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601.
by ptaipale 9y ago
Not 3 years, it's 2 years, and it's not exactly same as "warranty". Directive 1999/44/EC says all EU countries have to ensure a retailer could be held liable for all "non-conformities" which manifest
602.
by ptaipale 9y ago
What you get with your wages has changed. Real estate is more expensive; you get less of that with your wages. Mass-produced electronics and other consumer goods is much, much cheaper; you get more of that with your wages.
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by ptaipale 9y ago
Add to automation in car manufacturing the logistics. The chain of supply of cars is efficient due to high volumes, predictability and competition. The chain of supply for spare parts (like radio modules) is low volume, unpredictable and do
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by ptaipale 9y ago
Yes, but here it's hardly reasonable to describe the choice of numbers as "crappy design". It's a rational choice: a number that is easy to remember, and accidental calls don't happen too easily, making the service
605.
by ptaipale 9y ago
Well, euthanasia is one of the things where you really like that things are done properly. Though unfortunately Nokia isn't going there.
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by ptaipale 9y ago
This is a fairly trivial thing compared to, say, the Paris accord about climate & emissions.
607.
by ptaipale 9y ago
I don't think people of New Zealand are marginalized by Peter Thiel.
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by ptaipale 9y ago
Yes, except that "This" in a title is a definite turn-off for me, and a sure way to make me avoid clicking. So sick of baiting.
609.
by ptaipale 9y ago
And even the same phrase may get a different translation at a different place, depending on context.
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by ptaipale 9y ago
Clearly they had the intelligence information, so it's not an intelligence failure. It was lack of authorisation to act, and even that does not come from any "austerity cuts". It comes from the difficult balance of citizen&#x
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by ptaipale 9y ago
Perhaps a "more modern" voting system is one where you have only one option. Such systems were "progressive" back in 1980's, remember.
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by ptaipale 9y ago
Sure, that is correct, in the end prices are determined by the market, not cost. So in many cases the cost is not passed on to buyers, it is carried by developers. In some cases the cost becomes a barrier for building, though. But still,
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by ptaipale 9y ago
Sorry, this one I don't get. Why would you go and remove sealing after air permeability test? To have air circulation and avoid mold? Normally, doing that would be additional work and additional cost, so if they do it, there must b
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by ptaipale 9y ago
Requiring better insulation for new buildings is not really that much a thing where you need to raise taxes, because the cost of proper insulation is passed on to builders - and the end users pay that, but in turn they have lower heating&#x
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by ptaipale 9y ago
The French are subsidising French agriculture and so is everyone else in EU. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Agricultural_Policy
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by ptaipale 9y ago
All GSM and later digital phones, starting with Nokia 2110 and its contemporaries, had an option to refuse roaming - just to avoid accidental phone bills like this. (I think the 1st generation NMT network in Nordic countries also had the sa
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by ptaipale 9y ago
However, it's not as bad. You can't practically build another set of power or water distribution grid, but you can assign new frequencies to new operators. There's a limit on how many you can have, but you can have way more t
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by ptaipale 9y ago
Yes, that's the bulk of traffic of course, although it's mostly the kids, not me.
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by ptaipale 9y ago
My point is that they should regulate the extractive pricing between operators before they regulate the pricing operators have to give to end customers. Now those operators that have been competitive will suffer. Those that have been extrac
620.
by ptaipale 9y ago
Yes, real mountains in Sweden and fells in Finland. Still, where you have a dwelling, you usually also have coverage.
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by ptaipale 9y ago
The roaming is far from symmetric.
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by ptaipale 9y ago
I use LTE for my home's main internet connection, and it will never roam. (I can't get fiber without paying five digits sums of €, and ADSL is around 3 Mbit/s). So, if prices rise due to roaming charges, I'm paying more
623.
by ptaipale 9y ago
Rural areas in Sweden and Finland are dominated by forests, swamps and lakes. You've got 3G or 4G practically everywhere.
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by ptaipale 9y ago
However, people on social welfare in Spain hardly can afford a cheap... (ok not sun) holidays in UK and Ireland. Not to mention Latvia or Bulgaria.
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by ptaipale 9y ago
Wikipedia, in the tourism article, links to WTO: http://www.e-unwto.org/doi/pdf/10.18111/9789284418145 Million tourist visits per million population: Finland: 2.7/5.5 = 0.49 Sweden: 10.5/9.9 =
626.
by ptaipale 9y ago
Then have the roaming charge regulated to 7€ per terabyte, instead of 7€ per gigabyte as now.
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by ptaipale 9y ago
It's not "slightly". There's a considerable imbalance.
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by ptaipale 9y ago
It is a cost to my operator, and it is a cost the the EU has explicitly approved.
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by ptaipale 9y ago
You can get prepaids without any ID card in Finland, at least. Sweden as well, the last time I bought. Regular subscriptions not, that's relevant for invoicing (as you can buy things through these subscriptions, it is pretty much like
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by ptaipale 9y ago
It's particularly those telcos who are already extremely competitive (mostly, the Nordics) who particularly need to start looking at these ways around, because otherwise they'll be subsidizing the top line of the countries where t

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