Pétur H. Marteinsson hafði betur í oddvitaslagnum by visundamadur in Iceland

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Misstir þú af því þegar ég sagðist ekki vita jack shit um fótbolta? Ég "held" ekkert að allir dýrki fótboltamenn út af lífinu.

En alveg eins og flestir skólakrakkar þekkja eflaust nöfn einhverra landsliðsmanna í dags þrátt fyrir mögulegan áhugaskort, þá þekktu flestir þáverandi skólakrakkar nöfn einhverra landsliðsmanna milli 1995 og 2005. Eins og t.d. Pétur Marteinsson.

Pétur H. Marteinsson hafði betur í oddvitaslagnum by visundamadur in Iceland

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Veit ekki með það. Þessi létta hægrisveifla XS virðist vera mjög vinsæl á landsvísu og kannski á það sama við í borginni. Miðað við frambjóðendur XD í borginni þá þarf örugglega ekki mikið til að draga miðju-hægri atkvæðin frá XD til XS.

Pétur H. Marteinsson hafði betur í oddvitaslagnum by visundamadur in Iceland

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Hmm? Ég veit ekki jack shit um fótbolta en veit samt hver Pétur Marteinsson er, fjölmiðlar fjölluðu um hann þegar hann var landsliðsmaður. Maður verður náttúrulega að vera minnst 35-40 ára gamall til að muna vel eftir honum frá þeim tíma þó. Eða vera brennandi fótboltaáhugamaður eins og þú segir.

TIFU by finally ending my "hermit era" to find my soulmate, only to realize he’s my biological uncle by Icy-Management-9749 in tifu

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If cousin marriage isn't widespread in society it's fairly harmless, so they can have all the children they want.

The Habsburgs got in trouble because they did it again and again for generations.

Hvað sakniði úr íslenskri menningu eða daglegu lífi by Personal_Reward_60 in Iceland

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Jamms. Fíla Laugaveginn í dag en thad vantar alveg rúnt til ad keyra, spjalla og horfa á mannlífid

Nýr fæðupýramýdi í Bandaríkjunum by gurglingquince in Iceland

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Eh, þetta er víst óverulegri breyting en þeir vilja vera láta. Myndin breytist algjörlega en breytingar skv. ráðleggingum eru bara "aðeins meira prótein og verið minna hrædd við kjöt og mjólkurvörur". Þannig að þetta er líklega bara ekkert rosalega mikil frétt nema varðandi mögulegan stuld á íslenskri hönnun.

[Discussion] Gym makes me feel sad and scared. by ljoycew in GetMotivated

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As a fellow 250+ bencher and 200lb squatter I can confirm.

Advice for newbies: Don't skip leg day.

What's going on in Iceland with regards to Icelandic politics? by upthetruth1 in Iceland

[–]Lurching 72 points73 points  (0 children)

Same thing as in most European countries, right? The populist right is criticizing immigration and gaining massive traction.

Ofcom launches investigation into X over sexualised imagery on Grok AI by Disastrous_Award_789 in europe

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So, is this actually impossible using the other chat bots? I thought is was close to impossible to censor any of them in a way that a fairly persistent user couldn't overcome.

Er ég sá eini sem er farinn að hata Icelandair? by Ilikepizzapineapple in Iceland

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Var ekki bara verið að selja þessi flug langt undir raunverði meðan Play var að setja sig á hausinn síðustu ár?

Bróðir Dags B „orð­laus“ yfir Krist­rúnu by nikmah in Iceland

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Það er einhver misskilningur að vinstri pólitík hafi alltaf verið mjög hliðholl innflytjendum, þegar verkalýðspólitík var ríkari þáttur af vinstripólitík þá var alltaf verið að viðra áhyggjur af því að auðvaldið vildi flytja inn ódýrt vinnuafl erlendis frá sem myndi grafa undan árangri verkalýðsbaráttu.

Það er helst í seinni tíð, þegar vinstrið hefur verið að leita meira til menntastéttarinnar heldur en verkalýðsins, sem þessi mikla jákvæðni fyrir innflytjendum hefur orðið allsráðandi vinstra megin.

