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airwhale

@airwhale@mastodon.social

Hi all, I am Tormod ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช (he / him)

My days are spent as a consultant in enterprise IT organizations, mainly focusing on teamwork and the people side of delivery. In particular with coaching, processes and enabling teams to work better together across departments and vendors.

My passions are in the areas of #photography, #graphicdesign, #typography and #music. And, of course, family โค๏ธ

Happy to talk to anyone, and I will assume you're awesome until proven otherwise.

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matt, to random
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First time cycling to work this year ๐Ÿšฒ now that it's a bit warmer โ˜€๏ธ but gloves are still required ๐Ÿงค

@shivani

airwhale,
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@matt

Pro tip: always use gloves while biking. I have had my share of accidents, and while the various cuts and bruises can hurt, nothing heals as slowly as the hands. Also, you notice it more, because you kinda use them all the time.

normis, to random

Let's see if Mastodon hashtags work.

Has anyone travelled from to by car? Any scenic route recommendations?

airwhale,
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@normis

For scenic - choose Norwegian routes, for transit - choose Swedish routes along the Gulf of Bothnia. A bit simplified, but there you go.

A nice scenic area of Sweden would be to cross through Dalarna (Borlรคnge, Mora, Malung, Sรคlen - over to Norway towards Eleverum, Rena, Alvdal and beyond!)

Enjoy, and drive safely!

caseynewton, to random
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After a period of relative stability my Sonos speakers have once again begun blinking in and out of connection with my home network, as part of a long-running campaign to drive me insane

airwhale,
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@caseynewton

Mine too! Would love to hear if you find any solutions to this madness. My network is rock solid, so that's NOT my problem - these speakers have line-of-sight to the access points AND I have locked them to the closest one.

Thanks, and good luck!

AgileBob, to random

tip: most teams would do well to act on the mantra "Stop starting and start finishing." Too many things in progress is a recipe for being slow and demoralizing to the team. Get things done. Repeat: Get things done. Stop starting - start finishing!

airwhale,
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@AgileBob

Yep - I'm with on this. Here's a poster I made as decoration in my background image for Teams calls :)

carrieberry, to random
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Authorities are offering $80K for information about the suspected Texas shooter
https://www.npr.org/2023/04/30/1172975259/texas-fbi-shooter-reward

airwhale,
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@carrieberry

Funny how funding is rarely an issue for law enforcement activities... One of the largest police forces in the world being unable to find one guy, so let's just blow another $80K on this. They know EXACTLY who he is!

By all means, lock this idiot up, but the inability of the police to do their job is pretty blatantly on display here.

Amazing...

airwhale,
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@carrieberry

Right? It is such a sad display of the skewed allocation of public resources. (Those rewards are taxpayer funded.)

npr, to random

Authorities are offering $80K for information about the suspected Texas shooter

Police say 38-year-old Francisco Oropesa shot five people to death in a home in Cleveland, Texas, early Saturday and then fled the area. Investigators are still searching for the suspect.

๐Ÿ”— https://www.npr.org/2023/04/30/1172975259/texas-fbi-shooter-reward

airwhale,
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@npr @Teri_Kanefield

Right - so they know his name, exact age, have his photos, incl. tattoos, but STILL team Protect and Serve can't track him down? Let's just pay $80K (!) for some info on his whereabouts.

That's some impressive funding you've got there...

matt, to random
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Just noticed that the :snapchat: survey on asks you to select your skin colour from a colour palette, which I guess is really inclusive for colour blind people. ๐Ÿ™Š

airwhale,
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@matt

Some people also has a sense of humor about it :)

jeffjarvis, to random
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"Mr. Carlson developed and articulated a coherent political ideology that could prove more lasting, and influential, than any cult of personality."
What? White supremacy is not an ideology.

Fox News Gambled, but Tucker Can Still Take Down the House https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/28/opinion/tucker-carlson-fox.html?smid=tw-share

airwhale,
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@jeffjarvis

White supremacy / fascimsm IS indeed an ideology, isn't it? Just a very dangerous one and a clear and present danger to most democracies today.

LizJonesMusic, to random

How do musicians on tour approach โ€˜lucky pantsโ€™ ?

I donโ€™t have a pair, but last night went so well the thought just crossed my mind, with a gig on tonight. (It was hot)๐Ÿค 

airwhale,
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@LizJonesMusic

You sure luck had anything to do with it?

"The more I practice, the luckier I get" is one classic saying that comes to mind...

Happy to hear about the great gig though - enjoy the realization of your accomplishment!

jeffjarvis, to random
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Well, this is utterly meaningless and worthless. Now the Post is doing the bidding of the Court's corrupt arm....
Alito thinks he knows who Dobbs leaker is โ€” and says itโ€™s not a conservative https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/04/28/alito-leaker-dobbs-wsj/

airwhale,
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@rich1 @jeffjarvis

The leaker could simply come clean and confess. As there are no ethical standards in place, nor any consequences for any actions, including bribery, I don't see why not.

virtual_patrick, to random German

This was an exciting read as I found myself in a clash working in an innovation department with an explorer mindset while I observed the process & culture in an exploit mode.
How about you? Explore or exploit?

