Ólafur Waage
@olafurw.com
He / Him - Icelander in Norway
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New meme template just dropped.
This is Icelandic Environment Minister Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson realizing that the conference hall he is in just caught fire.
(it was extinguished quickly no injuries, just some smoke inhalation)
This is Icelandic Environment Minister Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson realizing that the conference hall he is in just caught fire.
(it was extinguished quickly no injuries, just some smoke inhalation)
November 25, 2025 at 11:42 AM
New meme template just dropped.
This is Icelandic Environment Minister Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson realizing that the conference hall he is in just caught fire.
(it was extinguished quickly no injuries, just some smoke inhalation)
This is Icelandic Environment Minister Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson realizing that the conference hall he is in just caught fire.
(it was extinguished quickly no injuries, just some smoke inhalation)
"So after the encounter with the Balrog, Gandalf The Gray dies and comes back stronger as Gandalf The White"
-"Ahh, so like Goku"
"From Dragon Ball?"
-"Yup, exactly like Goku"
"..."
-"Ahh, so like Goku"
"From Dragon Ball?"
-"Yup, exactly like Goku"
"..."
November 24, 2025 at 8:25 PM
"So after the encounter with the Balrog, Gandalf The Gray dies and comes back stronger as Gandalf The White"
-"Ahh, so like Goku"
"From Dragon Ball?"
-"Yup, exactly like Goku"
"..."
-"Ahh, so like Goku"
"From Dragon Ball?"
-"Yup, exactly like Goku"
"..."
Are you on Windows? Press "Win + V"
You are welcome.
You are welcome.
November 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Are you on Windows? Press "Win + V"
You are welcome.
You are welcome.
People use these to post fun facts disguised as useless facts. Here's a useless fact.
The Vampiir in Dark Age of Camelot follows "The Way of Stealth" but they can't stealth, they can only detect stealthed characters.
The Vampiir in Dark Age of Camelot follows "The Way of Stealth" but they can't stealth, they can only detect stealthed characters.
i was going through my X archives and found this by @superpodsaga.com, which I qrt'd at some point years ago
so, let me bring the question back: what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
so, let me bring the question back: what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
November 24, 2025 at 9:32 AM
People use these to post fun facts disguised as useless facts. Here's a useless fact.
The Vampiir in Dark Age of Camelot follows "The Way of Stealth" but they can't stealth, they can only detect stealthed characters.
The Vampiir in Dark Age of Camelot follows "The Way of Stealth" but they can't stealth, they can only detect stealthed characters.
I fell asleep on the sofa at 19:00, it's now 02:00. How much trouble am I in?
November 24, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I fell asleep on the sofa at 19:00, it's now 02:00. How much trouble am I in?
Ahh yes, filing copyright claims on people that reupload my videos, that's exactly what I want to spend my Sunday doing. Fun times.
November 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Ahh yes, filing copyright claims on people that reupload my videos, that's exactly what I want to spend my Sunday doing. Fun times.
Nordic Winter Tips #nordic #comedy #norway #iceland #finland
YouTube video by Ólafur Waage
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November 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
There's laughing out loud, and then there's the laughter I had when I heard the Devil May Cry TV show opening credits.
November 22, 2025 at 9:57 PM
There's laughing out loud, and then there's the laughter I had when I heard the Devil May Cry TV show opening credits.
Icelandic Fire Soda #nordic #comedy #iceland #language #volcano
YouTube video by Ólafur Waage
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November 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
"What game are you playing?"
-"Oregon Trail, wanna play"
"Ahh, no. I'm not into indie roguelike turn based survival games"
-"..."
-"Oregon Trail, wanna play"
"Ahh, no. I'm not into indie roguelike turn based survival games"
-"..."
November 22, 2025 at 11:55 AM
"What game are you playing?"
-"Oregon Trail, wanna play"
"Ahh, no. I'm not into indie roguelike turn based survival games"
-"..."
-"Oregon Trail, wanna play"
"Ahh, no. I'm not into indie roguelike turn based survival games"
-"..."
