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New comment by bberkgaut in "How does IKEA come up with names for its products?"

bberkgaut — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:00:18 +0000

I learned (some) Swedish at age of 35 and it was quite a moment when IKEA product names became meaningful to me. Plate PLATE, fun!

Pretty much like when as a kid I learned enough of English to realize all those songs around actually have lyrics, pretty dumb sometimes

New comment by bberkgaut in "How does IKEA come up with names for its products?"

bberkgaut — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:48:42 +0000

the joke is a bit too hairy to my taste, and yet I can't help but imagine how good would be the restaurant in that reality!

New comment by bberkgaut in "Qian Xuesen: The missile genius America lost and China gained (2025)"

bberkgaut — Thu, 21 May 2026 04:29:02 +0000

The more interesting the movie could be!

New comment by bberkgaut in "Federated Wiki"

bberkgaut — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 06:07:36 +0000

Why I am reading tech news is to find works like this!

This one clearly tries to go back to the roots and takes inspiration from Ward Cunningham's original wiki.

Thanks for sharing!

New comment by bberkgaut in "Show HN: s@: decentralized social networking over static sites"

bberkgaut — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 08:41:01 +0000

> Fun should be unencrypted.

Five years ago I would totally agree. Now, when you do not want to share your fun thoughts with a border guard; a police person; an AI scavenger; a random jerk -- I would say, having a safe-ish space becomes almost a necessity

New comment by bberkgaut in "Aerated Bread Company"

bberkgaut — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 05:49:34 +0000

This article -- esp. the "In literature" section -- is one of those Wikipedia hidden gems which leave you amused but also worried for them being one day thoughtlessly pruned by some Paladin of Significance

New comment by bberkgaut in "Glowing Pickle Demonstration"

bberkgaut — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 07:51:07 +0000

The list of related articles looks really weird, and seems to be algorithmically generated

New comment by bberkgaut in "The Sinusoidal Tetris"

bberkgaut — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 07:39:56 +0000

Reminds me of quantum soccer [1] from a short story by Greg Egan

[1] https://gregegan.net/BORDER/Soccer/Soccer.html

DJI is blocking operations of Ukrainian AeroScope complexes [GT from Ukrainian]

bberkgaut — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 21:28:46 +0000

Article URL: https://www.epravda.com.ua/rus/publications/2022/03/30/684906/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30912157

Points: 29

# Comments: 13

New comment by bberkgaut in "Google outage – resolved"

bberkgaut — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 12:27:21 +0000

It would be so interesting to see the postmortem...

New comment by bberkgaut in "Ask HN: What are your favorite low-coding apps / tools as a developer?"

bberkgaut — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 14:09:59 +0000

Just tried to figure out why Hasura has lambda on it's logo, and hey, it's written in Haskell!

New comment by bberkgaut in "Ask HN: Is it possible to move to another country when over 40?"

bberkgaut — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 15:38:04 +0000

It's fairly possible though for a non-EU citizens. I moved to Sweden from outside EU when I was 36 with a family (got job as a developer). It took 5 years from work permit to Swedish pasport.

Hybridogenesis in water frogs

bberkgaut — Sun, 26 May 2019 10:41:07 +0000

Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybridogenesis_in_water_frogs

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20014230

Points: 21

# Comments: 1

New comment by bberkgaut in "Ask HN: What visas are available for working in Europe without a degree?"

bberkgaut — Mon, 09 Apr 2018 11:20:51 +0000

It's exactly like @rasjani & @piva00 put it.

I was in a pretty much similar situation to you when I started to think about moving to Europe (or Canada, btw): some work experience; no formal degree; late twenties. I also felt there is some chicken and egg problem, though the solution is simple: just send your CV to interesting companies, asking if they are offering relocation from outside EU. Many large companies like Spotify, Klarna offer relocation, as well as meny smaller companies.

As you have went through recruitment process (which in Sweden is quite humane) and accepted the offer, your employer would have applied on behalf of you for work visa (typically 2-years, which later could be extended unless you get a permanent right of residence after four years).

New comment by bberkgaut in "Ask HN: What visas are available for working in Europe without a degree?"

bberkgaut — Mon, 09 Apr 2018 03:35:31 +0000

In Sweden there are plenty of jobs and if you have several years of working experience no one is asking for your degree. Jobs with relocation option could be found, among others, on Stackoverflow or on local labor agency website (Arbetsförmedlingen [1], in Swedish;)

After four years in Sweden you would be granted a permanent residence, and one year later you could apply for Swedish passport.

The requirement of 'degree in computer science' is just a part of standard job description, at least I was never asked about my (missing) degree.

One interesting option to consider are 'consultant agencies'. They hire you on a permanent basis (often offering relocation) and then offer you to companies. This way you may reach companies not offering relocation themselves (e.g. startups). A small consultancy I am working for now, Go See Talents [2], is offering relocation from outside EU (along with mentoring for less experienced developers, which is probably not the case for you)

[1] https://www.arbetsformedlingen.se

[2] http://goseetalents.com