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Swiss here and able to vote. In fact, just posted my voting letter today, before taking a 1h bike ride through the biggest city in Switzerland, having lots of space and freedom bik…

Happy new year and all the best to you. Would you mind me asking how you got off alcohol? How much were you consuming?

- Art of Bonsai: We are inheriting about 50-100 bonsai plants from father. All my life I’ve been wondering how he’s been caring for them, but never gave a chance to actually learn …

Slightly OT. Still remember reading the book the movie is based on: “Traumnovelle” by Arthur Schnitzler. Having read this during high school and also AFTER seeing the movie adaptio…

Do you have a source on shooting the pilots? This is the first time I’m hearing this as a Swiss.

Thanks for your comment. Could you elaborate a bit on the “recording and loading cassette” part? I’m really wondering!

As my partner is pretty much from that area, I really appreciate this small excursion from the typical topics on HN. Especially the small things, like the foods and the palinka :)

Thanks for the work btw! I’m kinda burned out from always having to replace and hunt for parts for my gc controller because of my almost 22years addiction for SSBM. Considering get…

Congratulations on the new job! I think I’ve seen your blog pop up every couple of years somewhere here or back in the days reddit and always appreciated your blog posts.

I should add that this was in a country in the middle of Europe. Makes it a bit more random than if it happened in the states, I believe.

Met his parents once, while working in retail. They wanted to see, if we were selling nest devices. I told them no, but they could find them in this and that shop. They answered so…

Reminds me of the old Pebble, my first and favourite smartwatch. https://www.theverge.com/2014/1/28/5354016/pebble-steel-revi... Sadly moved to an Apple Watch, since the Pebble eco…

Going back to university in my thirties to pursue a CS degree. Although sometimes odd being the oldest, i kinda feel this is the best decision i’ve ever made.