Espen
@espensvendsen.bsky.social
Coptologist, dad, gamer (all kinds), history communicator, museum person, rabbit hole-tumbler
"We have fascism at home."
August 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
"We have fascism at home."
There's a lot of problems with how the price is awarded and to whom, but "Swedish influence" isn't one of them.
August 15, 2025 at 7:58 AM
There's a lot of problems with how the price is awarded and to whom, but "Swedish influence" isn't one of them.
It is probably a little clearer if you read up on it from the source itself (the peace price website, not the Swedish Nobel foundation webside), although I would have preferred them to be more transparent with their statutes: www.nobelpeaceprize.org/nobel-commit...
Nobel Committee - Nobel Peace Prize
The Norwegian Nobel Committee was established by the Norwegian Storting in 1897, tasked with selecting Nobel Peace Prize laureates.
www.nobelpeaceprize.org
August 15, 2025 at 7:55 AM
It is probably a little clearer if you read up on it from the source itself (the peace price website, not the Swedish Nobel foundation webside), although I would have preferred them to be more transparent with their statutes: www.nobelpeaceprize.org/nobel-commit...
It is likely designed in this way because of Sweden’s imperialist history and Norway’s history of having been subjugated by it’s neighbours, although no explicit reasoning is given in Nobel’s will.
August 15, 2025 at 7:51 AM
It is likely designed in this way because of Sweden’s imperialist history and Norway’s history of having been subjugated by it’s neighbours, although no explicit reasoning is given in Nobel’s will.
It’s not “advised” though Sweden in any way, shape of form, and it’s intentionally set up to be awarded without Swedish influence.
August 15, 2025 at 7:51 AM
It’s not “advised” though Sweden in any way, shape of form, and it’s intentionally set up to be awarded without Swedish influence.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee, awarding the Peace Price, is chosen by the Norwegian Storting/Parliament without any say of the Nobel Foundation Board, Swedish King or any other Swedish institution. The committee then awards the price without any Swedish say.
August 15, 2025 at 7:51 AM
The Norwegian Nobel Committee, awarding the Peace Price, is chosen by the Norwegian Storting/Parliament without any say of the Nobel Foundation Board, Swedish King or any other Swedish institution. The committee then awards the price without any Swedish say.
Norwegian here with with a small amount of incidental professional insight. You're just flat out wrong on this one. First, you seem to be conflating how the Nobel Foundation Board is selected with how the different committees are selected, which is an important distinction.
August 15, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Norwegian here with with a small amount of incidental professional insight. You're just flat out wrong on this one. First, you seem to be conflating how the Nobel Foundation Board is selected with how the different committees are selected, which is an important distinction.
All Rorschachs are sexy Rorschachs if you look hard enough.
July 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
All Rorschachs are sexy Rorschachs if you look hard enough.
The Ferguson reference got me
June 8, 2025 at 9:44 PM
The Ferguson reference got me
Hey, I've been there! It was really cool!
May 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Hey, I've been there! It was really cool!
Is this what is unintentionally happening on WarThunder discords all the time?
March 17, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Is this what is unintentionally happening on WarThunder discords all the time?
I mean, we got a really good board game inspired by it tho.
March 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I mean, we got a really good board game inspired by it tho.
There's a slight parallell here to Norway and /BlackDeath Metal, which was one of our biggest cultural exports in the 90s, but which 99% of all Norwegians would never listen to or have even a slightly positive (or even informed) opinion on.
March 5, 2025 at 6:40 AM
There's a slight parallell here to Norway and /BlackDeath Metal, which was one of our biggest cultural exports in the 90s, but which 99% of all Norwegians would never listen to or have even a slightly positive (or even informed) opinion on.
"Move fast and break stuff."
-Geord von Frundsberg, probably
-Geord von Frundsberg, probably
February 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
"Move fast and break stuff."
-Geord von Frundsberg, probably
-Geord von Frundsberg, probably
Echo was a woman, though. Or at least a nymph.
February 7, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Echo was a woman, though. Or at least a nymph.
I wish I could have pulled out something like Wood Patternmakers or Dredge Operators, but the data wouldn't comply.
January 28, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I wish I could have pulled out something like Wood Patternmakers or Dredge Operators, but the data wouldn't comply.
Bureau of Labor Statistics!
www.bls.gov/oes/current/...
(sort "Employment" by reverse, obvs, then scroll down and pick something at around the 3600 number)
www.bls.gov/oes/current/...
(sort "Employment" by reverse, obvs, then scroll down and pick something at around the 3600 number)
May 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
www.bls.gov
January 28, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Bureau of Labor Statistics!
www.bls.gov/oes/current/...
(sort "Employment" by reverse, obvs, then scroll down and pick something at around the 3600 number)
www.bls.gov/oes/current/...
(sort "Employment" by reverse, obvs, then scroll down and pick something at around the 3600 number)
6% of Greenland, ie roughly the number of people in the US with full-time employment grading or estimating the marketable value of wooden logs.
January 28, 2025 at 7:56 PM
6% of Greenland, ie roughly the number of people in the US with full-time employment grading or estimating the marketable value of wooden logs.
That's pretty good! But would "Joey America" be cheating?
January 7, 2025 at 8:23 AM
That's pretty good! But would "Joey America" be cheating?
Looking at list - Trying to find those who would do the best in this format.
January 7, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Looking at list - Trying to find those who would do the best in this format.
Google believes that I'm a big washing machine enthusiast who probably buys them at least weekly.
January 2, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Google believes that I'm a big washing machine enthusiast who probably buys them at least weekly.
We've got a bit here in southern Norways here at least.
January 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
We've got a bit here in southern Norways here at least.