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less than three posted:Take this test to see if we'll let you in.
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The Iron Rose posted:a country that cares about its own citizens and won't bankrupt you for having the audacity to get sick. I think americans are proving time and again that we can't handle this situation
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Mar 5, 2020 04:44
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can we summon UN medical aid?
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Mar 5, 2020 05:29
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The Iron Rose posted:Larches you should immigrate to Canada. We have Healthcare and less racism. Come to Finland instead, we have Healthcare too and there is a real need for IT people.
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Mar 5, 2020 08:39
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Ataxerxes posted:Come to Finland instead, we have Healthcare too and there is a real need for IT people. How long does it take a native english speaker to learn Finnish?
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Mar 5, 2020 09:10
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Methanar posted:How long does it take a native english speaker to learn Finnish? ∞ You just speak english. Learning Finnish should be seen and cruel and unusual punishment
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Mar 5, 2020 09:24
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Methanar posted:How long does it take a native english speaker to learn Finnish? It's a real language? I thought it was made up, like Dutch, which is why the Finns speak better English than the English do. and why the Dutch speak French, German and English better than the French, Germans and English.
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Mar 5, 2020 09:29
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English is easy to learn for the Dutch because English is the bastard child of German and French. It's funny how such an awful mess of a language became so successful. (It's because empire)
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Mar 5, 2020 09:39
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Honestly if you don't speak English better than the English are you even trying?
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Mar 5, 2020 10:31
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Arquinsiel posted:Honestly if you don't speak English better than the English are you even trying? you wot mate?
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Mar 5, 2020 10:46
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spankmeister posted:English is easy to learn for the Dutch because English is the bastard child of German and French. It's funny how such an awful mess of a language became so successful. (It's because empire)
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Mar 5, 2020 11:16
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I WFH 100% and am in the market for a new chair to sit my rear end in. My previous has had the gas piston fail and won't go up anymore. Probably because of my fat goony rear end... and the fact that it's like 10 years old. What are all your fat goony asses sitting in when you work, if you got your own chair? I'm honestly expecting to have to pay at least $200 for a quality chair, but it's been so long I have no idea what to look for anymore. Most office chairs have leather (gently caress that), and the "gamer" chairs look hilariously uncomfortable/stupid/overpriced.
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Mar 5, 2020 13:00
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I just went to Ikea and sat in everything until I found one I liked. No regrets.
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Mar 5, 2020 13:10
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I see that DX Racer chair from every youtuber, I imagine it's not a bad chair unless they're getting paid to use it.
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Mar 5, 2020 13:18
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DelphiAegis posted:I WFH 100% and am in the market for a new chair to sit my rear end in. My previous has had the gas piston fail and won't go up anymore. Probably because of my fat goony rear end... and the fact that it's like 10 years old. https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3383243
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Mar 5, 2020 13:42
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Thank you, bookmarked that for later reading. Continue posting about Canadian racism.
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Mar 5, 2020 14:14
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Methanar posted:How long does it take a native english speaker to learn Finnish? Well... It is doable, but not easy at all. Depends very much on the context. If you work somewhere where people speak Finnish all the time and have a Finnish family it will take at least years. If not, more. But quite literally almost everyone and their mother speaks English.
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Mar 5, 2020 14:15
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spankmeister posted:English is easy to learn for the Dutch because English is the bastard child of German and French. so basically Frisian that wasn't supplanted by the Dutch
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Mar 5, 2020 14:26
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DelphiAegis posted:I WFH 100% and am in the market for a new chair to sit my rear end in. My previous has had the gas piston fail and won't go up anymore. Probably because of my fat goony rear end... and the fact that it's like 10 years old. If you spend the majority of your day in a chair, you'll want to get a quality chair with a good parts/labor warranty. This will mean $$$, so see if you can get work to pay for all/some. My recommendations would be Herman Miller Aeron or the Embody. I know others have spoken well of the higher end Steelcase chairs. Personally, I have an Aeron in my home office and it's probably the best money I've spent. Chairs are like shoes, they're really something you don't want to go budget on.
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Mar 5, 2020 15:25
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I sit on a lovely dining chair from IKEA, metal frame and plastic seat/back with holes  My wife is constantly on the lookout for a better one from Goodwill, warranty be damned. I can't afford that poo poo, even with the overtime I pull.NINJA EDIT: Should add that I'm a fat neckbeard so I need a big/tall chair; every regular chair fails within 6 months.
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Mar 5, 2020 15:33
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Proteus Jones posted:If you spend the majority of your day in a chair, you'll want to get a quality chair with a good parts/labor warranty. This will mean $$$, so see if you can get work to pay for all/some. Or you could wait a few months and get the Herman Miller x Logitech Gaming Chair (TM), price TBD
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Mar 5, 2020 15:50
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Proteus Jones posted:If you spend the majority of your day in a chair, you'll want to get a quality chair with a good parts/labor warranty. This will mean $$$, so see if you can get work to pay for all/some. Hah! I just looked the Herman Miller Aeron up and that is basically the exact chair I have now, mesh fabric and all. No wonder it lasted so drat long. You weren't kidding about the price though.
