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kolla··on How neutering dogs became the norm
Nothing stops people from doing that but people do not do that. I've never in my life seen a feral dog here in Sweden, even feral cats are quite rare. I doubt they would survive a winter where I live so that would drastically limit their population.
kolla··on Helsinki Relocation Package: City as a Service
As a Swede working with Finns constantly I find it hard to believe you can get by without knowing the language as most of the Finns I work with have pretty bad English, I work in IT consulting.
kolla··on Why should I do production support?
Well two callout hours in the night should at least be 4 hours paid during day.
kolla··on How Predictable Is Fiction?
Zooming in is quite easy.
kolla··on Why we are suing the Administration
Feels more like companies own the aspiring superpowers with all the lobbying going around in the US.
kolla··on New Microsoft Edge
A few I'd say.
kolla··on Why we won’t be supporting Sign in with Apple
It's a grocery list app, how much customer support do they have to do!? Feels like they just really really want to have my email.
kolla··on Remote work means anyone can take your job
Almost all of my work has to be performed by a citizen of my country due to security laws so I feel pretty safe.
kolla··on Farm in SE Australia is growing native grains for flour and bread
Have you heard about potatoes?
kolla··on A man feeding a remote Alaska town with a Costco card and a ship
Quite different from rural Norway which has the same landscape issues but perfect infrastructure.
kolla··on Category:Obsolete occupations
I think they just finally perfected themselves with the ultimate Ninja move.
kolla··on Tesla Cybertruck
Is there any country other than the US where people see a truck as a viable option to drive around in?
kolla··on Facebook and Microsoft Partner on Remote Development
A raspberry pi can run VS Code so I'm a bit curious what you call a mid end computer.
kolla··on Which Planet Is Closest?
Yes, Venus.
kolla··on Twitter to ban political advertising
Well they can print a full page lie and then the day after print a "sorry" at the bottom of the page. At least that's what they do here in Sweden.
kolla··on Watch the Ridgecrest earthquake shatter desert floor in before-and-after images
Same thing that happens when a border defined by a river changes due to the river changing it's flow. There will be a dispute with uncertain outcome.
kolla··on How a Google side project evolved into a $4B company
Techcrunch links should be banned imo..
kolla··on WeChat is Watching: Living in China with the app that knows everything about me
Not sure what coffee shops you have near you but the ones where I live have better coffee than most people have at home.
kolla··on Cops can force your finger onto an iPhone to see if it unlocks, says judge
The mashing of the power button works but the "power + volume up" only gives me the option to turn of the phone. It does not do anything for biometrics. iPhone 7.
kolla··on Sweden Wants to Revive Europe’s Overnight Trains
I live in Sweden and most of the times I try to travel by train there is some unexpected thing they can't handle like snow, rain, leaves, sunshine so they are replaced by a buss. I wish trains were reliable.
kolla··on KaiOS – A Smartphone Operating System
The speed I could type text messages with T9 is something I will never achieve with my iphone.

I am however guessing that a smaller screen will lead to longer battery life and the phone seems to aim itself at markets where that matters more than in the west.

kolla··on Ikea founder leaves fortune to no one, structures it to ensure it lasts forever
He owned several luxury houses and most certanly never bought 2nd hand clothes even if he wore simple clothes. So it was a carefully crafted image, not what he actually did.
kolla··on Where Pot Entrepreneurs Go When the Banks Say No
Can you make money out of running a set of independent ATM's? Do people use ATM's?
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