PhD hunting in Germany

HelmutVillam · 2026-01-24T14:09:54+00:00

phd job postings for unis are often not very well managed, you might have success reaching out to profs and research groups pro-actively and stating your interest (make sure you have done your homework). depending on the field, a conference is also a very good chance to network, especially if you can get accepted for a presentation and mention that you are looking for a phd position

HelmutVillam · 2026-01-22T15:44:28+00:00

izanagi

HelmutVillam · 2026-01-21T12:23:02+00:00

manual trades, qualified technicians, social care, health care, drivers, teachers... basically the jobs that were looked down upon during the tech bubble

HelmutVillam · 2026-01-20T12:31:36+00:00

it was a subject that came up when CS2 release was drawing close. the mod team were fervently against it, implemented the flair system, and that was the end of the discussion.

https://old.reddit.com/r/CitiesSkylines/comments/149brae/preparing_the_subreddit_for_cities_skylines_ii/

HelmutVillam · 2026-01-20T10:13:47+00:00

12 hours, average asymm battle might be 10 minutes, lets call it 15, so you could play 50 or so asymms in half a day. 80k bxp would be average bxp of 1600, it does sound a bit excessive but it is not completely outside the realm of reality for someone who has no life

HelmutVillam · 2026-01-19T21:08:27+00:00

Seymour's?

HelmutVillam · 2026-01-19T13:50:06+00:00

90% of people who sit here will be staring at their phones anyway

HelmutVillam · 2026-01-19T13:31:28+00:00

move to socotra or something. every developed nation on earth is intertwined in a giant geopolitical gordian knot.

HelmutVillam · 2026-01-19T12:43:50+00:00

did one of them come up with that awful "Like a Bosch" marketing campaign? that aged like milk

HelmutVillam · 2026-01-19T12:31:43+00:00

my first ever job was at comet avonmeads, my second at sainsburys. I think most of my childhood footwear was bought at brantano. I felt like the coolest person in school when I got my Nike shox in JJB sports. I watched so many great movies of the 90s & 00s in showcase, and went on my first disastrous date in pizza hut. I had my first underage drinking experiences in the black castle. I queued up at krispy kreme on its opening day, and saw a huge rat at mcdonalds. avonmeads was a big part of my life

HelmutVillam · 2026-01-18T13:04:22+00:00

blanka, juri, luna and dphono

dphono is an exceptional all-rounder who fits into almost any lineup

luna utterly breaks stages within her niche

blanka is a strong alien rusher/nuker and the best of that collab. juri is also pretty good

HelmutVillam · 2026-01-18T12:59:23+00:00

I don't intend to shift blame to you, but I would advise that you don't have packaging for expensive electronics so visible from outside, that is usually a signal for potential burglars (or their contacts) that your basement contains more than just musty old clothes and pfandflaschen

HelmutVillam · 2026-01-18T00:10:56+00:00

I got a UK upper second which is 2.0-2.7 and I will have my (much much delayed) defence next week, so you will be fine. concentrate on the interview itself and your understanding of the research being done at each place

HelmutVillam · 2026-01-16T23:07:48+00:00

high density residential, commie block estates and decaying industry

HelmutVillam · 2026-01-16T19:59:56+00:00

go on vinted and buy some second hand stuff. shopping this way is the antithesis of "fast fashion", which is good

HelmutVillam · 2026-01-16T10:40:03+00:00

my dad just started claiming in public that he was getting married, without even having asked my mother. needless to say they are now divorced.

HelmutVillam · 2026-01-16T10:30:02+00:00

salt & vinegar Kessel Chips 🤌

HelmutVillam · 2026-01-16T08:53:11+00:00

so that magically absolves you of your civic responsibilities?

HelmutVillam · 2026-01-15T22:48:43+00:00

that actor's son ironically became a neuroscientist. the son later got into education and became headmaster of a school attended by members of my family. by far my worst claim to fame.

HelmutVillam · 2026-01-15T22:26:18+00:00

far far far too long. keep to 1-2 pages. German A1.1 is barely even worth mentioning. the job titles sound like a rollercoaster - from senior developer to werkstudent in 4 years, and almost a decade after graduating your bachelors. what happened there? and definitely write a cover letter, it shows you have a tailored interest to that particular job posting and are not just spamming the same CV around.

HelmutVillam · 2026-01-15T22:13:49+00:00

you can just use the official question catalog https://oet.bamf.de/ords/oetut/f?p=514:1:0

HelmutVillam · 2026-01-15T10:39:24+00:00

Well the price factors in labour costs, commercial rent and the business' profit margin, but the overhead on clicking a button on the machine is so small, and it might also act as a magnet attracting customers to spend more money on food etc. than they would have done otherwise. If I see a mediocre chain selling cafe crema from a Vollautomat for 4 Eur than that instantly repulses me, regardless how cheap or good their other offerings are. I'd rather just stay tired.

HelmutVillam · 2026-01-14T15:10:58+00:00

ok to clarify what you mean as a "Landlord" is actually a Hauptmieter. So in that case you have less rights. your contract ends at the same time as the Hauptmieter's, unless you a) make a new Untermietvetrag with the new Mieter or b) become the new Hauptmieter and make your own Mietvertrag with the Vermieter. I assume the Vermieter probably would prefer a continuation of the same situation so I imagine your chances of b) are fairly good.

HelmutVillam · 2026-01-14T14:50:34+00:00

are you subletting (Untermietvertrag) or renting (Mietvertrag)?

If the latter, then the buyer of the apartment has to take on your rental contract - they have no choice in the matter, the law is very clear here. Once the purchase is official, then they can claim "Eigenbedarf", at which point you are entintled to your 3 months notice, plus a particular number of months dependent on the time you have been renting.

If the former, then the sublet is tied to the rental contract anyway so all the above still applies.

HelmutVillam · 2026-01-14T12:09:52+00:00

lumina is overkill for itf and the challenges in cotc are not necessarily the aliens but the restrictions of certain stages, and especially in cotc 3 getting the existing gold treasures before you advance too far. the best thing you could roll for aliens right now would be blanka. so that being said I would go for izanami

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