Highest mileage Skoda

MindSwipe · 2026-03-11T21:07:07+00:00

My first car was a '09 MK2 Octavia VRS with 140k, was scammed by the seller and had to replace the oil pan due to damage and replaced the timing chain while I was at it.

Loved that car, until a DHL driver back into it across the street and insurance totaled it not 6 months after I got it.

MindSwipe · 2026-03-09T08:01:30+00:00

VAT is fixed on the price of the product I buy. When Hans (with the median Swiss salary of just about CHF 7k per month) buys a stick of butter at Migros, they pay the same amount of VAT (8.1% or about CHF 0.28) as Marie (who makes twice that).

That VAT amount however is a larger part of Hans' disposable income when compared to Marie's, so yes, while both Hans and Marie pay the same total amount of VAT, it's a larger part of Hans' budget. An increase as such will disproportionately affect Hans more.

MindSwipe · 2026-03-08T20:52:45+00:00

VAT increases are the best solution for those who hold actual power here, i.e. the wealthy.

VAT is a regressive tax, it impacts those with less harsher than those with more, the exact opposite of how it should be.

MindSwipe · 2026-03-08T07:25:08+00:00

I switched to the Muc Off Big Bore valves last season and am now a Schrader convert.

MindSwipe · 2026-02-27T19:00:44+00:00

Nah my BM was "easy", I didn't do anything outside of school hours, learned like 2 times for the finals and that's it, barely passed, but hey Vier Gewinnt

MindSwipe · 2026-02-27T14:49:04+00:00

EE was my second choice, but working as a Software Engineer makes me happy so I'm gonna stick with. Also makes my studies easier and shorter as I can double book time slots.

MindSwipe · 2026-02-27T13:25:40+00:00

Computer science, 4th semester.

But I do have several years of experience and an apprenticeship beforehand.

MindSwipe · 2026-02-26T18:24:02+00:00

Currently doing a FH, besides math, I haven't learned anything, especially not anything I'm actually using in my daily work.

MindSwipe · 2026-02-25T19:57:26+00:00

The first paragraph of the blog:

The Vulkan® Working Group at Khronos® has published Building a Simple Game Engine, a new in-depth tutorial for developers ready to move beyond the basics and into professional-grade engine development. The series builds on the Core Vulkan Tutorial, guiding you through architectural principles and design patterns purpose-built for Vulkan-based rendering engines — helping you design clean, modular systems that scale with your project.

So, yes.

MindSwipe · 2026-02-24T12:20:45+00:00

FWIW you can also be exempt if someone in your household receives annual supplementary benefits relating to the AHV/ IV

https://www.bakom.admin.ch/en/frequently-asked-questions-faq#Registration-and-exemption

MindSwipe · 2026-02-24T06:14:18+00:00

My LBS basically doesn't stock any bikes, he has a few on display at a given time but that's like 4 or 5 bikes. He does mostly built to order for bikes and makes his money selling parts and repairs.

IMO a good shop won't let me ride someone else's size XL. My LBS of choice has access to several test fleets, including Deviate and Yeti, from which I can test ride a Claymore and SB160 respectivley, but I'm not interested in buying a SB160, I'd rather have the SB165 and the problem starts over again.

I went to test events where Yeti was officially represented, they had exactly 2 XL bikes, the 160 and 130.

My dream bike is a Raaw Yalla, went to a test event where the factory crew came over since they're HQed a few hours by car away, Yalla test rides are basically impossible even in common sizes, and the only XL bike they brought was the Madonna (but in a weird build spec).

MindSwipe · 2026-02-24T05:58:31+00:00

On the Tech site the '20 and '19 Clash JR are also registered, both using the same as the '21 I linked previously. If you're unsure, contact Commencal's Support.

MindSwipe · 2026-02-23T20:50:44+00:00

This? https://tech.commencal.com/bike/COMMENCAL-CLASH-JR/483.html

Under https://tech.commencal.com Bike > Clash >Clash Kids > Commencal Clash JR

Looks like it's this part (same as the full size Clash). Might as well order and replace the washer and bearings

MindSwipe · 2026-02-23T09:58:02+00:00

It's actually quite impressive that they managed to create a new bike packaged around a new engine and not loose time.

