Thorwegian

Evil genius. Music enthusiast. Former engineer.

Member of the Fediverse since 2017.

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thj_at_mastodon.social@mostr.pub

NIP-57 Address

thorwegian@getalby.com

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2024-07-02 18:39:38

The book "Democracy for Realists" was a bit of a dry read, so I dropped that one. I tried reading "Sure, I'll Join Your Cult" but the writer's voice was annoying. I also tried reading "Scripts People Live" by Claude Steiner, but it felt a bit Freudian and dated in a 1960s sort of way, and too derivative of "Games People Play", a book that his friend Eric Berne wrote that I have already read. Still searching for new books to add to my e-reader, because I'm running out of stuff to read again.

2024-06-10 18:48:51

Baby metal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeWKfVkNla4

2024-06-02 05:05:20

Removed most social/chat apps from my computer and phone. The interactive aspect keeps sucking me in. I have an addictive personality, so I'm actually perceiving it as a serious problem.
I'm way more attached to these electronic comunication services than anyone on them to is me. To me, that makes it an asymmetric and thus unhealthy relationship.
I'm far too easy to distract to have these things around me. So I'm gonna take a break from Mastodon as well.

2024-05-31 18:00:31

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@npub15dz…h56t Man, it takes you a while to say stuff!

2024-05-31 17:31:00

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@npub15dz…h56t You're talking about making friends.

2024-05-31 17:23:37

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@npub15dz…h56t It's just going to be a poor impersonation if you keep it up for too long.

2024-05-31 17:07:11

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@npub15dz…h56t Well, if I stress out, it stresses them out. Mom told me to be myself, but I didn't know how much she meant.

2024-05-31 06:35:46

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@npub1d0u…nzt6 That's a terrible name.
"oof"
Norwegian "skuff" = disappoint
So, "Penis Disappoint"

2024-05-30 06:51:32

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@npub12zz…g7q3 Couldn't you just have said "summa summarum"?

2024-05-29 11:07:31

I can still find what I want with Google Search, but I'm definitely working uphill.

2024-05-29 07:18:42

Just type in in!
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/523/155/603/653/669/original/f3b5de4dbcc3022f.png

2024-05-29 03:19:32

Does anywhere but Japan call their regions "prefectures" in English?

2024-05-28 22:19:42

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@npub1w04…t4r3 Around the right people, I'm the life of the party.

2024-05-28 16:36:28

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@npub1hkd…yuns Triple checked it. You may have covered it up in the meanwhile.

2024-05-28 15:02:04

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@npub1phg…a280 Ich sehe und ich greife. Töte mich.

2024-05-28 14:45:21

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@npub1hkd…yuns Could you start off by typing correctly?

2024-05-28 13:18:51

All these guys who want to be girls. I don't get it. Girls look pretty but are often horrible people. Also, the sexual aspect gets increasingly irrelevant as you age.

2024-05-28 13:05:10

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@npub1shs…5nuu Fins det ikke et svensk ord for det der? "T-skjorte" sier vi her i Norge.

2024-05-28 12:57:42

Things I learned when I got online: "Kim" is a girl's name in most of the world. In the Nordic countries, it's a boy's name.

2024-05-28 12:03:46

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@npub1d0u…nzt6 Well, look at Ms. Hotness here 😛

2024-05-28 08:21:03

Me spotting the finest women in the world every day, but out of politeness, leaving them alone. 🤷‍♂️
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/517/739/523/641/213/original/4da2ab37bd4d5eec.png

2024-05-28 07:14:13

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@npub1wah…xc8t When was the last time you submitted code to the Pleroma codebase? You're just slacking, you bastard.

2024-05-28 06:01:15

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@npub1xlm…eqhy That's what she said.

2024-05-28 05:47:35

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@npub1xlm…eqhy Can't it just have a simple key for it?

2024-05-25 07:18:49

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@npub15dz…h56t Rehearsing is tedious. I tend to skill plateau and get stuck there after a while, because getting better takes too much effort. I'd probably get better if I had a tutor.

2024-05-24 16:11:08

https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/496/939/126/595/924/original/053f7c2f4f1aa45f.png

2024-05-24 16:07:17

TFW you did everything right, but everything is wrong.

2024-05-24 15:57:37

TIng som gjør deg norsk:
Valdresmarsjen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyaRXfFAW_8
Bergensiana: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSvxDXy4xzI

2024-05-24 15:50:28

Better version of "Silent Night" than anything I've heard from the Americans:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilk2Jefo9U8
Goosebumps.

2024-05-24 15:28:32

Better version of "Silent Night" than anything I've heard from the Americans:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilk2Jefo9U8

2024-05-24 15:16:52

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbK0LHrwKpc
Norwegian comedian and country artist Øystein Sunde on his solo album, performing his track Klå (Claw) ca 1974.
#norsktut

2024-05-24 15:13:48

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbK0LHrwKpc
Norwegian comedian and country artist Øystein Sunde on his solo album, performing his track Klå (Claw).

