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They did buy c3 technologies so they are probably up to something map related.

With all other things being equal I wouldn't recommend Stockholm as a startup city. While taxes are high, the big issues are cost of living and quality of life. Berlin seems like a better choice and there are a number of swedish (founded) startups there like soundcloud, readmill and researchgate.

forzaon How Homakov hacked GitHub & the line of code that could have prevented it

GitHub really needs to clearify if access to private repos was compromised, for how long and if such access would be traceable.

forzaon Raspberri PI Release Announcement

While it would have been a good idea to distribute some of the devices from the US that wasn't the main problem. A common way to do a launch like this is:

1. Make people register with their e-mail adress. 2. Send order links with unique and expiring tokens in batches. 3. Process payments.

forzaon Raspberri PI Release Announcement

This is somewhat embarrassing for them, especially since they so confidently claimed to have everything under control. Kind of makes you wonder if there's any flaws in the device itself. I guess it those will have time to surface before most of us can get one though :)

Handling a launch like this isn't very hard if you don't ignore the problem.

forzaon Apple wins over Motorola in 'slide-to-unlock' ruling

Hm, I thought the prior art argument was pretty convincing the last time Apple tried this.

http://fosspatents.blogspot.com/2011/08/dutch-judge-consider... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj-KS2kfIr0&t=4m10s

forzaon Ask HN: What are the best books on leadership?

Please state why you think something is good when you recommend it.

forzaon An Android fan's take on the Galaxy Nexus

the screen is gorgeous

Unfortunately not for everyone when using "auto brightness".

http://www.google.se/search?q=galaxy+nexus+grainy+screen

forzaon Average Silicon Valley Tech Salary Passes $100,000

That kind of salary is not unheard of in Stockholm.

forzaon Salary Negotiation: Make More Money, Be More Valued

Most of the time you already have an offer i.e. your current employment.

forzaon This is why I don't give you a job

"you hire a replacement and risk being stuck with unnecessary employees in 3 years"

That is not how it works in Sweden (nor anywhere else that I know of). The replacement is hired as a temporary position until the original employee returns.

forzaon This is why I don't give you a job

I would have taught it's the opposite. If women are discriminated against because of having children, I guess the companies that doesn't discriminate against women (or even actively helps them) would get all the good ones?

forzaon This is why I don't give you a job

I don't have much sympathy for companies who doesn't invest in their employees. If you value your employees and are in it for the long run, then your biggest problem are employees leaving you not the opposite.

Otherwise you are free to hire consultants and pay a premium to the agency and (hopefully) the consultant, but don't be surprised when they leave you in six months for something better (paid).

Also fresh graduates or self educated people are loyal and relatively cheap (especially in Sweden). But then you would of course have to invest in them.

forzaon Apple's suggestions to Samsung to work-around its iPhone and iPad design patents

Of course you won't see devices like the Crunchpad[1] or the Touchbook[2] on those kinds of lists. Just like how other devices similar to later Apple products, like the Sony Vaio X505[3], Neonode N1[4] or Palm Tx[5], seems to become convienently forgotten in similar lists. But when they are actually remembered someone will come along and redefine the argument in Apples favor anyway, so what does it matter really...

[1] http://techcrunch.com/2009/06/03/crunchpad-the-launch-protot... [2] http://www.alwaysinnovating.com/touchbook/ [3] http://www.zdnet.co.uk/reviews/ultraportables/2004/09/02/son... [4] http://www.gsmarena.com/neonode_n1-391.php http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ru2GjBTHRY [5] http://www.palminfocenter.com/view_story.asp?ID=8140

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Europe is not the same as America, that's correct. But if you actually look at innovation, there has been more than a few aquisition of Swedish companies. Just counting "Swedish" companies there's MySQL, Skype, C3 technologies, Marratech, Tradera and a lot of others.

forzaon Tell HN: I want to teach you web development. In 8 weeks. For free (sort of)

I don't think there's really anything unique about spamming... I was also referring to the previous posters loan idea/business model.

forzaon Tell HN: I want to teach you web development. In 8 weeks. For free (sort of)

Isn't this more of a consulting (or contracting) company? At least that's how most of the smaller (20-50 consultants and 1-5 management) companies works around here.

forzaon Norway: an Eden with wifi

"3. Youth unemployment rates are high across scandinavia."

No, there's a clear difference between Sweden/Finland and Norway/Denmark.

http://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=z8o7pt6rd5uqa6_&...

forzaon The Asus MacBook Air, sort of

I'm referring to the general discourse and the comments made by Jobs in regards to Android.

forzaon The Asus MacBook Air, sort of

How is it that when someone takes inspiration from an Apple product it's stealing, but when Apple does the same thing it's either genius (to the point of being one mans creation) or the importance of original invention is trivilized? Being inspired is the foundation of creating new things, as almost everything new is actually taking one or more known things and combining them. What bothers me is when you take inspiration from something, claim it's your own unique invention and try to prevent anyone else from doing something with it.

forzaon Startup School 2011 Live Stream

I really liked his answer to the last question.

24:30 @ http://www.justin.tv/startupschool/b/298680010

forzaon Why I’m Kissing Spotify Goodbye

Just click on the album title first...

forzaon Facebook confirms first data center outside US on edge of Arctic Circle

I guess FRA will be happy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FRA_law

forzaon The 99 percent

Has nothing to do with the amount of work you do, but what goals or values you have.

forzaon Jwz: Google's pseudonym support "obvious bullshit"

"Don't be evil" is a flawed motto to begin with and should have been something like "be good" if they were serious about it. People thinks all kinds of things, like war, are "not evil".

forzaon We Can All Become Job Creators

"In July 2010, Denmark imposed a tax on sugary junk food."

http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/02/denmark-fat-t...

forzaon US government dictates Swedish copyright laws

...and MySQL is definitely open source.

forzaon 3.5 Inches

I would suspect it has a lot to do with being early in the market segment.

forzaon 3.5 Inches

I can recommend the onyx boox m91s for reading pdfs, as long as it's books/papers and not magazines.

http://www.onyx-boox.com/onyx-boox-m91s

forzaon Flash Game Simulates Living on $9/hr.

While not specifically about the american dream I do remember finding this ted talk by Alain de Botton quite interesting http://www.ted.com/talks/alain_de_botton_a_kinder_gentler_ph...