Jantine ergerde zich al langer aan hoe Europa met AI omgaat. Iedereen wil er iets mee, ziet ze, maar bijna niemand pakt het echt op. „Heel erg afwachtend, geen actieve houding.’’ Toen ze daarover klaagde in een groepschat met mensen uit de AI-wereld, kreeg ze een nuchter antwoord: „Je moet het gewoon zelf doen als je het wilt.’’
yes! also the gist of discussions as well as attitude in [[Swiss Data Space Forum 2026 Lausanne]] last week
The typeslugs were manufactured by the Setag SA, a specialized type foundry based in Bassecourt, Switzerland.Like
The Man Who Stole Infinity<br /> by [[Joseph Howlett]] in Quanta Magazine on 2026-02-25<br /> accessed on 2026-02-26T09:01:10
Dedekind proved that the set of algebraic numbers is the same size as the set of whole numbers.
Cantor plagiarized his proof and later went on to prove that the set of real numbers is larger than the set of whole numbers.
Palantir is suing a Swiss media start-up for their FOIA based investigative journalism, and showing that Palantir tried for 7 yrs to engage CH as client, and that the Swiss Army evaluated the software as not fit for purpose, in part bc it would mean Swiss data would leak the US gov. Palantir is seen as too close to the US admin (bc of Thiel mostly I suppose), and the company's reputation is taking a dent amongst potential European clients
Comitis Capital GmbH (based in Frankfurt am Main) is buying Threema AG (based in CH). Threema has a pretty big footprint in security services, that's driving this more than its use as private messenger app for individual people.
Probably, being based in Poland, with the option to relocate somewhere out of the radars (Portugal, Latin America, Iceland, Oceania) in case things start to go crazy, is as good or better than just being based in Switzerland.
CH are surely a tad more international. You can negotiate with them, at least occasionally. But beware if you upset them. Then you see you woke up the dragon.
lol
Costs: going out in Zurich costs so much that people aren’t incentivised to go out a lot; in Poland going out is cheaper so people do it more often and ultimately end up socialising more. In Zurich the most common ways to socialise are sports and mountain activities.Culture: Swiss people are traditionally closed-off, mountain-type people. They are somewhat open to foreigners and you can find many nice Swiss people, but a lot of them think Switzerland is the best country in the world and prefer to hangout among them than to “mix up with the foreigners”. Polish people aren’t as expansive as the Spanish or Latin ones, but still definitely more sociable than the Swiss.
For our dev and spouse, building a social circle proved challenging in Zurich - especially for the spouse (stuck at home with a newborn).This is common and I’ve heard it from 90%+ of the expats I personally know who are living in Zurich.Integrating with the Swiss society is very hard, and not very compelling, as locals prefer to stay in their bubble.
Der Europäische Menschenrechtsgerichtshof hat in seinem Urteil zur Klage der Schweizer Klimaseniorinnen zum ersten Mal ein Menschenrecht auf Klimaschutz festgestellt. Der Spruch des Gerichts, der den Schweizer Staat wegen seiner unzureichenden Klimapolitik verurteilt, dürfte Präzedenzcharakter haben. Zwei weitere Klagen wurden aus formalen Gründen abgewiesen. https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/urteil-europaeischver-gerichtshof-staaten-verletzen-mit-klimapolitik-die-menschenrechte/100029553.html
Instead of wasting the 45°C hot air from equipment and servers in the atmosphere, the new data center will inject this flow into air-to-water heat pumps; these will raise the temperature from 45°C to 67-82°C in order to adapt to the current requirements of the district heating installations of Services Industriels de Genève (SIG).
This suggests they are just complying with the law now? Or are they going beyond what is required?
Der Standard fasst Berichte der WMO, des europäischen Wetterdienstes Copernicus und des Österreichischen Alpenvereins zum Schwund der Gletscher 2022 zusammen. Die europäischen Alpengletscher verloren 2022 mehr als 5 Kubikkilometer Eis. Die Schweizer Alpengletscher haben in 20 Jahren ein Drittel ihres Eises eingebüßt. Bei einer Temperaturerhöhung um 2,7° bis 2100 würde allein durch das fast vollständige Abschmelzen der Gletscher in Mitteleuropa, den USA, Westkanada und Neuseeland der Meeresspiegel um 115mm steigen.
Infografik: https://b.staticfiles.at/elm/static/2023-04-schneeanomalie/index.html?nc9238cb923b983a
Bewohner der indonesischen Insel Pari haben gegen den Schweizer zementkonzern Holz im eineklage eingebracht. Sie verlangen Schadenersatz wegen der Zerstörung ihrer Lebensgrundlagen auf einer von der Erhöhung des Meeresspiegels besonders betroffenen Insel. Der global führende Zementhersteller Holcim ist für 0,42% der CO2-Emissionen verantwortlich. Seine Emissionen steigen weiter. https://taz.de/Klimaklage-aus-Indonesien/!5939205/
58% der Schweizer Stimmberechtigten haben für das neue Klimaschutzgesetz gestimmt, dasKklimaneutralität bis 2050 vorsieht und die Umstellung auf erneuerbare Energien vor allem durch Förderungen bewirken soll.https://taz.de/Volksabstimmung-in-der-Schweiz/!5941384/
In der Schweiz steht der Ausbau erneuerbarer Energien zunehmend im Konflikt mit der Erhaltung von Wäldern. Der Walderhalt wird rechtlich in der Schweiz nicht mehr höher gewertet als der Bau von Infrastruktur für erneuerbare Energie, schreibt der Standard.https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000146088486/ausbau-erneuerbarer-energien-koennte-den-wald-bedrohen
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If you, on the other hand, want to go the student-like route (living in Wohngemeinschaft, not eating out too much) and try to save, you can easily live on 1,500-2,000 CHF per month and save the majority of your salary.