ROI for innovation https://www.strategyzer.com/blog/roi-for-innovation

airwhale,
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@virtual_patrick

Hey, you just discovered the age-old chasm between Dev and Ops ๐Ÿ˜

chris, to random
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I donโ€™t remember what the actual name of this thing is.
I christen it: Pond Lettuce ๐Ÿฅฌ

airwhale,
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@chris

Consider it payback for those damned Canadian geese that shit all over our beaches...

carrieberry, to random
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Lots of chipmunks about. This one was kind enough to pose for me.

airwhale,
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@carrieberry

Chipmunks look so adorable โค๏ธ

airwhale, to random
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Just got into "The Diplomat" on and getting some sweet "West Wing" flashbacks. Superb cast, frantic pace and I don't want to miss a single line. Keri Russel is just wonderful in her role.

It was a long time since a s1e1 hooked me this hard.

timnitGebru, to random
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So many Eritrean refugees fleeing the awful regime are in Sudan. So many Tigrayans who just fled are in Sudan. And just like what they did in the other two places, international agencies are no where to be found to help the people.

airwhale,
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@timnitGebru

43 years ago, Sting wrote about this. Nothing have changed.

"Too many cameras and not enough food
This is what we've seen"

  • Driven to Tears, The Police, 1980

๐Ÿ˜ฅ

baldur, (edited ) to random
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One of the more fun aspects of the new book (https://illusion.baldurbjarnason.com/) were the illustrations.

I wanted a constructed 'digital' vibe but wasn't sure how. With quite a bit of experimentation with Daz3D, Geometrize, and Affinity Photo I hit upon an aesthetic that I think works in this context.

airwhale,
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@baldur

Wonderful Friday night at the club vibe!

dchitt, to random

I'm trying to adjust my Mastodon experience by finding more folks to follow.

Of the folks I follow now, a group of them engage each other a lot, one guy I follow who doesn't follow me back, and me very little unless I initiate it. That interaction is very much an ongoing, everyday conversation amongst friends. It's weirdly similar to how I started on that other site decades ago.

I don't love it.

I don't want small talk. I want engagement over shared interests. I want generative conversation. I did have an awesome zoom chat with someone I found here. I'm trying to organize a trip to an art org about 90 minutes away to meet another guy and see his work. I want more of this!

When I click on my introduction hashtags, I get quickly to my own post with those hashtags. I'm a bit stymied, and thinking I may just not find what I want on mastodon. Advice is welcome!

airwhale,
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@dchitt

Thinking of the "small-talk" aspect. I too used to have a hard time with that in a real-life setting. I am coping better these days, but I find it quite draining still.

However, online in a place like this, much of the interaction is asynchronous. There can be hours between each back-and-forth, so it's less of a "conversation" and more a "lenghty excange"?

Here I feel that short, positive and encouraging comments build trust over time. Small-talk doesn't need to be deep, but honest.

airwhale,
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@dchitt

In a physical setting, you can express your agreement, approval or doubts in a non-verbal manner. Body language, facial expressions and the way we just grunt a sound is totally missing online. Here we need to spell it out, so a short "Hey, I'm thinking the same thing" type of post doesn't do much, other than it validates that you have seen their argument and the OP knows you heard them.

You know, just react as a friend would.

airwhale,
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@dchitt

Well, I might have misinterpreted what you meant by "small-talk" too. I personally really hate the "How about them <Local Sports Team>", observations about current weather or talk of <Current Celebrity Game Show on TV>.

That type of talk is just for "not being rude" when you run into a neighbour, a distant aquaintance or sadly, extended family situations :)

Here in the Nordics, we refer to this as "cold talk" - it never goes into anything serious or controversial.

airwhale,
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@dchitt

Ah, right... I'm gonna give myself a pass for not catching that context :) Hope you'll find the right set of people, I'm sure they're out there with similar interests.

louie, (edited ) to random

Introducing Womprat, the font youโ€™re looking for.
โ†’ http://womprat.xyz

airwhale,
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@louie

Wow, that's an impressive looking package!

Can't imagine how many hours this can have taken, the force was certainly with you :)

geekysteven, to random
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Everyone says they'd use a time machine and kill baby Hitler but when I tell them they can kill babies with existing technology they lose interest and stop inviting me to parties

airwhale,
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@geekysteven

There is always a strip!

gwaldby, to random
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Schools in Clay County, Florida ban dozens of books, citing laws proposed but not signed into law. Among books no longer available is The Handmaidโ€™s Tale.

The Handmaidโ€™s Tale by Margaret Atwood takes place in an unspeakably awful future. Spurred by a global plague of infertility, an extremist group called the Sons of Jacob staged a coup on the US government and sent progressive American society reeling backwards to totalitarianism, organized on Old Testament principles.
https://thedemlabs.org/2023/04/24/republicans-ban-the-handmaids-tale-right-wing-christian-patriarchies-persecute-women/

airwhale,
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@gwaldby @danilo

Yeah, that checks out.

ScientistRebellion, to random
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RT @MrMatthewTodd
โ€˜If we carry on the way weโ€™re going, I canโ€™t see this civilisation lasting to the end of this centuryโ€ฆ no chance in my opinion, on this current trajectoryโ€™, Scientists on the severity of the global climate and biodiversity crisis

video/mp4

airwhale,
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@ScientistRebellion

Suggest we stop saying "If we carry on this way" and start saying "As we are carrying on this way".

AFAIK, total emissions are STILL on the rise globally. We brake for nobody.

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