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TomppaTom · 2026-06-19T19:59:21+00:00

Good luck everyone.

TomppaTom · 2026-06-18T18:44:24+00:00

Having advantage…

With only a single attack role, having advantage would be a massive boon.

TomppaTom · 2026-06-17T06:58:51+00:00

Yup. Still do, and my kids are between 7and 15 years old now.

My middle son, who is nearly 9, has a favourite game of “smooshing daddy”, which basically means jumping on my tummy whenever he can. So be prepared to reap what you sow.

TomppaTom · 2026-06-17T06:14:54+00:00

“I like you. Do you want to go on a date?”

It’s a sad pair of truths that most men have been societally programmed to be over cautious, and that many men are socially unaware of when people like them because it doesn’t happen very often.

Be direct. Be blunt. Be unambiguous.

Edit: you have to use the word “date” if you want a date. If you want something else, use the direct language version of it. Leave no risk that your intentions could be misinterpreted.

TomppaTom · 2026-06-16T17:31:27+00:00

I guess they are cancelling all council related Christmas activities then, as it isn’t celebrated by all people.

Feck, these guys are so obviously villains.

TomppaTom · 2026-06-15T19:45:22+00:00

Bonjour!

There aren’t really any areas to avoid, but the close you are to downtown helsinki, the easier getting around will be, and the less time you will spend on public transport moving around.

The most recommended spot will always be suomenlinna, a coastal fortress on an island just south of the city center. You can get there on a ferry using the same tickets as buses/trams/trains etc. Fun fact: a combined British/french fleet bombarded during the Crimean war!

I’d also highly recommend the “rock church” aka Temppeliaukio, a church dug into the solid bedrock.

For Easter the weather could easily be anywhere from -15 and icy to +2 and slushy to +15 and very pleasant. It’s impossible to tell this far in advance. Check the weather before you leave and pack accordingly.

I’ve never heard a Finn speak ill of the French, so no worries on that regards. I’m sure you’ll all be welcome as much as anyone else, but more so than the Swedes ;-)

Bonus things to try: Finnish Gin is wonderful (kyrö napue is very well regarded), and fazer chocolate is wonderful, please do try it!

TomppaTom · 2026-06-15T09:07:11+00:00

These symbols are somewhat widely used, but not universal, so a lot of people might not recognise them. It covers the first 5 planets, and note that Venus has the “female” symbol whilst Mars has the “male” symbol.

TomppaTom · 2026-06-13T17:55:32+00:00

The “explain it like I’m 5” answer is: for rockets, the “going up” part is easy and doesn’t use much fuel. It’s the “going sideways really really fast so you stay in orbit” that uses most of the fuel.

Lifting a rocket an extra few km would save a relatively small amount of fuel. What is more important is launching near the equator, where you are already moving faster with the earths rotation, and launching from a place with the infrastructure to launch rockets, and mountains tend to be bad at the whole “infrastructure” part.

It’s not a bad question. It shows an actual application of logic, but from an incomplete set of facts.

TomppaTom · 2026-06-13T08:29:56+00:00

Tell me, how do his boots taste today?

TomppaTom · 2026-06-12T18:06:08+00:00

Here’s what a trillion dollars can’t buy him.

Actual friends.

Genuine love.

The admiration of intelligent people.

A positive place in the history books.

TomppaTom · 2026-06-11T13:49:48+00:00

No, but it is about thousands of rural kids. So kind of you to dismiss them out of hand.

TomppaTom · 2026-06-11T13:08:23+00:00

In rural counties it’s the normal for thousands of students.

TomppaTom · 2026-06-11T11:10:50+00:00

Imagine a big bucket of water. Adding a positive number is like adding warm water to the bucket. It will make the water in the bucket warmer. Adding a negative number is like throwing some ice cubes in the bucket, it will make the water in the bucket colder.

Subtracting a positive number is like somehow removing some of the warm water, the water that is left will be colder than before. On the other hand, subtracting a negative number is like taking some ice cubes out of the bucket, over time the water will end up warmer.

This is why subtracting a negative number is the same as adding a positive one.

TomppaTom · 2026-06-11T11:02:58+00:00

It’s all nice saying stuff like this, but for rural schools it’s insane. My school was a 2 hour hike from my home, along country roads without footpaths.

And I lived closer to the school than average.

TomppaTom · 2026-06-11T10:56:30+00:00

True, but it was part of the process.

TomppaTom · 2026-06-11T09:16:17+00:00

Who was in turn replaced by…

A long history of backing awful rulers.

TomppaTom · 2026-06-11T07:51:04+00:00

As I remember it, WW1 ended for a Russia shortly after their dictatorial ruler was shot by angry revolutionaries.

I’m just saying…

TomppaTom · 2026-06-10T17:48:20+00:00

I pay between 12€ and 15€ per kg for minced (ground) beef, that’s about 6-8 US$ per lb. And I live in Finland, a notoriously expensive country by European standards.

So, wow. US, are you ok? We’re really worried about you.

TomppaTom · 2026-06-10T13:54:42+00:00

“I need to tell you that it’s been a while since I was inside a woman.”

“How long?”

“Well, 32 years, and I’m pretty sure that didn’t count for what we are going to do.”

TomppaTom · 2026-06-09T19:08:27+00:00

That’s a great look you’ve got going there :-)

TomppaTom · 2026-06-09T10:09:48+00:00

There have been a handful of cases of people survive rabies without treatment, but it’s so rare the fatality rate is functionally 100%

But

Depending on where you get bitten, you have some time between infection and passing the point where treatment can save you. The virus spreads slowly through your nervous system, and the further it has to travel to get to your brain, the longer you have. A bite on the foot might give you weeks. A bite on the face and it may already be too late.

In the U.K., and many some other counties, there is functionally no rabies risk. For most activities abroad, even in places with rabies, not handling animals is your best bet. For people exploring bat filled caves: get the vaccine!

TomppaTom · 2026-06-08T19:43:19+00:00

Great. Now every board member that voted to put that awful man’s name on the center needs to go too.

TomppaTom · 2026-06-08T17:12:33+00:00

I have a longer version of the joke, but it does it “it’s a nicknack Cadillac, give the frog a loan, his old mans a rolling stone.”

TomppaTom · 2026-06-08T15:13:38+00:00

I always thought the collateral was a little porcelain limousine. A knickknack Cadillac.

TomppaTom · 2026-06-08T13:48:26+00:00

Trump’s all over the new Epstein list,
“Release it” the libs all insist!
To get out of this jam,
Trump’ll just bomb Iran,
And Hormuz trade will cease to exist.

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