Mogens Larsen

The result doesn’t really surprise me. But I’m still disappointed.

Sig du ikke ved noget om USA uden at sige, at du ikke ved noget om USA.

Nu mangler vi blot, at Kronprins Frederik i sin første tale foreslår at afskaffe kongehuset. Det ville være fint.

Happy new year to everyone. 2023 wasn’t all bad, but I’m hoping for a better year with more energy and enjoyable experiences. Perhaps more travel. Ended the year by spending quite a bit of money on head-fi. I’ll try to frugal and spend money wisely this year. Fewer things.

Now that Threads are available to Europeans, and given my use of instagram, I’ll probably use that more than X, which I find increasingly annoying.

On my way to work. Serious work.

Finished first season of Silo. Definitely worth watching if you have AppleTV. Season 2 of invasion was OK as well. Waiting patiently for third season of Slow Horses. That was the sitrep on AppleTV.

Anyone here with an account at chess.com interested in a game. Preferably a daily game.

Trying to finish season 3 of Doom Patrol after a long break. It’s utter insanity, and I have no idea what’s going on.

It’s difficult to be optimistic about coexistence between Israel and Palestinians. No plausible state solutions, and entrenched animosity and incompetent leadership on both sides. Add medieval religious views to that mix.

We try to learn students how to discern trustworthy and valid sources from those that aren’t when writing assignments. That also applies to social media. Posting unsubstantiated nonsense just adds to the noise.

I don’t have any elaborate opinions on the Israeli - Palestinian conflict. The truth is that (our) opinions don’t matter. We can only watch it unfold and wait for the dust to settle. Hopefully sooner rather than later, and with as few casualties as possible.

Social media are like headless chickens. Everyone so eager to be first mover on a vacant position. No matter how stupid it might be.

To be clear, I also reject the military response by the Israeli government as reasonable. It isn’t. A collective punishment that mostly causes civilian casualties doesn’t lead anywhere except to more pointless bloodshed.

However, if you defend the deplorable terrorist attack by Hamas as some kind of “Israel had it coming”, I’ll have to disagree and wonder what the hell is wrong with you.

I’m no expert on the Israel-Palestine conflict. But I think it’s safe to say that there is plenty of blame to place on both sides - and different parties on both sides - for the current situation, and the lack of progress in finding an amicable solution.

Amidst a lot of horror in the world, it’s time for autumn vacation. Not planning on going anywhere. Resting and relaxing is more than sufficient.

@DaveMic49712574 I’ve thought about heading up there.

@Moq72 The skies are blue elsewhere.

Are there any decent alternatives to X (Twitter) worth checking out?