Author: Jouke Gaastra
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Why Everybody Needs a Personal Website
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Most content about personal websites and blogs focuses on which platform to use or how to optimise for…
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Climbing the 7 Highest Peaks on Norway in 2026: Costs, Planning and Preparations
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For many, January is the month when summer holiday planning begins. The same applies to us. We started…
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Blogpost På Norsk; De Rare Nederlandere
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I am currently enrolled in a B2 Norwegian course. And now I have to put what I’m learning…
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9 Things I Didn’t Regret Buying in 2025
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With 2026 now upon us, it’s time to look back at the purchases that made a difference. Some…
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My Duolingo 2025 Rewind: Three Years, 16 Hours, and Some More Strange Sentences
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My Duolingo streak just passed 1102 days. That’s three years of daily Norwegian practice without breaking the chain…
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Latest Frameworks for Assessing Strength of Knowledge (SoK) in Risk Analysis: Academic Insights and Practical Methods
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Modern risk definitions recognise that risk isn’t just about probability and consequence; it fundamentally involves uncertainty. This uncertainty…
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Open Source Geographical Data in Norway: Essential Knowledge for Professional and Personal Use
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When I moved to Norway three-ish years ago, I quickly learned that understanding geography here means more than…
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Monte Carlo Simulation Explaind Simply
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“Must have experience with Monte Carlo simulation.” I see this line often in risk management job postings. It…
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Live music in Stavanger: Where to find it
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I’ve been looking around for bars with live music. It’s challenging to locate these spots when you are…
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Gym Progress Tracking: Why Paper Beats Apps
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I’ve been going to the gym consistently for years. Three times a week, rarely missing a session, feeling…
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My AI Stack in 2025: Why the ‘Best’ Model Isn’t Always What You Need
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A couple of weeks ago, I was chatting with Claude about European flight rewards programmes, just a conversation on how…
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RIS-505 2024 – Autumn Resit Exam – Explanation
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This NotebookLM-generated video explains the answers to the first (Autumn) Semester resit exam of 2024.
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Vacation and Productivity: Lessons from Marrakech
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Introduction We’re waiting for the train to Gardermoen Airport. The Oslo sky is autumn blue, warm enough for…
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About this page Msc. Risk Analysis Governance Track 2023 – 2025 at UIS
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On this page I will share my essays, notes, and summaries on Risk Management during my studies in…
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RIS-505 – Foundations of Risk Analysis and Risk Science – Video 2
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Like I said, I am revisiting the RIS505 course material while trying out new AI tools to see…
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RIS-505 – Foundations of Risk Analysis and Risk Science – Video 1
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I am currently retaking RIS-505 to improve my grade. So I am revisiting the course material while trying…
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Book Review: The Paradox of Svalbard
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After spending seven weeks on Svalbard, I thought I had a good understanding of what life was like…
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What’s On My Desk: A Windows User’s Apple Ecosystem Experience
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Let’s talk tech, that’s always fun. The MacBook I recently bought a MacBook Air—my first Apple laptop. I…
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What Does It Cost to Study in Norway?
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After completing my degree in Risk Analysis at UIS in Stavanger (2023-2025), it’s time to make up the…
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My Messy Writing Workflow: From Brain Dump to Published Post
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My writing process isn’t what you’d call “polished.” There’s no content calendar, no editorial strategy, and no organised…
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