Posts by eivind@fribygda.no
(DIR) Post #AVm7bUAisY8aIgLK88 by eivind@fribygda.no
2023-05-18T08:02:09Z
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“The crime of “jaywalking” was invented in Los Angeles, which passed an ordinance in 1925 to stop people from walking across streets where they might be hit by cars. It came from an older term, “jay driving,” which referred to drivers using the wrong side of the road. But the idea behind jaywalking was a radical one: that the street was not for people, but for vehicles, and that only crossing at marked stops at intersections ought to be legal. And somehow, people accepted it.”Carmageddon, D.K.
(DIR) Post #AVyFZrZrkjAulmgfpo by eivind@fribygda.no
2023-05-24T05:55:03Z
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@berekvam Diskuteres politikerne noen tiltak som rushtidsavgift og utbedra sykkelinfrastruktur i tillegg til gratis buss?
(DIR) Post #AVyG13rYBV72grvbTU by eivind@fribygda.no
2023-05-24T06:00:00Z
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@berekvam Huff. Leste akkurat ferdig ei bok som heter Carmageddon så er litt ekstra muggen på bilismen akkurat nå.
(DIR) Post #Aa1PdlQJNr02IEGJbU by eivind@fribygda.no
2023-09-22T07:55:11Z
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Haha imprometaforisering gang agley
(DIR) Post #AaCZmR1DkmZXtarIPo by eivind@fribygda.no
2022-11-30T09:31:13Z
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The Norwegian Philosophy of Oppholdsvær: How Viewing Happiness As Brief Interruptions of the Normal State of Misery Can Help You Lead a Meaningful Life
(DIR) Post #AbOGu9zI4jPe73KDlw by eivind@fribygda.no
2023-11-02T08:32:36Z
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@BrodieOnLinux Never knew catholics were engineered.
(DIR) Post #AcJBJMp3DxXj52LLCi by eivind@fribygda.no
2023-11-29T10:45:04Z
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@benteh Sounds like Nathan W. Pyle's comic, at least.
(DIR) Post #AcJBJOeUQCHckrPw1I by eivind@fribygda.no
2023-11-29T12:55:46Z
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@aagot @benteh This was the one I was vaguely remembering, but it has no aliens, I had my comic wires crossed.
(DIR) Post #AcfEjAKTlPWBnoOcl6 by eivind@fribygda.no
2023-12-10T05:55:59Z
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Det heter ikke "elektrisitet" på norsk, det heter "ravkraft". El-prefikset kan godt erstattes med rav-. #SkrivNorsk #NorskTut
(DIR) Post #AcfTmGeIDs0taEbKVs by eivind@fribygda.no
2023-12-10T11:17:00Z
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In Norwegian, "moose at sunset" (elg i solnedgang) is an expression meaning kitschy and tasteless. This stems from the extreme popularity of the motif in folk art during the decades following WW2 to the point where most homes would have a painting of a contemplative moose at sunset, perhaps standing by a small lake in the forest, hanging on their walls. #NorwayFacts
(DIR) Post #AcfTmIcwrq7tidzHhA by eivind@fribygda.no
2023-12-10T11:19:36Z
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Norwegians still enjoy their sunsets (who doesn't?) and their meese (I know, but it should be), but most take care to enjoy them separately these days so as not to appear "harry", another Norwegian expression meaning kitschy and tasteless.
(DIR) Post #AcnpSAWR2oop2vQV16 by eivind@fribygda.no
2023-12-14T09:40:51Z
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The Norwegian language can seem a bit blunt to the anglophone ear, somewhat lacking in the softening euphemisms department. For instance, the hospital is simply called the sick house and the vehicle that takes you there, sirens blaring, is called the sick car. If the sick house healers and sick nurses cannot help you, you'll leave the premises in a corpse car after a few nights in the sick house-adjacent corpse house. #NorwayFacts
(DIR) Post #Ad8b2y75agouk72YvA by eivind@fribygda.no
2023-12-24T13:23:28Z
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#SilentSunday
(DIR) Post #AhaS5StnU4LncbIUJk by eivind@fribygda.no
2024-05-05T16:42:53Z
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Okay, jeg kan ingenting om regla i sånn topptursport der deler av den globale overklassen vinner heder å ære ved å karre seg opp på de høyeste av dem med lokale folk ruslende ved siden av seg med all bagasjen, men nå har altså Frank Løke, som for tida prøver å bestige Mount Everest, flydd helikopter ned for å spise og slappe av noen dager, og planen er å fly helikopter opp igjen på himmelfartsdagen og bare fortsette fra der han slapp som om det var et save point. LOL.
(DIR) Post #Ahsxgd4vC7IPKbyqbA by eivind@fribygda.no
2024-04-22T05:32:48Z
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Har de prøvd å bruke KI på jernbanesektoren?
(DIR) Post #AhvWPwWvVPgbRsmJKS by eivind@fribygda.no
2024-05-06T06:58:24Z
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@pilum Morn morn.
(DIR) Post #Ahw7mvkMHTWrz2swng by eivind@fribygda.no
2024-05-06T08:46:41Z
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Jeg er langt fra noen teknooptimist, men jeg er håpefull når det gjelder utfasing av biobikkjer https://www.nrk.no/video/benben-er-ein-veldig-uvanleg-hund_e41f5ef7-75cb-4106-be5f-035940e050fa
(DIR) Post #Ai3dUjZ1OXiHctfXqy by eivind@fribygda.no
2024-05-06T08:29:40Z
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Alternativ overskrift: Færre unge ser dårlig
(DIR) Post #Ai4SwqgraUYnV1V6IK by eivind@fribygda.no
2024-05-06T04:39:59Z
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Spennede dag i Stor-Oslo: Fra og med i dag har ikke lenger de individuelt innpakka pendlerne lov til å bruke kollektivfeltene på europaveiene 6 og 18. Har så mange reisende forsaka bilismen at kollektivtransporten kneler, eller holder de fleste av bilistene seg til sin vante reiseform og tar tida til hjelp?
(DIR) Post #Ai4SwtRjLDEo2xRYci by eivind@fribygda.no
2024-05-06T09:26:53Z
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@cschack Jeg har spurt både tog- og busspendlere som sa det var greit. Kanskje mange som tok hjemmekontor i dag med sikte på å lære av andres feil? :)