2024-05-24 15:10:27

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@npub1w04…t4r3 Not enough.

2024-05-24 14:48:25

I watched "Can You Feel It" by the Jacksons and something about it made me tear up. No lying. I was sobbing.

2024-05-24 14:32:17

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRP9k9nlAfE
Some music to lift you up.

2024-05-24 14:25:52

Lincoln Olivetti & Robson Jorge track you have probably heard while shopping:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEbnfj4KDqE

2024-05-24 14:19:56

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeWKfVkNla4
Story behind "Chuck E's in Love" is interesting:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_E.%27s_in_Love#Inspiration

2024-05-24 14:13:48

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@npub15dz…h56t It's fairly heavy to carry, and you need good lung capacity and coordination.

2024-05-24 14:12:52

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@npub15dz…h56t You have to be in shape to play that instrument. Full body exercise. I didn't know I was going to the gym.

2024-05-24 14:08:01

Well, exSMOOCH me!
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/496/454/668/068/539/original/15c283f33c1ce9c3.png

2024-05-24 14:01:21

Saudi Labia 💋

2024-05-24 14:00:12

If I had to describe myself in two words:
Competent idiot.

2024-05-24 13:58:29

Me, thinking I have musical talent: *tries to play*
People: Nice try.

2024-05-24 13:56:31

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Also, three unpaid rents in, it's going to be a bit ineffective.

2024-05-24 13:55:19

Probably wouldn't hurt me to try busking. Playing out on the street for money. Only problem is that you need to rehearse a bit...

2024-05-24 13:53:33

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@npub15dz…h56t Brand wasn't so important. More that tenor is popular in jazz, blues, etc.

2024-05-24 13:52:23

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@npub15dz…h56t Oh, just a kit I ordered from a webshop:
https://www.gear4music.com/Woodwind-Brass-Strings/Tenor-Saxophone-by-Gear4music-Gold/58G

2024-05-24 13:45:04

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@npub15dz…h56t Didn't try busking. Never got good enough.

2024-05-24 13:44:28

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@npub15dz…h56t Yamaha is a brand. Tenor is not.

2024-05-24 13:42:37

A friend of mine helped with the kitty litter
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/496/355/162/152/519/original/c8d1c0339df2aa61.jpeg

2024-05-24 13:21:13

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@npub15dz…h56t Tenor

2024-05-24 12:55:38

I'm supposed to buy kitty litter, and also, survive for 3 days. I don't have money for both.

2024-05-24 12:48:49

Can't say I've met anyone as nice as a can of beer. Beer doesn't make you work. Beer doesn't break up with you. Beer doesn't bother you in the middle of the night.

2024-05-24 12:47:05

Can't say I've met anyone as nice as a can of beer.

2024-05-24 10:08:48

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@npub18wy…fs8q I'm not paying rent anymore. That has stopped.

2024-05-24 10:05:50

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@npub18wy…fs8q Simple loss of patience, I guess. Paying for the upkeep. Users I had nothing to do with. Not getting much back. Having enough on my own plate.

2024-05-24 09:52:32

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@npub18wy…fs8q I didn't expect it myself either.

2024-05-24 09:48:21

Litt selvdestruktivt, det jeg holder på med. Jeg sender folk vekk fra sosiale media.

2024-05-24 09:41:49

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/kabosu-dog-doge-internet-meme-died-rcna4472
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/495/408/340/142/856/original/aa5194dbe0d4486e.png

2024-05-24 09:36:34

https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/495/387/767/430/405/original/946f9a5726837903.png

2024-05-24 09:33:55

What comes up, must fall down. I'm a bit tired of up and down. But I tried "steady" already, and this was also boring. I'm not entirely sold on the idea that being alive is a good idea.

2024-05-24 09:11:02

#norsktut
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/495/286/504/661/734/original/4558b7605d4f1e0c.png

2024-05-24 09:08:22

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@npub1ac2…7x5a Det kan hende det stemmer. Eller at kvinner som er attraktive får mer uønsket oppmerksomhet.

2024-05-24 08:55:47

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@npub1q9r…jnpr You want to be in pain? Be my guest.

2024-05-24 08:54:53

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@npub1q9r…jnpr You can wipe that spot all day and it still won't be clean.

2024-05-24 08:53:25

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@npub1q9r…jnpr There's dirt and grime in your asscrack too. Why don't you go wipe it?

2024-05-24 08:51:53

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@npub1q9r…jnpr Getting that grit off the keys would require a lot more liquid than I was prepared to soak it in at that time.

2024-05-24 08:51:06

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@npub1q9r…jnpr I wiped it over with a wet towel. It had been sitting in the shelf gathering dust for ages.

2024-05-24 08:50:20

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@npub1q9r…jnpr I already cleaned it. What you're saying is that I did a bad job.

2024-05-24 08:13:03

I heard a guy in the next flat over playing a saxophone.
There was recently a break-in downstairs.
I'm starting to wonder if my sax was stolen.

