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Håbløst overbegavet og ræverød djævel. Enspænder af natur. Bor ude i naturen i nærheden af Silkeborg. Seniorkonsulent i embeddede systemer og partner i et konsulenthus. Pronominer: det dumme svin/røvhullets.

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@randahl@mastodon.social avatar randahl , to random

In a world full of bad news, here are some :

To improve gender equality, Denmark has completed an initiative to identify 100 historic women for whom statues will be made, to create a better balance between the genders of the statues in Denmark.

On the list is our historically important Queen Margrethe I, former Prime Minister Helle Thorning, Author Tove Ditlevsen, Author Karen Blixen, Film Producer Lise Nørgaard, and many, many others.

https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/kultur/udvalg-udpeger-100-danske-kvinder-der-boer-faa-en-statue-og-kommer-med-en-opfordring

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@randahl Hvor mange af dem skal så være nøgne?

@randahl@mastodon.social avatar randahl , to random

In 256 days Trump will lose the and fascism will fall.

November is coming. 🗽

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@randahl Unless, of course, he does what dictators do very well: bypasses democracy.

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Hvorfor har vi egentlig byttet om på ordene "arbejdsgiver" og "arbejdstager"?

@randahl@mastodon.social avatar randahl , to random

How do I say this in English:

In Danish we use the term "en nærliggende tanke" (a nearby thought) to describe that an idea would easily come to mind in a given a situation.

For instance, if a tribe was using drag sleds to move heavy items, and they saw a round shape rolling down a hill, it could be "a nearby thought" to combine round wheels and a drag sled to create a cart.

Is there a similar term in English?

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@randahl I tend to use terms such as an "obvious thought," a "natural thought," or in stronger cases an "epiphany moment."

@georgetakei@universeodon.com avatar georgetakei , to random

The commenter asking Grok for help understanding… 😂

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@georgetakei I'm surprised he can even spell ICE and KKK.

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They are hate symbols, no matter what the Coast Guard puts in its revised regulations.

A tweet from “The Washington Post @washingtonpost” reads: “Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols. The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as ‘potentially divisive.’” Below is an image of a U.S. Coast Guard ship sailing on the water with the Statue of Liberty visible in the background.
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@georgetakei For their next move, Jews will be classified as potentially problematic.After all, why else would they have been persecuted for so many years?

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After introducing AI as part of the Windows 11 system, it turns out AI may decide to install malware.

https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/microsoft-warns-security-risks-agentic-os-windows-11-xpia-malware

@randahl@mastodon.social avatar randahl , to random

My was a hike through the Vejle River Valley near Tørskind, returning over Runkenbjerg.

It is such a wonderful landscape, and the weather today was ideal for photography.

On the way I met a homeowner who told me the old houses out here were reasonably priced. "Who wouldn't want to live next to these views?", I thought. But then I recalled that it is half an hour drive from the Danish highway system, which is probably why it is not for everyone.

But one can dream… ♥️

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@randahl That's the area with the viking age bridge, isn't iit?

@randahl@mastodon.social avatar randahl , to random

Language question:

In Danish, when I want the audience to form a mental image of something, I can say "Forestil dig at" which translates to "Place this mental image in front of you".

Similarly in English, I have noticed the use of "Imagine that…", as in "Imagine that an old man walks in the door". But I really dislike the use of the word "imagine", because it sounds like what I am describing is pure fantasy.

Could I instead say "picture that…" or is there an even better phrase?

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@randahl I use the term "envision."

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@iaruffell Sure its's a word. Check your Merriam-Webster. It is often used in corporate environments, though. @randahl

@randahl@mastodon.social avatar randahl , to random

Danish Chief of Defence General Michael Hyldgaard explains that no drones were shot down in yesterday's attack on Danish airports, but a considerable amount of data was collected, which is why "We WILL find the perpetrators behind this."

Danish General Michael Hyldgaard.

Danish General Michael Hyldgaard.
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@randahl I hate the "noise" around this incursion. There's no way Denmark would have intercepted the drones, capable or not. The only correct response was passivity.

Michael Hyldgaard's decorations happen to overlap his clothes, but let's not talk about that.

@randahl@mastodon.social avatar randahl , to random

Well played, ladies. 😄

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Photo from the UK Royal Family hosting Trump and Melania. The Queen is wearing blue, The First Lady is wearing yellow.
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@randahl Jøsses. Selv jeg har en kjole-og-hvidt, der sidder bedre end på orange-fyren.

@randahl@mastodon.social avatar randahl , to random

"I think it is worth it. I think it is worth to have a cost of unfortunately some gun deaths every year, so we can have the 2nd amendment to protect our other God given rights."

These were the words of right wing activist Charlie Kirk.

Today he was killed.

By a gun.

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@randahl Aged like milk.

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@randahl They should reintroduce it. The original seven sins practically covered it through explaining "pride" as the sense of being above the rules.

