Purely by feelings? Synthetik Biology. Super cool subject. Engineering, but your computers live. Sadly, anything Bio-related basically needs a PhD and top grades for a job. So I guess I’ll stick with the lightning imbued rocks for now.

Add me to the list

Hey, don’t be mean to your sysadmin!

I know, I was trying to make a joke

Because a book is the prime method of conveying ideas way after you’re dead?

Markdown, I guess. You know, like you can do this or

this

Sounds painful. Maybe take it easy for a few days, mate.

So, how often do you have to drive manually for the portal? You know, just so I can be prepared and have some sulphur and goat blood in the fridge

Especially experts. I am good at $thing, so I must be good at everything.

I call it the engineer disease. Good to know that other fields have it as well…

The guy had practically unlimited money. He could have paid a world class doctor to clean his bathroom every week while giving health advice and playing the guitar at the same time.

I know people who are well off, have serious health issues and spend a lot of effort to go to doctors who are experts in their fields. I’d say part of the problem is that most doctors are really bad with humans.

At some points, people are adults and allowed to make their own bad decisions

Not that well, tbh. Although mostly because of a lack of users.

Honestly? Cool that you are asking, but I just want a coffee, not a conversation.

Yes, I’m German, how could you tell?

All toothbrushes I have seen come with a hard case, so I don’t think that’s a big issue

On the last camping trip I was on, someone brought a small coffee maker. Absolute genius. If you think that shitty instant coffee is a god-send when the local wildlife wakes you up after 5h of sleep, the imagine that with a real coffee.

I’ve recently started to throw a mini screwdriver set into my laptop bag. I can even fit a small pocket knife and a bit of soldering tin into its case. Obviously not a good idea for flying, but it has been useful a few times.

I also keep some crappy headphones in that bag. Priceless if someone around you in public transport is being annoying.

One difference is that Egypt and Turkey have a lot of tourism, so they tend to be quite tolerant towards tourists. You don’t want to scare off potential customers. The US seems to forget that.

I currently ride a 15-or-so-years old KTM trekking style bike with an assortment of random parts Frankenstein-ed to it. Apparently that and never cleaning it makes it ugly enough to not be stolen in a medium city.

Also, I technically do have an engineering degree, which is why the lights and wiring are, ahem, functional. Most of the time.

If replacing the bike is a concern (I’m assuming due to theft etc), then buy used. Not only do they cost less, they also look cheaper. It does require you to put in some work if you want to be cheap. But that’s the same with a car, it won’t magically change its brakes either.

Auctions by municipalities, police and the like are a good tip if you have time and the skills to determine what is a hopeless trash pile and what is slightly rusted but good quality.

Online listings, but it requires patience.

Bike groups/coops/repair shops, if you have decent ones.