Magnús Pétursson
@gnyrinn.bsky.social
Magnús Pétursson, nota sumsstaðar pennanafnið gnyrinn. Útvarpa hugleiðingum á íslensku og ensku, ekki endilega samtímis.
Magnús Pétursson, sometimes using the nom-de-plume gnyrinn. Broadcasting my thoughts in Icelandic and English, not always concurrently
Magnús Pétursson, sometimes using the nom-de-plume gnyrinn. Broadcasting my thoughts in Icelandic and English, not always concurrently
It's duck tape, not duct tape. This is important for two reasons
1) Pedantry
2) When people see something called duct tape, they think it is safe for air-ducts. This mistaken belief can kill people.
1) Pedantry
2) When people see something called duct tape, they think it is safe for air-ducts. This mistaken belief can kill people.
January 16, 2026 at 11:56 AM
It's duck tape, not duct tape. This is important for two reasons
1) Pedantry
2) When people see something called duct tape, they think it is safe for air-ducts. This mistaken belief can kill people.
1) Pedantry
2) When people see something called duct tape, they think it is safe for air-ducts. This mistaken belief can kill people.
I didn't know Geoff was a member of that Oxford club.
December 12, 2025 at 9:15 AM
I didn't know Geoff was a member of that Oxford club.
Could that mean a James Bond adventure that would climax with an infiltration of a villain's lair - featuring a seagull-hat?
November 11, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Could that mean a James Bond adventure that would climax with an infiltration of a villain's lair - featuring a seagull-hat?
What do you consider a feature missing from the English language?
October 4, 2025 at 8:04 PM
What do you consider a feature missing from the English language?
Whereas Van Helsing: Dramatic Baritone is one to avoid at all cost.
October 4, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Whereas Van Helsing: Dramatic Baritone is one to avoid at all cost.
The Siecle explores France in the century between Napoleon and WW1. I find it fascinating.
August 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The Siecle explores France in the century between Napoleon and WW1. I find it fascinating.
alpha(software developers' jargon): An early build; not feature complete, highly unstable and liable to crash at the slightest provocation.
March 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
alpha(software developers' jargon): An early build; not feature complete, highly unstable and liable to crash at the slightest provocation.
That must have happened during the hours of darkness, which means that those shells went on a Nightflight to Venus.
March 7, 2025 at 10:24 AM
That must have happened during the hours of darkness, which means that those shells went on a Nightflight to Venus.
My comedy-nerd brain has been staring at this looking for a Too Many Cooks/Four Candles mashup joke.
February 25, 2025 at 10:37 AM
My comedy-nerd brain has been staring at this looking for a Too Many Cooks/Four Candles mashup joke.