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Can Germany attract US researchers? | DW News in c/europe@feddit.org

[–] theblips@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

As a masters candidate I am actively looking for options in Europe in the finance field, and Germany would be my prefered country to live in. But it's hard for them to compete with ETH Zurich and Ecole Polytechnique which both have better prestige, student reviews and are close by, not even mentioning Imperial and Oxford which are great too. I was looking into TU Munich and got scared by all the negativity from students in the Reddit sub

Your guide to switching Search Engines and supporting smaller and more ethical companies! in c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk

[–] theblips@lemm.ee 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Idk, to me Kagi stood out by being US-based, non-environmental and for profit. It's just true that it fills all the boxes

Internet forums are disappearing because now everything is Reddit and Discord. And that's worrying. in c/fediverse@lemmy.world

[–] theblips@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

Forgot about BGG! That one is amazing, too

Internet forums are disappearing because now everything is Reddit and Discord. And that's worrying. in c/fediverse@lemmy.world

[–] theblips@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

I just stumble upon them using Kagi search and phind.com

What ruins a burger? in c/ask@lemm.ee

[–] theblips@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

Breaded, deep fried cheese. It's just fat on fat on fat, and for some reason it's spammed in every burger where I live

Is It Time For A German Nuclear Bomb? in c/europe@feddit.org

[–] theblips@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, "EU" solutions to security just seem so naive. Do we really expect a German national to put their country's security on the line if need be? Long term, what would prevent French, German, Spanish, whatever exceptionalism from rising and infecting EU leadership?

Is It Time For A German Nuclear Bomb? in c/europe@feddit.org

[–] theblips@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Europe is not a country and historically the internal cooperation we see today is the extreme exception. Any of the countries could flip at any time for a multitude of reasons, and then what? France just dominates?

Tourist attacked by locals after climbing forbidden Mayan temple in Mexico in c/world@lemmy.world

[–] theblips@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Is it, though? You aren't contributing anything to the local economy or culture while simultaneously stimulating gentrification...

Another Redditor gives up on Lemmy due to signup issues in c/fedibridge@lemmy.dbzer0.com

[–] theblips@lemm.ee 24 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Idk, I'm on lemm.ee because I tried sh.itjust.works and just never got an email. It is frustrating when it happens

Internet forums are disappearing because now everything is Reddit and Discord. And that's worrying. in c/fediverse@lemmy.world

[–] theblips@lemm.ee 15 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

Forums are still alive in ultra niche communities. My favorites: Badger and Blade for wet shaving, Snuffhouse for snuff tobacco, Quantnet for quantitative finance. All of these gather way better content and users than their Reddit counterpart, which usually devolves into memes and pic of the day stuff

There are lots of reasons to read, so I'm wondering what y'all get out of reading? in c/books@lemmy.world

[–] theblips@lemm.ee 5 points 3 weeks ago

The biggest reason I started reading more (went from 2-3 books a year to 2 a month) is just to avoid using tech in my free time. I noticed I get way more relaxed in general and have a better attitude towards life if I'm reading more

What's a time when you felt like you woke up and the universe had just changed? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

[–] theblips@lemm.ee 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Much lighter than the other comments, but waking up to the Luka Doncic trade was nuts