If you leave cheaply, you can spend around 1500 - 2000 CHF a month and save majority of your salary
We are now cooperating with Credit Agricole Bank and Revolut - if you have already moved to Switzerland you can open a free bank account and get 100 CHF bonus - email us to get the bonus code.
100 CHF bonus for opening a bank account in Switzerland
120,000 CHF annually according to this calculator gets you 7,746.20 CHF net per month.
120 000 CHF gets you around 7 746 CHF net per month
2) Rent only a room - it might be a good option if you come without family (in Switzerland it’s called living in a Wohngemeinschaft).
Renting a room in Switzerland = Living in a Wohngemeinschaft :o
Choose health insurance (Krankenkasse) - in Switzerland you have to pay your health insurance separately (it’s not deducted from your salary). You can use the Comparis website to compare the options. You have 3 months to choose both the company and your franchise.
Choosing health insurance in Switzerland
Other important things - if you plan to use public transport, we recommend you to buy the Half Fare card. It gives you a 50% discount on most public transport in Switzerland (it costs 185 CHF per year).
Recommendation to buy a Half Fare Card for a public transport discount
There are also some general expat groups like Zurich Together
Zurich Together <--- expat group for Zurich
Abu-Akel, A., Spitz, A., & West, R. (2020, April 9). Who is listening? Spokesperson Effect on Communicating Social and Physical Distancing Measures During the COVID-19 Pandemic. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/bmzve
First up, regular citizens who download copyrighted content from illegal sources will not be criminalized. This means that those who obtain copies of the latest movies from the Internet, for example, will be able to continue doing so without fear of reprisals. Uploading has always been outlawed and that aspect has not changed.
In Switzerland you will be able to download, but not upload pirate content
sometimes rise above the dome of Mont Blânc
Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in the Swiss Alps, the highest in Europe west of Russia's Caucasus peaks, at about 15,000 feet. It is situated between the regions of Aosta Valley, Italy, and Haute-Savoie, France. It gave Percy Shelley the title of one of his most powerful poems.
I am by birth a Genevese
Born in Geneva, Switzerland, Victor is a potential hero insofar as he embodies the "republican" virtues of Europe's only country, much admired by the Shelleys, which did not have a hereditary monarchy. By making Geneva so central to the novel's cultural geography, Mary Shelley also designates the relation between Victor's ambition and Jean Jacques Rousseau's world-making ambition in Discourse on Inequality (1754) among other works.
Plainpalais
In July 1794, Plainpalais, a neighborhood in Geneva, was the site where a group of Swiss revolted against the Genovese government with the help of the French revolutionary Robespierre, establishing a tribunal and putting on trial several high-ranking Genovese officials. Critics suggest Shelley's use of Plainpalais is an attempt to explicitly link the revolutionary events of Plainpalais with the Creature's monstrosity. See Fred V. Randel, "The Political Geography of Horror in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein," ELH Vol. 70, No. 2 (Summer, 2003): 465-491.
Lucerne
Known for its number and length of bridges, Lucerne had a population of about 100,000 in the 1797 census. Almost exclusively Catholic, it was situated in the German-speaking region of Switzerland. It remains highly scenic, framed by mountains and lakes.
The country in the neighbourhood of this village resembled, to a greater degree, the scenery of Switzerland
Victor's decision to tour the English countryside, rather than take the fastest road to Edinburgh, affords his party the chance to compare English geography to Europe's and they do so it considerable detail, beginning with this comparison of the country around Matlock to Switzerland. Matlock was south of the industrial cities of Manchester and Leeds, but it is on the way to the Lake District in Victor's northern tour.
Cologny
Cologny is a municipality in Geneva, Switzerland. In the late 16th century and into the 17th century several Geneva publishers moved to or set up offices in Cologny. Perhaps not coincidently, it is also home to the Villa Diodati, where Frankenstein and The Vampyre was begun.
I have visited the lakes of Lucerne and Uri
Lake Lucerne is a lake in central Switzerland and the fourth largest in the country. Lake Uri, also in Switzerland, is known for its reflective blue waters.
We learned Latin and English
In addition to French, it stands to reason that Victor and Elizabeth would have also known German, since it was still the predominant language in Switzerland at the time. English and Latin bear mentioning since they were less common in Switzerland, at least for daily use. Latin also draws a connection to Victor's studies, since much of his course instruction would have been in Latin.
In Switzerland, which has a private universal health care system, only 25.9% waited at least 4 weeks.
Switzerland system
Health care spending was 12.4% of GDP in 2016. That is approximately $7,919.00 per person. There were 11.6% of people who skipped prescriptions because of cost.
Switzerland Health Care System
Swiss voters will decide in a referendum on June 5 whether to introduce a “basic income”. In proposed reforms to the social welfare system, all residents would be entitled to a guaranteed income of SFr30,000 ($30,275) a year from the state — unconditionally.
I don't think this happened?