning into a soap-opera.
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I don't think so. The Prince of Wales maybe has earned himself a bad reputation, but I am sure, William & Kate could also do the job well. I mean, if you could elect your king or queen, they would likely win any election against the current generation of british politicians.
 
William and Kate have gone for the bland option. So they should as they are in line.
Charlie lost a lot when his affair with Cammila came out after Diana's death.
Harry thinks he's the Duke of Windsor, and as for Andrew...
 
Notebook said:
William and Kate have gone for the bland option. So they should as they are in line.
Charlie lost a lot when his affair with Cammila came out after Diana's death.
Harry thinks he's the Duke of Windsor, and as for Andrew...
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Well, the main problem I have with the british royality is simple: You can actually have many great people around there - which are only great if they get the necessary freedom for being decent humans. With all the rules and restrictions and expectations of being part of the core royal family, all those traditions... not at all. Just look at the really honest idea of the Invictus Games from Harry - I doubt any other royal would ever got this idea or would have had the needed "street credibility" in the army to promote it. Or even promote it so well, that German cities now apply to host it (and not the earlier US Warrior Games, which never got so famous)

William and Kate would thus really be the most boring option, the most streamlined product. And we both know: England can't do boring politics.

But well, I think actually that all those weird turns and experiences made Harry the better qualified person to be king consort. Sadly we can't marry Harry to William, Kate is lacks the necessary amount of a sinful life. All those rules and traditions simply prevent any good solution.

Damn, I really hope Elisabeth II lives on for a few more years.
 
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