The history of the Fehrensehturm is fascinating. The guy who got it built basically lied and embezzled government money to make it happen.
He also wanted to surround the Alexanderplatz park with Commie Block housing. They only got two of the buildings built (fortunately). His full plan included tearing down the Berlin Cathedral, Marienkirche Cathedral, and the Humboldt Forum. Those are all Berlin icons today.
Just the 20khz whine that’s always there.
To quote a novel of greatness:
“In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
And somehow it led to me using Linux like fraking forever.
STD’s aren’t diagnosed (mostly) just by looking at people. That’s exactly why they’re so tough to eradicate.
Wear protection and protect yourself. You did just fine here. If he is unwilling to be up to your safety needs, then he’s not worth keeping around.
Of fuck. I’m not far behind you on that 30 year number. Wtf happened?
I can still log into my Slashdot /. account, I think. That’s from 1997-98?
I was doorbelling for a local mayoral race. One of the people who we met openly talked about how if we have him a squad of US Marines (he said he was one) and a wood chipper he would “solve the homelessness problem in no time”.
So… That’s the kind of interactions I have with conservatives. Please let me know what I should fill out on this survey based on that kind of data.
It’ll come on very serious looking letterhead! Don’t make the course bust out the bigger stamp, it’ll use anton of ink and be very scary.
About half of Oklahoma was recently returned. That’s still working it’s way through the various fallouts.
He was regarded as an athletic and active teenager. And yet… His father’s personal doctor somehow decided bonespurs after he ran out of college deferments.
The rich don’t die in wars that poors are fighting for the rich.
This is one of the reasons I left the US. The Conservatives hate independent thought and education. They have been fucking with my funding for 15 years now, so I went to a country that doesn’t do it. I’ll teach STEM students here, thank you very much.
I’m sure there’s many more how to guides out there.
Big one is work, of course. Start applying now. If you score a contract for a long term job you’ll be in great shape.
If you can afford to job hunt for a bit, most people with degrees can get a ChanceKarte visa. That’ll let you move without a job and search/interview for a year, even work small jobs while you land a full time gig.
Start early on reaching visa processes. They’re not hard, just confusing in places.
Sweep up your important docs early. Get your work history documented, ideally any contracts you had for old jobs and letters of recommendation.
Patience matters. Immigration can be slow and opaque. Fortunately it’s not expensive for Germany, just paperwork heavy.
Engineering has a good chance for an English speaking job. Perseverance will make it happen if you want it.
We’re mostly monolingual in English too. Berlin is 30% first and second gen immigrants now. The lingua franca is English here. Not all jobs will let you be English only, but there’s some out there. Going shopping and stuff? You’ll be okay.
Learning the local language should be high on your list anywhere you move to, even if it’s another English dialect, eh?
A great irony is that the photo from the article is of a bunch of non-starter homes. Those are all huge row houses. Where are the small homes?
We started applying after Jan 6th. Once there was no real response holding those leading a violent coup to overthrow the nation, it was time to go. It took years, but away we are.
The GOP has spent decades cancelling my grants and fucking with my career. The lastest round of cancellations this year is just a swansong and a final goodbye. Fuck em, I’ll teach engineers in Europe instead. Added bonuses: real healthcare, my kids won’t have huge student loan debt, the trains go everywhere, and the food is better.
One of our local public transit advocates did nothing more than present at city council meetings. They ordered the security team to follow him everywhere in the building, to the bathroom, and his car.
Even basic challenges to the people in your government is all too often met with straight up oppression tactics. He got them to stop by going to the press with it. Nothing else worked except more public pressure.
Hey look! Yet another conservative policy that abuses women. I’m sure if they keep voting for the big ® it’ll get better any day now. Oh wait, taking away the vote from anyone not white and land owning is a conservative policy plank.
If you have to tell everyone you’re a king, then you’re not a king.
These Republicans are Nazis. Nazis have a basic plank of calling for the death of groups of people based upon race, ethnicity, birth defects, and even world views (Communists, Atheists).
The university has every right to protect the other students at the university from genocidal maniacs. It’s not an issue of Tolerance. These Nazis broke the social contract of a pluralistic society so they’re no longer protected by the contract.