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  1. Comment on Finland's far-right Perussuomalaiset party has agreed to enter a coalition government with the centre-right Kokoomus and two other groups in ~news

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    Thank you again for your thoughtful responses! I don't think I have anything else, but I can't really overstate how much I appreciate the detail!

    Thank you again for your thoughtful responses!

    I don't think I have anything else, but I can't really overstate how much I appreciate the detail!

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  2. Comment on Finland's far-right Perussuomalaiset party has agreed to enter a coalition government with the centre-right Kokoomus and two other groups in ~news

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    Thank you very much for this information! It's a completely different construction than what I'm used to. It clearly derives from a different government tradition with significantly different...

    Thank you very much for this information! It's a completely different construction than what I'm used to. It clearly derives from a different government tradition with significantly different structural priorities.

    I can see the concerns about creating a new layer of electoral complexity; my question would be, why were municipalities not already engaged in that kind of collective bargaining/regional efficiency negotiation? Was there rivalry related things? Were they not legally empowered to do so? This seems like a somewhat kludgy/blunt answer to a problem that could have been solved by already extant government apparatus.

    Are there any questions about Finland you like answering the most/are most proud of? There's obviously a lot of things that spring to mind but I really don't want to waste your time just guessing :P

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  3. Comment on Women of Tildes, do we want or need a designated women's space? in ~tildes

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    Spaces being designated but not opaque to outsiders is an excellent way of increasing cultural education and decreasing individual differences in outlook. 100% supportive of what you're saying.

    Spaces being designated but not opaque to outsiders is an excellent way of increasing cultural education and decreasing individual differences in outlook. 100% supportive of what you're saying.

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  4. Comment on Finland's far-right Perussuomalaiset party has agreed to enter a coalition government with the centre-right Kokoomus and two other groups in ~news

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    Thank you for your absolutely excellent points on all of this. It's always extremely enlightening to hear about the nuances of domestic politics of uniquely faceted representative countries. So...

    Thank you for your absolutely excellent points on all of this. It's always extremely enlightening to hear about the nuances of domestic politics of uniquely faceted representative countries. So many interesting details float to the top like a legitimate party for minority language promotion. That would not be remotely meaningful in many other places in the world, while I'm sure it's also mirrored by other states in similar situations.

    One final question, if you don't mind: To what extend is Finland federalized versus localized? Obviously this discussion has been about national elections but to independent local legislatures also pay a large role in how things would be implemented? Or is it more like administrative separations with nearly all legislation happening at a country wide level?

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  5. Comment on Considering image posts on Tildes in ~tildes

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    Hey, thank you for the clarification! I definitely didn't know there was a period where it was working relatively well. It continues to be very very unfortunate that obvious core functionality...

    Hey, thank you for the clarification! I definitely didn't know there was a period where it was working relatively well. It continues to be very very unfortunate that obvious core functionality like what you provide (thank you) is just simply missing from any roadmap for the people actually working on the platform. That they also regressed in this all is not surprising.

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  6. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech

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    Realistically I don't know how they make a phone that has a replaceable battery and also meets, say, the Japanese market's standard demand for full-immersion water resistance. Sure, it's...

    Realistically I don't know how they make a phone that has a replaceable battery and also meets, say, the Japanese market's standard demand for full-immersion water resistance. Sure, it's technically possible, but the phones are not gonna look the same/be appealing.

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  7. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech

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    That's a very legitimate take. One of the big reasons they've moved away from that is because unibody phones are harder for average users to break at the outset. Clearly when they're broken,...

    That's a very legitimate take. One of the big reasons they've moved away from that is because unibody phones are harder for average users to break at the outset. Clearly when they're broken, they're far harder to fix. The critical cross section of those two imperatives has swung too far one way.

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  8. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech

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    Oh I love me some good structural incompetency in utilities!

    Oh I love me some good structural incompetency in utilities!

  9. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech

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    Oh that's wild. Is it a technological limitation or guided by something else?

    Oh that's wild. Is it a technological limitation or guided by something else?

  10. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech

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    Oh that's interesting. I assume that's also an EU regulation?

    Oh that's interesting. I assume that's also an EU regulation?

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  11. Comment on Finland's far-right Perussuomalaiset party has agreed to enter a coalition government with the centre-right Kokoomus and two other groups in ~news

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    First off, this is fascinating and I very much appreciate the primer here on Finnish domestic politics! Thank you! I have a couple follow-up questions/thoughts if that's welcome: For my own...

    First off, this is fascinating and I very much appreciate the primer here on Finnish domestic politics! Thank you! I have a couple follow-up questions/thoughts if that's welcome:

    For example, the Coalition party and the Swedish party have very vocal liberal wings while True Finns and the Christian Democrats are significantly more conservative.

    For my own clarity, I am assuming you mean that the former two parties have what might be called "socially" liberal wings (e.g. things like general social equality, more permissive drug laws, etc.) versus more socially conservative views for the other two parties.

    It's interesting that those differences are not considered major enough to generate an irrevocable separation in the interests of those parties. As you go on to note later, it would be very easy to construe things like opposition to climate change as an impossible political pill to swallow for more 'socially liberal' politicians. Is this ability to ignore what seems to be a rather large gap in general policy something that's relatively standard in Finnish politics or is this relatively rare?

