 \chapter*{Dedication}
  \begin{dedication}
    Dedicated to Gunhild Humblen
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    The first elementary teachers who taught writing in Norwegian and English:\\
    Inger Johanne Seielstad Haugli, Ingund Strømmen and Gurid Torill Solberg
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    The music teachers at Brøttum elementary school who taught music:\\
    Hans Jørgen Svendsen, Arild Tjernsli, Arnulf Hustad and Botolv Gjeldaker
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    The teachers at Spjelkavik high school who taught science:\\
    Liv Welle, Svein Furmyr, Knut Tomren and Kjell Tynes
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    The teachers at University of Oslo who taught programming:\\
    Ragnar Normann, Olav Lysne (IN-105, 1998)\\
    Dag Frette Langmyhr (IN-147, 1999)\\    
    Dag Normann (MA-IN118, 2000)\\
    Arnt Inge Vistnes (FY-ME100, 2001)\\
    Knut Martin Mørken (MAT-INF1100, 2016)
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    The employers who were programmers:\\
    Eistein Fosli, Alf-Ivar Holm (OSC AS / Open IT, Inc., 1998-1999)\\
    Jan Egil Hagen, Jon Reidar Hammerfjeld (Aftenposten AS, 1999-2000)\\    
    Dag Asheim, Nicolai Langfeldt (Linpro AS / Redpill Linpro AS, 2000-2001)\\
    Dr. Wolfgang Leister, Knut Holmqvist (NR, 2001-2004)\\
    Geir Isene, Knut Olav Bøhmer (FreeCode AS, 2004-2005)\\
    Dalip Dewan, Bent Foyn (Visma Software ASA, 2006)\\
    Ståle Schumacher, Dag Fredrik Øien (Domeneshop AS, 2006-2015)\\
    Thomas Sødring, Petter Reinholdtsen (KDRS SA / USIT, 2016-2021)
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    The doctors who helped me:\\
    Dr. Knut Winger (Vor Frues Hospital, 2005, 2009, 2012)\\        
    Dr. David Paul Galea (FACT Grünerløkka/Tøyen DPS, 2015-2021)\\
    Dr. Sigrid Medhus (Lovisenberg Diakonale sykehus, 2017-2022)\\
    Dr. Anne Tveito (Oslo universitetssykehus, 2021-2022)\\
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    Further dedicated to:\\
    All of the staff at Lovisenberg who supported me with food and shelter during the Covid-19/Corona pandemic in Norway between 2020-2022.\\
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    The older friends who always supported me in Ålesund and Oslo:\\
    Jon Helge Nøstdahl (1977-)\\
    Geir Møll Kaaresen (1977-)\\
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    The team mates in the soccer team Guttæne FC in Grorud Cup (2004):\\
    Karl-Erik Westad Olausen (1977-)\\
    Oskar Røren Nakken (1977-)\\
    Jan Ole Kjellesvig (1979-)\\
    Sølve Karlsrudengen (1982-)\\    
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    The older couples who always supported me in Oslo and Tøyen:\\
    Maria Eugenia Sanchez-Lopez and Hans Petter Jansson (1977-)\\    
    Sigrid Larsson and John Grande (1977-)\\
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    The older brother:
    Espen Humblen Aamot (1975-)
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    The parents who always supported us in Brøttum (1978-1994), Ålesund (1994-1997), Oslo (1997-2022), Bergen (2005), and Trondheim (2005), and who supported my travels to Paris (2000), Frankfurt (2000), Glasgow (2001), York (2002), Sunderland (2002), Manchester (2003), London (2004), Swansea (2005), Rome (2005), Trondheim (2005), Molde (2007), Milan (2007), Florence (2007), Copenhagen (2013), New York City (2014), Boston (2014), Stockholm (2015), Gothenburg (2015), Berkeley (2015), San Francisco (2015), Palo Alto (2015), Redwood (2015), Oakland (2015), Manchester (2017), Ålesund (2018), Gardermoen (2019), Oslo (2020), and finally Brøttum (2021):\\
    Gunhild Humblen (1945-) and Helge Aamot (1948-)
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    Ole Kristian Aamot (1978-)\\
  \end{dedication}
