Óli Gneisti (English)

#Librarian, #podcaster (#StoriesOfIceland), #folklorist and more. #Icelandic but writing in English.

I run my own instance of Mastodon for Iceland and Icelandic stuff.

If you want the Icelandic version of me you can find me Óli Gneisti (á íslensku) (npub1r2r…3q7z)

Podcast: https://storiesoficeland.com
Icelandic blog: https://truflun.net/oligneisti/
Icelandic Mastodon: https://kommentakerfid.is/@oligneisti
Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/oligneisti/

Last Notes

2025-01-08 08:51:30 UTC

Just to point out something that should be obvious and stated every time the matter is brought up:
Denmark doesn't own Greenland. It belongs to the people of Kalaallit Nunaat. Even if the Danes wanted to sell the island they would have no right to do so.
#Greenland #KalaallitNunaat #DonaldTrump

2024-12-23 11:48:37 UTC

Luigi Mangione is a way the ghost of Christmas future. I don't mean that assassinations will become the norm. I mean that a lot of rich people have had a preview of how they are viewed by the public.
Will they be clear-eyed enough to see what the Ebenezer saw? After hearing the way people talked about a then unnamed dead rich guy:
> “Spirit!” said Scrooge, shuddering from head to foot. “I see, I see. The case of this unhappy man might be my own. My life tends that way, now.”
#Scrooge #LuigiMangione

2024-12-05 10:57:34 UTC

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I think many Americans who support Israel do so because they hate Arabs just a tiny bit more than they hate Jewish people.
@npub1gjr…fryu

2024-11-20 12:31:46 UTC

Tell people about RSS challenge.
I'd like to challenge anyone seeing this to tell others about RSS, their favorite apps/extensions, feeds to follow, etc. You can do so here but I assume people here know about RSS.
So, go on the other sites you still use and say a few words. Do snaps, toks and grams.
Right now I am recommending Feeder for Android-users.
#TellPeopleAboutRSS
#RSS
#RSSApps
#Feeder

2024-11-06 18:37:36 UTC

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The Democrats believe that people on the left have no other option than to vote for them. They don't seem to wonder about why people stay home because they feel that both parties are the same and that voting doesn't matter.
I am of course on the side of voting for the lesser evil but the Democrats shouldn't just aim for being a bit better than the fascists.
@npub15e8…90k0

2024-10-15 15:53:15 UTC

I don't like how many podcast are doing video. Not just because I like listening more than watching (unless video actually adds something concrete). The real problem isn't the video part. It is the #YouTube (and to a lesser extent #Spotify) part.
I don't like podcasts becoming dependent on these corporations. They might experience a level of success in the short term but I think many of them will find out how precarious it is to rely on being featured prominently by those platforms instead of having real subscribers.
Advice for podcasters pivoting to video:
Remember that your podcast feed is still important. Use it. Add a link to the video for each episode, then encourage viewers to use the feed to keep up to date on your videos.
#podcasts #podcasting #podcasters

2024-09-12 10:45:21 UTC

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I've never lost a post in progress in the manner you describe. I tried it just now, flipping between apps.
@npub1pu9…0an6 @npub18wv…53pp

2024-09-03 14:43:29 UTC

I tend to use #3dPrinting for practical stuff. So when I had installed a new closet and saw that the doors would hit the ceiling light I decided to design and print a new base to mount the light on. Now the closet-door slides safely past the light.
https://cdn.social.linux.pizza/system/media_attachments/files/113/074/138/364/868/952/original/668e67d8e78518eb.mp4

2024-08-23 08:41:44 UTC

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My son was flying home just after the #VolcanicEruption started yesterday near #Grindavík in Iceland so he got a nice view from the plane.
#Iceland
https://cdn.social.linux.pizza/system/media_attachments/files/113/010/429/743/103/752/original/ef419cc6e3a36127.jpeg

2024-08-22 21:25:00 UTC

A #VolcanicEruption seems to be starting near #Grindavik in #Iceland. The small town has been mostly evacuated for over half a year.
Edit: The eruption has begun.

2024-08-14 07:09:35 UTC

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Óðinsdagur. Wotan's Day. Onsdag.
@npub1whs…vn0x @npub1h38…cc77 @npub1680…gdc5