    All parties want to decrease government spending and reduce public debt.

    Is this a legitimately well founded issue? There's no 'correct' amount of public debt but are we talking about crushing burden on economic strength or are we talking about 'convenient' arguments about 'balanced budgets' that are just a cover for things? Notably, in the US, those things are reducing welfare and government redistribution of wealth.

    Some key issues I can immediately think of which may create wedges in the government:

    These are a very interesting scale of issues. Is alcohol/temperance a supreme topic in Finnish political discussion? It seems a little out of place in that list as a more practical sin/societally important thing than an otherwise clearly nationally involved issues.

    Thanks again for the discussion! Much appreciated.

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  12. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech

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    Yeah I think the critical difference is legitimately around 'full immersion'. Most Japanese phones are that way by default, there have only been very few US market phones are like that. The issue...

    Yeah I think the critical difference is legitimately around 'full immersion'. Most Japanese phones are that way by default, there have only been very few US market phones are like that. The issue mostly revolves around what kind of guarantees makers are willing to publish versus practical expenditure on engineering to make something close to it work. We had been trending in that unibody, no ports/panels direction, a solid 'brick' of hardware; but this will undo a lot of that, and probably reopen the conversation about other user serviceable things.

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  13. Comment on The most frustrating thing about ADHD for me is in ~health.mental

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    Overpowering brain chemistry with willpower is absolutely an effortful thing. Laziness is ability but no desire. Desire but no ability because of uphill challenges relating to executive function...

    My go to is "I'm not lazy, I lack motivation."

    Overpowering brain chemistry with willpower is absolutely an effortful thing. Laziness is ability but no desire. Desire but no ability because of uphill challenges relating to executive function is not the same.

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  14. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech

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    Magnets, how do they even work? Practically and very sadly, though, it really wouldn't be a good choice for a lot of reasons.

    Magnets, how do they even work?

    Practically and very sadly, though, it really wouldn't be a good choice for a lot of reasons.

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  15. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech

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    This specifically hurts Apple more than basically anyone else because, AFAIK, they don't make region specific hardware now anyway.

    This specifically hurts Apple more than basically anyone else because, AFAIK, they don't make region specific hardware now anyway.

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  16. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech

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    I think there are at least two major phone design elements that will change for sold-in-EU smartphones will have to do: Ditch any pretense at being fully waterproof. There's no way having a user...

    I think there are at least two major phone design elements that will change for sold-in-EU smartphones will have to do:

    1. Ditch any pretense at being fully waterproof. There's no way having a user serviceable battery compartment door is compatible with actual immersion waterproofing, particularly without adhesives.

    2. Phones will ship with less battery capacity because internal space will need to be spent on bracing and other strengthening to compensate for the battery compartment being rugged and batteries being larger to onboard control chips for battery safety.

    Is that the end of the world? Probably not; but it does perpetuate global phone function/feature differences depending on geographic region.

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  17. Comment on Finland's far-right Perussuomalaiset party has agreed to enter a coalition government with the centre-right Kokoomus and two other groups in ~news

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    Out of curiosity, do you know any notable internal Finnish issues that would/could create wedges in this coalition? Why are they together now, do they have a particular united goal they want to...

    Out of curiosity, do you know any notable internal Finnish issues that would/could create wedges in this coalition? Why are they together now, do they have a particular united goal they want to accomplish?

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  18. Comment on Everything must be paid for twice in ~life

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    You might try different format books for knowledge that are more enjoyable/lower barrier of entry to regularly pick up. Lots of reference texts are not really written as sit-down cover-to-cover books.

    You might try different format books for knowledge that are more enjoyable/lower barrier of entry to regularly pick up. Lots of reference texts are not really written as sit-down cover-to-cover books.

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  19. Comment on NYC MTA moves forward with plans to install platform doors in three subway stations in ~transport

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    This is critical safety infrastructure being installed to solve dangerous platform issues on unique subway platforms that has to be custom fabricated and installed without impacting service. It...

    This is critical safety infrastructure being installed to solve dangerous platform issues on unique subway platforms that has to be custom fabricated and installed without impacting service. It would not be a reasonable cost if this was being designed from the ground up and there were economies of scale. But this is basically custom '30+ years of life' safety systems that are (nearly) impervious to angry drunk people/ragingly mad crazy people. Would you prefer a scenario where this thing is undercosted and some folks die and then the public cost is paid through payouts to victims and families? Or do we just pay a thoughtful amount upfront to avoid systematic issues. Ultimately, asserting grift/inefficiency being responsible for this doesn't really capture the underlying issues.

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  20. Comment on Considering image posts on Tildes in ~tildes

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    Critically, tools like Toolbox that surface extremely important moderation tools will die miserably without old reddit. Realistically, I do not know if the spiral after the end of old reddit will...

    Critically, tools like Toolbox that surface extremely important moderation tools will die miserably without old reddit. Realistically, I do not know if the spiral after the end of old reddit will be recoverable in a reasonable way or if it represents a tumblr-like crash into rebirth or a permanent shift into just western tiktok where subreddits are content tags and not meaningful communities.

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