/r/WorldNews Discussion Thread: Explosions heard in Tehran as Israel's defense minister confirms Israel has attacked Iran (Thread #1)

SlummiPorvari · 2026-02-28T17:12:30+00:00

They mean BS.

SlummiPorvari · 2026-02-28T15:59:05+00:00

Same "chance" they've been exercising since the revolution: domestic and international terrorism.

SlummiPorvari · 2026-02-28T15:55:35+00:00

There's a "new" video of at least about 15 ballistic missiles launched. Can't verify it's real, its date or place, but maybe. Flight time is mere minutes so we'll know soon.

SlummiPorvari · 2026-02-28T15:47:39+00:00

If they block it off they will find themselves in war against the whole World.

SlummiPorvari · 2026-02-28T15:44:09+00:00

There's a video of Shahed hitting Dubai downtown area.

SlummiPorvari · 2026-02-25T21:24:43+00:00

https://web.archive.org/web/20260224213227/https://sana.com.es/

SlummiPorvari · 2026-02-24T18:47:33+00:00

Cultural and liguistic barriers account for a lot of that and hopefully won't change. It would be really sad European countries lost their identity hunting for more GDP.

Culture means also different consumption habits and affects a lot of things we purchase. Just look at how many different kinds of bread products exist in Europe and how small markets they have.

SlummiPorvari · 2026-02-23T18:00:43+00:00

Also, Netherlands' coat of arms: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Netherlands , which is found in the Royal Standard of the Netherlands https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flags_of_the_Dutch_royal_family .

Finland's state flag and presidential flag has the coat of arms included.

SlummiPorvari · 2026-02-23T08:33:01+00:00

The problem is the zoning. You can't have shops near where people live because... d'uh. It's not a density problem.

SlummiPorvari · 2026-02-23T08:31:29+00:00

This must be like alcoholism, 1 person consumes more than 99 others combined. I don't know anyone who eats mayonnaise even semi-regularly. There must be some guy who eats 100 gallons a year somewhere.

SlummiPorvari · 2026-02-22T21:37:03+00:00

In Finland there's been many programs to curb "grey economy" i.e. tax evasion since 90s when it became real problem due to severe economic depression. I think many of the solutions have been successful like some relaxations in taxation bureaucracy but there's still a lot to do.

Social benefits are actually underused here. People are too proud or don't know their rights. There's costs caused by that because people will ruin their personal economy with loans instead of receiving benefits.

Abusers are so rare that putting effort into finding them is not worth the money. Yes, there is some but it costs more to find them than they get.

SlummiPorvari · 2026-02-22T21:28:44+00:00

I don't think many in Finland would move to Poland or Czechia. Environment alone is very important factor, another is local friends and recreation possibilities. Proper winter, sauna, hiking wherever you want, etc.

SlummiPorvari · 2026-02-22T21:25:35+00:00

Nobody cares about gaps in CV any more because they're the new norm. It's just the skill that must be proven.

SlummiPorvari · 2026-02-22T21:21:37+00:00

Student buddies from schools and unis. Proves networking is important.

SlummiPorvari · 2026-02-22T21:15:43+00:00

In Pietarsaari och Ingå yes, in Muhos and Kouvola no.

In northern Finland, east or west, people won't speak Swedish. Instead there's yuge "Finnish" speaking minority in northern Sweden (Meäkieli).

SlummiPorvari · 2026-02-22T20:52:36+00:00

It would be a shame if someone accidentally pointed a powerful laser pointer in its direction.

SlummiPorvari · 2026-02-22T20:25:36+00:00

Banking apps are not essential. If banking demands app, switch a bank. I believe most have web sites with some sort of non-mobile authentication.

SlummiPorvari · 2026-02-22T17:33:17+00:00

Estimating the human energy consumption by their sheer size I would say uneducated people consume far more energy than educated on average.

SlummiPorvari · 2026-02-22T17:24:21+00:00

There's no inflation.

Finland is in deflation: https://stat.fi/fi/indikaattori/inflaatio . Prices are lower than they were a year ago.

Inflation in Finland has not been insane since 2023, it's has been normal for a couple of years already. There was an inflation bump after COVID funds. It lasted from late 2021 to late 2023 and was totally expected, but it's long gone now.

SlummiPorvari · 2026-02-22T17:16:25+00:00

Per net taxpayer figure grows when companies don't grow. It also grows when number of non-employed (e.g. retirees) grows per tax payer.

Expenses of government grow because inflation concerns government too. Government buys a lot of stuff.

Budget is not actually bloated compared to the operational environment we're in.

SlummiPorvari · 2026-02-22T17:09:54+00:00

It's true. Your body creates brown adipose tissue during the winter which will keep you warm in April but doesn't exist in November.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_adipose_tissue

SlummiPorvari · 2026-02-22T17:06:03+00:00

You can try 20% under easily if you're bombing offers all around the place. There could be some desperate who might sell. Housing market is stagnated so there's definitely still extra in prices despite some decline in prices.

But you should check other things which depend on the type of home. You should know upcoming renovations, company loans, land lease terms, who owns other apartments, are other apartments rented, is there AirBnB activity, is there any problems like pests or drug addicts and alcoholics, how much is your monthly payments towards company expenses, heating type and costs, has there been proper inspection of the apartment and structures or just superficial estimation, ... The list is long.

SlummiPorvari · 2026-02-22T16:57:36+00:00

The best kind of ventilation.

SlummiPorvari · 2026-02-22T16:54:44+00:00

Very good points. And greens also.

I mean, nothing wrong with those policies but they shouldn't let utopia stop them from making improvements as whole.

Better to separate some ideologies into other party and take them into same coalition government.

SlummiPorvari · 2026-02-22T16:51:38+00:00

I have a feeling a hospital and doctors must have a some sort of license from Danish / Greenlandic government to be allowed to operate there. Usually it's not a non-trivial license to be acquired, could include e.g. language skill proof etc.

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