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Mar 5, 2020 16:11
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DelphiAegis posted:Hah! I just looked the Herman Miller Aeron up and that is basically the exact chair I have now, mesh fabric and all. No wonder it lasted so drat long. You can buy replacement pistons for these on ebay. Apparently they're a huge hassle to swap out which is why I've had one sat in a drawer for months waiting for me to be bothered to install it. Still, a lot cheaper than a replacement Aeron.
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Mar 5, 2020 16:18
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Methanar posted:How long does it take a native english speaker to learn Finnish? It, and Hungarian as the other major language, are on a completely different part of the language tree from Indo-European languages, so probably more difficult than you might first think. Perkele. 
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Mar 5, 2020 16:39
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DelphiAegis posted:I WFH 100% and am in the market for a new chair to sit my rear end in. My previous has had the gas piston fail and won't go up anymore. Probably because of my fat goony rear end... and the fact that it's like 10 years old. Scored a Steelcase Leap for $100 4 years ago and it's built like a tank. This thing is around 10 yrs old and not showing any issues. Look for high end chairs being sold by offices.
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Mar 5, 2020 16:45
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Ataxerxes posted:Well... It is doable, but not easy at all. Depends very much on the context. If you work somewhere where people speak Finnish all the time and have a Finnish family it will take at least years. If not, more. But quite literally almost everyone and their mother speaks English. Not going to lie, my GF and I have talked a fair bit about moving to Finland or Norway. I have an infosec background and she's an accountant, so we're hopeful that would transfer well enough. Language is one of the bigger concerns. Certainly not averse to picking up the local language, just realistic about getting older and not learning languages as well anymore 
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totalnewbie posted:It, and Hungarian as the other major language, are on a completely different part of the language tree from Indo-European languages, so probably more difficult than you might first think. Perkele.
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Proteus Jones posted:My recommendations would be Herman Miller Big agree here. Know that HM chairs are big $$$ but they are very good quality. Personally, I have a "gamer" chair (from Clutch Chairz) and it's quite nice enough for me. Take note I do not work from home, but I do basically live in my chair when I am at home.
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Mar 5, 2020 17:19
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We all have Ergo chairs here. They went through and replaced everything with them a couple of years ago. They're pretty good. No complaints, and I am also a largegoon.
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Mar 5, 2020 17:26
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Oh motorized standing desks. Are. The. poo poo. Seriously they're so good oh my god. Again, cost some $$$ comparatively, but being able to raise your desk and stand up for a couple hours at a time feels so good and GREATLY increases my general comfort throughout the day. I'm sure there are lots of other health benefits, but I just passively get them along with the other good poo poo above.
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Mar 5, 2020 17:34
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Arquinsiel posted:I question the accuracy of this tree. I'm not a linguist but it seems okay at first glance - what's your problem with it?
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Mar 5, 2020 17:34
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ChubbyThePhat posted:Oh motorized standing desks. Are. The. poo poo. Agreed. I have the Varidesk electric desks and they are amazing.
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Mar 5, 2020 17:40
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I just have one of the spring assisted Varidesks with a keyboard tray and it owns. It's kind of big for my office setup but the ability to stand and do the same poo poo rocks.
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Mar 5, 2020 17:47
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Canuck-Errant posted:so basically Frisian that wasn't supplanted by the Dutch Indeed, Frisian is like old English, without the French influence.
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totalnewbie posted:I'm not a linguist but it seems okay at first glance - what's your problem with it? Also, this kind of stuff is always up for discussion - in some of these cases even linguists haven't really figured it out. Language variation has a lot of continuous aspects that isn't easily divided into categories to make language varieties.
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That image is also from a webcomic where the author is using it to help explain the differences between the 5 different languages spoken and difficulties communicating between the main characters, so it's more intended as a broad overview kinda thing. https://www.sssscomic.com/comic.php?page=196
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Entropist posted:I'm a linguist and it's pretty accurate, although you can quibble about how some things are grouped and split - like why is Gaelic a single branch while Cornish also is, when Cornish is a badly revived dead language and Gaelic covers some pretty important languages like, I dunno, Irish. But the general picture seems fine. Ah yeah, I always assume details like that are better left for actual reference books than pretty infographics, especially now that I know what the source is. Gunjin posted:That image is also from a webcomic where the author is using it to help explain the differences between the 5 different languages spoken and difficulties communicating between the main characters, so it's more intended as a broad overview kinda thing. Thanks - I've seen (and used) this picture a lot and never knew where it was from.
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It's a good comic, I'm constantly amazed the creator manages four pages a week. I assume they're actually some sort of advanced digital painting robot.
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Gunjin posted:It's a good comic, I'm constantly amazed the creator manages four pages a week. I assume they're actually some sort of advanced digital painting robot. The effort the author put into worldbuilding is insane. Would recommend.
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Entropist posted:I'm a linguist and it's pretty accurate, although you can quibble about how some things are grouped and split - like why is Gaelic a single branch while Cornish also is, when Cornish is a badly revived dead language and Gaelic covers some pretty important languages like, I dunno, Irish.
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