Co-Founder of triptojapan.com
Reykjavík, Iceland
- Tweets 25,299
- Following 1,260
- Followers 2,785
- Likes 30,627
My idea for a podcast is sons interviewing their fathers, ask about their career and then going wherever conversation goes
25
19
535
2011 critique of Euro is spot on. Shows how utterly naive the project continues to be.
13
20
172
54,735
🛣 We closed the busiest highway in Iceland today and reserved it for a Mobility Parade. Thanks to organisers who took this idea all the way. /cc @billausis @BrentToderian
3
21
152
The Israel supporter responses to this tweet are astonishing. The slightest hint of critique on literal genocide that is happening with the support of the US seemingly can't go uncriticized in the tech establishment. The twisting of Paul's words and the lengths in argument and rhetoric that these supporters go to legitimize their own insane takes and opinions makes me sad and unhopeful. There is something deeply deeply wrong and sad going on when people taking a stance against genocide are not being amplified by their peers but criticized and silenced. Fortunately Paul has a character that is pretty much immune to being silenced. We need more of those voices today.
Extremists on both sides share one tactic: to treat Israel and Jews as identical. This is where we must draw the line. We can't allow disagreement with Israeli policy to devolve into attacks on Jews. And we can't allow those who criticize Israeli policy to be called antisemitic.
12
13
137
45,812
Went to a local computer store to pick up a mouse
Some kid and his dad were there. Kid told the clerk he wanted to build his own computer. The clerk told him he advised against that because so many things could go wrong.
Thankfully the kid persisted.
2
2
126
This PPI is only 184 which is not retina. This is why its 32" is 6k. And very expensive.
3
114
19,455
Was in Berlin for a week and there were like three instances of “that is actually against the rules [long pause] but ok just for this one time we will make an exception” - was only asking for cutlery or to use an employee bathroom for my pregnant wife. Love DE!
2
2
91
Apple trying to prevent unionization
EXCLUSIVE: We got an inside look at contract negotiations at the first Apple store to unionize.
The picture is damning for a company that claims its “soul is our people.”
Apple has stalled for 2 years while cracking down on unionized workers, forcing around 50 to leave.
17
74
10,495
Accessible bar - first if its kind? Newly opened Anna Jóna in Reykjavik - such a beautiful place. May it last! Thank you @iamharaldur - now waiting for the food :)
1
74
8,928
Mischa von Jadczak
The web continues to be the most fun and attractive platform to build and ship on. Why is that?
19
5
66
On every project I seem to end up using @imgix
You plug it into source image sources like S3 bucket and can then request thumbnails, crops and a flurry of image processing via URL query parameters.
3
5
64
Biggest shoutout ever to every woman in Iceland #FreeTheNipple — end revenge porn, end slut shaming, end double standards ❤️
1
30
63
How much of startup success is normal people willing to have a not-normal life? As opposed to not-normal people doing 9-5? Bit of both?
8
1
61
These cars have similar utility - they’re big, fit a lot of people and cargo. But one of them has a better view of what’s in front of the car. Really hoping the form factor that kills less becomes more popular.
11
1
56
65,988
I had real issues with my digestion. Doctor’s couldn’t help me. Then I discovered these. Problem solved.
10
4
56
78,777
Just voted for the Icelandic Parliamentary election. I'm no 6 on the Reykjavik North ballot. Of course, for the Socialist Party.
3
54
3,451
→ I was going to get into making my own sourdough
→ Then I watched a 18 minute, 15-step YouTube video
→ Now I just appreciate that I can get great sourdough in Reykjavík in many bakeries and restaurants
2
49
The Tern HSD stows vertically on its own, without hooks or other instalments. Hope the other tenants don’t mind.
2
2
50
This book blew my mind back when I read it - since then China of course has taken things even further
1
11
56
4,285
Fólk velur að nota bíl af þvi það er búið að tileinka 20% af landsvæði í borg í bílastæði. Og önnur 30% í götur aðalega fyrir einkabíla. Þetta er ekki free market dæmi heldur miðlægt skipulag. Sorry! 🤷🏼♂️
2
49
Icelandic government proposal for 0% VAT on e-bikes (and bikes!) has been published online for feedback.
1
45
tRPC is insane. I’m building a Stripe integration – I return Stripe API payloads from the server I get the response data typed for my React components without even saving the files, as if I’m using the Stripe library on the frontend not backend. /cc @alexdotjs
1
6
49
Prisma just dropped their type safe query builder — but it's just a compile step on top of `.sql` files. @DrizzleORM Query is much more powerful. Why? Because you dynamically construct the query *in TypeScript*. Sharing an example from my codebase.
5
51
4,400
Dýrafjarðargöng: 5km tunnel just opened up in the West fjords, has cycling lanes. Photo source: facebook.com/161036834927600…
3
45
when it comes to hiring
nice, smart, work ethic
pick two
if you get all three you have a unicorn
(I’m aware labeling candidates and people like this is slightly toxic, but still a good mental framework)
8
3
44
Last week was my last consulting.
@gudmundur_kr and I are dedicating ourselves to a new venture. We intend to help the planning and construction sector in Iceland with marketing intelligence and visibility into planning of municipal's.
planitor.io (Icelandic only)
4
44
It works exactly like your kitchen drawers. There are never, ever, ever any empty drawers. They just magically fill up with stuff.
