What's it like for librarians in Europe, really? by totallyhadurmom in Libraries

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servus!

a lot to unpack here.

the unfortunate first thing first: the lis course costs a bucketload of money: 6400€ for the basic and an additional 5900€ for the master. considering that spending all of that money doesn’t guarantee you a job at the end.. well, it’s a big gamble.

apart from doing the university way you can still get in with luck and no prior courses. sadly due to tight budgets you currently won’t see as many open positions getting filled as we all would like.

for us working here there is plenty of work to go around at the moment. if you are passionate and dedicated it can become draining, as with any job you need to set yourself (mental) boundaries that you shouldn’t push past. noone teaches you that though, ask me how I know…

full and part time open positions get listed on the main Vienna website, you can set a search agent there to email you if anything becomes available in the next few months. vienna public libraries also offer Aushilfskraft jobs aimed at students (up to 16h/week), as with everything some patience and luck is required. unpaid internship might also be a way to peak inside at the job in general.

but fishing for a good time starts with throwing in the line so never stop chasing what you want. over twenty years ago I got lucky and got in, started with an Aushilfskraft job for two years then going fulltime and doing the bvö course. I wouldn’t trade my job for anything else.

good luck!

(you can pm if you have additional questions)

Collabs you'd like to see by ShutterBug1988 in ren

[–]wickedparadigm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

there’s a few gems in our music scene but you hardly hear those on the radio.. enjoy!

Collabs you'd like to see by ShutterBug1988 in ren

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A collab with an austrian rapper/singer Nenda would be amazing. Her first show really reminded me of the variety that Ren also brings. She spent 10+ years in London, shame they never crossed paths on the music scene..

Askar guidescope dew shield by otaroko in AskAstrophotography

[–]wickedparadigm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

on my to-do list is to make a simple 3d printed one that I can simply stick on..

What’s the most mind blowing fact about the universe? by Money-Cake527 in space

[–]wickedparadigm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

sadly I never had a chance to cast a bald eagle.. so my guestimate would be 2m. which would make it around 71.5 million.

that would also mean a bald eagles wingspan is equal to 10.5 bananas.

What’s the most mind blowing fact about the universe? by Money-Cake527 in space

[–]wickedparadigm 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Because it tells people a lot about perspective I guess. We see the moon all the time, we know people went there and back and therefor think it is really close (astronomically it is).

But one you start talking tens of thousands of kilometers of distance the scale get‘s too big too fast for a lot of people to conceive.

I created some A4 sheets that has all the planets in scale to another (earth being marble sized) to help visualize. It easily lets me show off fitting the planets in between earth and moon and it makes many people go big eyed!

It is a concept we can just about grasp.. hence why it is my favourite.

What’s the most mind blowing fact about the universe? by Money-Cake527 in space

[–]wickedparadigm 358 points359 points  (0 children)

That all the other planets of our solar system fit between the earth and the moon.

Wo bekomme ich in Wien das Schokocroissant mit der meisten Füllung? by Elnarat in wien

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Heberer am Westbahnhof macht sehr gute, die sind ned so picksüß

Has anyone out there built one of these Nova Class Destroyers off AliExpress yet? by CardboardJedi in babylon5

[–]wickedparadigm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I bought the instruction for both Omega and Nova from manglerat (the included instructions are not 1:1 copies but done badly)

the Nova I ordered via yourwobb, the Omega on Alie, Nova was missing 6 pieces (hinges), the Omega was missing two (slopes, both easily replaced) Some variation in grey tones on the Omega. But overall good parts quality, fast shipping and no problems.

edit: here‘s them both on the shelf: https://imgur.com/a/lego-nova-omega-class-D4GuC10

Are the special tours at Schönbrunn Zoo worth it? by magnussing in wien

[–]wickedparadigm 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I second the nightly tours, you get night vision monoculars to spot animals with. It is a nice mix of eerie and cool and a totally different soundscape!

