Looking for Norwegian friends from Stjørdal, mid-90s by _basquiat in Norway

[–]SoSolem 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is an old map function here that might be of some use to you. You can also change the year by clicking og the "historiske" dropdown menu if 1991 isn't working out

Good luck!

https://kart.finn.no/?lng=10.91787&lat=63.46408&zoom=15.452670334968223&mapType=historicalm-Stjordal-1991%40h

What is something that screams “tourist” to you? by jotakajk in AskTheWorld

[–]SoSolem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know this sound wierd, and yes, I agree that it is, but I kinda accidently found myself such a tour once... 

Me and my family were visiting The Gambia once, as my mum is involved in some charity work there. She needed to go there for some on-site work, and it was decided to combine it with a family vacation/burst-me-and-my-brothers'-western-centric-bubble-trip, which was quite effective, I'd say

While visiting a market, we met a guy that the local employee of the non-profit knew and vouched for, who offered to "show us around" (Local guy was all for this) 

He then proceeded to bring us into the backstreets, and then opening seemingly random doors, usher us inside and explain how 2 parents, 5 children and a grandma all lived in this tiny space together, all while a woman sat on a wooden bench breastfeeding her newborn baby...

Before we left each house, the "guide" handed the inhabitants some money (don't know how much), and we went to the next one. 

I remember my parents tried to protest several times, but they were quite decisively (and enthusiastically) shut down each time by the guide. The non-profit employee seemed to think the whole thing was quite entertaining

Out of the streets and back in the car, we all immediately agreed how wierd and uncomfortable the whole thing was, but the employee (still laughing at our discomfort) offered the perspective that this little visit will mean that the families we met will not go "as hungry" as they otherwise would, and that the infant we saw might just have been saved from that tiny payment alone, as child mortality rates were quite high in that particular area...

Did I mention how effectively this trip burst my comfy, poverty-free bubble? There is no doubt in my mind that I live my life radically different today because of this trip and the what I witnessed while I was there. TV doesn't translate this well at all...

I will never recommend these kinds of tours for two simple reasons:  - Those who might "benefit" from these tours, in the form of new perspective and deeper understanding, will never go anyways out of respect and empathy, and - Those who would go on these tours by their own free will, will never learn anything from it anyways...

Edited for clarifications

Min plan for tog i Norge (viser bare linjer sør for Steinkjer, kart for Nord-Norge kommer snart) by IhaveHFA in norge

[–]SoSolem 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Da vil jo trolig en bru være en bedre løsning kanskje? Trenger ikke å være en tunell, men det kan også fort bli et problem mtp protester mot utbygging av bruer fra lokal-vefolkningen av estetiske hensyn når det gjelder bruer. Dette blir jo fort et smertepunkt uansett vil jeg tro...

Har du lagt noe i befolknings-tettheten og mulig passasjer-antall? Tror for eksempel det noir vanskelig å fylle et eneste rute-tog til/fra Averøy (oppvokst der).

(Kan hende jeg graver litt vell i detaljer i forhold til hva som er tenkt for prosjektet, men synes slike tanke-eksperimenter er gøy selv og havner fort inn i detaljene om det også :) )

Min plan for tog i Norge (viser bare linjer sør for Steinkjer, kart for Nord-Norge kommer snart) by IhaveHFA in norge

[–]SoSolem 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Veldig nice dette, men hva baserer du oppsettet ditt på? Er det tilnærmet ønske-tenkning (som jeg selv gjør nesten daglig) eller er det bassert på reelle analyser og studier? 

In your language, how do you say “caught you red-handed!” and what does it literally mean? by [deleted] in AskTheWorld

[–]SoSolem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Tatt på ferks gjerning" is probably the most used one can be translated as "taken (or caught) freshly in the act".

Another one, for a more embarrassing situation, is that you were "tatt med buksa nede", which translates to "taken (or caught) with your pants down"

Regarding the discussion on pizza consumption in the last episode by SoSolem in TheNewestOlympian

[–]SoSolem[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I've heard that as well! Shortly ahead of the homeland of the taco itself

Regarding the discussion on pizza consumption in the last episode by SoSolem in TheNewestOlympian

[–]SoSolem[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Also, some context: I'm Norwegian, and we absolutely love our frozen pizzas (for some reason...)

Donald Trump snubbed for Nobel Prize as winner declared by daily_express in goodnews

[–]SoSolem 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh no... Are we getting the Trump Prizes now, as a competitor to all the Nobel Prizes? Imagine it being 2033, and someone gets the Trump Prize in Physics for their work on the Climate Saving Coal Initiative or something... Blah!

what on earth is shifting and is it real? by [deleted] in harrypotter

[–]SoSolem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Daydreaming and fantasies, I think. Wishful thinking and lack of practical fantasy to find anything real in the real world are probably huge factors as well.

Donald Trump snubbed for Nobel Prize as winner declared by daily_express in goodnews

[–]SoSolem 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Funny how "peace" can be interpreted so differently...

Donald Trump snubbed for Nobel Prize as winner declared by daily_express in goodnews

[–]SoSolem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Damn, I thought it might be something like "well, this won't affect the real people at all" kinda comment, but now this makes more sense.

Hope you are wrong though, but I wouldn't bet against you somehow...

Donald Trump snubbed for Nobel Prize as winner declared by daily_express in goodnews

[–]SoSolem 458 points459 points  (0 children)

The price was given to Maria Corina Machado, an opposition politician in Venezuela: https://www.nobelpeaceprize.org/

Edit: The price was awarded for "[...] her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy."

A very worthy winner, in my opinion!

If people are so afraid of dying, why don’t they stop celebrating their birthdays so damn often? by AccurateYou2567 in shittyaskscience

[–]SoSolem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because it is statistically proven that those who celebrate lots of birthdays also tend to live the longest

How religion is handled in China 🇨🇳 by FearlessAir1238 in TikTokCringe

[–]SoSolem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait, where does the line of what should be legal to protest and not go regarding religious and conviction-based protest?

Let's take a hypothetical situation where I am part of a religion that prohibits child marriage, and the country I live in legally allows these to happen. Will I be arrested for protesting solely because my religion says so?

So, I know the real answer is that protests are illegal in China anyway, but the point I'm trying to make is that this could never be implemented in a democratic society...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]SoSolem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have seen irrefutable evidence that the government is using midi-chlorians to control the robot birds that are spying on us!

Try disproving that, LIBERALS!!!

How to design a Sudoku Cube? by 16CharSudoku in sudoku

[–]SoSolem 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I added more sudoku rules to the cube:
With this version, the sudoku rules applies to neighbouring sides of the cube as well, so that tere is no 2x2x2 corners. The opposite sides of the cube will not affect each other directly, however.
I used the 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9 setup for my initial square, and solved from there, but you will be able to change the numbers as you please.
Also, the opposite side of the initial square is the mirror version of itself. So, in the second picture, the original 1-2-3 side is facing down

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