I am new to Bern but I've been a citizen for more than 20 years and I've lived and worked in more countries than I have not and I took the red pill which means I think America is basically going through an era of mass insanity.

I am a maker as well as having a doctorate and a master in science and an undergraduate and philosophy all of which have been recognized by Switzerland and by the universities as well as being a former member of the ODAGE. The Philosophy degree shaped everything I learned thereafter and is the most important part of my education for my perspective.

It is the stated government policy to try and stop brain drain. but our brightest and best have reported to me that the R regulatory and non-regulatory barriers for entry into the market for any of their new ideas is so overwhelmingly high that they feel like they must leave Switzerland in order to be successful in any business enterprise especially one including science, technology, and engineering even upscaling where the idea is for sustainability and having the premiere pic of the E-Waste that's collected and reducing the amount, providing services for the community both for the elderly and the artistic, the creative people, and who wish to use technology in their art in their creatione of new fashion, sculptures, painting, mulitmode or fusion art.kst and dying tech book. binding books, using 3D printers, laser cutters, word working and other machines which are normally far beyond the reach of most people's budgets and if you aren't one of the few who gets entry into one of the states premiere engineering universities you're probably out of luck.

This is not the case in North America and even especially Canada, you are in any of our near neighbors that's really the only country that surrounds us that does not have an active Makerspace with the exception of a partially opened one sometimes in basil. Now nobody can have an issue with the Canadians. Why do you think it's so difficult to get electronic parts module step forwards except you're here and they're only available through one two or three primary Outlets it's because they have an effective Syndicate on that area of the market which is legal in Switzerland shouldn't be as it's contrary to a transparent and open market and is harmful to people and the population of Switzerland increasing prices as they price fix, divide up the market and limit our access to what other people have quite freely.

I plan on making quite extensive set of YouTube videos and multilingual presentation showing the things that can be accomplished at a Makerspace and some sample projects for use with a joint proposal to be made to the Canton government as well as a petition for a vote.

We have spent money sending business graduates to Silicon Valley to try and learn how to set up that type of environment here and that kind of cut and paste approach is not going to work and having a leg in both cultures but having lived here for longer than if they're there in my adult and professional life I can tell you that any maker space or startup incubator Etc must develop from a Grassroots Swiss culture not a cut and paste one that copies

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I have started creating content in stealth mode to drop with a proposal to get the city / state of Bern to donate to a. Makerspace and 3/4th a startup incubator (with the Makerspace being a e-primary as well as having pick priority for upscaling e-waste as well as forming a non - profit board to award incubator space and provide start up assistance (business, legal, banking, education /internshios). It would be a seed which will give rise to its own community. Help both in doing projects on video as examples in multilingual format (the legal languages as well as the "pan-europea language). This is why the former colonialist countries of SE Asia use - pan-Asian language to not glorifiy English but the reality is we here in CH use EN more and more to speck to each other for better or worst it is - I am in class for Swiss German but am new to the German part and 95% + prefer English when given a choice. Its not a Swiss only issue as I was global lawyer and most everyone is defaulting to English. It's not my fault. I learned French 20 years ago. My kids won't speak Swiss German nor will the kids here learn French so don't give me any crap we all know it and I wish it were different and maybe we can revert back but no time soon. I'm a member of the SP party and thr radical SVP has some valid points but not by discrimination of other Swiss people. It's my responsibility to learn through German and I will. But I'm like TV it's not instantaneous.

I had to stop the interviewer for citizenshio in Washington to. continue in French per Swiss law and her face hit them ground saying I was the only American she was aware of having said that as they hold them to a lower standards for Americans.

Yes, by and large the, white Americans are language impaired but it's because they are so isolated and have not had the same privileges, better education (a Swiss Mat or IB with a 4.5-6 /6 can earn you Junior status or only 2. years to a B.A. but Post-Grad and Doctrinal work equals it out. .So, see yourself as privileged as their education in a the "country of the free" is so propagandized, department education approved texts etc... no primary sources. I was shocked to see what the Swiss read in high school. Sartre, Rynd, and Foucault for example.

