HNHacker News
TopNewBestAskShowJobs

cjg_

324 karma · joined September 18, 2010

submissionscomments
cjg_··on Sweden plans new nuclear reactors by 2035, will share costs
There's several projects ongoing to store heat from district heating systems, for example in Västerås [1] and Linköping [2]

[1] https://www.malarenergi.se/om-malarenergi/framtidens-samhall... [2] https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/ost/de-lagrar-varme-i-berg...

cjg_··on Sweden plans new nuclear reactors by 2035, will share costs
Vattenfall is fully state-owned anyway.
cjg_··on EU Artificial Intelligence Act
Note that this is not an official EU website, but by a non-profit organization https://futureoflife.org/
cjg_··on US jet shoots down unknown object flying off Alaska coast
More or less the premise of this 2021 article: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/40054/adversary-drones...
cjg_··on Supermicro throws its weight behind Arm servers
Amazon creates their own security chips since several years with the Nitro system: https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/nitro/
cjg_··on Company Tells Employees: Work ‘Voluntary’ Overtime or Go to Jail
Normally these ageeements are time limited to say 1-3 years and then needs to be renegotiated, this is when union requires some certain salary increases over the next agreement period and for that promise to not strike given that the employer hold up the agreement. Should the not come to a agreement during the negotiations, strikes are an option.
cjg_··on Fire Apparatus – United States vs. Europe (2016)
Found a quite good article about differences on the helmets (and some other firefighting techniques like fognails) in https://www.firehouse.com/safety-health/ppe/helmets/article/...

This fognail video was quite interesting also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe_V7aLyzM8

cjg_··on I hacked my car
Immobilizers are mandatory in EU since 1998, so yes.
cjg_··on EVs cost 22% less to service than ICE cars, new data shows
I guess one example is bikeshops providing air for bikes for free. But I agree, not many services provide things for free. I’m assuming gas stations see it as a way to draw in customers, many also have bathrooms for free.
cjg_··on EVs cost 22% less to service than ICE cars, new data shows
Interesting, here in Sweden air is always free, however vaccums cost money (but way less stations have vaccums).
cjg_··on EVs cost 22% less to service than ICE cars, new data shows
Yeah, more or less every manned gas station in Sweden has that.
cjg_··on EVs cost 22% less to service than ICE cars, new data shows
Gas stations charge for air?
cjg_··on Cooling related failure (in Google London DC)
The eu-north-1 AZ’s are in Västerås, Eskilstuna and Katrineholm, all ~100 km from Stockholm and ~40-80 km from each other.
cjg_··on Swedbank customers positive balance turned into negative due to an update
Username is your national id number, not really something strange in Sweden for banking.
cjg_··on Drone carrying a defibrillator saves its first heart attack patient in Sweden
https://www.dn.se/sverige/dronare-levererade-hjartstartare-r...
cjg_··on Major Swedish supermarket chain hit by cyberattack
Coop the store chain is owned by a cooperative association (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kooperativa_F%C3%B6rbundet) so would say it is legit still.
cjg_··on Mars: NASA's Perseverance rover's first 100 days in pictures
No, but Opportunity is lost, it survived for 15 years though, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opportunity_(rover)
cjg_··on What We Can Learn from Japanese Prefab Homes
Basically all major house manufacturers in Sweden prefab walls etc and deliver them and assemble.

Assembling of one of them in a day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4ndJF64M3I

cjg_··on Ask HN: Can I trust brokers with my stocks?
Avanza supports loaning out stocks depending on the account type, it is only available on Kapitalförsäkring because otherwise the stock is in your name (on Depå / ISK). Also you get paid a premium if they loan your stocks. It is described on https://www.avanza.se/konton-lan-prislista/konton/kapitalfor... and includes a section about the risk.
cjg_··on Europe: close to power grid blackout (49,74Hz power line frequency)
Not less efficient than just using electricity. At -20C you get 1:1 electricity to heat.
cjg_··on Europe: close to power grid blackout (49,74Hz power line frequency)
Would say that almost all cities / larger towns in Sweden has municipal heating via hot water. And acc. to wikipedia around half of all housing units in Denmark, Sweden and Finland has municipal heating.
cjg_··on iOS 14 is available today
Update available now for me (Sweden)
cjg_··on Image Shows Chinese Submarine Entering Mysterious Cave at S. China Sea Base
There's a quite big one in Sweden also, built in the 50's that is still active. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musk%C3%B6_naval_base
cjg_··on Effective C: An Introduction to Professional C Programming
Get the ebook for $47 with a ebook 30% discount on their site? $33.
cjg_··on New iPad Pro with LiDAR Scanner and trackpad support
"A full-size keyboard designed for iPad Pro brings individual hard keycaps and a scissor mechanism with 1 mm travel for a responsive, comfortable and quiet typing experience."

Seems very similar to the new Pro keyboard!

cjg_··on Hundreds of dogs in Norway hit by mystery illness
Norway is in the EEA and that means they are effectively bound by same rules as the rest of the EU governing trade.
cjg_··on NetNewsWire 5.0 – Open-Source RSS Reader for Mac
Worked fine to export/import from 4.10 so I bet this is a limitation of the OPML export in 3.3.2 rather than an issues in 5.0.
cjg_··on Ask HN: What backpack are you using?
Mission Workshop The Rambler, https://missionworkshop.com/products/the-rambler Amazing bag, not cheap though, have had it for 5 years. Perfect for biking or travel.
cjg_··on Best Startups to Work for in Stockholm
That's only if you are taking sick-leave (and for the first day, then you get some part of your salary), also Sweden got 25 days of mandatory paid vacation days.
cjg_··on Design flaw behind MacBook Pro’s “stage light” effect
The difference is well explained by the 25% VAT applied in Norway.
Page 1 of 5Next →