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by Chernobog 8y ago
My impression (as a Norwegian): - For computer parts, the price without VAT is quite similar to US prices. But our VAT is 25%, so it makes a huge difference. - For whole computers, you can save a lot buying in the US, but once you add extra
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by Chernobog 8y ago
In Norway we have 5 years of "reklamasjon" on products that are supposed to last considerably longer than two years, such as a laptop. It is sort of a government mandated warranty on top of the regular one. I have had 4 year and 1
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by Chernobog 8y ago
Talking about environment, I saw a very good quote by a woman named Tine Brubak Jahren, that I have taken the liberty to translate to English: "It's odd when it comes to sympathy for drug addicts: Everyone has much sympathy for
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by Chernobog 9y ago
If MDMA were to become approved medicine in the US, I see it as an important milestone when it comes to getting rid of misguided classifications of drugs as having no medical value even though there are both research and anecdotal evidence
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by Chernobog 9y ago
Glad to hear you are happy with your purchase! What I have noticed with the MacBook Pro 2016 and beyond is that they are way more polarising than previous generations. Sure, there were issues with the older Retina models, but nothing nearly
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by Chernobog 9y ago
The cables are known to break too easily, but I'd rather want them to solve that by having proper strain relief on the cable than remove the flaps on the charger.
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by Chernobog 9y ago
It is sad to hear your story, and I hope you have great luck in finding a good solution that does not empty your wallet. I really wish that the 5 year "reklamasjon" (roughly translated to claims) period we have in Norway for thing
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by Chernobog 10y ago
Malformed HTML may escape sanitization on input in a vulnerable web app, and still render on the victim's browser because their browser wants to be helpful. (Yes, the output should have been escaped, but that is sadly not always the ca