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This is from a speech King Harald V of Norway gave in 2016. I think it has aged remarkably well:

Norway is high mountains and deep fjords. It is vast plateaus and coastal archipelagos, islands and islets. It is fertile fields and soft heathlands.

The sea meets our shores in the north, west and south.

Norway is the midnight sun and the polar night. It is both harsh and mild winters. It is both warm and cold summers. Norway is a long country, with people living far apart.

But above all, Norway is people.

Norwegians are people from Northern Norway, Trøndelag, Southern Norway – and all the other regions of the country.

Norwegians have also immigrated from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Poland, Sweden, Somalia and Syria. My own grandparents immigrated from Denmark and England 110 years ago.

It is not always easy to say where we come from or which nationality we belong to. The place we call home is where our heart is – and that cannot always be defined by national borders.

Norwegians are young and old, tall and short, able-bodied and wheelchair users. More and more Norwegians are living beyond the age of one hundred. Norwegians are rich, poor and somewhere in between.

Norwegians are girls who love girls, boys who love boys, and girls and boys who love each other.

Norwegians believe in God, Allah, "Altet" [Ed.: roughly "the whole" or "the universe"], and in nothing at all.

Norwegians enjoy Grieg and Kygo, Hellbillies and Kari Bremnes.

In other words: Norway is you. Norway is us.

When we sing "Ja, vi elsker dette landet" [Ed.: Norway's national anthem], we should remember that we are also singing about one another. Because we are the people who make up this country. That is why our national anthem is also a declaration of love for the Norwegian people.

My greatest hope for Norway is that we will succeed in taking care of one another.

That we will continue to build this country on trust, community and generosity.

That we will feel that – despite all our differences – we are one people.

That Norway is one.

Video of the speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQtLxYde-rw

And with AI writing code, why use libraries, which makes us more vulnerable to 0-day attacks?

Our simulation core components are pure Fortran, no libraries, all written by Claude/Cursor/Codex.

Interesting, but I quickly uninstalled it after (1) it asked for permission to record keystrokes across all application and (2) registered global keyboard shortcut Option+Space without asking me.

I’m in Europe and on my fourth Tesla, but it’ll be my last. No more of my money is going Musk’s way.

Personally, I’m selling my U.S. stocks and bond holdings in my pension portfolio. Partly because I see them as a risk, and partly for moral reasons: I don’t want to support what I see as the current U.S. oligarchy. I'm also sad to say I've also bought 4 Teslas until I realized how bad things are, but I'll send no more money in that direction from now on, and I try to convince people I know to do the same.

Our company cloud infrastructure at Azure has already been replaced by VPSs at Hetzner in Europe.

Making advanced multiphysics simulations and optimizations accessible through a simple web interface and AI chat agents. I’m building SimuPort (https://simuport.com ) to lower the barrier to running and iterating on complex simulations. I’m interested in hearing from anyone who has needed these kinds of simulations in practice (e.g., optimizing airflow in devices, analyzing thermal–structural interactions in prototypes) or who has experience with tools like Ansys, OpenFOAM, COMSOL, SimScale, or similar. What worked, what didn’t, and what’s still missing?

tldr; Adding key examples to a specification makes it much easier to understand.

I learned programming with Pascal at university. It had a very formal, math-like syntax, complete with BNF-style grammar.

The next course used the famous K&R book (The C Programming Language), and what a breeze that was! It taught by showing lots of relevant, working examples.

Since then, I’ve realized that while examples aren’t a substitute for a clear specification, well-chosen examples make specs far easier to grasp.

I recommend reading Gojko Adzic’s thoughts on this (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gojko/). He’s the author of Specification by Example.

He argues that identifying and refining key examples is a great way to raise the quality of documentation and shared understanding.

A deep investigation by NRK reveals the identity of 'Darcula', the elusive developer behind Magic Cat — a phishing tool linked to scams in over 100 countries and hundreds of thousands of stolen bank cards.

Hetzner has S3-like storage, https://www.hetzner.com/storage/object-storage/.

Hah, now the TSLA stock is down by 54% since it's high at December 17th. 63% if you’re trading in EUR.

The same logic applies to voting in elections. One could argue that a single vote rarely changes the outcome, so why bother participating?

