Hello Netzwelt: “I wanna ride my upcycling” or how I learned to love wind turbines

Wind turbines as tall as the Empire State Building in New York. Train tracks that produce solar power. People who no longer buy technology but rent it for the sake of the environment. Am I wrong, or is a rethinking slowly taking place? Greetings from the 100-euro pool at Lidl on behalf of the editors, Oh-my-god-take-the-foehn-away-Michael.

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1. Renting technology instead of buying it – is it worth it?

2. I want to ride my Upcycling

3. Deutsche Bahn has solar systems tested in the track bed

4. And more top news of the week

5. 45 km/h lying down

6. The flat joke of the week

7. A lot of effort goes into this. We look forward to a recommendation!

I’ll take myself as an example, then I won’t step on anyone’s slippers. No matter how expensive the contract extension was – the main thing is that you get a new cell phone. The love of technology, but above all the urge to always have the latest gadget, is what ultimately brought me here. In the 100-euro pool from Lidl. And to the world of the net, to this newsletter.

No matter how much it hurts to look at the account balance – a new notebook is needed. What then? There are now motorized bicycles? I must have Luckily, as a technical editor, I don’t have to buy all that stuff. I can try it, tell about it and give it back. But what am I talking about myself, you can do that too!

Renting technology instead of buying it – is it worth it?

With services like Grover you can easily rent smartphones, smartwatches, notebooks, cameras, drones – all the fine technology stuff.

While researching our article “Rent technology instead of buying it – is it worth it?” a little surprised that the German service has been more or less alone in the field so far. The competition is thin. Otto offers a similar approach. But is it even worth it? Is it cheaper if you rent an iPhone 13 Pro from Grover instead of buying it or “renewing the contract”? What if the device breaks or gets lost? We answer all these questions in the linked article.

I want to ride my Upcycling

Now where does the music come from? Ah, the neighbor’s is running Queen. And it smells like grilled food, it must be summer. My neighbor fought for a fancy pool for his kids (and half the village). literally. Because his stories about delivery bottlenecks for filter systems and pumps, lack of staff at the manufacturing company and repeatedly postponed delivery dates are the stuff of scary stories around the campfire.

When I hear the children’s high-pitched cries of pleasure, the effort and the wait seems to have been worth it. Until pools can also be easily rented, it is worth taking a quick look across the French border. A few kilometers from Strasbourg, a company specializes in the processing of shipping containers. Instead of building tiny houses out of the freight containers, as has often been seen, the company transforms them into ecological swimming pools worth seeing. A successful example of upcycling.

Deutsche Bahn has solar systems tested in the track bed

Must be the weather: Even Deutsche Bahn made it into this newsletter with a positive report this week. It provides a British partner company with a test track in Saxony to test the use of photovoltaic systems in the track bed under practical conditions.

The British company suspects a gigantic, currently untapped energy treasure, but a few questions remain unanswered. A feast for our comment columns on Facebook: Aren’t things stolen right away? Won’t they break right away? Can’t the train come on time? Voted green, got green? Crazy idea! I’m sure you can imagine… If you’re interested, join the discussion and spread some positive vibes. Just because DB is on it doesn’t mean everything has to be bad all the time. Have courage for something new!

And more top news of the week

45 km/h lying down

As a self-confessed fan of ecological means of transport with a pronounced penchant for speed and a penchant for the exotic, this recumbent could be just the thing for me. Because the term recumbent bike alone could evoke outsider associations, the Hessian company HP Velotechnik decided on something with a better grip. Curtain up for the Speedmachine.

According to the manufacturer, it is the first single-track recumbent with fast S-Pedelec approval. Means you can count on motor support up to a speed of 45 km/h. Since recumbent bikes are particularly efficient in converting pedal power into propulsion and are particularly streamlined, there should be more. Should I dare a test drive? I can already see myself scurrying between all the cursing drivers in downtown Hamburg. “Hey, you with the recumbent bike. I could just…”. “Is a Speeeeeedmachine”, I hear myself calling out in my head. And then I just keep cycling. To the Elbe beach, across the water, to the moon, call home ….

The flat joke of the week

What’s brown, sticky, and running across the desert?
A caramel

There are even more flat jokes at this point on Netzwelt.

Friends of the network world, it doesn’t get any more serious. Let’s see what the weekend has in store for us. Not much is happening here now, apart from the obligatory flat joke of the week. We’ll read each other again in the ticker or next Friday at the latest. Until then, stay together, lying on your wheels, solarized, rented out, loaned out or in love? Take your pick – bye!

A lot of effort goes into this. We look forward to a recommendation!

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