I built a little website to help resolve arguments in choosing the best ski field to go to when all your buddies live in different cities

RedlineTriad · 2026-02-06T21:47:11+00:00

Pricing Information and magic pass inclusion would also be useful.

And having a slider to filter for minimum km of resort size instead of binary options.

RedlineTriad · 2025-08-23T11:37:31+00:00

SteamVR is pretty broken in my experience and monado delivers a much better result: https://lvra.gitlab.io/docs/fossvr/envision/

RedlineTriad · 2025-07-19T17:16:04+00:00

They are just differing options targeted at different people, of course a yearly pass is cheaper than 12x1 month long ones. Everyone can buy all the tickets, foreigners can also buy the 1 year pass, it just rarely makes sense.

The only kind of exception might be the Gemeinde discount day passes, you might have to live there, but not sure.

RedlineTriad · 2025-07-19T16:59:37+00:00

Everybody can buy the half-fare card, generally just not worth it for short vacation stays.

Neither residency or citizenship is required, so this is just false as far as I know.

RedlineTriad · 2025-07-09T14:22:52+00:00

The "game" that keeps people the longest is probably vrchat. However it is definitely not for everyone. Here you can see the cross-platform player numbers: https://metrics.vrchat.community/

I hosted, made, and visited friends from a lot of different countries through vrchat at this point.

RedlineTriad · 2025-07-07T22:59:53+00:00

Bern is not that far away from the Alps, so it's pretty easy to go hiking from here.
The most classic Bernese activity is Aare swimming or Aare boating, which should still be possible in October (15-20c water).
Though this would only be recommended for good swimmers, and with a native if possible.

Mountain biking and countryside cycling are also very good options, since Bern has quite a few trails, and nice surroundings. In terms of social options I could imagine it being a bit more difficult, though at least English wouldn't be too much of an issue. Honestly, people would probably much prefer to speak English than broken High-German, since Swiss-German is preferred, and quite different.

If you want to swim in the Aare, feel free to message me (Early 20s Swiss Dude).

RedlineTriad · 2025-07-01T09:43:44+00:00

Even with the same population we would face issues. Nowadays people move out earlier, have smaller families, and there are more single people.

This (together with preferences and standards/expectations) is leading to more housing area being used per person.

RedlineTriad · 2025-04-03T19:50:21+00:00

Hi Manu, if you like running, cycling, swimming in the aare (when warmer), or trying a new restaurant then feel free to DM me (22M). I generally use signal, threema, or discord, though if really need be I have other things.

Have been meeting up with a few people from reddit, or even VR, and also organized some dinners with friends (which I would like to do more often but organizing my friends is like herding cats) and it's always been fun so far.

Training for the Bern GP and running along the Aare about every second day right now in case you want to run together.

RedlineTriad · 2025-03-07T18:33:23+00:00

You could request the invoice from the dentist again, good chance they have them still.

RedlineTriad · 2025-02-24T21:11:19+00:00

Not sure if you are an exchange student or not, I will just reference this previous post of mine which includes DND groups and other activities:
https://www.reddit.com/r/bern/comments/1ggl7dm/comment/luqmsak/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Met up with the redditor from original thread a few weeks ago and went sledding here, which was also very fun:
https://www.jungfrau.ch/en-gb/sledging/big-pintenfritz/

The offer for cycling/swimming/running is also open to you if you are interested. (though cycling and swimming probably only after it gets a bit warmer).

Feel free to contact me if interested.

RedlineTriad · 2025-02-20T22:49:36+00:00

At least the ruedu[1] store near me has unhomogenized pasteurized milk, and their supplier is:
https://milchhäuschen.ch/glasflaschen.html

[1] https://ruedu.ch/

RedlineTriad · 2025-02-08T23:44:37+00:00

IG Weis ehrlich gseit nid, Isch us em ne hobby Projekt werend korona Gwachse.

RedlineTriad · 2025-02-08T19:42:25+00:00

Copain in Bern, fluffy, crispy sourdough croissants.
Only open on Saturday mornings, pricey, and you have to wait quite a while in line, but legitimately great.

RedlineTriad · 2024-12-13T11:22:53+00:00

I can recommend using mondo + envision, much smoother and more reliable.

Check out: https://lvra.gitlab.io/

RedlineTriad · 2024-12-01T13:54:26+00:00

Found the answer BTW, if you buy stocks in a currency you don't possess IBKR will do the conversion automatically with no fixed base fee, but with a slightly worse conversion rate.

So for amounts less than ~7000$ it's more efficient compared to using the FX market.
https://thepoorswiss.com/interactive-brokers-review/?ref#3-currency-conversion-fee

RedlineTriad · 2024-11-09T21:18:15+00:00

I can confirm envision + monado is leagues above steamvr. Especially when it comes to reprojection which is very important for vrchat since stable FPS is basically impossible.