Have pity on the under 18 or pré-Uni Americans they know no better or those who can't afford it. They are anything but free but nor are equally REPRESSED countries and how about SOME TOLERANCE BY THOSE GIFTED WITH REAL FREEDOM - THE ONLY DIRECT DEMOCRACY IN THE World! They would devolve into a tyranny of the masses if they had the privileges we have because they lack and educated electrical base.

Anyone with EE, ME,.or. IT backgrounds who sees the non - partisan good in stopping brain drain by helping to support STEM,.makers, or ethical hackers, artist, creatves, or those wishing to up cycle, I could use your help.. I really want to see this Support Ted BY THE LARGEST LANDOWNER Of INDUSTRIAL SPACE. I CANTON SOME ARE GATHERING Dust. AS, SO MANY YOUNG WITH WHOM I HAVE SPOKEN.WANT TO FOUND THEIR START UPS ABROAD DUE. THEY SEE EXCESSIVE REGULATORY AND NON-REGULATORY COSTS AND EXCESSIVE OVERHEAD AS WELL AS LEGAL SYNDICATES HINDERING MARKET DISRUPTION. They would be correct.

THE Policy is to help stem THIS BUT lobbyists for those who have the market locked up in many areas are driving new competition out of the market have you ever wondered why STEG and the company which bought the only Hardware Outlet in Geneva, as well, went out of business? or any other small business that sells electronics and business disconnect with their markets. DigTEC has now increased their number of dev boards which is just a micmak picked by somebody who doesn't or isn't a maker..... other than Fab Labs which is not considered a Makerspace by the Makerspace community? It's a for-profit entity and the owner here in our city has made it crystal clear to me that he does it purely for money and money alone.

Why is it such a stretch to do a business that benefits the community and leads to for-profit companies. Anyone wishing to help me in Swiss German or Swiss French, Swiss Italian or the "Pan-Europe French I would be very helpful for the help. My goal is to help everyone else get what many of us would like and dream of having.

At the same time it makes us stronger by helping to support our innovation, creativity, and keep us at the edge of technological development which does not come only from ZTH but from the population itself as there are so many inventors and creatives that have sprung out of the population not out of a high brow educational Institution. I actually love ZRH they publish all kinds of fantastic research and they're doing a really good job but face it it's quite difficult for normal person to get admissions there and you may be very intelligent but people are intelligent in different ways and not always does it reflect in their grades especially at the young age where they to make that decision here for us.

I've seen how it affects my children which is why I know and I saw how it affected my ex-wife who got her Swiss mat and scored wonderfully but made the decision not to go to university. Both my children are brilliant in different ways and one went to the United States for one year and they had to put him in the highest class they could find for his age and he still got perfect scores.

We deserve this from our Canton. We deserve different types of education, different avenues of work snd success, in work and they might not understand the long-term importance of this project. I think makers in creatives understand as I do the importance of it. Instant Evolution and education and the very capable youth and their our futures and helps us to decide and shape our futures the way we want and give us access to the knowledge and resources of those who came before us who are willing to share.

I'm one of those people. I'm both a maker and a highly experience extremely successful global business lawyer and rather than go back to doing that after a medical leave, I wish to change my path and use those skills for my community not for the rich. I want to help the youth achieve their goals as well as realize if you have my own. I have a lot of lived experience which I know can be extremely helpful to them. To new the minted electrical engineers mechanical engineers and IT professionals ( I'll scare you with my understanding of cybersecurity but that was out of necessity).

I heard stories from so many young people who feel so frustrated and so put off by the daunting task of trying to implement their ideas and knowing that they have very little chance under the present structure and system. I would like to use my experience knowledge education and real life world games and use knowledge for here and abroad as I was always employed by a Swiss Law Firm I even did a stagiaire heari right out of my doctorate. I have to live here now because it's safe for me here and that's a bigger issue for Parliament! But in the words of my former boss I did nothing wrong it was not my fault and give him the best care because he deserves it he's already pulled his own weight and much much more. Yeah here I am wishing to help my community first! No strings, qno ulterior motives other than it would be nice to have access to some of the equipment and to help people succeed to help the new generation achieve their dreams would be a reward enough for me.

