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On December 31st we've moved to a new condo. Here is the view from a window:

We were thinking first that we are choosing between an apartment in Munich close suburb or a house in a village, but finally had to settle for an apartment in a village not too far from Munich in the direction of Alps.

The only way to get Hep B is via contact with infected human blood.

Back in Germany, they recommend Hep B vaccination for certain high-risk groups: those who can come into close contact with infected blood as part of their work such as police officers, social workers, prison guards, and staff at psychiatric wards. They also recommend it for patients in psychiatric wards, prison inmates, and intravenous drug addicts. These recommendations highlight the risk of exposure in these settings.

Here in Beaverton, US, a child must be vaccinated against Hep B in order to attend a kindergarten and elementary school. Does it mean the school district officials think that close contact with infected blood is as likely event in the school setting as it is in German prison?

Also here in US CDC recommends Hep B vaccination for newborns. I have to admit that German STIKO since 2020 also recommends Hep B vaccination for children starting 2 months old. But unlike in the US, Germany doesn't mandate this vaccine for school admission, reserving such a mandate for highly contagious diseases like measles.

As far as I understand, Hep B is a pretty safe vaccine, so in risk to benefit analysis risk is pretty low. However, I think benefit is even lower for children who are not likely to come into close contact with infected blood. Am I missing something?

Is it a good time to move?

Regardless, with current regulations we should fly within 4 weeks. See you there soon!

Few years ago I managed to attend both MWC and Embedded world. Now no more MWC :(, and Embedded world looks half empty.

An ad in a Russian store in Munich, in Russian:
"If we catch you shoplifting, we'll ask you to pay us 200 euros in cash and we won't call police".
This is a good deal, one wouldn't risk deportation/troubles with permanent residence.

All Munich is now filled with billboards showing ads from Facebook and Google. They don't try to sell up google storage or facebook ads. They are simply informing that there are settings that enable restricting sharing posts with some of the friends.

Why? That must be a pretty expensive campaign, and I don't see any potential profit.

A recent post reminded me of something: yesterday we went to a public swimming pool. Almost every Sunday we go to a swimming pool, and everywhere the mix of visitors is the same as mix of people I see in the city.

Except there is a swimming pool that is always very special (one we visited yesterday - Maria Eiselbad). All
the visitors there are europeans. (It is very busy on Sunday, like any other one).

I don't have a clue why is that. Public transport is there, price is the same as everywhere else. The only noticeable difference is that the water temperature is slightly lower than everywhere else, but that could hardly be the reason of that self-segregation. Any ideas?

Every year in late spring, someone paints this near Ostpark.

I see these things often in parks, usually in least accessible places, but close to the ground. No idea what are they.

What could it be?

Looking around for a primary school. Here is what I found in the first link at one of the school's homepage:
"Rules:
We come to the class on time. In the school building we behave quietly. We do not run in the hallway and on the stairs. We go on the right side and pay attention to others. We keep our toilets clean and follow our toilet rules. We take a quick break and stay in the schoolyard. We observe the quiet zone. We throw our garbage in the waste container. We handle the plants carefully and do not run or play in the school garden. We do not throw snowballs. 
Consequences of offence: verbal / written apology, ..."

Just wondering how they make 6-7 years olds observe all these rules?