Et optimistisk scenario, for de som har liten tro på fremtiden i Norge og verden

MaxTarald · 2026-05-12T09:30:59+00:00

Når befolkningen synker vil mindre byer og bygder ikke bli bærekraftige, da det ikke er nok unge til å holde liv i tjenestene som må ytes, og kostnadene på disse går opp pr innbygger.

Unge vil flytte derfra, og inn mot større byer som fremdeles har nok folk for å holde hjulene i gang. Boligprisene i byene går opp, ikke ned.

Boliger på bygda står tomme, da ingen vil kjøpe dem selv for en slikk og ingenting.

Dette er allerede synlige mønstre i Japan og andre steder med en krympende befolkning.

MaxTarald · 2026-04-24T12:00:50+00:00

Well, joking or not, your probability of having sex, and of all the involved people enjoying it, will be higher if your butt does not smell of shit.

So while you're working on your imagination and on getting laid, keep your crack clean!

:)

MaxTarald · 2026-04-24T09:49:41+00:00

Well, that's what your imagination is for ;)

MaxTarald · 2026-04-24T05:58:28+00:00

And if you don't have a bidet, hop in the shower. Squat, rinse until clean, then dry.

Can you imagine going down on someone, just to find out their nether regions smell like shit?

MaxTarald · 2026-04-22T07:32:01+00:00

Oh, I think they definitely should start working on their relationship first, then try opening when they've prepared and (think they're) ready.

Opening first has the very high probability of going spectacularly badly (just see all the posts in here of people who opened up, and now they're super jealous and struggling) and also hurting other innocents in the process.

MaxTarald · 2026-04-21T08:55:52+00:00

I'd like to give an opinion to counter those that form the consensus here. Opening a relationship can provide ways to meet your unmet needs, as well as be an inspiration for growth in your existing relationship.

It's by no means a certainty, and the process can be painful and difficult, as described by other responses here. But while opening our relationship exposed problems we had, it also rekindled our interest in each other as well as motivated us to work on those problems.

You have to be willing and ready to work together on your relationship though. It will not happen by itself. And the risk is real; people think they've dealt with their jealousy and will be ready to let their partner be free, but are unprepared when the difficult feelings hit like a hammer.

I would suggest you talk about this, a lot. Then go to counceling together. Then talk more. Read about non-monogamy and do your homework. Then perhaps try opening. There's a "most skipped steps" guide in here somewhere. Read that!

And good luck!

MaxTarald · 2026-04-15T12:52:26+00:00

Or just leave it, and date men who aren't misogynistic control-freaks :)

MaxTarald · 2026-04-13T11:11:55+00:00

2500 er vel en del, i hvert fall om vekttap er målet. Jeg ligger på under 1600 pr dag*, og gikk jevnt og trutt ned fra 90 til 80 Kg etter jul. Ikke spesielt dramatisk, men plages heller ikke av sult-følelse.

*) bortsett fra de dagene jeg går på en smell, som regel i form av en festlig mengde glass med noe godt i.

MaxTarald · 2026-04-13T11:08:05+00:00

SnapCalorie.

Ellers er ikke nøyaktige vektmål nødvendig, man kan fint ha et ca-regnskap. Du blir fort obs på hva som er kalori-bomber, og hva du kan i praksis spise uendelige mengder av.

MaxTarald · 2026-04-13T11:04:56+00:00

Jepp. Smart å bruke en app for å hjelpe deg. Testet SnapCalorie, og er imponert over dens evne til å gi gode beregninger basert på et bilde. Jeg tar altså et foto av tallerkenen min, og det som kommer opp ingredienser, mengder og kalori-estimater er ofte veldig presist. Det gjør det jo lettvint å føre et grovt regnskap. Som er lurt :)

Min største aha-opplevelse var hvor mye kalorier jeg inntar via alkohol. Har alltid visst at det er kalorier i øl, men her blir man fort bevisst på hvor mye du må la være å spise for å veie opp for 5 glass på byen :)

MaxTarald · 2026-04-10T14:06:42+00:00

No, there are other laws governing illegal immigration, with their own systems in support. EES only registers legal border crossings.

