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You might want to have a look at your own comment history...
Comment · 14 years ago
And you don't understand the different meanings of control. Controlling as in "issuing commands" is different from controlling an event. As far as I know there were no actual commands being given to Stuxnet. It was made for private networks how could there be?
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It got discovered, I would call that loosing control.
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In the end doing things count. For all the reasons you'll find in the recurring "Why you should quit school and start a startup in SV". You can't do the kind of investments he's been doing without the experience and network that comes with staying "in the game" for a long time.
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Somewhat awkward that Sweden had already won after 35 of 42 countries had presented their votes.
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That's quite an old ranking and it's hard to compare against any other ranking, but I can't imagine Ireland still being at the top of the list.

I do think the "IT-community" (and most people) are awesome. While somewhat underappreciated it's lot more enthusiast/hacker than academic/corporate, compared to other countries. People also generally don't care about hierarchies and titles in the workplaces. I mean getting to work is often more "troublesome" than getting things done at work. YMMV of course.

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Yes, non-availability. Basically high demand because of rapid urbanization, poor infrastructure, small and single city center. Low supply because of rent control on the first and second hand market, conversion of rentals and not enough new buildings. At least for the three large cities in Sweden.
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"with its too much competitive pricing"

...and its agressive tax planning.

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Sweden is outstanding if you ignore all the equally great countries in Europe and elsewhere. Sweden also used to be the standard-bearer for the Nordic model, this is not true anymore. There's plenty of reasons to avoid Sweden, but here are the top ones:

* Everything is expensive.

* Taxes are high.

* Housing (more or less) can't be rented, buying is expensive.

* Weather is cold and/or dark most of the year.

* Culture life is relatively mediocre.

* Foreigners generally perceive Swedes as guarded.

* Racism is on the rise.

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