ftth_finland

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by ftth_finland 5y ago
If you are into alternative history, Eric Flint does an optimistic, entertaining and lighthearted take on both Ancient Rome and the 17th century. The first book from the 17th century series, 1632, is downloadable for free from Baen books.
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by ftth_finland 5y ago
Nuclear power is only 16% of generation capacity. Hydro is larger at 18%. Next up are biofuels 15%, wind 14% and natural gas at 10%. Our newest nuclear power plant won’t be in production until summer, but once that comes online the nuclear
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by ftth_finland 5y ago
No, these are market prices. We have no subsidized power in Finland.
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by ftth_finland 5y ago
That’s insane! If I were to sign a new contract right now in Finland I’d pay 8 cents per kWh. Including transfer fees and taxes that comes to less than 15 cents all in. And prices are extremely high right now over here. Normally you’d pay u
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by ftth_finland 5y ago
Finnish version: https://sanuli.fi
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by ftth_finland 5y ago
Why would you ever even consider Starlink if you have fiber availability?
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by ftth_finland 5y ago
Oh, please. Up north, like here in Finland, you’d be hard pressed to get by with 3 months of storage.
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by ftth_finland 5y ago
Between none and very little, unless you are seriously suggesting building new gas power plants. Neither solar nor wind works during these cold winter days when power usage is at its highest. There’s nowhere to build new hydro. Coal is bein
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by ftth_finland 6y ago
Shameless plug: I made a (free) very simple RSS reader for Kindle e-ink devices. It works with the built-in web browser. https://kreader-app.github.io/
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by ftth_finland 6y ago
It just so happens that 15€ is a typical price point for 100M uncapped, unlimited 4G service in Finland. $15 for Internet service for all isn’t out of reach.
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by ftth_finland 6y ago
> Noone is going to splatter the whole countryside with 4G LTE high-speed coverage You are welcome to come check out our excellent unlimited and uncapped 4G coverage in rural Finland. Proper network coverage isn’t an issues in countries