sohtym

5 ms·

1.
by sohtym 3y ago
I've added the Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral degrees. Out of 38 countries that puts Iceland and Finland in 9th and 10th. And Denmark, Sweden and Norway at 16th, 17th and 19th. So primarily Finland redeems itself. (Iceland
2.
by sohtym 3y ago
Sweden technically has a property tax, but it is a maximum of ~900€ a year.
3.
by sohtym 3y ago
> Contrast with a society where the average education might be lower, less people having a stable job in a slow labor market, and if you lose your job there is no safety net. Educational attainment in the Nordic countries isn't actu
4.
by sohtym 3y ago
Seems a bit general. Sweden is very much in debt because of the housing market. 15 years ago there were little regulation. You could get a 100 year mortgage with a variable rate and no money down. At the same time the government sold large
5.
by sohtym 3y ago
> When I've thought of all the possible crappy outcomes that might happen, I can be confident that whatever happens, I'll survive. I've heard this before, but it never worked for me because I can imagine things going prett
6.
by sohtym 3y ago
It was specifically popular because it was free. There are other similar sites and also other services if you are willing to pay.
7.
by sohtym 4y ago
Because they are potentially completely different processes. It is certainly possible, but what I see is a test fixture that could be made completely separate. Therefore it would be interesting to know if it wasn't, how they know that
8.
by sohtym 4y ago
> So forget what you know about ATM PINs; this is a markedly different concept. I mean it's actually the same concept (something you have, something you know) with a different implementation.
9.
by sohtym 4y ago
> The official repair equipment is also an evolution of assembly equipment. Are you saying that as a fact or is it speculation?
10.
by sohtym 4y ago
It is fair to judge it as a self repair tool when it is presented as such by Apple.
11.
by sohtym 4y ago
Europe really isn't that much better these days. Obviously it isn't as extreme as in the US, but plenty of people still have had their lives ruined because of the pandemic and most societies are pretending like nothing happened. I
12.
by sohtym 4y ago
The FAANG companies are 25 years old at this point, they aren't that relevant to today's situation. Europe has had many large companies going, but most got acquired by their US competitors. In part because they could use offshore
13.
by sohtym 4y ago
Which is exactly why it costs so much to live. That is how markets work, by allocating opportunities to those with the most money.
14.
by sohtym 4y ago
Open source is by volunteers if you count it by volume. But probably not if you count by impact. Especially not if you include all the accompanying things like maintenance, packing and running software. I think what is lacking from open sou
15.
by sohtym 4y ago
Mainly because interest rates are lower. In the US the mortgage rate is ~7%, in at least some countries in northern Europe it is ~3%. And it used to be 1-2% recently. This however doesn't mean there aren't also a lot of inequality
16.
by sohtym 4y ago
$40k is less than the average salary in Sweden while $350k is probably at least top 5% in the US (even without all the very relevant differences). Sweden for the most part sucks these days but part of that is the idea that you can lounge th