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3,590karma·386submissions·May 13, 2016
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On a (somewhat) related note: Jack-Up Project Saves Sinking North Sea Rigs ( https://www.nytimes.com/1987/08/19/business/jack-up-project-... )…
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Keep in mind that most of the money Norway make from oil & gas are invested [1], it's not money used directly for anything in Norway. Up to 4% of the money made from the investments can be sp…
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It's not the full cost of having a kid in childcare. Norway have set a cap on what the parents have to pay, and most (if not all) kindergartens have discounts if you have multiple kids in the sam…
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There are lots of possible choices, but if you depend on software not available on other platforms, it doesn't matter. If Microsoft doesn't do their job once properly notified, they deserve…
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This! Not just for the systems development side of things, but just as much for normal usage. I tend to do work for fairly small organizations (<500 ppl), but with layer upon layer of bureaucracy a…
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https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https... tl;dr: Tidal has denied being suspected for anything, but the Norwegian Supreme Court jus…
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Have a look at the Wikipedia article about the 4477th Test and Evaluation Squadron and Constant Peg :) [1] 1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonopah_Test_Range_Airport#447... …
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> Maybe environmental issues? Amongst others. It's not enough to just dig a hole in the ground, you have to make sure it doesn't seep into the ground as well. In addition, you have the a…
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You can do both though. Replace the valve with a burst disc now, just so testing can continue. Investigate the valve in parallel with testing, and place it back in whenever you think you've solve…
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I once worked with a client in such a situation. They were in the process of building a huge oil rig, costing somewhere north of $5.5bn USD. The basic premise was that a previous vendor had configured…
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Mandatory mention: Rifftrax and Mystery Science Theater 3000. They opened my eyes to truly bad movies, and have provided hours of entertainment since discovering them via a friend 15 years ago.