my monitor, suddenly, out of the blue "AMD FreeSync Enabled" wait, i don't even know if that was enabled before...

they have dug up dirt on the husband of the former prime minister and current leader of the conservative party - Erna Solberg. there is suspicion of insider trading - that he used his marriage with Solberg to make money in the stock market - and there is also evidence that suggests that he attempted to conceal it. Solberg's story appears to be changing over time. this only emerged after the municipal elections. we like to say that Norway doesn't have corruption, but it's more accurate to say that it has a little bit of it. there is definitely a lot of cronyism/nepotism, but nobody used to care about that. it was excused because the country is small and connected. it's hard to make friends in Norway, because people rely on their existing networks so much, so that's basically a part of the culture here.

that project i fixed this weekend is the first piece of actual paid work i've done in a while. 3 hours and after that, i needed a nap.

tfw you're both risk-averse and bad at keeping things up at a steady pace, so you end up doing nothing

it looks like my follower count has plateaued.

i'm glad it's Tuesday, because Monday was awful

programming seems to work a bit like bicycling in that once you've learned it, you never forget how to do it, no matter how little you actually use the skill.

at this rate, i'll get a date quicker if i make my OWN damned dating site.

girl i dated is... i couldn't shut up. i'm teaching her Norwegian now

i remember a song but i don't know the name.

for the moment, i think i need a girlfriend. can i explain why? not really.

if she's a bit fat, this merely means her words will carry more weight in a discussion

in a different world, "theoretical physicist" could refer to someone who has a lot of ideas about getting physical but never does it

so i was googling how/if personality types and the kind of sex they have are connected. highly controversial. some people saw clear connections while others dismissed the question as ridiculous. i was wondering about it because i've noticed that my mind has to be in the right place. the physical part has an effect but it isn't enough. and it's a mind space that's challenging to stay in, especially when you're with someone new. i stop to notice to what's going on, which isn't great for concentration. for an experience like that, you kind of have to lose yourself in it and be a little selfish almost. i get the impression that some people have a much easier time with this. they don't overthink it. difficult for someone whose entire nature is to examine everything.

none of these translate the sense of søkende that i'm looking for. the basic meaning is seeker or seeking. the sense i'm looking for is probably closer to inquisitive, curious, but the word also carries a connotation of emotion, because what is sought is meaning. can you call people seekers in English, in the sense that they're always looking for meaning?

i'm emitting a different energy right now, i think. Blizzard (my ragdoll cat) is staying extra close to me. he slept in my arm earlier. he usually doesn't do that.

obsessions are one thing i always found very difficult to manage or control. pretty strong force in me.

these dating apps appear to learn quite slowly about what you actually like. they need more data than i would have expected, because i'm detecting a slow improvement in the match quality.

the electrician thought i should do a YouTube channel about Linux and RPi and stuff. to him, being fluent in this stuff is a rare skill. he kind of sat there with his mouth agape the entire time because i was typing all these Linux commands rapidly, from memory. he was also surprised when a desktop environment came up on the RPi. he hadn't quite realised that it's just a little computer. he seems intelligent enough and says he's been playing with Arduino. but it's just that he probably wasn't exposed to all this stuff at an early age like i was. i don't think my skills are so rare. lots of people in the IT industry know how to do this stuff.

helping someone fix something - RPi based thing that automates table calling over a restaurant PA