ollej

mrundkvist, 8 months ago to random

I'm 51 and I've lived at nine addresses. What about you?

garbados, 7 months ago to random

Hi! I've been developing a game, a nomadic city-builder called The Longtime, as a text adventure. The game is feature complete now, so I'm looking for alpha testers as I work on adding content. Anyone want to play my game?

Edent, 6 months ago to random

Settle an argument for me.
Does the word "integer" have a hard or soft G?

mrundkvist, 1 month ago to boardgames

#lincon #linköping #boardgames #ttrpg

pluralistic, 6 months ago to Toronto

Ignite Minds, Not Books

#Toronto #TorontoPublicLibrary #MetroRef #BannedBooks #MomsForLiberty

The grand, modernist atrium of Toronto's Metro Reference Library with a banner reading "IGNITE MINDS NOT BOOKS"
The grand, modernist atrium of Toronto's Metro Reference Library with a banner reading "IGNITE MINDS NOT BOOKS"
The Tower of Banned books, a sculpture composed of a cylinder of stacked banned books.

mhoye, 7 months ago to random

You (uninspired, bland, predictable): syntax highlighting with colours.

Me, (innovative, experimental, pushing the envelope): syntax highlighting with fonts.

ollej, 1 year ago to random

I’m at Sweden Rock festival listening to Clutch!

mrundkvist, 7 months ago to boardgames Swedish

Tales of the Arabian Nights is a very long story boardgame that produces confusing stories.

https://aardvarchaeology.wordpress.com/2015/12/22/a-tangled-tale-of-the-arabian-nights/

#boardgames #storytelling

ollej, 8 days ago to random

How do I read a database file from the 90's in the format "Berkeley DB 1.85 (Hash, version 2, native byte-order)"?

I've tried the berkeley-db package from Mac homebrew and db-util on Debian. They both fail to read the metadata.

#db #database #ComputerArchaeology #berkeley #bdb

ollej, 2 months ago to rust

I spent some time implementing the three bodies simulation in Macroquad and put up a web demo: https://github.com/ollej/macroquad-three-bodies/

It’s based on the video from @timClicks
https://youtube.com/live/jZoukWyNprg

#RustLang #Macroquad

ollej, 5 months ago to random

I finally started writing my analysis of the old Icelandic family saga Njall’s saga. My first sentence was accidentally almost exactly the same as the first sentence of Lars Lönnroth’s critical introduction. 🤦‍♂️

ollej, 10 months ago to random

Just got spam to the email address I gave a shady online seller. Good to know that I shouldn’t use them anymore, and that I can easily remove that address. Giving out a unique address to every site that wants your email is great. It’s good for privacy, security as well as for spam protection.

ollej, 9 months ago to random

I’m trying the Copenhagen subway for the first time. It feels weird.

mrundkvist, 8 months ago to Archaeology Swedish

When I post pics of finds I can't classify online I get few answers. This annoys me because I need help. But it also pleases me because it means I kind of know my shit.

#archaeology

ollej, 5 months ago to rust

It looks like I’ll be open to new software development consultancy assignments from February. I would love to work with Rust but I’m also interested in Ruby or Python development. Preferably in the Stockholm area.

Take a look at my portfolio of personal projects here: https://olle.wreede.se

#Rust #RustLang #python #ruby #stockholm

ollej, 1 year ago to random

Wow. I just crashed Firefox with a shader.

ollej, 3 months ago to random Swedish

A couple of pictures of the runestone Ög 29 in Tåby in Östergötland. It stands right next to the stone Ög 30 in a small forest by a road crossing in Skjorstad. It’s in gray granite and about 177 cm tall. It’s been moved from the original position, which is believed to be by a small stream a few hundred meters north of where it now stands.

#runestone #viking #VikingAge #StandingStoneSunday

A closer view of the runestone.
A wide shot showing the runestone standing a couple of meters to the right of another runestone in front of a few trees.

ollej, 4 months ago to random

This is the runestone Sö 254 in Vansta south of Stockholm. It is one of the 25-30 runestones mentioning the ill fated viking raid by Ingvar the Far-Travelled. There is also a saga about this raid that went far into modern day Georgia.

The inscription:
“Sven and Sten raised the stone in memory of Tosti, their father, who died in Ingvar’s retinue, and in memory of Thorstein, and in memory of Eystein, Alfhildr’s son.”

https://www.varangianbiker.com/ingvar-the-far-travelled/day-1/so-254/

#Runestone #StandingStoneSunday

Closeup photo of the runestone Sö 254 showing the inscription.
A wide shot of the runestone leaning against a large boulder.

ollej, 4 months ago to random

This is the runestone Sö 92 which stands in the graveyard of Husby-Rekarne church, next to the church wall by the southern gate. The runestone mentions viking travels to the east. It is signed by the carver Balli and made out of sandstone. It's not known where it originally stood, as it was found in a grave in the 17th century. It was then inserted into the church wall, and 200 years later it was removed and and placed where it now stands.

#runestone #StandingStoneSunday #viking

Photo of the back of the runestone with the church in the background.
Wide shot of the runestone.
Aerial photo showing the stone church and the graveyard. The runestone stands at the far right of the picture, but is covered by some trees.

ollej, 4 months ago to random Swedish

This is Frösöstenen, the northernmost runestone in Sweden (the world?). It mentions the christianization of Jämtland, the only such mention on a Swedish runestone. It’s also the first mention of the region Jämtland. The signum is J RS1928;66. It stands on the island Frösön, which also has an old medieval stone church where they have found the stump of a large tree and lots of animal bones beneath the floor, so it’s believed to be and old viking cultic place.

#runestone #StandingStoneSunday

A slightly wider shot showing the entire stone standing in a grass field.
A photo of the runestone from further away to the left. A street lamp is placed just behind the stone, presumably to illuminate the stone at night. Unfortunately it is an eyesore. Two trees can be seen further behind the stone.
A wide shot of the stone from straight on. Behind the stone is the modern bridge from the island Frösön to the mainland and the city of Östersund.