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Professor of film school pedagogy and Head of Studies at the Norwegian Film School. Reader of science fiction. Lover of dogs. Watcher of sports. Drinker of whisky. Sceptical enthusiast when it comes to gadgets and tech.

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‘Everybody has not won’: trickle-down economics was an idiotic idea. How do we fix the inequality it causes? https://theconversation.com/everybody-has-not-won-trickle-down-economics-was-an-idiotic-idea-how-do-we-fix-the-inequality-it-causes-223296

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@AccordionBruce
> North America is so damn big

Bigger than China, where you can get almost anywhere by train, many of them by electric fast train or sleeper train?

@Br3nda @tbaldauf

fgraver,
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@strypey @AccordionBruce @Br3nda @tbaldauf Canada, China, and USA are all pretty similar in size — in the world, Canada is no. 2, China no. 3, and USA no. 4*.

But together, Canada, USA, Mexico (which is no. 14 in the world) — ie. North America — are more than twice the the size of China and, in fact, bigger than the largest country in the world, Russia. So yes, North America is so damn big.

Should there be better rail offerings in North America? Of course there should. But the problems posed by sheer size are non-trivial.

  • depending on how you count, USA can be larger than China — but they are regardless pretty close.
fgraver, to random Norwegian Bokmål
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Words fail me.

I’ve eaten pizza every day for six years https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/may/03/experience-ive-eaten-pizza-every-day-for-six-years?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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In Solidarity with the Students. We stand with the campus protesters. Download these free ebooks on Palestine, mass protests, and student rebellions.

❤️ Verso Books https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/blogs/news/in-solidarity-with-the-students

fgraver, to random Norwegian Bokmål
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If someone tells you capitalism is about freedom, show them this. Capitalism was not, is not, and will never be about freedom — it is about ensuring capitalists can concentrate as much weath as possible about themselves, while simultaneously brutally destroying anyone and anything that threatens that concentration of wealth.

Ludlow Massacre - WCH | Stories https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9243/ludlow-massacre?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

fgraver, to random Norwegian Bokmål
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Could a video game developer win the Nobel Prize for Literature? https://theconversation.com/could-a-video-game-developer-win-the-nobel-prize-for-literature-227260

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fgraver, to academicchatter
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Not sure what’s up with all the spam for some strange discord group, @academicchatter, but I’ll refollow after you’ve got it sorted out.

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@seindal @academicchatter Thanks! I’ll try that.

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Why John Dewey’s vision for education and democracy still resonates today https://theconversation.com/why-john-deweys-vision-for-education-and-democracy-still-resonates-today-222849

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Ok, then. Brrrrr. 🥶

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xkcd: Log Cabin https://xkcd.com/2891/

RustyBertrand, to random

The US just installed a new Prime Minister in Yemen.

They can do that.

fgraver,
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@RustyBertrand Always a treat to see how the US spreads democracy around the world…

(/sarcasm)

I’m old enough to remember how they spread democracy to Chile in 1973.

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Is a thing? Well, it should be.

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Repeat after me: a university is not a corporation, and should not be run like one. The former exists for the pursuit of knowledge, while the latter for the pursuit of profits. These are mutually incompatible.

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🤦‍♂️ https://mastodon.social/

fgraver, to random
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Goodness I’m tired.

My partner had an operation (non-life threatening) about 10 days ago, and is pretty much immobilized and in a lot of pain — likely for another 3-4 weeks. Needless to say, it’s difficult for her.

Also, combining a full-time job with full-time caregiving and doing all the chores we used to do together is a bit of an overload. The fact that the dog needs walking despite my achilles injury doesn’t help.

So far, I’m not digging 2024.

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Freedom of thought is being threatened by states, big tech and even ourselves. Here’s what we can do to stop this https://theconversation.com/freedom-of-thought-is-being-threatened-by-states-big-tech-and-even-ourselves-heres-what-we-can-do-to-stop-this-220266

CultureDesk, (edited ) to television
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Entertainment Weekly has selected its top 10 TV shows of 2023, which include "Reservation Dogs," "I'm a Virgo" and "Succession." The magazine has also chosen three duds, one of which is "rehashed IP," (reboots of "Fatal Attraction," "Frasier" and the like). Here's the full list. Which is your favorite? Tell us in the comments if you think there are any egregious omissions.

https://flip.it/WkceWy

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@CultureDesk It’s a travesty that s.3 of Happy Valley isn’t on there. One of the best seasons of television of all time.

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What is the purpose of educational technology? – The Ed Techie https://blog.edtechie.net/edtech/what-is-the-purpose-of-educational-technology/

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Ok, this is cool. It’s the videoconferencing I’ve been waiting for since I first started exploring VR in 2016, but without the need for goggles.

Project Starline: Feel like you're there, together https://blog.google/technology/research/project-starline/

But, I suppose since it’s Google, it’ll be discontinued before it becomes commonplace.

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Number 31? Seriously, The Guardian? You are going to come up with 30 shows from this year that are better than ? https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/dec/01/the-50-best-tv-shows-of-2023

fgraver,
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@simonwood I completely agree they placed Silo way too low — but Succession was not better than Happy Valley…that’s my no. 1 for the year.

fgraver,
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@simonwood I saw all 3 seasons over this past year. It might just be the best thing I’ve seen on television since season 1 and 2 of The Wire.

fgraver, to random Norwegian Bokmål
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Rest in peace, Shane MacGowan.

The Pogues were an important part of my personal soundtrack in the late 80s.

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