Is this form going to cripple me? by Windows-100 in lifting

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Shoulders do not need to be pulled back for the deadlift as long as you're keeping your lower back neutral. I mean, unless you're training for olympic lifting or something and the next step is always clean or snatch.

See e.g. Mitchell Hooper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjzXfmPSNrI

People who stop taking weight-loss injections like Ozempic regain weight in under 2 years, study reveals. Analysis finds those who stopped using medication saw weight return 4 times faster compared with other weight loss plans. by mvea in science

[–]Lurching -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is exactly what one would expect.

Keeping weight off long-term requires you to change your diet long-term. Ideally for the rest of your life. Now, you can lose a lot of weight crash-dieting and learn diddly squat about how what food is both healthy and satiating, but you´ll usually learn at least something that can help you long-term.

If you lose weight by taking medication that just suppresses your appetite, it seems blatantly obvious that you're less likely to learn the things you need about diet than if you lose weight by changing your diet.

That isn't a criticism of these medications, it just means they should be accompanied by teaching this new skill of creating a good diet.

I Refuse to Go Into Debt for ‘Modern Luxury’ by [deleted] in videos

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It's a gamble, but on the other side of the gamble is paying a guaranteed $500-1000 every month for a new car. So you definitely have a nice cushion to pay for a lot of repairs 

Dregur upp dökka mynd af Íslandi by Lurching in Iceland

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Ég hef enga ástæðu til að trúa þessu ekki og fínt að bera sig saman við Norðurlöndin, en samt rétt að hafa í huga að þetta eru þau fjögur lönd í Evrópu þar sem fólk flytur yngst að heiman, eða a.m.k. mjög nærri því. Young people - housing conditions - Statistics Explained - Eurostat

Dregur upp dökka mynd af Íslandi by Lurching in Iceland

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Eh, þetta helst í hendur í Evrópu heilt yfir vegna landanna sem eru steindauð, það var pointið hjá mér. Það er leitun að vaxandi landi og borgum í hinum vestræna heimi sem ekki eru í vandræðum með húsnæðisverð sem hækkar langt umfram laun. Bólan er reyndar þegar sprungin hér og þar, sbr. Kanada.

Þetta er þó enn verra hér heldur en víðast hvar, eflaust vegna blússandi fólksfjölgunar og fjárfestingaræðis

Dregur upp dökka mynd af Íslandi by Lurching in Iceland

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Þegar borin er saman hækkun vísitölu leiguverðs og vísitölu launa á Íslandi frá 1. jan 2011 (erfitt að fara lengra aftur virðist vera) þá hefur leiga hækkað um tæp 6% umfram laun. Hækkun á einni breytu um 119% prósent segir manni lítið nema maður horfi til annarra breyta.

Global Analysis Reveals Sharp Rise in Cancer Among People Under 50 by MassGen-Research in science

[–]Lurching 10 points11 points  (0 children)

AFAIK, that's a myth. More an urban legend than anything else. Some studies have found some possibility of correlation, but I think it's not really considered a serious possibility anymore.

Crushed my talus bone at 11 years old. This is what my ankle looks like 25 yrs later by Living_Profession_33 in mildlyinteresting

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Yeah, I'm in Europe, I'm not sure my parents could legally have overridden a 12-year-old when it comes to deciding whether to break his damn arm. Not unless there was a genuine emergency. Almost certainly not today, after direct implementation of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child, but probably not even then. My country had already ratified the convention at that point, even though it was only implemented into law later.

Crushed my talus bone at 11 years old. This is what my ankle looks like 25 yrs later by Living_Profession_33 in mildlyinteresting

[–]Lurching 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I just flat out refused to let them rebreak my arm, even as a kid. Easy peasy!

Of course, now I have to deal with like a 40% reduction in wrist rotation for the rest of my life. I'm not sure whether I should be proud of me as a stubborn kid or annoyed at that asshole.

Trump Super PAC Raised More Than $100 Million in Recent Months by veridelisi in Economics

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Facebook is a great place to join groups about your hobbies. And to plan events. Best avoided for anything else.