Ole Jørgen Anfindsen
Encyclopedia
Ole Jørgen Anfindsen is a Norwegian
computer scientist
, author
and social commentator. Anfindsen holds a Ph.D.
degree in computer science from the University of Oslo
. Using the research results from his doctoral thesis, he formed the company Xymphonic Systems to use the technology commercially. Later, he has been a senior research scientist at Telenor R&D, guest researcher at GTE Laboratories in Massachusetts
and Sun Microsystems Laboratories
in California
, and adjunct associate professor at the University of Oslo.
As a social commentator, Anfindsen focuses on the issues of immigration
, race and intelligence
. In relation to these topics, he is the editor of the website HonestThinking, writes opinion pieces in newspapers, and in 2010 authored the book Selvmordsparadigmet.
from the University of Oslo
in 1997. His doctoral thesis, delivered at the Department of Informatics, was titled Apotram: an application-oriented transaction model. Anfindsen's research dealt with so-called xymphonic transactions in databases, a generalization of the classical transaction model. The research results later led him to form the company Xymphonic Systems to use the technology commercially. He has since been a senior research scientist at Telenor R&D, guest researcher at GTE Laboratories in Massachusetts
and Sun Microsystems Laboratories
in California
, and adjunct associate professor at the Institute of Informatics at the University of Oslo.
policies. One of the site's main issues is the forecast that ethnic Norwegians
may become a minority in Norway towards the end of the 21st century, possibly already by 2050. He has argued that the intelligence of immigrants in Norway could be critical for the future of the nation. He expressed worry over the low European birth rates, but held immigration to not be a sustainable solution. This was as it would lead to a multiethnic and racially mixed society. He argued that many scientists have pointed out that few things control a persons loyalty and preferences more than race, and that there likely are a limit to how many different languages and "loyalties" a society can contain until it breaks apart.
Anfindsen uses a model which divides humans into three main races: one originating from East Asia
, one from Europe
and the Middle East
, and one from Africa
. According to him, East Asians have the highest IQ
and Africans the lowest. He claims that for instance foreign aid may have been less successful because one has not taken different IQ levels into account. He has also claimed that there are ideological
motives behind the denial of the existence of different races, and that the longer one hides "the truth", the more it will eventually pave the way for racism
and worse.
In 2010, Anfindsen released his book Selvmordsparadigmet – hvordan politisk korrekthet ødelegger samfunnet (lit. the "Suicide Paradigm – how political correctness
destroys society"). According to his publishing house Koloritt Forlag, "seldom or never has such a radical criticism of society been published in Norway." Besides Anfindsen's writings, appendixes in the book have been written by Henry Harpending
, Frank Salter
, Roger Scruton
and Fjordman
.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
computer scientist
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
, author
Author
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and social commentator. Anfindsen holds a Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
degree in computer science from the University of Oslo
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
. Using the research results from his doctoral thesis, he formed the company Xymphonic Systems to use the technology commercially. Later, he has been a senior research scientist at Telenor R&D, guest researcher at GTE Laboratories in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
and Sun Microsystems Laboratories
Sun Microsystems Laboratories
Sun Microsystems Laboratories, or Sun Labs was the research and development branch of Sun Microsystems. It was established in 1990 by Ivan Sutherland and Robert Sproull...
in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, and adjunct associate professor at the University of Oslo.
As a social commentator, Anfindsen focuses on the issues of immigration
Immigration
Immigration is the act of foreigners passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence...
, race and intelligence
Intelligence
Intelligence has been defined in different ways, including the abilities for abstract thought, understanding, communication, reasoning, learning, planning, emotional intelligence and problem solving....
. In relation to these topics, he is the editor of the website HonestThinking, writes opinion pieces in newspapers, and in 2010 authored the book Selvmordsparadigmet.
Professional career
Anfindsen obtained a Ph.D. in computer scienceComputer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
from the University of Oslo
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
in 1997. His doctoral thesis, delivered at the Department of Informatics, was titled Apotram: an application-oriented transaction model. Anfindsen's research dealt with so-called xymphonic transactions in databases, a generalization of the classical transaction model. The research results later led him to form the company Xymphonic Systems to use the technology commercially. He has since been a senior research scientist at Telenor R&D, guest researcher at GTE Laboratories in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
and Sun Microsystems Laboratories
Sun Microsystems Laboratories
Sun Microsystems Laboratories, or Sun Labs was the research and development branch of Sun Microsystems. It was established in 1990 by Ivan Sutherland and Robert Sproull...
in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, and adjunct associate professor at the Institute of Informatics at the University of Oslo.
