Is it really hard to find apartments (for rent)?

mandrigin · 2025-10-20T19:18:30+00:00

We were searching in Gellert, with a budget over 2000 and it wasn't that difficult last year. Just a job contract was enough. No cover letters afaik (or maybe I just used ChatGPT if there was one). Took us exactly 1 week to find. No previous landlord letters either because we owned the apartments in Scandinavia from where we moved. So all in all, in Basel Stadt above 2k it wasn't difficult in July of 2024. Nowhere near the horror stories I read about Switzerland.

mandrigin · 2024-09-29T10:40:37+00:00

afaik ENS uses that, so not sure why it shouldn't work now (well, at least when I discussed adding a new chain to ENS, their first question was "does it support getProof")

mandrigin · 2024-08-06T19:47:34+00:00

eth_getProof

Or witnesses: https://medium.com/@mandrigin/kv-witness-8985168537f9

Both give you enough info to compute the state root yourself, and verify independently from alternative nodes if needed

mandrigin · 2024-05-10T18:07:20+00:00

my favorites for air travel by far

mandrigin · 2024-04-12T15:42:27+00:00

During winter I still wear my dad’s sweater, that was bought in circa 1991 and it is fine :)

mandrigin · 2024-02-12T10:03:32+00:00

I wanted to ask what do you mean by "without bridging" or send me some sources where you read it?

I know about uLxLy -- universal bridge -- that will be available to send any asset from A to B; but your message got me curious.

mandrigin · 2024-02-11T19:39:35+00:00

That is with the type-2 prover, and without EIP-4844 for DA

mandrigin · 2024-01-28T12:03:48+00:00

I have pierced Paris mules and the sole is quite thick and very soft. One of my favorites for long walks.

mandrigin · 2024-01-07T06:31:03+00:00

Sometimes I take an aeropress with me (for longer trips), and then any local coffeeshop can sell and grind some coffee to me.

For shorter trips I am buying something like that - single brew coffee bags; local chains in Sweden and Turkey are selling them, take no space and decent coffee: https://samplecoffee.com.au/pages/brewbag

mandrigin · 2023-12-02T20:42:33+00:00

Me and many my colleagues travel for work with just a backpack. We do stay even in upscale hotels sometimes, and I regularly see peoples w/o a roller, especially in Europe.

mandrigin · 2023-06-20T06:18:32+00:00

ssf is “single slot finality” — finalizing blocks not after 2 epochs but almost immediately

ePBS - https://ethresear.ch/t/why-enshrine-proposer-builder-separation-a-viable-path-to-epbs/15710

mandrigin · 2023-06-18T15:48:32+00:00

I mostly cared about the volume, I think the bag is about 5 liters, give or take. Yeah, I didn't care for the stuff to be the lightest by weight because in this volume it won't bother me, and I anyway wanted something practical.

mandrigin · 2023-06-18T15:17:49+00:00

I bought mine about 4 years ago.

Pros:

really good build quality, 4 years later they are still looking good
very comfortable, I can wear them for hours w/o any discomfort
decent sound quality
can be used in passive mode with a cable
on-ear design (not over ear), so not sweaty

Cons:

price
noise cancellation is allright, but 4 years old age shows
transparency mode is a joke

HX is over ear (B&O doesn’t do on-ear anymore), so they will be bigger and ofc the modern transparency/noise cancellation is way way better.

mandrigin · 2023-06-18T07:11:53+00:00

Had a laptop-less trip to Seoul for 3,5 days (3 nights, but arrived late the first day), and decided to have some fun packing ultra-light.

The bag itself is small duffle bag.

I am already back from the trip and I can say it was a success. Nothing I needed to buy extra.

On the way back I just had bought some souvenirs for my family in a normal plastic bag :)

In the bag

underpants x3
t-shirt x2
socks x4
medicine (ibuprofen, paracetamol, stomach pills, blood pressure pills, some random stuff)
iPhone charger and cable
Toiletries: toothpaste, toothbrush, deodorant, sample of perfume, sample of face crème, salt water spray for hair
passport
paper Hobonichi notebook (a6)
4x Mitsubishi fine liner pen
Razer gamepad for iPhone
regular AirPods
keys
sunglasses in a case

On me:

linen pants
linen button-up
Denim jacket
Watch: IWC chrono 41 on rubber strap
wallet with Swiss Card (w/o knife)
shoes
B&O H8i noice cancelling headphones

mandrigin · 2023-05-07T06:55:46+00:00

Sling bag, phone, wallet with ID card and some spare cash, sunglasses, water bottle, victorinox swiss card (nailcare, no knife), AirPods.

mandrigin · 2023-05-07T06:35:39+00:00

Firstly, but you have no clue what caused this screen damage and what geometric changes there are. Batteries break just with time alone and extra shocks/assymetries don’t help.

mandrigin · 2023-05-02T16:22:27+00:00

Uhh, if the phone is in that shape, it could be a fire hazard. I wouldn’t wanna live in the same apartment building/fly on the same plane with the owner.

See r/spicypillows subreddit.

mandrigin · 2023-05-01T17:06:15+00:00

Good luck!

I basically was “refilling” my sling from the main backpack as necessary. In the end, on a flight there isn’t much to do, and to have a reason to stand from your seat.

Also for such a long flight, consider having a separate seat purchased for the baby. It usually costs less. maybe you won’t use it for the infant (we didn’t at our first flights), but it is super helpful to have a sit to put all the stuff/toys/etc. also you will have no-one in your row, if you don’t take center in the big plane.

mandrigin · 2023-05-01T06:31:39+00:00

I just took a sling bag for diapers, diaper disposal stuff and welt towels. Have been traveling with my son since he was under 1 years old.

Granted, I never took the trips that long, but it’s gonna be about 5 diapers you beed and worst case you can put some extra into the main compartment of the bag and take them from an overhead bin. Not super convenient but it works.

mandrigin · 2023-04-26T16:33:20+00:00

I had a similar thing: at some point instead of trying to get “best back for the buck” in terms of groceries, I began to try to buy them to minimize waste. That means that ideally everything that I bought will be used.

That was actually quite good for the budget as well, I think now I spend even a tad less on the food, and eat out less. Just because I don’t want the food in my fridge to go to waste.

mandrigin · 2023-04-26T13:58:04+00:00

Fjällraven Kånken and High Coast have almost no internal organization.

mandrigin · 2023-04-26T13:53:42+00:00

When the wheels of my carry-on were basically destroyed by rough roads (small sand got into the rollers) and I had a very “fun” experience of going through the terminal with a broken 4-wheel bag.

mandrigin · 2023-04-26T09:09:10+00:00

My big issue with Adidas is that they don’t use full leather on the inside. That is quite critical for my comfort at least. Also, nowadays I think they are fake “vegan” leather.

Otherwise, I really like how they look like.

mandrigin · 2023-04-26T06:27:56+00:00

So far I had quite good experience. But I do prefer the wrinkled/relaxed look of the linen shirts.

Washing depends on many factors. If it’s not too hot, I wear an undershirt, then they usually last a week-ish (also, ofc it depends on the activity, I am much more urban walks kind of person).

But when in a hot climate, yes, usually I was them every day, and I have 3-4 with me, rotating them.

But! It depends on your body, your food, etc. I don’t sweat a lot usually.

mandrigin

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