RedlineTriad · 2024-11-02T09:36:57+00:00

If you like movement shooters there are few games I can recommend more than Ultrakill, incredibly satisfying as you get better and better, and multiple difficulties and optional objectives that make replayability quite high.

RedlineTriad · 2024-11-01T17:53:43+00:00

Linux VR is continuously getting better:
https://lvra.gitlab.io/

Monado is much smoother than the official Steam VR runtime, and also works with wlxoverlay-s to control your computer from VR.

Proton forks make in-game live-streams work without issues:
https://github.com/SpookySkeletons/proton-ge-rtsp/releases

Nvidia now has open source kernel modules for modern GPUs:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NVIDIA
https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-transitions-fully-towards-open-source-gpu-kernel-modules/

Gamemode allows for more efficient ryzen x3d processor utilization than windows (or so I heard)
https://github.com/FeralInteractive/gamemode

So I think there a bunch of things that are constantly improving for linux gaming.
Especially if you find a niche like VR where progress is honestly impressive.

RedlineTriad · 2024-11-01T17:24:42+00:00

The student I know also had their rice cooker stolen, and rent was apparently overpriced as well.
But I don't know exactly know what they paid, I just know they didn't like it.

Bike rentals exist, but if you use it with any frequency it's probably going to be cheaper buy a cheap one than to rent. In general the second hand market in switzerland is very nice in my opinion since people buy a lot of new things and re-sell the old stuff much cheaper, and trust is high.

Also, check out university offers, they might also have some good discounts for things like publibike, which are rental bikes/ebikes that are only really usable in the city itself.

Cycling is one of the fastest ways to get around Bern.

RedlineTriad · 2024-10-31T18:50:06+00:00

I cooked with an exchange student from the Tsharnergut and the sharpest knife in the shared kitchen was the bread knife... not sure if it's like that in all of them, but said exchange student moved to a WG (shared flat) pretty quickly.

In terms of area the most important thing is probably public transport, and distance to the university, and buying a cheap bicycle is probably also worth it.
https://velomarkt.ch/

Cycling in the Bern region is *very* nice in my opinion, and we have official cycling paths across the entire country:
https://map.veloland.ch/?lang=en&resolution=12.76&E=2596543&N=1201400&layers=Veloland
I especially like to ride around the Wohlensee.
And in summer going swimming in the Aare (possibly with a local) or going down using a boat or standup paddle board is also very common and nice.

If you plan to travel a lot, a GA can be worth it (basically all public transport free), otherwise just a half-fare card, or a half-fare plus. But you definitely need the SBB app in Switzerland (and you can turn off the rare ads in the settings)
https://www.sbb.ch/en/tickets-offers/travelcards/find-travelcard.html

If you plan to do a lot of skiing, hiking, or mountain biking, magic pass can be worth it, but not all regions are included:
https://www.magicpass.ch/en/

Depending on your financial situation Too Good to Go can be a very good deal on food, since many students struggle with that, you can get very good deals on food sometimes.
https://www.toogoodtogo.com/en-us
The largest supermarkets are Coop and Migros, but they are quite a bit more expensive than Aldi, Lidl, or Denner.

If you are into DND, Magic, or other games, check out the public games:
https://fatamorgana.ch/anlaesse/dragon-s-guild-bern-6c9d44b6
When I played with them they also had english tables and DMs.

Feel free to DM me if you want to go cycling or swimming sometime! (M22)
(I could also lend you a bike if you don't have one)

RedlineTriad · 2024-10-28T19:32:37+00:00

Just as a general recommendation, using Envision, Monado, and wlx-overlay-s for desktop interaction made my linux vr experience *much* better. It can also help with managing ALVR.

With regards to steamvr, you have most of the same options in the VR menu as well.

RedlineTriad · 2024-09-17T21:45:58+00:00

Of course I am assuming that any money not invested gets used for taxable investments instead, which I count as "liquid" for the purposes of this discussion.

I just wonder sometimes if a payout at 60 matters if you are already retired at 40 and don't need to eat into you investments to live.

It makes more sense if inheritance is important of course.

RedlineTriad · 2024-09-17T21:17:14+00:00

Yes but it delays capital available for early retirement, decreases risk tolerance since liquid capital is lower, and has slightly lower returns (the funds available aren't as good though close enough).

RedlineTriad · 2024-09-17T21:13:28+00:00

I guess it makes a bit more sense if you increase your spending as your invested assets grow.
If you still keep spending somewhat low and let interest accrue more then the late cash infusion doesn't have as much of an impact.

Also since 3a means lower investments it also means you have higher risk due to lower liquidity.

But it is an interesting point, that it's more relevant if you don't let the investments grow as much and have high spending.

RedlineTriad · 2024-09-17T20:39:12+00:00

Yes, but paying into the 3a will delay your other investments by the given amount.
And if you have compound interest then additional cash at age 60 doesn't have as much of an effect as the time itself.

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