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thor

@thor@berserker.town

Evil genius. Music enthusiast. Former engineer.

Maintainer of https://berserker.town

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Tror ikke helt det er MDG- og R-folk som tar drittjobbene som får samfunnets hjul til å gå rundt. Tror heller ikke det er de som får mest unger. Men de er svært glade i å dømme folk som gjør begge delene...

thor, to programming
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Thorwegian problems

thor, to random
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Quesadillas are very good. I'm fairly sure I'm making them wrong, but what I do is put in taco seasoned ground beef, two slices of American cheese, and on the other side, a thin layer of tomato paste. In the skillet on low heat with a lid on until the cheese melts. Fold over the tomato side, squeeze flat, flip over, heat some more, done.

thor, to random
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My capacity and desire to talk to people is about 40-50 hours a week. I'm currently at 5 hours a week, which is way too little.

thor,
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@gnarley_boot @ned If the job is to sit still and shut up, it's not the right one for me. I get lonely and restless.

thor,
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@gnarley_boot @ned I've been in jobs like that, but I'm shy, so I don't talk much. But feel it inside. So I'm avoiding jobs like that in the future.

thor, to random
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https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-vladimir-putin-sworn-president-fifth-term-2024-05-07/

> Russian President Vladimir Putin said it was up the West to choose between confrontation and cooperation as he was sworn in for a new six-year term on Tuesday at a Kremlin ceremony that was boycotted by the United States and many of its allies.

> "The choice is theirs: do they intend to continue trying to restrain the development of Russia, continue the policy of aggression, incessant pressure on our country for years, or look for a path to cooperation and peace?" he said.

Analysts are calling this a concession. An admission that he can't conquer Ukraine. But he has used up any credibility he had. How do you negotiate peace with a guy you can't trust?

He has caused irreparable damage, not only to Europe, but to his own country, all because he threw a fit over NATO/EU's growing influence. No one recognises his territorial claims.

I wonder if he understood that the reason Europe appears to talk in two tongues, expanding NATO while also fostering trade with Russia, is because there was an attempt to build trust and bridge a gap, but also worry that Russia might get up to something, since it has a history of doing that. It was a two-pronged approach and he took it as a provocation.

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How to feel old: The Nintendo Switch is now 8 years old and Nintendo has announced a sequel to it.

thor, to random
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Every conspiracy theorist ever: Here's the anecdotal evidence that confirms my bias. My experiences are universal, therefore I am right.

There's another name for a conspiracy theorist: A superstitious simpleton. Those have always existed. We used to call them peasants. And now the Internet has given them a voice.

thor,
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If you aren't smart enough to understand the complexity of the world, how do you explain it to yourself? Simple: You attribute it to mysterious forces instead of complexity. Spirits, magic, aliens, conspiracies, you name it. It's a simplification. That's what simpletons do.

thor, to random
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More so than money, what I value is attention. Real-life attention - not Internet attention. One reason why I hated being a programmer so much, as I later realised. Being left alone is a punishment to me. The computer is simply a poor substitute that I found for that as a child. And one reason I perform well early on in a job but not later is because people leave you alone more. I'm delighted if someone talks to me. No need for a computer then.

My real life looks completely opposite to this. I spend way too much time alone and I don't know how to make friends or meet girls. That's not something I learned how to do when I was younger, because I developed late and was bullied and excluded because of it.

I'm not very good at demanding people's attention, even when I need it. Low self-esteem, because it never had a chance to develop.

thor,
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I live a life of substitutes. Computers, food and alcohol are all substitutes for actual company. I always choose a conversation or a two-person activity over those things. It's just so rarely happens.

thor, to random
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Tomorrow, I have a doctor's appointment. For it,. I need to write down some points.

All I feel is rage. I think about it again. More rage.

thor, to random
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I sorta agree with Gen Z for the most part. Not 100 percent, but I mean, my generation kinda sucks, and some change is needed.

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I have tried soy meat. It sucks royal ass. I'm sorry. It just does. It's not going to replace meat. I'm a big fan of soy sauce and what you can make from the soy.bean. But meat imitations? Thumbs down.

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A lot of what I eat is vegan, or at least close to it. Not so consciously. What annoys me is these people who consider themselves oh so precious because they would NEVER eat meat.

Most of us humans live on wheat or rice based diets already. Here comes Mr. Moral Superiority to take away what little joy in life was left...

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thor,
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I swear to god, this group looked outrageous at the time, but in retrospect, very cute.

thor, to random
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Name a famous European who isn't British.

No, I mean someone who is alive now.

Heads of state don't count. Has to be someone people actually like.

thor, to random
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Norway's liquor stores close by 18:00 because you're supposed to get all your mistakes done before turning 18...

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Very trashy yet very catchy European earworms:

https://youtu.be/YnopHCL1Jk8?feature=shared&t=52

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMT698ArSfQ&t=36s

I linked this to my best friend in response to his disgust at the current favourite for the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest.

Being extremely cheesy yet annoyingly catchy is par for the course for Europe.

Maya hee

Maya haa

Maya hoo

Maya ketchup

thor,
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@mian The country is too small. I also don't think of it primarily as Romanian, but as part of the ESC canon.

thor, (edited )
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@mian Norway faces the same destiny. It's also a small country.

thor, to random
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Map of every battle ever.

thor,
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thor, to random
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Well, it depends... This answer is too easy. There is no right answer for this. Oh, if only there was. But there isn't.

thor,
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@varpness It's natural for her to say "him" because she's a girl. And she's probably not the bookish type who gets picky about language.

thor,
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@varpness I cut people some slack when it comes to wording, since wording things exactly right isn't everyone's strength.

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