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kermitten··on If Sweden and Germany Became US States, They Would Be Among the Poorest States
The median salary in Sweden is ~$38k.
kermitten··on Show HN: Paleo diet for busy hackers
I wish the country == Sweden in this case. I would buy it.

Do you consider having the grocery list & recipes available for free since some of us are not within your service area?

kermitten··on PureVPN facing legal issues?
Good to hear you are not closing down! :)
kermitten··on Oyster, Netflix for books, is launching the beta version of its iPhone app
It would be good to see which books they have before signing up. I like the idea though a little expensive.
kermitten··on The Polyglot Programmer
I'm sorry you didn't like the post. Perhaps you can provide a little more feedback? :)
kermitten··on The Polyglot Programmer
I have to disagree, functional and object oriented languages produce very different solutions. Syntax is just the grammar. Compare e.g. Mandarin to a Latin based language and you will see what I mean. :)

But indeed, mastering more areas is even more impressive.

kermitten··on The Polyglot Programmer
"Conversant in any language you can get real work done in", I think this is a pretty good baseline to define if you know a language or not. :)
kermitten··on The Polyglot Programmer
Although I have met many programmers who focus on a single language, say C# or Java, gets a lot of certifications etc.

Are they not programmers too?

kermitten··on The Polyglot Programmer
Which languages do you know and why did you learn them?
kermitten··on Show HN: Got my Pebble and built a seven minute workout watchapp today
Great! Very convenient in comparison to a smartphone too.