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@georgetakei The tagline of the Hercules show went something like: "wherever there was evil, wherever an innocent would suffer, there would be Hercules", as Kevin Sorbo. I liked the show but never realized this was to be taken as a political prediction.

@randahl@mastodon.social avatar randahl , to random

People who wish Trump dead overlook the fact that by law Trump's death will make JD Vance president, which will move the US government to a whole new level of dysfunction.

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@randahl J. D. Vance is not something to wish for, but the world's economies would benefit from a US president that doesn't behave as chaotically as four year old child.

@randahl@mastodon.social avatar randahl , to random

According to Sergeant Jonathan Estridge, under the Trump regime, the US military now launches an investigation against him, because he does not support Israel's genocide in Gaza.

You read that right. Under the Trump regime, not wanting to kill civilians just because they are Muslim, is now considered suspicious.

Nuts!

https://youtube.com/shorts/w8DoYoffsu8

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@randahl The strong support of Israel from the US stems from the evangelical belief that once the temple of Jerusalem is rebuilt, the rapture will begin and American Christians will go to heaven. With that in mind, working against Israeli supremacy is interpreted as preventing the will of God in some circles.

@randahl@mastodon.social avatar randahl , (edited ) to random

Today, it is 7 years since the Parliament of Denmark introduced the dress code law in 2018 — a law which punishes citizens for wearing clothes the state does not approve.

It was introduced to persecute Muslim women wearing religious clothing, but surveillance fanatics saw the benefit of also banning clothes that would prevent security cameras from identifying you in public.

To me, letting the state dictate people's clothing reeks of authoritarianism, and I dream of the day we repeal this law.

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@randahl The law was indeed targeted directly at Muslim women, but I don't quite follow your comment on security fanatics' desire to ban clothing.

I take it that by "security fanatics," you mean people who will stop at nothing to monitor anyone.

Because in my field, "security fanatics" are folks who go to great lengths to prevent such things.

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@randahl I'm not sure what I'd call them, but saying they are "security-oriented" is like saying tthat homophobes are "family-oriented."

I'd rather say such politicians are surveillance and monitoring fanatics like in the Eastern Europe back then.

@webhat

@randahl@mastodon.social avatar randahl , to random

People speculate why for 80 years, no one has dared to attack Finland. I am convinced it is because their coat of arms is a mad lion which has been struck with a sword right through its eye and brains — and it just keeps fighting.

Obviously, no one wants to deal with that.

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@randahl The scimitar adds the warning that: "And the Arabs will help us."

@georgetakei@universeodon.com avatar georgetakei , to random

Bold move, trashing half your hype team mid-conspiracy.

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@georgetakei Well, they are stupid so he's not wrong.

@randahl@mastodon.social avatar randahl , to random

I was in Dresden today — a city which was bombed to kingdom come in the last days of World War II, in a bombing raid where the allies killed 25,000 Germans, because the Nazi regime had committed attrocities against our side.

And right as I came by the railstation, I saw citizens demonstrating that Israel has bombed Gaza to kingdom come, in a bombing raid which has killed 50,000 Palestinians, because the Hamas regime has committed attrocities against Israel.

Will we never learn?

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@randahl I'm not sure if you're sending the right message. Hopefully you mean to say that is was wrong of borh England and Israel to murder civilians.

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It’s a cult.

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@georgetakei Here I thought Freud was outdated.

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Ah yes, Habeas Corpus. Latin for, "Deport first, Google later."

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@georgetakei I thought "habeas corpus" was Latin for "I'll have your corpse."

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Love thy neighbor doesn’t come with fine print.

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@georgetakei Well ... it actually referred to getting along with your literal neighbor. You were allowed to keep slaves from other countries, for example.

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Ah yes, taking bold action against... librarians.

A screenshot of a post on X by user Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1 ). The post reads: "Breaking: WASHINGTON (AP) — President fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden as White House continues purge of perceived Trump opponents."
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@georgetakei Librarians should be booked!

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A hallmark of fascism is to attack the judiciary.

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@georgetakei The good news: it will stop. The bad news: it stops because soon they will be accidentally falling out from a window.

@Daojoan@mastodon.social avatar Daojoan , to random

If you want to know who has privilege, look for the people who are allowed to be catastrophically wrong in public without losing status.

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@Daojoan And if you still aren't convinced, look for the people who are not only catastrophically wrong in public but also have unpaid flying monkeys working hard to turn the wrongs into rights.

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The funnily ironic thing is that cheap oil from falling demand is killing his pal Putin.

The image is a screenshot of a post on X by a user named Alex Cole, with the handle @acnewsitics . The post reads: "Yup, recession. GOOD NEWS: Gas will be cheap. BAD NEWS: You won’t have a job to drive to." Below this, there is a quoted post from The Spectator Index, with the handle @spectatorindex , posted 2 days ago. The quoted post states: "BREAKING: Crude oil falls below $60 for first time since 2021." The overall tone of Alex Cole's post is sarcastic, highlighting the economic trade-off of lower gas prices potentially being overshadowed by job losses during a recession.
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@georgetakei Good news: Then you can use your salary for food.

