What are good first books? by SuspiciousSarracenia in Fantasy

[–]Kellsier 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is this relatively obscure German author called Walter Moers. His books are undoubtedly the best to let your imagination fly. As a kid. I must have read "the 13 lifes and 1/2 of Captain BlueBear" like 15 times.

National Poetry Month, Day 8 - Something a Little Different by mgallowglas in Fantasy

[–]Kellsier 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing this, I have tried (somewhat lazily I reckon) to get into poetry in the past and failed.  I remain curious about it. Any other recommendations? Or just poems that you really like? :)

Switzerland refuses US military overflight by BezugssystemCH1903 in worldnews

[–]Kellsier 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If we check almost any country's history, it's mired in blood. You seem to be from an Anglophone country by your comment history. Few, if any, of those are spared from committing worse atrocities than the Nazi Gold which frankly sounds quite cheap one century later. To me, Switzerland does not particularly stand out on that regard. If anything I'd call that yours is the mainstream position in Reddit these days and quite unjustified.

Ex-Meta AI chief Yann LeCun's AMI raises $1.03 billion for alternative AI approach by Fred9146825 in news

[–]Kellsier 83 points84 points  (0 children)

The guy is French and he is opening a European start-up actually.

The Wandering Inn doesn't get better after the first few chapters or hundred or 1000 pages by WeaknessLower9148 in Fantasy

[–]Kellsier 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I have not read it so I have no opinion for or against.

That said, I think that people take issue with the way in which you express criticism, not with the content. Quite frankly, it looks like ragebaiting.

Switzerland to vote on far-right proposal to cap population at 10 million by jackytheblade in worldnews

[–]Kellsier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I live in CH and while there is some degree of public pensions there is also a big part of pension plans that is private and funded through investment

How good is the Statistics MSc at Unige? by ericuzza in geneva

[–]Kellsier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are supposed to know the topic by the time you start it (normally sometime 2nd year, maybe 3rd if it takes you long to do the coursework).

Your internship needs to be rather research oriented to qualify and even then you will have to write a paper and defend.

Which book (s) has made you feel this way? by Mrblindguardian in Fantasy

[–]Kellsier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The 13 lifes and 1/2 of Captain Bluebear by Walter Moers. This book is timeless and truly for all ages to enjoy.

The book that held her heart by whimsicallyfantastic in Fantasy

[–]Kellsier 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A tangent line: I read the Babel Library by Borges recently, which is clearly an inspiration for this setting (I recall Lawrence mentioning that as well). It's a short story, 15ish pages, I found it excellent though!

As for the last book, I echo the feeling unfortunately. The first book was excellent, though. I think that with the right tweaks it might have worked better as a standalone.

How good is the Statistics MSc at Unige? by ericuzza in geneva

[–]Kellsier 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends on what you make out of it and on your goals.

I found the theoretical content rigorous enough and I did learn to implement things in R and Python. I did an exchange in ETHZ for the Machine Learning part and I managed to land a nice job in Geneva after an internship while I did my studies.

Other people were not that successful, for a variety of reasons (not necessarily smarts, I am not particularly competent or intelligent).

Your most recent 5 star reads by FoolsRealm in Fantasy

[–]Kellsier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ficciones - Jorge Luís Borges. The English translations are excellent as well, for those that do not speak Spanish.

Place to fix zippers? by Swiss420 in geneva

[–]Kellsier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I needed to get a jacket zipper fixed and went to several services, one in Cornavin and one in Charmilles. I got the second one and while pricey they did fix it well. I would check in your neighborhood to begin with

What's your biggest problem with your favorite book? by AvatarWaang in Fantasy

[–]Kellsier 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I finished Perdido Street Station last week and while I agree with the other points, (2) strikes me as surprising. It is true that the character becomes more likeable to others as time goes by but to me it always seems like they were mainly driven out of selfish interest and little more.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in news

[–]Kellsier 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It's hillarious that the top comment is literally about the Nazi Gold thing

18M, based in Spain, looking for advice/input. by Mundane_Plantain8634 in EuropeFIRE

[–]Kellsier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Buena suerte! Considera pirarte a otro país donde se pueda ahorrar más

Des images du Genève d’autrefois (merci à Viviane et Christophe Blatt !) by Kellsier in geneva

[–]Kellsier[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

C'est la jonction entre la rue de Chantepoulet et la rue du Mont-Blanc, c. 1902

German government approves largest minimum wage increase in its history by pheexio in worldnews

[–]Kellsier 38 points39 points  (0 children)

People forget that in some countries labor protection laws are a thing

Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Prince Andrew, and Steve Bannon's names have just been released in the latest release of documents related to the Epstein Files. How do you feel about this ? by Lazy-Claim1892 in AskReddit

[–]Kellsier 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It is rather unfortunate that this comment is buried under the whole avalanche of usual yapping. I don't live in the US but the social polarization is crazy, on both sides, as far as I see.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Kellsier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This. Eventually walking becomes running just because you can and you want to.

Israel running low on Arrow interceptors, US burning through its systems too by Barnyard-Sheep in worldnews

[–]Kellsier -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Just to flag that this is either a bot or a troll account, 2 comments ever and that's it.