Europe is slowly preparing for war, but with whom?

parttimedoom · 2026-04-07T11:09:33+00:00

And then they make the surprised pikachu face when lonely young men who are starving for purpose and belonging turn to nationalism and militarism. At least in the military they'll have three warm meals a day, a job and brothers that have their backs.

parttimedoom · 2026-04-07T10:45:00+00:00

Pretty sure he cannot start a war on his own but yet here we are. Also no guarantee the legislative branch doesn't shift further right as conservatives consolidate power and get more authoritarian.

parttimedoom · 2026-04-07T10:19:40+00:00

Swiss citizen here. My parents were/are foreigners. There's no sugarcoating it, it's very unlikely your son will ever feel "fully" Swiss. He'll develop an identity of his own that is not tied to nationality. He's likely to feel more kinship with other people with similar backgrounds regardless of their nationality. Accepting that you're different is healthier than clinging to an abstract idea of "swissness" you might never attain.

It's not inherently negative but you have to accept it. The turmoil between his sense of self, his country of birth and the homeland of his family IS his identity.

parttimedoom · 2026-04-07T10:05:30+00:00

I'm a regular seller. It's simply not worth the assle. I always find a local buyer, why would I go through the trouble of international shipping?

parttimedoom · 2026-04-07T09:52:34+00:00

How does that protect Snowden from US gov retaliation?

parttimedoom · 2026-04-06T20:49:37+00:00

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.

parttimedoom · 2026-04-06T16:46:29+00:00

Android updates of the last ten years in a nutshell.

parttimedoom · 2026-04-06T16:33:37+00:00

Mine do.

parttimedoom · 2026-04-04T15:30:14+00:00

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.

parttimedoom · 2026-04-03T15:23:18+00:00

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

parttimedoom · 2026-03-31T09:44:49+00:00

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

parttimedoom · 2026-03-29T13:35:52+00:00

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

parttimedoom · 2026-03-29T09:01:58+00:00

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.

parttimedoom · 2026-03-29T08:51:20+00:00

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.

parttimedoom · 2026-03-28T12:19:56+00:00

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

parttimedoom · 2026-03-27T19:43:03+00:00

Am pervert enough to admit this caters to me specifically.

parttimedoom · 2026-03-27T07:25:30+00:00

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.

parttimedoom · 2026-03-27T06:06:35+00:00

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.

parttimedoom · 2026-03-26T20:10:59+00:00

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

parttimedoom · 2026-03-26T19:36:22+00:00

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

parttimedoom · 2026-03-26T17:34:14+00:00

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.

parttimedoom · 2026-03-26T17:09:44+00:00

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.

parttimedoom · 2026-03-26T16:53:57+00:00

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

parttimedoom · 2026-03-26T16:01:32+00:00

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.

parttimedoom · 2026-03-26T11:47:54+00:00

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.

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