Bad news: You won't have a salary.

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@georgetakei Fun fact: it's the same people who insist that there are only two genders who also insist that one can be more or less male on som e gender scale.

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Yesterday, I fondly remembered my dear friend Leonard Nimoy, who would have turned 94. His legacy lives on in our hearts. Just days ago, Bill Shatner celebrated his 94th birthday — wishing him continued health and happiness. Live long and prosper, my friends.

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@georgetakei I was a child when Star Trek originally aired but, shamefully admitting it, I never watched the series until until in my forties. You guys were a strange bunch of people, but even that part was practically groundbreaking: it was not a "lone hero" environment but an encouragement of group effort.

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@georgetakei They literally don't "hear the people sing."

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Basic biology eludes her.

A tweet from Matthew Gertz ( @MattGertz ) stating: "I learned about Klinefelter Syndrome (XXY) and Turner Syndrome (XO) in biology class my freshman year of high school." Below this, there is a reply tweet from Nancy Mace ( @NancyMace ) saying: "You either have XX or XY chromosomes. Those are the options..." Both tweets include profile pictures of the users.
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@georgetakei I'm so old the only genders they taught at school were humans and women.

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The nerve.

A social post from @leon_reborn that says: who invented pet rent my dog is literally unemployed
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@georgetakei As far as the dog is concerned, it's bark to the the unemployment line.

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President-elect Trump today told an audience in Phoenix it would be "a good idea" for the US to take back the Panama Canal because the Panamanians "haven’t treated us fairly," charging excessive fees for passage. https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5052795-trump-suggests-panama-canal-be-returned-to-us-control/

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@w7voa As a Dane who grew up in the Cold War, it feels strange to be now less concerned about a Russian invasion than about having part of our kingdom annexed by the country we thought was an ally.

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Is it a Lactosaurus Rex?

A social post from @hoglord666 that says: my friend max has been saving the wax from babybel cheese for like 6 months. today, i received an update: [A t-rex head carved out of red wax]
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@georgetakei It's a Dairyceratops.

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Scooby-Dooby-Do I have the job?

A social post from @pauleggleston that says: [Scooby Doo at an interview] Interviewer: May I see your CV? Scooby: *hands CV over* Rrres you may! Interviewer: Round here we call it a CV.
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@georgetakei When an interviewer barks back at you, leave.

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It'sth worth a thry 🤣

A social post from @mariana057 that says: So I was in a shoe store this morning and was trying on a shoe. I said to the assistant: "It's too tight". She said: "Try it with the tongue out", I said: "It'th nho ghood, it'th thtill thoo thight!"
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@georgetakei I thought that would make them fit lick a glove.

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Dad!

A social post from @UncleBob56 that says: When I was little I asked my dad if I was adopted. Dad: LOL! Why in the world would we have chosen you?
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@georgetakei True story:

When my son came out of the closet telling me he was trans, I responded by saying: "I understand, but, being a dad, I am formally required to declare that if you're now a boy, then I no longer have a daughter!"

He fortunately appreciated the dad joke.

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So rude!

A social post from @BrandyLJensen that says: the amount of scrolling I gotta do to find my birth year for online forms is becoming quite hurtful
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@georgetakei I just use the "End" key to take me to my birth year.

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Gold star for this budding geologist ⭐️

Screenshot of a social post by '@clhubes' that says: 'My 4yo came home carrying a bunch of rocks. I was like "where are those rocks from?" And he goes "Pangea" which I guess isn't wrong but I would like him to be more specific.'
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@georgetakei Police Squad! comes to mind.

Det. Frank Drebin [handing over a rock that came through the window]: So, how do you explain this?

Leo : Well, billions of years ago, the Earth was a molten mass ...

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It's good to have goals...

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@georgetakei There shall be layers, like onions, of guilt and regrets.

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Groan...

Screenshot of a social post by '@UncleBob56' that says: 'Me: I've been seeing spots lately. / Daughter: Have you seen a doctor? / Me: No, just spots.'
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@georgetakei She should see a Spocktor.

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Same!

A social post from @sixfootcandy on X that says: Not only do I turn down my radio to find a house or a parking spot, but I also take off my sunglasses to hear someone better.
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@georgetakei Conversely, I put on my sunglasses to avoid listening to a person, and I turn up the music to avoid learning where they are.

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We're listening...

Screenshot of a social post by '@RiotGrlErin' on the social platform 'X' that says: 'hear me out: a true crime library called book em.'
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@georgetakei "Or they'll dash."

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Relatable!

A social post from @audri_em on X that says: Let me slip into something more comfortable. Goes back inside my house.
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@georgetakei That is the definition of housewear.

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Just don't.

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@georgetakei Seeing that door, I realize that where there's a will, there's a won't.

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You live, you learn.

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@georgetakei He should have remembered the horrible stories about UFO chicken abduction.