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Re:No traffic deaths in Helsinki for a year on Tuesday August 05, 2025 @04:24AM (#44795601)
People know their roads and usually there's very little traffic. We are also used to driving in gravel and snow, so you need to learn to adjust your speed accordingly.
Re:In 2024, please switch to Firefox on Sunday December 31, 2023 @11:50AM (#38825360)
That's why I still develop using pluginless Chrome, even though I've always used Firefox as my default browser.
Re:The Age of Average on Thursday March 30, 2023 @10:37AM (#35373340)
Isn't it great that you can converge on the things you don't care and specialize on the things you're interested in, like speccing and customizing your toothbrush.
Re:Quitting the Rat Race on Thursday January 19, 2023 @10:16AM (#34441170)
Living in a rural area and visiting cities beats living in a city and viting the mountains for me. Visiting cities is super simple, and time of the year or weather basically doesn't matter. But for the mountains you need to be there to be ready for the best weather and conditions.
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Re:Nightdrive on Friday September 23, 2022 @03:50PM (#32956282)
It's "Outrun" aesthetic, for example https://www.reddit.com/r/outrun
I'm imagining a scenario where a candidate explicitly says that they just had a career break that was due to drug abuse, I think it would be hard to stay objective after that. I don't hire people but that would affect a lot of employers.
Well... I don't hire people so don't take my comment as proof that any illegal biases are rampant. I was just stating one possible issue an employer might have with career breaks.
How would I even know they are clean? And if they are clean and they presumably have a greater chance of a relapse than other random candidates.
Substance abuse related career breaks. At least recent.
It's 60 km/h everywhere else than the US, where it's 64.36 km/h for weird reasons.
The solution for agriculture is to stop eating meat.
There's sunlight around the clock furing summer. Many summer cottages are off-grid and get all elecricity using solar.
Re:Google Search Is Dying on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @03:31AM (#30357588)
Maybe you're a part of an a/b test? Reddit has always worked fine in the browser for me.
Re:Anti-mimetic tactics for living a counter-cultural life on Friday December 31, 2021 @03:24AM (#29746036)
This is exactly the kind of post that ranks on HN. It seems intelligent but is not very challenging.
The default autoplay option is too eager, I had ace of spades but 2 of spades was hidden. I couldn't move 3 of spades anywhere to reveal the card under it as the other stacks were autoplayed up to 5 already.
Re:The mermaid is taking over Google search in Norway on Monday August 02, 2021 @03:58AM (#28034029)
Sori jos kuulosti hyökkäävältä, kiinnosti vain kuulla lisää miten suomen oppimisen vaikeus koetaan :)

I'd say that it's fluent level then. I've met people that have lived in Finland for 20 years but can't still form sentences in Finnish.

The "Finnish is hard" trope is probably a mental block, Finnish probably seems hard on surface but it's very logical if you dive deep into it.

Re:The mermaid is taking over Google search in Norway on Sunday August 01, 2021 @04:08PM (#28029427)
What languages did you speak before learning Finnish and what level are you currently at?
Re:Honda quits F1, invests in carbon-free tech instead on Tuesday October 06, 2020 @06:48AM (#24696400)
They don't swap cars anymore. But the races are shorter than F1 races.
Re:Ask HN: Why did you leave the tech industry? on Friday April 17, 2020 @03:31PM (#22902196)
Try many different things. Or think what excited you when you were young.
Re:The cognitive costs of air pollution on Thursday November 21, 2019 @01:37AM (#21591923)
Mold is an issue in Finland, mostly for insulated houses with poor ventilation. Many schools and public buildings have mold and other air issues due to saving on heating.
Less jobs will be available as fewer workers are required if one human can do multiple tasks remotely.
Good vegetarian food can be easy but some ingredients like tofu require seasoning. Almost all meat dishes can be made with only salt and pepper.
Re:Europe is edging towards making post-car cities a reality on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @03:19AM (#20622938)
In Helsinki there are multiple good fishing spots that are accessible with public transport. You can also visit two national parks using regional bus.
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Re:Denmark to ban petrol and diesel car sales by 2030 on Thursday October 04, 2018 @02:53AM (#18137760)
Does that cover the cost of the roads? Finnish fuel tax is 68 euro cents per litre (2,57€/2,95$ per gallon) and 2/3 of that covers the road maintenance. That is 328 times the amount of your fuel tax.
Re:Denmark to ban petrol and diesel car sales by 2030 on Thursday October 04, 2018 @02:24AM (#18137629)
Because Finland is sparsely populated (and long) for an EU country, road trips are a thing here, especially for a winter holiday to Lapland. We even have a company advertise car ferries to Germany, so some must fantasize about a road trip!

Even then, there are no American size cars. Most sold cars are European or Japanese station wagons.

Re:Questions on Monday October 01, 2018 @02:39AM (#18110462)
Finnish travel agencies offer a week long trip to Canary islands for €500, you don't need to be rich to save for that once a year. Most cities have spas too.

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