2024-05-24 07:16:02

Somebody gave me this keyboard and it has this cute dog on it and I'm melting
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/494/835/071/149/516/original/2e8253ee6171f120.jpeg

2024-05-24 06:43:15

My banking app plays a sad melody when a charge is declined.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/494/706/001/577/537/original/fd62d520684460a9.png

2024-05-24 06:34:19

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@npub1q86…c9wp One thing I discovered as a kid who was bullied was that people didn't see the bullying part. They mostly just saw the reaction. So I ended up with a reputation for being aggressive, despite not being the aggressor.

2024-05-24 06:32:10

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@npub1q86…c9wp I was looking at your profile page and there's a lot of angry stuff as the first thing I see there. So, it might chase people away.

2024-05-24 06:29:20

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@npub1q86…c9wp I agree that this is toxic. But it is also not super common, in my experience. Some people will attack you for it, but it's just some people. There's always a few who cause problems.

2024-05-24 06:21:32

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@npub1q86…c9wp It's a reality of using FOSS tech that you have to accept what these eccentrics are doing, assholes as they may be.

2024-05-24 06:16:23

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@npub1q86…c9wp There's this idea that "if I don't get paid, I can do whatever I want". While technically true, it's not going to make you many friends.

2024-05-24 06:00:00

Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen - famous in actor circles for his piece "A Doll's House" - on his deathbed.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/494/530/868/104/285/original/3b4e1ad1ccbd4a5c.png

2024-05-24 05:57:51

Du trenger ikke si "vs" på norsk. Det heter "kontra". Eller hvis det er en faktisk kamp vi snakker om, "mot".

2024-05-24 05:49:53

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@npub1wah…xc8t Do we even know if Hitler was into writing and books? Ghostwriting is a thing. Maybe he had somebody else write his book.

2024-05-24 05:46:33

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@npub1wah…xc8t That's what the fence is for.

2024-05-24 05:39:54

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@npub1w04…t4r3 In the north, when you go somewhere, you casually "fære" there. It's not used much in the south. It's more of an archaic/poetic word there. Like going on a heroic journey.

2024-05-24 05:37:39

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@npub1w04…t4r3 "band", "bånd", and let's add "bind" to the mix as well.
Why does German add in silent "H"'s everywhere?
"fahren" instead of "fare" (Norwegian), for example.

2024-05-24 05:33:03

Considering the possibility that they slowed my cable Internet down because rent hasn't been coming in. Would be more effective to just cut off access completely though.

2024-05-24 05:32:14

Considering the possibility that they slowed my cable Internet down because rent hasn't been coming in.

2024-05-24 05:30:57

Pencil illustrations for a friend
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/494/421/571/879/907/original/880747da05ebf031.jpeg

2024-05-24 05:25:50

English: clock
Norwegian: klokke
English: watch
Norwegian: *takes deep breath* armbåndsur

2024-05-24 05:18:36

Calling your operating system "windows" is kinda Apple-like. It has windows. Therefore, we call it Windows. Like when Apple names a product "watch".

2024-05-24 05:15:07

Making of Windows 10
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/494/356/345/399/614/original/0b576090aecc35a2.png

2024-05-24 05:12:25

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@npub1h2k…wk2y Just being a clown. It's nice scenery. The XP wallpaper is called "Bliss" and there's a backstory to it.

2024-05-24 05:10:47

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@npub1h2k…wk2y I'm jokingly comparing

2024-05-24 05:04:01

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@npub1h2k…wk2y The Windows XP wallpaper

2024-05-24 04:55:39

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@npub15j9…8ppr It's pretty common. You just don't hear much about it. The eccentrics tend to get spotlighted.

2024-05-23 11:35:33

How are we spelling the name of the Ukrainian president this month? They have changed it several times.

2024-05-23 09:43:09

I bet predatory animals are using a similar part of the brain as the prefrontal cortex in humans - executive function. Planning, organising and executing.
That's the part of the brain that's affected if you have #ADHD. So, we're basically not very eager predators, but are surrounded by people who are.

2024-05-23 09:32:17

Humans chose some really weird survival strategies compared to other species. I think we were supposed to go extinct, but we found a way.
"We're fucked. Might as well try this weird thing though."

2024-05-23 09:27:33

Choosing to migrate to mastodon.social instead of another instance wasn't a super deliberate choice. It's more like not choosing or going with the flow. "All right, I'm done barking up the self-hosting tree. I'll need a new account somewhere."

2024-05-23 09:24:32

@npub18wy…fs8q You should be able to follow me on your normal instance now.

2024-05-23 06:59:01

I'm supposed to be at the gym in two hours, but the drinking is working against any benefit that working out could have. It doesn't make any sense to go to the gym when you're not otherwise functioning properly. Cutting out the drinking reveals other problems that I'm unable to cope with. It's complicated, and I'm not currently receiving any help with it. #mentalhealth