Leif Johannsen

Today's prize for most irrelevant information goes to this non-smoking sign at the Uni Muenster Physics department. Tells you that before 10th Sept 2007 smoking was allowed indoors. If you are a smoker, know how to build a time machine, and want to remain indoors, then travel back to 9th Sept 2007!

Attending the 27th Astroseminar at University of Muenster today.

People in Skagen, Denmark, worship the Holy Hand Granade. See for yourself ...

Chance discovery on a country road this morning near Osterby: a memorial for the crew of B17 bomber that crashed in the fields near that location on April 11, 1944 with some survivors.

Went to Duesseldorf for Japan day 2026 today. Japanese culture is always interesting. There will be a great fireworks tonight. Got a demonstration of Iranians in exile on top: want their shah back, against mullah regime, pro-Isreal, pro-Trump. In other words: quite a mixed bag actually.

Getting old means teaching students in an empirical practical, who had never encountered a desktop computer before. The were confused that the screen was on but remained dark (not knowing that it is connected to a desktop pc under the table, that also needs to be turned on).

Ahoi! Man sagt ja, dass Personen, die an einer Erkrankung leiden, allein durch eine Diagnose schon ein bisschen geholfen ist. Meine Diagnose "Generation Schrott" (5. HRGÄndG 2002). Ausqualifizierung als persoenlicher Maengel. #PDprekär #IchBinHanna #IchBinReyhan #WissZeitVG

Mit einer Neuerung des WissZeitVG im Sommer 2026 solle man nicht rechnen. 4/4

ein paar Tenure-Positionen im Mittelbau, diese seien aber keine Forschungsstellen. Hinzu komme, dass die rechtlichen Absicherungen von Änderungen sehr aufwendig und dass Einigungen der Koalition ohnehin schwierig seien. 3/4

die Sondervermögen hätten die Wahrscheinlichkeit einer finanziellen Stärkung des Mittelbaus weiter verringert. Es würde mit geringeren Studierendenzahlen, d.h. langfristig nicht mit mehr Deputat gerechnet. Die Transformation zu Department-Strukturen schaffe zwar 2/4

On our way to Prague. 50 min. delay on first leg, missed our connection in Berlin. Now 2h wait with first row view in DB interim lounge, double hot chocolate and some crackers... a traveller's delight.

After 35 years, watching David Lynch's Twin Peaks again. Then, the Leo Johnson character was a badass MoFo, nowadays he looks like a lost boy just out of puberty. Something has changed ...

Finished the annual 7 km Silvester run in Schafflund/Skovlund this morning. The first 3.5 km my teen daughter and I ran as a pair and needed about 24 minutes, the second 3.5 km I ran on my own in 15 minutes. I think that is not too bad for a 50+ guy with only moderate training in the past few weeks

Brief Christmas Eve afternoon forest hike in the county of Sydtønder. The sign post literally says: "nameless path".

Nothing is more relaxing than watching nav plotter TV from your bunk bed.

Once again leaving UK for mainland Europe. Annual pre-Christmas short trip to Ipswich concluded. Was nice to be back in UK even for just a little while.

Annual weekend short trip to Ipswich: Christmas tree festival at Ipswich Minster.

Result of twelve hours of crochet spread across 2 days. No, it wasn't me (got no hands for it), neither the sheep nor the ghost. Star artist in the background though.

Protest march and demonstration against budget cuts in higher education... gathering at the steps of the parliament of the federal state of North-Rhine Westphalia. Event was organized by the reps of the state's student body. I missed any GEW union reps, where were you?

Little bit of cannibalism tonight... yummy... finger food....

VR summit 2025 in Bochum. Hybrid panel talk ... weird... but funny!

#DBRegio fcks up again. Pushing back trains for more than an hour by the minute. Reason: a "prioritised" train.

#DBRegio abandons passengers of RE7 to Hamburg. No bus replacements, no information, no nothing. Not taking their obligations seriously.

Trip to the North Sea coast today: Højer Sluse

Have been certified as TILLIT trainer against sea sickness. Very interesting concept.

Waking up in Munich this morning. Nice view from the 18th floor across the Olympic village and park. The Alps at the horizon.

Hier gibt es dringenden Handlungsbedarf. Nachdem der Cum Ex Betrug, den Steuerzahler um Milliarden gebracht hat, muss verhindert werden, dass die Cum Cum Betrueger einen noch groesseren Schaden hinterlassen. Jede € Milliarde zaehlt fuer die Zukunft unseres Landes: weact.campact.de/petitions/cu...

Open night at the Folkwang museum in Essen. Lunar cycle choreography starting tonight running for the next month.

Crossing the meridian 7° east of Greenwich in Saarbruecken, Germany

Daytrip to GEW event in Berlin. Better perspectives for research and academic staff in german higher education.

Love this podcast by Tom Chivers and Stuart Ritchie www.thestudiesshowpod.com

Petition for tax fairness www.finanzwende.de/kampagnen/st...

Leaving Harwich/Felixstowe for Rotterdam

Good morning, London, ElJay is in town. Getting ready for data collection at Goldsmiths Uni London today and tomorrow, and looking forward to seeing UVA Synchronicity later.