AND FURTHER posts about the royalty, because I'm on a roll, I like Statsrådsalen, the... er... State Council Hall.
It's where, every friday, the King sits in Council - the council being the government, ministers in norway hold the title Statsråd, Councillor of State. Apart from the few laws that pertain to the actual king, nearly every mention of "the king" or "the king in council" in the law refers to powers of government. The power of the executive branch is wholly vested in the power of the King, so everything from the powers of the prime minister to the power of Magda, 54, at the DMV, is delegated from the King. (which is one of the reasons I like monarchy - the explicit idea of the civil service, and the complicated idea of it being both inherently political and inherently apolitical. In other words, I like that the most powerful elected officials are, in essence, just "the management", daily manager writ large of Norway, inc.)
Anyway. The chandelier above them has the quote MED LOV SKAL LANDET BYGGES - With Law The Land Shall Be Built
Which is a 1200 year old quote that still encapsulates the basic idea of the Rechtsstaat, from the Frostating law.
the menhir at the old site of the Frostating, the Thing that now gives its name to Frostating court of appeal. With law our land shall be built, and not with lawlessness* be laid desolate.
*"unlaw", rather. Which has a slight, but important difference.
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AND SO I SAID, “THAT’S ONE WAY TO SLICE A CARROT!”
we've all been there, Neco!
we've all been there . . .
I made a game! Hotline Maui. Requires mouse and keyboard.
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@credeiki I'm about 100 pages into Provenance and it's pretty good!
It's very small scale in the same way that Ancillary book 2 was, and interestingly I think it's from the POV of some non Raadch humans? I'm fuzzy on the specifics of that.
@ credeiki I'm about 100 pages into Provenance and it's pretty good!
It's very small scale in the same way that Ancillary book 2 was, and interestingly I think it's from the POV of some non Raadch humans? I'm fuzzy on the specifics of that.
As close as I could place it that book takes place on like the opposite side of the setting than the Ancillary books. There is one near cameo role that I think might be in both but I may be confusing characters.
I also really liked that it is a story that is really about the people in it more than anything else. Oh, also Lackey's previous work got slapped with all the SJW hate for what were really just good sci-fi ideas. Here she seems to adopt the theory that if she is going to get that hate she might as well make sure she deserves it and I heartily enjoyed it.
Most of it is already "us" so that's three verses already gender neutral
the sixth verse, about Denmark and Sweden, would be relatively easy to change to "søsken" instead of brother, but anyway, it's just anthromorphic metaphors for nations
The enemy threw away his weapon,
up the visor went,
we, in wonder, to him hastened,
because he was our brother.
Driven forth to a stand by shame
we went to the south;
now we three brothers stand united,
and shall stand like that!
the fifth verse, in what is perhaps a slightly overcomplicated metaphor, calls freedom our baby and us its fathers and parent has a lot more syllables, so I dunno
Hard times we have coped with,
were at last disowned;
but in the worst distress, blue-eyed
freedom was to us born.
It gave (us) father's strength to carry
famine and war,
it gave death itself its honour -
and it gave reconciliation.
Third verse, erm... hm. This is a tough one.
Farmers their axes sharpened
wherever an army advanced,
Tordenskjold along the coastline thundered
so that we could see it back home.
Even women stood up and fought
as if they were men;
others could only cry
but that soon would end!
and the seventh... I give up.
Norwegian man in house and cabin,
thank your great God!
The country he wanted to protect,
although things looked dark.
All the fights fathers have fought,
and the mothers have wept,
the Lord has quietly moved
so we won our rights.
The wife likes stouts. I cannot stand even their aroma.
Apparently Guinness tastes different depending on where it's made, and people swear it tastes much better in Ireland. I dunno.
I can anecdotally confirm that this is the case. Guinness in England is a safe option, a stout that most pubs will have and be drinkable enough.
Guinness in Ireland is incredibly smooth and refreshing for a stout. I still wouldn't call it my favourite stout or anything, but it's far better than the version you'll find elsewhere.
Unlaw sounds more like a physical thing than lawlessness, which sounds more like a state.
Ulov is not something I hear, but the construction makes sense. U- means bad. Like un- in unwell (Uvel). A famine following a uår, an unyear. The opposite of a friend, uvenn. Urett, injustice. So ulov, unlaw, doesn't mean lack of law as much as it means by terrible law, ("...the land be laid desolate").
(also, ødelagt, øde-lagt, desolate-laid, is norwegian for "destroyed")
so that's why I think it a fitting quote for the government to have above their heads. By law ye shall build the land. And take care not to, by un-law, destroy it.
credeiki I'm about 100 pages into Provenance and it's pretty good!
It's very small scale in the same way that Ancillary book 2 was, and interestingly I think it's from the POV of some non Raadch humans? I'm fuzzy on the specifics of that.
Oh nice!
I'm waiting until it's out in paperback which somehow means waiting until July? Bullshit...but I really don't like carrying around hardcover books or having them looking all ungainly on the shelf (of course I have tons, including some series where the first two are paperback and the third is hardcover but that's soooo displeasing)
I'm almost done with A Closed And Common Orbit and almost every chapter makes me cry on the metro
Slightly more happens than in A Long Way To A Small Angry Planet but it's still very heavy on the feelings and relationships
US national anthem has been gender neutral for over two centuries. "Freemen" doesn't really count as a gender reference, it already means both men and women.
US is more progressive than sexist Norway. We are happy to welcome Canada into the ranks of the nations that actually care about gender equality.
apropos anthems the swedish one is very nice. It could basically be used as ours, too with a find and replace, except for that reference to Sweden's Great Power age. "I want to live, I want to die in the north" is such a great line for the chorus.
Thou ancient, Thou free, Thou mountainous north
Thou quiet, Thou joyful beautiful!
