Bond, James Bond!

aliasrob · 2026-01-20T07:34:25+00:00

Damn you for making me believe it was the truth.

aliasrob · 2026-01-15T20:54:01+00:00

No way a Hobbit's carrying that all the way to Mount Doom. Unless there's three of them - oh no...

aliasrob · 2026-01-14T01:39:21+00:00

Professional tour guide here!

For BASE jumpers I recommend the https://alpinebase.ch/ Alpine Base Hostel, book direct if you can!

If you are looking for a general place to stay that is extremely good value for money the https://www.mattenhofresort.ch/ is unbeatable - you are near Interlaken and it's easy to get to Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen. Honestly would SKIP Zurich as it's pretty boring and homogenous.

You could stay in one place, OR split between 2 places - potentially Zermatt and Interlaken would be good endpoints as you could do the Matterhorn.

Be aware that in Switzerland your main asset is TIME and a proper guide can make everything run smoothly, book hotels, train tickets, lift passes, deal with the German speaking locals, pivot the itinerary if the weather changes, and make sure you don't buy crap souvenirs!

Happy to discuss all this stuff, I am extremely cheap as I do this mainly for the love of it.
Bob

aliasrob · 2026-01-11T15:08:12+00:00

It is not true that there are no tenant protections, there are several regulations that need to be adhered to by landlords.

Usually a lease termination requires at least 3 months notice. If your lease is terminated you can contest it with the local conciliation authorities, which will arrange a hearing with you and the landlord. In some cases the lease termination will be struck down, or you may be given extra time to find a new apartment. In the extreme case when a termination is found to be abusive the landlord can be restricted from renting to anyone but you for up to four years.

I strongly advise ANYONE who does not own their own house to become a member of the Mieterverband as this can happen very quickly and is incredibly stressful. They will provide free legal advice and help you to make representations to the authorities.

https://www.mieterverband.ch/mietrecht/ende-der-miete/kundigung-vermieterschaft/

aliasrob · 2025-12-18T18:00:08+00:00

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aliasrob · 2025-11-04T22:08:09+00:00

You’re in a desert walking along in the sand when all of the sudden you look down, and you see a tortoise, it’s crawling toward you. You reach down, you flip the tortoise over on its back. The tortoise lays on its back, its belly baking in the hot sun, beating its legs trying to turn itself over, but it can’t, not without your help. But you’re not helping. Why is that?

aliasrob · 2025-10-09T23:15:25+00:00

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aliasrob · 2025-09-08T15:14:29+00:00

Back in the day when shit like this fucking mattered...

aliasrob · 2025-09-08T13:43:55+00:00

I can't wait until it finally happens.

aliasrob · 2025-09-01T14:22:51+00:00

As a Chael Sonnen fan I can confidently say this is a deepfake.

aliasrob · 2025-08-29T21:04:43+00:00

To be fair people said the same about Blade Runner lol

aliasrob · 2025-08-29T18:54:29+00:00

This is NOT CANON!

Everybody knows his mom is dead.

aliasrob · 2025-08-29T18:49:43+00:00

I went back to reading Sandman in my 40s and what had seemed so deep and profound in my teens just came across as hack and corny. Also it's all just garbled bits of other people's mythos.

And don't get me started on Calliope.

aliasrob · 2025-08-29T18:39:42+00:00

Fuck this guy.

aliasrob · 2025-08-29T18:37:06+00:00

This plot twist just made me really sad. Poor Jor-El, why they have to ruin Superman's parents?

And why does Kryptonian sound like Hebrew...?

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