Open Labs CH (Makerspace Bern- Proposed)

Ich möchte mir zum ersten Mal die Haare färben lassen. Normalerweise schneide ich mir die Haare selbst, deshalb kenne ich keine Friseur in Bern. Wenn jemand Empfehlungen hat, wäre das grossartig.

- Mein (hoch) Deutsch ist okay, aber Englisch wäre mir lieber.
- Ich versuche kein Geld zusparen, ich bezahle gerne dafür, dass es gut gemacht wird.

Merci für alle Vorschläge

Hi all, I have my bike in the velo station at Schanzenstrasse, but the doors are closed. I assumed 24h means 24h open. Does anyone have the code for today?

I orderd 3 Items from Amazon. I never orderd by Amazon befor so i dont know what to do. It says the package deliverd 28.11 but i never saw it. On Amazon Help they say it coud be possible the package can be delayd and deliverd 1-3 days later. I want to ask if somone made experience with the same problem. I orderd 3 gifts for my GF' ,,Adventskalender,, and now I am sad because tomorrow is the 1 Dez. and she cant open it:( ...Normally i just would order it again but i realy cant afford it.

btw: sorry for my broken english, i still try to learn and somtimes i dont know the words or I am stuck in german grammar.

Thanks for help<3

Hello everyone, with my boyfriend we will maybe move in Bern in april/mai 2025. He’s from Germany and has a Bachelor as a Fachmann/-frau Betreuung. We were wondering if anyone has any idea where he can work or any place recommended ? Is Bern a city where he can find a job ? Would you recommend a place around ?

Me I’m working in the HR, but only in french for now.

Thank you so much for your help!

Wisst Ihr wo me TetraPak cha entsorge? Uf dere Website https://www.getraenkekarton.ch/sammeln steit dass me s zum Bispiel ds Münsingen cha entsorge, bit hut am Morge grad dört gsi und es isch quasi eifach d Ort für d Sonderabfall (aso Batterie, Kork, usw. alles wo nid i normal Mist ghört), aber es isch also kei Sammelstell für TetraPak eigetlech, und drum isch di Agab uf d Website eigetlech falsch. Hets nid irgendwo i d Nähe vo Bern e Sammelstell für TetraPak, wie s zum Bispiel bi jedere Coop/Migros e Sammelstell het für PET, plastik fläsche, usw.

English: Do you know where you can dispose of TetraPak? On this website https://www.getraenkekarton.ch/sammeln , it says that you can, for example, dispose of them in Münsingen. But I was there this morning, and it’s basically just a spot for waste that can't go in the regular trash (like batteries, corks, etc., everything that doesn’t belong in regular trash). So, it’s not really a collection point for Tetra Pak specifically, meaning the information is incorrect. Isn’t there a proper collection point for Tetra Pak somewhere around Bern, like how Coop or Migros have collection points for PET, plastic bottles, etc.?

Könnt ihr einen Salon empfehlen? Sollte nicht zu teuer sein (so um die 50chf fürs Schneiden).

Hello,

What would be a good cosy, nice place, where we eventually can hear ourselves ?

I know the center has some places, i'm just interesting in picking suggestions. One place that caught my attention is the Klosterli, but the location is not ideal for now.

Hey all! Can anyone recommend a small party room to rent for a few hours? It's for a kid's party, so either a restaurant or indoor play area would work great. Thanks!

I'm not one to complain over a bit of traffic chaos on thursday, that's almost unavoidable with heavy snowfall.

But the fact that as of today, tuesday, much of the snow has never been cleared is really disappointing. The Quartierstrassen where I live have been unusable for six days and the only thing that's helping in any way are the high temperatures melting the snow. Same goes for my workplace: as soon as you go off the big arterial roads, you're fucked.

I've been to Zurich and Basel in the last few days and in both the small streets look much better.

Hallo zusammen / Hi guys

Am Samstag, 30.11.2024 (also diesen Samstag) findet um 14:00 Uhr eine weitere Ausgabe der Berner Edition von Books & Dragons in der Kornhaus-Bibliothek statt! Und es hat noch freie Plätze.

