Veronica Olsen

System Architect ★ Software Developer ★ High Energy Physics PhD at Uni Oslo & CERN ★ Linux ★ Python ★ Open Source ★ Unicode Unicorn ★ ISO 8601 Enthusiast ★ Consumer of Sci-Fi ★ Hobby Writer ★ Born at 336 ppm CO₂ ★ She/They

Open Source: https://novelwriter.io & https://fosstodon.org/@novelwriter

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Location: Western Norway
Website: https://berglyd.net
GitHub: https://github.com/vkbo

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2026-03-04 15:30:26 UTC

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Unfortunately, the Velociraptor of Jurassic Park/World is made up. The actual Velociraptor is definitely not rideable unless if you're maybe a cat or something. :ablobcatreach:

2025-08-16 21:24:48 UTC

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Of course, Twoflower is named Zweiblumen there ... 😆

2025-07-27 13:21:46 UTC

Sometimes the layers of silliness of Discworld stories add up to some quite hilarious paragraphs. 😁
#Discworld #Books #Reading #TerryPratchett
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2025-05-02 22:18:47 UTC

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Yeah, purists always have to ruin everything. Reading is reading, regardless what you're reading on. I agree that listening is different, but the point is to be entertained (or learn) so who cares? Why does everything have to be a contest?

2025-03-13 18:14:09 UTC

There's a beeping something something close to the coffee shop I'm at on this airport that sounds exactly like the one in the hatch in Lost. I'm ready to type 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42 any time!
#Travel #TV #Lost

2025-03-04 15:17:52 UTC

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These people always mean "freedom of sanctioned speech".

2025-03-01 20:50:55 UTC

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Even so, they're not the source of this information. It comes from Norwegian media.
Edit: Source https://www.kystens.no/nyheter/nekter-a-selge-drivstoff-til-amerikanerne-vi-har-et-moralsk-kompass/2-1-1786648
Edit again: That said, it's good to point out when someone shares links to fake/propaganda outlets.

2025-02-28 19:06:44 UTC

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Incidentally, one of the filtered posts were yours actually. 😁

2025-02-28 19:05:02 UTC

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I keep the filter visible so I can read if I want to, but there's so much of it that I don't want to read it continuously. But thanks!

2025-02-28 19:00:02 UTC

My filter is rather busy today. It only filters on three words. I also checked. Those are posts from different people.
#UsPol
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2025-01-12 11:10:33 UTC

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💜

2024-11-30 09:20:51 UTC

Someone told me yesterday of a minutes app for meetings they'd found. Knowing how these apps work, I checked the security policy. I got my fears confirmed. It collects data and share it with 8 third parties, including use for ads & analysis.
I showed her this, and said she should probably get consent from others when using the app. Today she told me she'd uninstalled it and thanked me for the warning!
We can't expect people to figure this out. We need better regulation.
#AI #Security #Privacy

2024-11-18 08:14:58 UTC

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"Å" is a very uncommon but valid last name in Norway. A former colleague had a friend with that. Boy, did that cause a lot of problems.