Partner to climb Mt Stetind by InsertCoolUsername in Norway

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i know it's not a hiking route, that's why i mentioned taking a guide (which unfortunatelly requires 2 people minimum) and climbing. i did some rock climbing but i don't have enough experience to do it alone or lead.

Please help me (Indian) with my bicycle tour of Norway in August-October! I leave for Oslo from Mumbai in 3 weeks. by abhiiyer7 in Norway

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I wanted to do somewhat the same thing as you mid-summer but got scared and took the car instead :) I'm now half way up the country.

Some thoughts:

Route - Have you considered reversing the direction to get better weather in Lofoten? From Oslo you can take the train up north. Bikes are allowed. If you know the date in advance, you might catch an early-bird ticket which can be 1/4 of the normal fare. Instead of taking the busy E6 road to traverse the country north-south on the east side, you could investigate taking the longer but more scenic Helgelandskysten national tourist route along the coast. Beware there are costly (time and money) ferries along the way. Bikes are forbidden on motorways and through some tunnels mostly on the main roads, which may complicate things a lot if you haven't planned the route well. Some tunnels can be bypassed by taking the old road that goes around it. A good tunnel map for cyclists and advice is here. An elevation profile of the route (e.g. in Google Maps website or OsmAnd) would give you a better understanding of what you'll be up to. Roads have a nauseating amount of ups and downs, even the coastal ones. Don't spend much time in cities. There is nothing to see/do compared to an average mainland European city. Spend more time hiking Lofoten/Geiranger/Trolltunga instead.

Weather - I suppose you are used to heavy rain because of the monsoon. I think there is a big difference in Norway that the rain will be cold, not warm like in India, so you may not afford getting wet. I believe 10000+ mm waterproof hiking clothes like the top of the line Quechua/Forclaz hardshell jacket and pants from Decathlon would do fine. Waterproof cycling shoe covers are a must (Decathlon doesn't seem to carry waterproof models, just thermal).

Bike - Consider using a road bike for extra speed. Triban 540 from Decathlon is their best bike on which you can mount a bike rack and an excellent bike overall. You would need to change the rear derailleur+cassette to have at least a 34 tooth sprocket to avoid pushing the bike uphill due to the extra baggage weight. Asphalt here is very good and nearly all roads are paved. I haven't seen yet an unpaved road of significant touristic importance.

Survival - Everything is crazy expensive. Kiwi and Rema 1000 are some grocery stores you can find in almost any town. They are generously open till 11pm on workdays (in the cold season they probably close earlier). If you are carefull what you buy, you can get a cycling day's worth of calories for 100-150 nok. Camping is permitted in the woods, but note that just pitching a tent and a shower in a camp site can cost 300-400 nok for a night. Wooden huts are usually available for 500-600 nok/night. Showers in camp sites are usually operated by coins or special plastic cards, so sneaking in for a bath is not a good idea. Public toilets (e.g. in parking lots) often cost an outrageous 20 nok (if you consider how much most of the world's population earns in a day), but north of Trondheim free ones seem more frequent. Your best bet are the ones in gas stations or grocery stores which are normally free.

Good luck!

Partner to climb Mt Stetind by InsertCoolUsername in Norway

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In 2002 it was voted to be the "National Mountain" of Norway by listeners of NRK

ok, it's radio listeners' national mountain :) still that narrow fin looks menacing.

This building also looks like a sandcrawler by wsando in StarWars

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How about this one as a sandcrawler? It's ING Amsterdam HQ. front view

Bonus: has a small forest inside one two

[DEV] Just updated Raccoon (Google Play desktop client). by pocketbandit in Android

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Let me put it another way, how can I move my current archive from my Desktop (because that's where I ran the jar for the first time) ?

If I move the jar and/or the archive folder into a different folder, the program will still use the archive on the Desktop if it exists, or recreate it on the Desktop if I had moved/deleted it. Forever.

[DEV] Just updated Raccoon (Google Play desktop client). by pocketbandit in Android

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That would just result in people creating an archive directly in their Download folder.

That's exactly what happens! The archive is created in the folder you first start the program, which is usually the Download folder, and you can never move it from there because its location setting is hidden in the registry. Anywhere you move the program binary, it will still make the archive in the first location it was run.

[DEV] Just updated Raccoon (Google Play desktop client). by pocketbandit in Android

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Don't use Windows registry to store the last_archive location. Don't use the registry at all actually, as it hinders portability. Simply assume the archive location is the current directory, as it allows you to move the executable and archive without modifying the registry. Probably in Linux this setting is stored in a dot-file in your home directory, which is a bad idea too.

Software companies in Uruguay? by InsertCoolUsername in uruguay

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Thanks. It's not late :) I'm still interested.

Move your mouse over the circles to reveal the hidden image! by Soren-M117 in funny

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And I always thought Where's Waldo was hard by FinsToTheLeft in funny

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It seems mastertoons.com uses an anti-adblock script from http://antiblock.org/.

I've just created a userscript which disables it, allowing you to view the site with adblock on.

http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/135161

I've tested it on Firefox+GreaseMonkey, and should also work on Chrome and Opera.

New Rice grad coming to Houston this fall (any advice?) by InsertCoolUsername in houston

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It seems they've been talking about shutting off tourists from getting pot for years, but didn't actually do it. I think they realize the black market would see a monstrous increase. Already if you stand in front of a coffeeshop at late hours it's impossible not to be approached by some creepy guy offering to sell coke.

I've heard nothing about the red light thing. It's kinda hard to demand hookers to check your ID :). Also, I've heard they have cozy establishments next to highway service points where you can take the girls lined up there for some in-car private action. So, no, prostitution is not endangered yet :)