Falls ihr also noch nichts vor habt und Lust auf Tabletop-Rollenspiele habt, meldet euch doch an unter https://rpgbern.ch/books-dragon-bern/ Der Anlass ist kostenlos.

On Saturday, 30.11.2024 (that's this Saturday) another edition of the Bern version of Books & Dragons will take place at 14:00 in the Kornhaus library!

And there are still places available. So if you don't have any plans yet and want to try our tabletop role-playing games, why not register at https://rpgbern.ch/en/books-dragon-bern_en/ The event is free or charge.

I'm currently unemployment and looking for a jobs. Is there any place I can rent for temporary.

Hello folks!

I just saw there are tons of people at the city center, stands and confetti at 6 am. Is it a official start of the Christmas market? Today is the special day or everyday like this? 😅

Hi I search for a picture of a specific great Graffiti which one can see when driving from Kapitel to Felsenau. It's under the bridge before Reitschule. It's this amazing portrait of a young PoC with the text RRICH or RICCH. Does anyone have an image of that?

Need some help! Im planning to propose to my girlfriend in mid December in Switzerland.
Looking for a scenic spot thats secluded.

Any spots with nice panoramic views of Bern city in December?
Was thinking a panoramic view of the city with nice lights, or a panoramic view of nature (mountains / hills + a bit of the city) would be great

If you have any images of the spot that you can share, please do :D

Appreciate the help

I have three pairs of old shoes that I need to dispose off. Should I just throw them in the blue bag or is there a specific place to do that?

Thanks!

Hey everyone,

I have to drive tonight and was wondering if anyone knows how to find out if it’s safe to do so? I’m mainly concerned about road conditions (like ice or other hazards) on the highway or in the city.

Are there specific websites, apps, or helplines you’d recommend for checking weather and road safety in Bern? I wouldn’t usually ask, but I need to make the trip and want to be sure it’s safe.

Thanks in advance for any tips!

Rant: ich wünsche allen Hausbesitzern und Vermietern, die in Bern grade ihre Trottoirs vereisen lassen, einen Oberschenkelhalsbruch, für den sie haftbar sind.

Hi, I am thinking about moving to Bern after finishing my medical degree from Germany and was thinking if salary of a doctor would be enough to live in Bern as family of four? What do rents cost for a 4 room appartmend and are there any areas in Bern to avoid living in? Thanks in advance!

Hoping to get some recommendation for a nice snow hike/walk this weekend around Bern / Berner Oberland. Not all cable cars are open, not everywhere the path has been cleaned, some help will be appreciated 🐕❄️ My dog wants snooow 😅❄️

This morning was a disaster in Bern. No trams, no public transport—nothing. I had to walk 30 minutes to the train station, only to end up missing my train.

It’s frustrating to see the city constantly taking on more debt for all sorts of projects, yet public services like transportation are being neglected. This isn’t just bad luck either—the snowfall was forecasted well in advance. But of course, due to overregulation, nobody was allowed to clear the streets during the night.

The result? Chaos. It’s honestly unbelievable that this level of mismanagement is acceptable. What’s the point of living in a supposedly well-organized city if the basic infrastructure falls apart at the first sign of snow?

Hello! I'm thinking about moving to Bern as the company I work for has its international office there. I'm Norwegian and I currently live in London but find myself questioning more and more why I still live in the UK after 5 years. There are a lot of potential benefits I can see from moving but thought I'd ask this sub for perspectives on what people like about living in Bern, as well as for things to be aware of that I might not be considering. Thank you in advance!

Hello everyone!

As Christmas and new year approach, I was wondering whether there are any activities to do for those of us who are far from home and don’t have family to spend these days with. If anyone knows of anything in Bern or Switzerland I’d be happy to hear!

Thanks a lot

I've been looking for a job in area Bern for 2 months through websites as cleaner and kitchen allrounder, since my German is just basic, hard to get a job and also hard to find a apartment to live. I have residence B. Any connection or suggestions will be helpful for me.