Yet I believe that when enough individuals make the same choice—whether at the ballot box or with their wallets—it creates meaningful impact. Collective consumer decisions send powerful signals to companies and their leadership, just as collective voting shapes our democracy.

I’ve on my 4th Tesla so far. There will not be a 5th one. I will not let my money go to Musk.

The Norwegian King's speech on love, religion and acceptance (English subtitles)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQtLxYde-rw

Quote: "Norwegians are girls who love girls, boys who love boys, and girls and boys who love each other. Norwegians believe in God, Allah, the Universe, and Nothing."

We are developing advanced physics simulations, including one aimed at enhancing geothermal power efficiency at https://simuport.com. Our online simulators are currently template-based, primarily serving as a showcase of our models' capabilities. We have ambitious plans to expand, adding many more simulators and advanced features.

> I wondered what web development could look like > if htmx is gradually replaced by native HTML

This perspective seems to align closely with how the creator of htmx views the relationship between htmx and browser capabilities.

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuipZMUch18&t=1036s 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuipZMUch18&t=4995s

The Helseplattformen project, aiming to implement Epic as a unified electronic health record (EHR) system in Central Norway, has come under severe scrutiny from the National Audit Office. Initially budgeted at $370 million, costs have skyrocketed to $600 million, with the rollout heavily criticized for poor planning, patient safety risks, and a frustrating user experience. Healthcare professionals report that the system is unintuitive and time-consuming, hampering their ability to provide efficient care.

Epic, a U.S.-based EHR system, is widely used globally, but the Helseplattformen project took a highly customized, waterfall approach to implementation, which involved tailoring the system extensively to local needs. This has led to significant rigidity and operational inefficiencies. In contrast, other regions in Norway have opted for more agile methodologies, emphasizing standardization, open communication protocols, and flexibility to better integrate various healthcare systems.

The "one system fits all" philosophy behind Helseplattformen has been seen as a misstep, with experts now advocating for a more modular, ecosystem-based solution that allows for easier adaptation and interoperability across the healthcare sector.

The Helseplattformen project, aiming to implement Epic as a unified electronic health record (EHR) system in Central Norway, has come under severe scrutiny from the National Audit Office. Initially budgeted at $370 million, costs have skyrocketed to $600 million, with the rollout heavily criticized for poor planning, patient safety risks, and a frustrating user experience. Healthcare professionals report that the system is unintuitive and time-consuming, hampering their ability to provide efficient care.

Epic, a U.S.-based EHR system, is widely used globally, but the Helseplattformen project took a highly customized, waterfall approach to implementation, which involved tailoring the system extensively to local needs. This has led to significant rigidity and operational inefficiencies. In contrast, other regions in Norway have opted for more agile methodologies, emphasizing standardization, open communication protocols, and flexibility to better integrate various healthcare systems.

The "one system fits all" philosophy behind Helseplattformen has been seen as a misstep, with experts now advocating for a more modular, ecosystem-based solution that allows for easier adaptation and interoperability across the healthcare sector.

This is good, but what bade me finally understand the transformer architecture [0] and attention [1], are 3Blue1Brown's videos.

0. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjZofJX0v4M

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMlx5fFNoYc

"BankAxept is the first client to license Interac payment solutions internationally." (2016)

https://www.interac.ca/en/content/news/interac-collaborates-...

Norway's most famous criminal became a software developer.

https://www-kode24-no.translate.goog/artikkel/david-toska-ko...

In newer software versions, you should be able to control the wipers with the left scrolling wheel, right after you have activated it with the push button on the left arm.

https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/modelx/en_us/GUID-A5C33F3....

And yesterday, the Norwegian government sent a warning to oil rig operators regarding these drone observations.

https://www-ptil-no.translate.goog/tilsyn/viktige-meldinger/...

Somewhat related; recently, unidentified drones have been observed at several oil installations in the North Sea, including Johan Sverdrup and Gullfaks C.

https://www-nrk-no.translate.goog/rogaland/uidentifiserte-dr...

This looks quite good: https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S0140-6736%2820...

Yes, the fines are expensive in Norway. Driving 101-105 km/h when the speed limit is 70 km/h, results in a fine of around $1200. 106 km/h or above results in loss of drivers license.

Norway's largest classified ads company, https://finn.no, has created and open sourced their micro frontend framework:

https://podium-lib.io/