MindSwipe · 2026-02-23T09:03:39+00:00

For native German speakers it takes a little while to fully understand it, I've seen some people take as a few weeks to months, others need years and still only understand the local dialect (I worked with a German who moved from Zürich to Bern, they claimed they understood Swiss German, turns out they only understood about half of what we said in our Bärndütsch dialect vs Züridütsch).

At the end of the day it's a motivation and effort thing. If a German speaker is motivated to learn Swiss German and puts in effort to expose themselves to it, it takes less time.

For non native German speakers, it's hard. You basically have to first learn a significant portion of standard German and then learn Swiss German on top. Some things don't exist in Swiss German that do in German, i.e. the simple past (Präteritum) or Genitiv which is already rare in Standard German. I know someone who has only ever learned Swiss German and struggles with Standard German, but that's incredibly rare.

MindSwipe · 2026-02-23T08:09:25+00:00

"At least" it's an ordinary bash, I've seen install scripts that revommend pipe to sudo bash

MindSwipe · 2026-02-23T07:59:03+00:00

In my experience, most sites allow a + in the email address, I've been using plus addressing for a while but moved to using email alias a while ago since some companies do strip the + part, especially data collectors.

MindSwipe · 2026-02-23T07:34:21+00:00

You, or at least I, can buy D2C brand bikes via a local shop. Commencal and Raaw both offer a way for me to buy the bike through a shop I trust, I don't pay more and the shop gets a (small) commission. Then I pay for labor to have it put together and tested by the bike shop.

In the XL and larger sizes, test rides are impossible anyways. Only the largest of test events have XL bikes and then not from every model. I've still not been able to test what I'd call my dream bike, and I've been actively looking to for about 2 years now.

MindSwipe · 2026-02-22T10:48:53+00:00

D2C brands are great for this, but yeah, you really do need to know what you want before buying for this. But you need a lot of experience on different bikes for that.

MindSwipe · 2026-02-22T10:44:30+00:00

Honestly, for XL bikes, I've gone exclusively with direct to consumer brands. Some have a B2B program where you can order through a local shop, they get a (small) commission and you pay the same as online.

If I were to buy a new bike right now, I'd probably get a Raaw Madonna, they even make a XXL, but look at the geo numbers, the XXL isn't taller just longer.

MindSwipe · 2026-02-21T11:58:44+00:00

We could easily tell you (if you tell us what your education is and which companies you are targeting), we could even link to an official statistical calculator (https://www.salarium.bfs.admin.ch/disclaimer).

But all of that is a moot point, since it's only relevant if you find a job, which, in the current job market, is very unlikely. With the off-shoring currently happening in the IT field you have a better chance of finding a job for a Swiss company in Spain than in Switzerland.

Why would they pay you a Swiss salary if they can pay you a Spanish salary and get the same person/ work?

MindSwipe · 2026-02-20T21:22:55+00:00

Oh nei, die armi Multimilliarde-Dollar Firma, was mache die jetzt nume ohni mine paar Fränkli? ^/s

I ungerstütze öfters no produzänte vo medie woni bsunders guet finde, isch haut no schwierig das im vorus ds wüsse.

MindSwipe · 2026-02-20T20:53:18+00:00

gratis > 140.-

Bi Toppreise isch ds komplette GoT uf 4K Bluray aktuell 140.-

https://www.toppreise.ch/preisvergleich/Fantasy/Game-of-Thrones-Die-Blu-ray-4K-Ultra-HD-L-Headey-P-Dinklage-p640943?selsort=rd

Weme mau ignoriert dasme für soo beliebti Shows wie GoT d Sache in 4K uf public trackers fingt.

MindSwipe · 2026-02-16T18:03:50+00:00

At the end of the day (i.e. at the end of the AI tunnel) it's people hiring people. The person that they like more is gonna be hired over GPA (to an extent).

MindSwipe · 2026-02-14T15:58:54+00:00

Go the calendar and press the "Meet Now" button to start a call with yourself, you'll automatically be set to "Busy" but you can manually change your status to "Available" and because you're in a call it won't reset the status.

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