Here in Denmark we have “kammerjunker” which is basically a kind of dry sugary biscuit thing, you put on top of … Well, forget it. Point is that when it’s not in season, every Danish person has a bag of these things in the cupboard:

No, they are not meant to be eaten like this straight out of the bag. But when you’re high, straight out of the bag is heaven.

I installed Linux back then too. First thing I did was delete my user, home folder, and just rawdog the whole thing as root.

I may have slightly misunderstood the operating system. Later that week I saw that a new Linux kernel had come out, and did a uname -r and decided that the best thing I could do was manually compile the damn thing for my computer so I could “get the update”.

I am pretty sure I managed to even boot all the way to the terminal, but being unable to run startx. Good times.

Still remember downloading nirvana_smells_like_teen_spirit.mp3 for the first time. It may have taken 25 minutes on Napster, but nothing has ever sounded so good played out of my aux speakers in Winamp.

I am both a certified IT technician and support specialist, and have a software engineering degree.

Christmas family lunches are terrible.

As soon as Trump actually does take Greenland: “Did you even say thank you?!”

I really hope you’re right. Great parts of X seem to be all for it, and usual right wing influencers are also onboard.

It has a built in heat pump, so it doesn’t use much. It’s unnoticeable actually, although models without one probably will drain a lot.

Most of them required me to install an app on my phone to input my credit card details (really stupid).

This shit is the worst. I’ve stood on fucking empty dark parking lots, in the middle of freezing winter storms, with screaming kids in the car, for what feels like hours setting up absurdly complicated apps, that require so much bullshit information, only to find at the end of it that the charger didn’t work anyway.

This experience alone is enough for me to actually discourage a lot of people from buying an EV. These providers need to get their shit together, it’s absolutely horrible user experience.

In the 5 years I’ve owned an EV, things have gotten better, but the fact that this is still a common experience means that infrastructure just is not ready.

I’ve owned an EV for 5 years, and only now am I beginning to actually get over that range anxiety. I honestly like driving my EV, there is so little maintenance, and it has a range of about 300 km which is enough for me. But yeah, the charging stations are a huge hassle. There are so many of them that are marked as available on the map, and then when you get there they are either broken, occupied, or blocked by an ICE. Also, the apps and charging tags are driving me fucking nuts. I have so many different apps now, and a lot of them work like absolute shit. I also still run into weird issues where a cable will lock to my car, and then I have to call support or similar.

The things that make owning an EV nice, are things like free public parking in a lot of larger cities, and holy hell does it warm up quickly in the winter. I’m still probably going to buy an EV for my next car, I just hope it will be possible to buy a modern car without constant electronic nuisances like beeps, eye-tracking, subscription services, shitty touch screens, and all the other bullshit that they put in cars nowadays (Not just EV’s). Another reason I like my EV is the acceleration, I never have to worry when I overtake a slow vehicle.

Yeah, I know it didn’t really bring a whole lot to the discussion. I guess I’m just frustrated with politics in general. I do still stand by my point about Putin and Trump liking such a guy though.

As a European, I think the EU needs to wake up and become more willing to act geopolitically. It needs to take charge, and have a structure which allows it to make strong authoritative decisions, that will enable EU’s future as the third superpower nestled between Russia and the US. We need a single strong leader to do it, someone who can really challenge Putin and Trump, isn’t afraid to yell, to be threatening, and dominate. Our leader should be similar: A kind of people’s man, a man who can bring our culture back to its former glory, maybe from a small nation like Austria who actually can sway public opinion through strong speeches.

I can see the exact person vividly in my mind. As I concentrate on his image, I think I can even make out what kind of beard he has. Certainly, Trump and Putin would respect such a man.

Well said, and it really puts it all into perspective. There are vast geopolitical consequences.

I see a lot of right wing influencers arguing a kind of might makes right rhetoric. They say that the US should take Greenland simply because it can, and the US needs it. Which makes me wonder if I as a Dane am morally justified in gathering a few friends, breaking into these influencers homes, kicking them out, and just take up residence. After all, I need their houses, and my friends and I are stronger. Isn’t that so?

I suppose there is no moral obligation for me to obey American laws, if there is no moral obligation for America to obey international laws. If the US is justified in hostile takeover of a foreign democratic nation, then I see no reason why I, as a Danish citizen, should abide by US laws.

Used to be called OpenOffice back in the day. At least the name change made sense.

I’m Danish, and I’d like to believe that the rest of EU would at least impose harsh sanctions, but I’m beginning to worry that there won’t even be a strongly worded social media post.

Oh absolutely, they get off on it!

Here in Denmark, a climate activist was pushed down by a guard during our kings new years speech a few days ago. Most rational people agree that force was necessary (He didn’t move after being called out), and I agree. But the man was violently pushed to the ground. When he returned to the crowd, someone punched him in the face.

This was not a climate activist blocking public infrastructure, or sabotaging a grid. He pretty much just stood there for a moment with a sign, telling the public “Pull the emergency brake, climate collapse” before he was violently pushed to the ground and punched.

I’m not going to argue whether these things are appropriate, right, wrong, or what amount of force was necessary. But I do want to point out the glee, the frothing of the mouth, the absolute intense schadenfreude of every right-of-center person sharing his picture on social media. Everyone was roaring in approval, not just celebrating violence, but in many cases encouraging more of it.

People absolutely love this stuff. It’s intense tribalism, and it’s getting worse. I don’t remember it being like this 20 years ago.

People on X are celebrating as usual. They sure are owning the libs, with their leaders warmongering.

I once interviewed the former chancellor of West Germany, Helmut Schmidt, on a stage in Hamburg Schauspielhaus in front of thousands. It was also on TV.

I think it’s quite important from the perspective of media preservation. We basically have a snapshot of music from a time where it was mostly Human-Made.

I spent 40$ on it back in 2013. I looked forward to playing the single player campaign.

Then I found a girl. Went through university. Got a career. Had two kids. Got a divorce. And now I have time to play it again, but feel like I’ve mostly grown out of gaming.

GG Chris Roberts.