"Follow up?" Hey Facebook, this is a chat between friends, not a sales lead.
November 22, 2025 at 11:18 AM
"Follow up?" Hey Facebook, this is a chat between friends, not a sales lead.
Post: "Hey, I'm live steaming right now"
Posted time: 16 hours ago.
Posted time: 16 hours ago.
November 22, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Post: "Hey, I'm live steaming right now"
Posted time: 16 hours ago.
Posted time: 16 hours ago.
Pluribus, Episodes 1 and 2: "Amazing, yes, let's go, more please"
Episodes 3 and 4: "...ok, it's fine I guess"
Episodes 3 and 4: "...ok, it's fine I guess"
November 22, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Pluribus, Episodes 1 and 2: "Amazing, yes, let's go, more please"
Episodes 3 and 4: "...ok, it's fine I guess"
Episodes 3 and 4: "...ok, it's fine I guess"
Reposted by Ólafur Waage
Hvorfor bare boomers kan vinne fredsprisen:
November 22, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Hvorfor bare boomers kan vinne fredsprisen:
Zork just got open sourced. So, as tradition, I look for curse words in the source code. And this one is pretty clean.
November 21, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Zork just got open sourced. So, as tradition, I look for curse words in the source code. And this one is pretty clean.
There's nothing that teaches you faster about the plumbing in your house than a leak.
(ps. no worries, it was very inconsequential, a few drops dripping from a broken hose on top of a water sensor that set off a chain reaction of fun)
(ps. no worries, it was very inconsequential, a few drops dripping from a broken hose on top of a water sensor that set off a chain reaction of fun)
November 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
There's nothing that teaches you faster about the plumbing in your house than a leak.
(ps. no worries, it was very inconsequential, a few drops dripping from a broken hose on top of a water sensor that set off a chain reaction of fun)
(ps. no worries, it was very inconsequential, a few drops dripping from a broken hose on top of a water sensor that set off a chain reaction of fun)
I'm pretending that Half-Life 3 will be announced today. You know. Just to feel something.
November 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I'm pretending that Half-Life 3 will be announced today. You know. Just to feel something.
The chapter on pointers in the C Programming Language book is around halfway through the book.
the amount of runway you get if you pretend the language has strings or arrays, before you're forced to learn about pointers anyway, is extremely brief, and causes more confusion than it's worth, imo
November 18, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The chapter on pointers in the C Programming Language book is around halfway through the book.
Nobel Prize Announcement #nordic #comedy #standupcomedy
YouTube video by Ólafur Waage
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November 18, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Correct.
C++ is for little worms
November 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Correct.
Arc Raiders did not get nominated for best Audio Design? Explain that to me please, because that makes zero sense. Zero.
November 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Arc Raiders did not get nominated for best Audio Design? Explain that to me please, because that makes zero sense. Zero.
Reposted by Ólafur Waage
Tell me we have gotten further.
Tell me we teach the children version control.
Tell me we teach the children version control.
Professors teach the children and (from what I saw when I was in school) Computer Science University Professors don't use version control.
November 17, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Tell me we have gotten further.
Tell me we teach the children version control.
Tell me we teach the children version control.
I worked at a web company decades ago where the workflow was to open a file on the FTP server and edit it right there.
"Pushing to prod" was "Ctrl+S"
"Pushing to prod" was "Ctrl+S"
Here is a very current example:
a lot of younger people have never done «trunk based development», they think GitHub PRs are the epitome of software development. But PRs were made to support a workflow that makes 100% sense in open source, but often just adds «quality theatre» for team development.
a lot of younger people have never done «trunk based development», they think GitHub PRs are the epitome of software development. But PRs were made to support a workflow that makes 100% sense in open source, but often just adds «quality theatre» for team development.
November 17, 2025 at 12:17 PM
I worked at a web company decades ago where the workflow was to open a file on the FTP server and edit it right there.
"Pushing to prod" was "Ctrl+S"
"Pushing to prod" was "Ctrl+S"
The Creation of Catbug
November 17, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The Creation of Catbug