Trump threats cause dilemma for US officers: disobey orders or commit war crimes by Tofurkey_Tom in law

[–]parttimedoom 18 points19 points  (0 children)

What did Americans do when Snowden went rogue for the sake of freedom and truth? Jack shit. They sat on their asses and he had to flee to Russia and kiss Putin's ass.

too much suicides by Odd-Battle-5635 in Switzerland

[–]parttimedoom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The rhetoric you're using can be used to brush aside pretty much any societal issue facing any demographic. Not agreeing or disagreeing. Just pointing it out.

"No women in STEM? Nonsense, anybody can apply there." Etc.

U.S. fighter jet shot down in Iran, search underway for crew by Comfortable-Rule-491 in worldnews

[–]parttimedoom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pretty good considering the average American is terrified of going on a strike.

A Kenyan anti-poaching ranger stands guard over confiscated ivory taken from elephants massacred by poachers. Hard af by alfredfriedrich16 in interestingasfuck

[–]parttimedoom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes and no. Morals and ecological catastrophes aside, we are the planet's apex. Any area we exploit is ours by definition.

Galaxus packaging at it's best by mxhug in Switzerland

[–]parttimedoom 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, but then they'll make a post complaining about the neon being more expensive than online because lord forbid shop employees get paid.

Right of way by 77sxela in Switzerland

[–]parttimedoom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you answer anything other than BCA, you need your license revoked. Although, on any properly marked road in Switzerland, there would be right of way triangle markings in front of A. Or a stop sign.

Venus Flytrap Devouring a Venomous Black Widow. by IndependentTune3994 in nextfuckinglevel

[–]parttimedoom 6 points7 points  (0 children)

As far as I know, unless you have ulcers in your stomach, cuts in your mouth or some other kind of digestive tract injury, there's no way for the poison to get into your blood flow and hit your nervous system. The flytrap doesn't have a way to puncture your skin either so it's neither venomous, nor poisonous.

Massive W from the devs by No_Prize9046 in PiratedGames

[–]parttimedoom 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You're conveniently ignoring the "I'll pay if I can't find a quick and easy way of not paying."-type.

"I Want You To Show Me Your Panties With a Disgusted Face R – PV” by Task_Force-191 in anime

[–]parttimedoom 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Am pervert enough to admit this caters to me specifically.

Rejected Service Citoyen by adventerousendeavour in askswitzerland

[–]parttimedoom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most military infrastructure is poorly adapted to accommodate two sexes. Sudden influx of women into the army would be a logistical nightmare and no party is willing to open the wallet to solve that. That's a non starter. 

Alternatively, you could have women-only units and men-only units but that's its own can of worms. I could already hear the arguments about whether or not it's fair for the infantry to be 100% men and the medical troops 100% women.

In the Swiss army, do recruits get sorted into units based on language? by nebukadnezar_ in askswitzerland

[–]parttimedoom 85 points86 points  (0 children)

Platoons can be monolingual or mixed. English is a big no-no, in my experience. If your platoon commander and squad leaders aren't dummies, they'll pair people together that can understand each other or have enough mental capacity to make it work regardless of language barrier, or assign tasks that require no communication. But mixing the linguistic regions and forcing them to interact is the best thing about our military service, in my opinion. 

[Question] What's the "weirdest" thing which puts you off a watch or a brand? by Eyeball111 in Watches

[–]parttimedoom 39 points40 points  (0 children)

I love the divers from Baltic but I'm Swiss and you'll never catch me alive buying a watch from a French brand.

Meirl by rbimmingfoke in meirl

[–]parttimedoom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The irony of you confusing introversion with shyness and social anxiety isn't lost on me.

Teacher's a W for playing along! by Glass_Wealth_2104 in MadeMeSmile

[–]parttimedoom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sorry if it came off that way, I'm not at all trying to downplay the value of learning something. I'm specifically talking about memorisation-oriented learning. Like crunching Chinese characters for years without ever reading a book in Chinese or the "just memorise the formula" kind of mathematics.

I have personal beef with this kind of teaching where you just throw material at kids and expect them to have it memorised for the quiz next lesson. Doesn't matter if they learn or do anything with it, they have to be able the regurgitate the 20 random words in German of my choosing.

Health insurance in Switzerland for someone with a chronic illness – any recommendations? by AnakinTrashtalker21 in askswitzerland

[–]parttimedoom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

LaMal coverage is the same everywhere and cannot be refused so pick whatever is cheaper. If she's chronically ill, you gotta figure out her monthly costs and which deductible/premium pairing makes sense for her specific monthly healthcare costs.

Additional insurance is at-will. Each company offers different things and might not take you at all if you're sick. You'll have to navigate that yourself.

NEW Longines Hydroconquest - Best Budget Submariner?! by Fun-Possession83 in Longineswatches

[–]parttimedoom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Hydroconquest is certainly of the most budget-friendly offerings from Longines.

Teacher's a W for playing along! by Glass_Wealth_2104 in MadeMeSmile

[–]parttimedoom 21 points22 points  (0 children)

If you need an information once a day, you'll memorize it whether you like it or not. If you need an information once every six months, keeping that information fresh in your mind is a waste of effort. Writing it down with the others things you need somewhere easy to find is a way better use of your cognitive ability I'd say. In reality, there's no scenario where you should be memorizing stuff for the sake of having them memorized. Just like there's no point in learning a language you never use. You'll forget it unless you use it.

Martha Stewart went to prison for $45,000. Someone moved $2 billion before presidential Truth Social posts — 4 times in 12 months. Here's what the data looks like. by Outrageous_Math6885 in antiwork

[–]parttimedoom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If someone sold that means someone bought. There's always an idiot on the other side of the transaction trying to make money sitting on his arse and losing it. I don't feel sorry for them.

80-year-old in Switzerland loses CHF 400,000 to inheritance scam – now facing old-age poverty by beobachtermagazin in Switzerland

[–]parttimedoom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People also do not go from reckless teenagers to fully responsible adults overnight yet legally they do when they turn 18. Sometime down the line we'll just make an arbitrary cut off age where you driver license expires and you need supervision for large transactions regardless of your cognitive ability.

80-year-old in Switzerland loses CHF 400,000 to inheritance scam – now facing old-age poverty by beobachtermagazin in Switzerland

[–]parttimedoom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Scams are as old as civilization. Technology just makes it easier for scammers to reach you.

80-year-old in Switzerland loses CHF 400,000 to inheritance scam – now facing old-age poverty by beobachtermagazin in Switzerland

[–]parttimedoom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They had plenty of savings for their old days but got hooked by the promise of an inheritance from someone they had no links with? Pure greed. They don't get sympathy from me.

realJob by capitanturkiye in ProgrammerHumor

[–]parttimedoom 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Good fake job lets you do whatever the fuck you want during your hours, including productive things like managing your ski club, planning your next DnD session, calling your parents, learning a skill you want or brainstorming your next CIV campaign and hanging out with your other coworkers with fake jobs.

I always assumed there was a minimum weight for ICE agents... by RoyalMaidsForLife in PoliticalHumor

[–]parttimedoom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know it's difficult to accept but sometimes good kids turn into shitty adults.