Deutsche Bahn introduces "MetaWindow"
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Deutsche Bahn introduces "MetaWindow"
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#3The quality of my life would be better improved through public transportation and these sound absorbers than almost any app I use. Hooray for basic infrastructure.
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#4> a transparent noise barrier
Most rail noise barriers in Germany are completely covered in graffiti [0], so I wouldn't expect them to remain transparent for more than a few weeks.
[0] https://ga.de/imgs/93/8/5/9/3/0/9/1/9/tok_8596521c60eeaa53ee...
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#5> MetaWindow, a transparent noise barrier boasting unparalleled sound-absorbing capabilities
This is about a physical product. Not a software window; and unrelated to Meta, of Facebook and Instagram fame.
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#6> a transparent noise barrier Most rail noise barriers in Germany are completely covered in graffiti [0], so I wouldn't expect them to remain transparent for more than a few weeks. [0] https://ga.de/imgs/93/8/5/9/3/0/9/1/9/tok_8596521c60eeaa53ee...
That's because the current ones are all ugly metal walls. Painting stuff on them makes it at least slightly less depressing.
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#7Now the trains have to actually arrive and depart within, say, 5 minutes of the planned time, and we will be in the 21st century finally.
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#8A startup with wrong product focus would be insolvent in a few months. Deutsche Bahn can rot for decades spending money on technology that would not make any difference when a quarter of its trains is delayed or cancelled.
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#9> a transparent noise barrier Most rail noise barriers in Germany are completely covered in graffiti [0], so I wouldn't expect them to remain transparent for more than a few weeks. [0] https://ga.de/imgs/93/8/5/9/3/0/9/1/9/tok_8596521c60eeaa53ee...
If you dive into the graffiti scene a bit you will start to appreciate all those graffitis. The story behind some of them is super interesting. There is a lot of "competition", "collaboration", and group dynamics involved. It is truly fascinating. I was living in Cologne (Ehrenfeld) for a while in a place with awesome graffiti and every weekend there were people taking pictures "collecting" and documenting the graffiti.
Edit: Not "all of those" but "many of those"
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#10> a transparent noise barrier Most rail noise barriers in Germany are completely covered in graffiti [0], so I wouldn't expect them to remain transparent for more than a few weeks. [0] https://ga.de/imgs/93/8/5/9/3/0/9/1/9/tok_8596521c60eeaa53ee...
With the goals stated in the article they only really need to stay transparent in concept renders of new projects. Once built they only need to fulfill the noise insulation targets and be less of an eyesore than their solid counterparts