I greet thee, loveliest land upon earth,
Thy sun, Thy sky, Thy climes green.
Thy sun, Thy sky, Thy climes green.
Thou thronest on memories of great olden days,
When honoured Thy name flew across the earth,
I know that Thou art and wilt remain what thou werest,
Yes, I want to live, I want to die in the North.
Yes, I want to live, I want to die in the North.
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*monocle pop*
It's where, every friday, the King sits in Council - the council being the government, ministers in norway hold the title Statsråd, Councillor of State. Apart from the few laws that pertain to the actual king, nearly every mention of "the king" or "the king in council" in the law refers to powers of government. The power of the executive branch is wholly vested in the power of the King, so everything from the powers of the prime minister to the power of Magda, 54, at the DMV, is delegated from the King. (which is one of the reasons I like monarchy - the explicit idea of the civil service, and the complicated idea of it being both inherently political and inherently apolitical. In other words, I like that the most powerful elected officials are, in essence, just "the management", daily manager writ large of Norway, inc.)
Anyway. The chandelier above them has the quote MED LOV SKAL LANDET BYGGES - With Law The Land Shall Be Built
Which is a 1200 year old quote that still encapsulates the basic idea of the Rechtsstaat, from the Frostating law.
the menhir at the old site of the Frostating, the Thing that now gives its name to Frostating court of appeal. With law our land shall be built, and not with lawlessness* be laid desolate.
*"unlaw", rather. Which has a slight, but important difference.
Even the old posts
Remember when William was the dreamboat and everyone thought Harry was a scrawny ginger freak.
I wonder if Harry gives William shit now.
we've all been there, Neco!
we've all been there . . .
It's very small scale in the same way that Ancillary book 2 was, and interestingly I think it's from the POV of some non Raadch humans? I'm fuzzy on the specifics of that.
Hm. I wonder if that'd work for ours.
The "officially" part would first require actually officially having an anthem, but... hm.
EDIT: oh come on the canadian one is just one verse that's cheating
Also
Wouldnt that be a five dimensional jesus
Any monster hunterers know when Commodations start appearing as possible quest rewards?
As close as I could place it that book takes place on like the opposite side of the setting than the Ancillary books. There is one near cameo role that I think might be in both but I may be confusing characters.
I also really liked that it is a story that is really about the people in it more than anything else. Oh, also Lackey's previous work got slapped with all the SJW hate for what were really just good sci-fi ideas. Here she seems to adopt the theory that if she is going to get that hate she might as well make sure she deserves it and I heartily enjoyed it.
Most of it is already "us" so that's three verses already gender neutral
the sixth verse, about Denmark and Sweden, would be relatively easy to change to "søsken" instead of brother, but anyway, it's just anthromorphic metaphors for nations
the fifth verse, in what is perhaps a slightly overcomplicated metaphor, calls freedom our baby and us its fathers and parent has a lot more syllables, so I dunno
Third verse, erm... hm. This is a tough one.
and the seventh... I give up.
I can anecdotally confirm that this is the case. Guinness in England is a safe option, a stout that most pubs will have and be drinkable enough.
Guinness in Ireland is incredibly smooth and refreshing for a stout. I still wouldn't call it my favourite stout or anything, but it's far better than the version you'll find elsewhere.
It could be worse.
We could have socialism
Never
Ulov is not something I hear, but the construction makes sense. U- means bad. Like un- in unwell (Uvel). A famine following a uår, an unyear. The opposite of a friend, uvenn. Urett, injustice. So ulov, unlaw, doesn't mean lack of law as much as it means by terrible law, ("...the land be laid desolate").
(also, ødelagt, øde-lagt, desolate-laid, is norwegian for "destroyed")
so that's why I think it a fitting quote for the government to have above their heads. By law ye shall build the land. And take care not to, by un-law, destroy it.
Oh nice!
I'm waiting until it's out in paperback which somehow means waiting until July? Bullshit...but I really don't like carrying around hardcover books or having them looking all ungainly on the shelf (of course I have tons, including some series where the first two are paperback and the third is hardcover but that's soooo displeasing)
I'm almost done with A Closed And Common Orbit and almost every chapter makes me cry on the metro
Slightly more happens than in A Long Way To A Small Angry Planet but it's still very heavy on the feelings and relationships
US is more progressive than sexist Norway. We are happy to welcome Canada into the ranks of the nations that actually care about gender equality.
Mine has been at “accepted” status according to TurboTax since before the IRS was even accepting returns :-/
DAY 1
@spool32
You've done your taxes already?
But it's not April 10 yet.
Burn it all down.
Thank you people for using different versions so when I combine I can't split text to column in a systematic way.
I got a good return this year and I intend to spend it immediately upon receiving it, so I filed early
No, three dimensional jesus.
Four dimensional jesus is about tesseracts, which he later included skillfully.
Five would be 5-cubes, which have a boring as shit name.
https://youtu.be/9LiN57nfjFw
Thou ancient, Thou free, Thou mountainous north
Thou quiet, Thou joyful beautiful!
I greet thee, loveliest land upon earth,
Thy sun, Thy sky, Thy climes green.
Thy sun, Thy sky, Thy climes green.
Thou thronest on memories of great olden days,
When honoured Thy name flew across the earth,
I know that Thou art and wilt remain what thou werest,
Yes, I want to live, I want to die in the North.
Yes, I want to live, I want to die in the North.
Turbotax website still says accepted still so email may be a cruel mistake heh.
If you don't file, then you don't have to pay.
Mine hasn't even been approved yet
https://sa.www4.irs.gov/irfof/lang/en/irfofgetstatus.jsp
I filed on the 29th.
I filed on the 26th, didn't even go out until the 31st.