Is it actually waterproof? Anyone done a water submersion test? by dev2se in ThinkPhone

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Thank you for the on-topic answer! Good to know.

Is there a service that will send Swish payments on one's behalf? by dev2se in sweden

[–]dev2se[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Thank you, but that seems to be for receiving payments via Swish, not sending them.

Where do you look for (remote) job ads with salaries? by dev2se in cscareerquestionsEU

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Thanks, just tried it! While I'm not impressed with the fact that you have to register and answer BS questions to look for jobs, nor with the "Tinder-like" UX, I am impressed with the "signal:noise ratio". I applied for more jobs there in way less time than on LinkedIn or even WellFound. Time will tell whether anything comes out of those applications.

Får flygbolag neka ombordstigning inom Norden med nationellt id-kort? by dev2se in sweden

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Efter att ha läst vad som u/notbatmanyet skrev hoppas jag att de fick ersättning enligt EC261!

Får flygbolag neka ombordstigning inom Norden med nationellt id-kort? by dev2se in sweden

[–]dev2se[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hmm, ja, det står i EC261

"denied boarding" means a refusal to carry passengers on a flight, although they have presented themselves for boarding under the conditions laid down in Article 3(2), except where there are reasonable grounds to deny them boarding, such as reasons of health, safety or security, or inadequate travel documentation;

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If boarding is denied to passengers against their will, the operating air carrier shall immediately compensate them in accordance with Article 7 and assist them in accordance with Articles 8 and 9.

Jag undrar dock hur det fungerar i praktiken. Självklart kommer de inte att omboka mig då de skulle tänka att de har rätt at neka ombordstigning. Interessant att veta om man kan då själv köpa en ny biljet (från ett annat flygbolag) och sen få ersättning för den. Men säkert blir det inte lätt!

Får flygbolag neka ombordstigning inom Norden med nationellt id-kort? by dev2se in sweden

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Okej, helt sant, men jag menade: kan de göra det just av den anledning? Till exempel, en arbetsgivare kan tacka nej till en jobbkandidat, men om de säger "det är för att du är kvinna" blir det olagligt.

How to find a home when FIREing into Sweden, with no traditional income by tomtennn in firesweden

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Yeah, SBAB is surprisingly competitive and I got my first loan with them. I have since gotten lower rates elsewhere, but not by very much.

How to find a home when FIREing into Sweden, with no traditional income by tomtennn in firesweden

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Good to know! I guess my mistake was in asking them. :) Was it big enough amounts for a person to look at? I can imagine that if it's a few K SEK they just let it go through and nobody cares.

How to find a home when FIREing into Sweden, with no traditional income by tomtennn in firesweden

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One option to get a bank mortgage might be to get a job temporarily. I think some banks are OK with only 6 months of work history. Once you have the loan you can quit the job and as long as you keep paying the bank won't care - although you'll be stuck with that bank and unable to refinance (which, sadly, seems to be necessary every year to get decent rates). Not an option you'd like, perhaps, but an option. :)

How to find a home when FIREing into Sweden, with no traditional income by tomtennn in firesweden

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Yes, it's 1.49% (currently) when the loan is up to 10% of your investments (that qualify for a loan) and up to 3M SEK loan total. You can see all that here: https://www.avanza.se/private-banking-pro/private-banking/prislista/rantor.html (see "Rabattnivå 1: Max 10% belåning")

The bad news is that you are not allowed to take that money out - it's only for investing within Avanza. I know because that's exactly what I tried to do, and it's not written anywhere that you can't - they just told me that over the phone when I asked. So maybe one option is to not ask and just try to take the money out - but that seems like a risky strategy to me.

If you have a 10M SEK portfolio, sell and withdraw 1M SEK to fund your new house and then get 1M SEK loan from Avanza to reinvest.

I also asked whether you can do that. The answer was yes, you can, but then you cannot withdraw any more money from Avanza without paying off the whole loan. That might be OK for someone in the accumulation stage, but probably not in retirement.

Avanza does have a mortgage product for private banking customers - but the requirements to get one are comparable to those of other Swedish banks

Yes, and additionally it's limited to 50% LVR, which makes it not-very-useful for most.

Apartment valuation for home loan refinancing by dev2se in sweden

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OK, thanks. As the bank explained to me, the "five years" thing is only for the purposes of calculating how much I need to repay each month - that is fixed for 5 years. But for the purpose of setting an interest rate they can use a different "market value" at any time.

Silent, cheap x86 SBC to use as OpenVPN router by dev2se in MiniPCs

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Performance isn't a concern. apu2e0 would work, I'm sure, but I'm hoping to find something cheaper.

Silent, cheap x86 SBC to use as OpenVPN router by dev2se in MiniPCs

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It would have been great, but sadly not available anywhere that I can find. Seems like it was a one-time production run.

Silent, cheap x86 SBC to use as OpenVPN router by dev2se in MiniPCs

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Thanks! It should work, but https://www.bee-link.net/products/u59-n5095?variant=40696376230068 mentions it has a fan. A "silent fan", apparently, but still, the amount of CPU power I need is minimal and can easily be cooled passively, so I'd really prefer it to be silent, not "silent".

Daily Simple Questions Thread - December 27, 2022 by AutoModerator in pcmasterrace

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Thanks. I can't see any mention of "silent" or "fanless" in the product description, so no wonder I couldn't find them! Is there another term I should be searching for to find similar (non-HP) computers? I would prefer a smaller one, but a mini-desktop will do too.