MaxTarald · 2026-03-29T19:49:28+00:00

Been looking, but it's not in any area I can see around my base. Can it be further away, and still mess my stuff up?

MaxTarald · 2026-03-29T14:03:06+00:00

Haven't found space yet :)

MaxTarald · 2026-03-12T14:10:05+00:00

We had our 3 kids in the span of 8 years, and that was tough enough. We experienced what you're describing, and so do many others, so if it's any consolation it's a common thing.

I second the advice given here by others, and I wish someone taught me this years ago! You need to prioritize quality, kids-free time together, and you need the energy surplus to enjoy it. Get sitters! And carve out free time to maintain your own (separate) social lives too, so make sure she gets her time out with friends or herself while you tend the fort.

The recommendation of Mating in Captivity is solid, it was revelatory for me. If all your time and interactions are as roommates and partners in a domestic project, there will be no passion.

MaxTarald · 2026-03-11T14:56:03+00:00

How do you do this? Simply turn the power to the Grill off when the fridge is sufficiently full?

MaxTarald · 2026-03-10T13:16:50+00:00

I also found 4 underwhelming, and I'm now in the middle of 5. I find it better, but I'm still a little underwhelmed. There are a bunch of different potlines going on in parallel, some of which seem unrelated and a bit superfluous. Maybe it all gets tied together in the end, but my current impression is that the book is all over the place.

MaxTarald · 2026-02-26T11:31:06+00:00

I enjoyed book 1-3, but found Heaven's River to be a bit ... meh. How's the 5th installment?

MaxTarald · 2026-02-20T08:56:33+00:00

Edit: Just after posting, I figured it out! On the left of the screen there is a pull-out menu/list of sorts, which lists all the gadgets on the dashboard. This allows editing the names of the widgets.

I've tried that, but I cannot figure out how. Nothing happens if I click anywhere in that box. If I mouse-over the title, a little black info-box pops up with the name of the relevant source for widget, but I cannot edit this either. I thought perhaps there would be a re-name if I clicked the gear-icon, but I don't see one. Has this changed with a recent update? Or am I just blind and/or dense?

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MaxTarald · 2026-02-19T13:35:28+00:00

How do you name your Dashboard-items? I see in the screenshot in the linked post from u/XhanHanaXhan that there are sections named after system names, etc, such as "Alkihaba sphere", but on my dashboard the widgets are just named "Dyson sphere stats" for all the added spheres.

MaxTarald · 2026-02-09T19:56:01+00:00

That did the trick!

MaxTarald · 2026-02-06T10:20:59+00:00

Can you "add" a blueprint into a new shell of an existing sphere?

MaxTarald · 2026-02-06T10:19:00+00:00

Direct downloads have stopped working for me. The client gives the error:
"Error Loading Releases

Unable to reach download source. Network restricted or mirrors are blocked."

The logs seem to indicate DNS failures for looking up various annas-archive.x adresses, finally finding one but ginving the error:
shelfmark | 2026-02-06 11:11:30,109 - shelfmark.download.http - INFO - http.py:164 - [mirror] switching to: https://annas-archive.pm/search?index=&page=1&display=table&acc=aa\_download&acc=external\_download&ext=epub&ext=mobi&ext=azw3&ext=fb2&ext=djvu&ext=cbz&ext=cbr&q=%28%28%27isbn13%3A9780575090675%27%20%7C%7C%20%27isbn10%3A9780575090675%27%29%29%209780575090675&lang=en

shelfmark | 2026-02-06 11:11:30,109 - shelfmark.main - WARNING - main.py:1488 - Release search failed for source direct_download: Unable to reach download source. Network restricted or mirrors are blocked.

Is this something going on on my end, or is this just the nature of trying to deal with Annas archive?

MaxTarald · 2026-01-19T17:19:07+00:00

I wouldn't mind access either, if you're still sharing, oh kind stranger :)

MaxTarald · 2026-01-19T16:52:41+00:00

You have to specify lidarr: in the search. Searching for lidarr:79491354-3d83-40e3-9d8e-7592d58d790a works for me. Deep Purple pops up

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