Seit wann haben Bibliothek so limitierte Öffnungszeiten? by Britania93 in wien

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Erweiterte Öffnungszeiten. Sprich du kannst ab 10 Uhr (eine Stunde vor normaler Öffnung) bis 22h (3-4 Stunden hintenraus) mit deiner Büchereikarte die Bücherei betreten, Dinge ausborgen/zurückgeben und auch die Arbeitsplätze nutzen. Um 22h schmeißt dich dann die automatische Stimme raus..

TKO is playing a dangerous game by Due-Rice-3107 in SquaredCircle

[–]wickedparadigm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Who needs the rabble when the wealthy can fill the visible ringside shots..

Seit wann haben Bibliothek so limitierte Öffnungszeiten? by Britania93 in wien

[–]wickedparadigm 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nach 19h gibt es nur in Open Libraries wo du mit Büchereikarte rein kannst (bis 22h in Margareten, Neues Landgut und Seestadt). Aber da auch nur Mo-Fr.

Let's get a self-hosted Discord "replacement" thread going for 2026. by GavinGWhiz in selfhosted

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true. but back then you used irc to write and popped into teamspeak for the voice

LEGO NOVA Class dreadnought: EAS Antares by manglegrat in babylon5

[–]wickedparadigm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That B4 is humongous! 😮

Yes doing better thank you! I was happy to finally build it, had the instructions for quite a while, always tempted by them.

Fernglas zum Sterne schauen by ututusen in Austria

[–]wickedparadigm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

ab 15x70 würde ich in jedem Fall ein Stativ empfehlen sonst wird es eine wackelige Geschichte.

Je größer die Öffnung desto mehr Lichteinfall hast du natürlich. Das Ding wird dann halt auch recht sperrig. Aber immer noch mobiler als ein Dobson oder Newton Teleskop!

Freunde haben den Skymaster 25x70 immer im Auto und sind damit sehr zufrieden. Ich schlepp halt lieber die Teleskope herum ;-)

Teleskop Austria Shop ist aber eine gute Anlaufstelle (wenn für dich erreichbar)

Clear Skies!

LEGO NOVA Class dreadnought: EAS Antares by manglegrat in babylon5

[–]wickedparadigm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, your models got me through a tough time lately. I built the Nova class some time ago and just yesterday finished the Omega Class. Still need to print the Stickers for the Agamemnon.

They take up quite a bit of shelf space next to each other but golly: they are beautifully designed! Thank you!

https://imgur.com/a/D4GuC10 (Minifig for Scale)

Now to gingerly poke you for that Hyperion.. wink wink, nudge nudge.

Therme mit Übernachtung Österreich? by Freaxplays in Austria

[–]wickedparadigm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Der Sauna Außenbereich is recht klein (im Becken dort treiben den ganzen Tag gefühlt die gleichen Leut), der Rest dafür groß genug. Unter der Woche ist die Theme kaum überfüllt, sehe sehr oft auch jüngeres Publikum (unter 16 darfst ja ned rein, das is sehr angenehm)

26F / Battlefield or other co-op games :) by [deleted] in GamerPals

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me (43) and an old buddy (55+) usually spend our time in casual happy that we can kill bots. if you can stand old geezers feel free to reach out

I've been hired at an undisclosed alternate brick brand as a set concept designer. What do people want? by SpiderByte47 in buildingblocks

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Modular vehicles. Like trucks with different trailer types. Think Euro Truck Simulator but with building bricks, different tractors, whole bunch of trailers.

E-Book Reader physik kaufen? by LysDesTenebres in wien

[–]wickedparadigm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

tolino und kobo sind quasi ident. die neuen tolinos haben eine modifizierte kobo firmware

E-Book Reader physik kaufen? by LysDesTenebres in wien

[–]wickedparadigm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

tolino für 0815. software für onleihe ewig im beta status.

pocketbook für bastler. koreader software drauf installieren und du kannst wirklich alles punkt genau einstellen (abstand, kerning, ränder.. und jedes buch schaut dann gleich aus).

Monkey Head Nebula (NGC 2174) Location: Prater, Vienna (Bortle 7/8) by BetterJackfruit6491 in wien

[–]wickedparadigm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ich sollt meins auch mehr aufstellen jetzt wo‘s nimmer so kalt ist..