2
44
To my Icelandic followers I only have one thing to say: read my opinion piece on parking in Reykjavík in today’s Fréttablaðið 😤
3
42
Var í Silfrinu í gær - klippa þar sem ég tala um Trump og tengingu hans við tæknirisana og Kína (sjá link á þáttinn í svari)
13
5
40
13,381
Me and @kiddiarni are launching a guide to Reykjavík for expats. Where to get groceries? Which cellular plan to get? What's Auðkenni? It's not all there yet but we are hoping to start a community project. awesome-rvk.is
2
4
41
Month-by-month import value of e-bikes, scooters and bikes in Iceland. May 2020 was "holy crap".
Based on these numbers it’s likely micromobility inner-city travel distance is exceeding EV distance. That is not including only electric MiMo and including PHEV’s.
/cc @asymco
2
7
40
Ambient distractions blend together into a blanket of sounds that actually give me focus. Until a friend enters. Which is also nice.
1
37
6,980
Dude … love your work but this job description is insane. You are looking for a co-founder, not an employee.
2
32
Retailers are out of bikes in Iceland. Örninn, largest retailer reports 3x ebike sales last year and 2x this year. @asymco
6
34
The pro Israeli people in my life seem to be mostly trying to avoid the topic. Genocide and illegal occupation must be stopped and condemned. The online mob gaslighting of “it’s complicated”, “Israeli has a right to defend itself”, “both sides” + other myths must stop too.
🇵🇸✌🏻
1
4
33
"we're trapped in the belly of this horrible machine
and the machine is bleeding to death
the sun has fallen down
and the billboards are all leering
and the flags are all dead at the top of their poles"
2
2
31
My issue with newspaper paywalls is that my consumption patterns do not match the subscription model
I want to pay per article
14
23
40
Me on my way to disrupt mobility
(...free up valuable urban land, decrease societal cost of transport, make cities safer, decrease reliance on fossil fuels, slow down ecological depletion, more time outside, more exercise and some other cool stuff)
3
1
37
This year I ramped up my participation in the Socialist Party of Iceland. I became the secretary of the executive board and we have some exciting plans for the new year - writing in the papers and on social media can only take you so far. More involvement in politics is the next step for me. Me and my wife had our second child and I'm trying my best to be the best for her and my children. In the professional and startup area I can share more in the coming weeks!
1
36
4,535
Imagining a car that comes with an e-bike. Charges off of the car battery. Sits securely in the trunk.
This helps with:
1. safe storage
2. charging
3. when you need to drop the car off (repairs, cleaning...)
4. last-mile in low-parking-stock areas
5. more?
8
3
35
Finland, Iceland, Denmark and Sweden all decide to abstain from UN vote on humanitarian truce in Gaza. Why? When overwhelming UN support??!!
5
34
9,387
This is objectively true. Not opinion. Legally, structurally a sound truth about nature of "national debt".
For currency-issuing governments, bonds are a policy choice, not an economic imperative. You can prune the debt tree by leaving reserve balances in the system (as central bank liabilities) instead of forcing them to convert to government bonds (liabilities of Treasury). 1/2
on.ft.com/3UaSCEa
3
9
29
6,855
🇮🇸📈 Micromobility Iceland
Imports of micromobility devices (excluding non-e-bikes) increased more than 6x in the first half of this year compared to 2019 /cc @asymco
1
3
29
I was not aware just how Anti-China the rhetoric from EU leaders has become. Came across Denmark PM's New Year's Speech and was struck by this quote:
"They say the U.S. innovates, China copies, and the EU regulates."
— Mette Frederiksen
This oversimplified narrative reflects how far some EU leaders have strayed from reality. China is now a global leader in innovation (e.g. renewables, NEV’s, AI, 5G). Such rhetoric undermines Europe's strategic autonomy and perpetuates a false dichotomy that serves neither truth nor peace.
Furthermore, Mette claims "without Chinese support, Russia would not be able to attack Europe the way they are." This is a baseless assertion. There is no credible evidence that China is providing military support to Russia in Ukraine. In fact, China has consistently called for dialogue and a political solution to the conflict. This kind of unfounded rhetoric only deepens divisions and distracts from the real challenges of achieving global stability.
5
2
30
3,812
Newsletter from the mayor of Reykjavík mentions micromobility in the subject and my talk in city council this morning. @Dagurb himself gave an energetic talk and overview of mobility plans. I pushed for L1e-b (250w+) acceptance on bike paths. 👊🏻⚡️🛵
1
31
Ég get bara farið eftir eigin dómgreind. Hef eytt mánuðinum í að hlusta á rök gegn Katrínu, hversu stupid ég er að styðja hana og með fullri virðingu þá er bara verið að gera of mikið úr göllum og alveg verið að ignora eða horfa framhjá kostum hennar.
5
1
30
4,240
Elon Musk saving the planet with his ventures nitter.app/Deenieabdul_/status/11… /cc @parismarx
Zahradeen A. G.
1
32
Oat milk: 100% free from state subsidies. Don't know what to make of that selling point, but fair game.
3
28
Aðstæður eru vissulega að breytast mikið og hratt. En einmitt í þessu ástandi er kannski best að bíða og sjá hvað stóru risarnir gera áður en við förum að skylda unga íslenska karlmenn til að fara af vinnumarkaði og mögulega á vígvöllinn. ☮️
2
27
1,332
Forgot to announce this on here... But I'm now "only" a board member at @takumihq, the company I founded in 2015. More than 40 employees, world leading brands as clients and a leader in its space. Very proud and happy. Time for something new.
1
30
So impressed with Total TypeScript workshop by @mattpocockuk - I got to the “make a type helper for non empty array” challenge, something that I would *never* have come up with before, and managed to do it by connecting everything so far together. So satisfying.
2
1
31