Social commentary
Anfindsen has been engaged in the debate about immigration, race and intelligence. In February 2005 Anfindsen started HonestThinking together with his brother Jens Tomas Anfindsen. Through the website and newspaper debates, Anfindsen puts the spotlight on the Norwegian immigration and integrationRacial integration
Racial integration, or simply integration includes desegregation . In addition to desegregation, integration includes goals such as leveling barriers to association, creating equal opportunity regardless of race, and the development of a culture that draws on diverse traditions, rather than merely...
policies. One of the site's main issues is the forecast that ethnic Norwegians
Norwegians
Norwegians constitute both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway. They share a common culture and speak the Norwegian language. Norwegian people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in United States, Canada and Brazil.-History:Towards the end of the 3rd...
may become a minority in Norway towards the end of the 21st century, possibly already by 2050. He has argued that the intelligence of immigrants in Norway could be critical for the future of the nation. He expressed worry over the low European birth rates, but held immigration to not be a sustainable solution. This was as it would lead to a multiethnic and racially mixed society. He argued that many scientists have pointed out that few things control a persons loyalty and preferences more than race, and that there likely are a limit to how many different languages and "loyalties" a society can contain until it breaks apart.
Anfindsen uses a model which divides humans into three main races: one originating from East Asia
East Asia
East Asia or Eastern Asia is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in either geographical or cultural terms...
, one from Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
, and one from Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
. According to him, East Asians have the highest IQ
Intelligence quotient
An intelligence quotient, or IQ, is a score derived from one of several different standardized tests designed to assess intelligence. When modern IQ tests are constructed, the mean score within an age group is set to 100 and the standard deviation to 15...
and Africans the lowest. He claims that for instance foreign aid may have been less successful because one has not taken different IQ levels into account. He has also claimed that there are ideological
Ideology
An ideology is a set of ideas that constitutes one's goals, expectations, and actions. An ideology can be thought of as a comprehensive vision, as a way of looking at things , as in common sense and several philosophical tendencies , or a set of ideas proposed by the dominant class of a society to...
motives behind the denial of the existence of different races, and that the longer one hides "the truth", the more it will eventually pave the way for racism
Racism
Racism is the belief that inherent different traits in human racial groups justify discrimination. In the modern English language, the term "racism" is used predominantly as a pejorative epithet. It is applied especially to the practice or advocacy of racial discrimination of a pernicious nature...
and worse.
In 2010, Anfindsen released his book Selvmordsparadigmet – hvordan politisk korrekthet ødelegger samfunnet (lit. the "Suicide Paradigm – how political correctness
Political correctness
Political correctness is a term which denotes language, ideas, policies, and behavior seen as seeking to minimize social and institutional offense in occupational, gender, racial, cultural, sexual orientation, certain other religions, beliefs or ideologies, disability, and age-related contexts,...
destroys society"). According to his publishing house Koloritt Forlag, "seldom or never has such a radical criticism of society been published in Norway." Besides Anfindsen's writings, appendixes in the book have been written by Henry Harpending
Henry Harpending
Henry C. Harpending is an anthropologist and population geneticist at the University of Utah, where he is a distinguished professor...
, Frank Salter
Frank Salter
Frank Kemp Salter is an Australian academic and researcher at the former Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Physiology, Andechs, Germany, best known for his writings on ethnicity and ethnic interests....
, Roger Scruton
Roger Scruton
Roger Vernon Scruton is a conservative English philosopher and writer. He is the author of over 30 books, including Art and Imagination , Sexual Desire , The Aesthetics of Music , and A Political Philosophy: Arguments For Conservatism...
and Fjordman
Fjordman
Peder Are Nøstvold Jensen is a Norwegian far-right anti-Islamic blogger who writes under the pseudonym Fjordman. Jensen wrote anonymously as Fjordman starting in 2005, until he disclosed his identity in 2011. He has been active in the counterjihad movement, which argues that multiculturalism,...
.
Computer science
- The new SQL standards, Kjeller: Televerkets forskningsinstitutt, 1993.
- Application-oriented transaction management (med Mark Hornick), Kjeller: Televerkets forskningsinstitutt, 1994.
- The significance of SQL3, Kjeller: Televerkets forskningsinstitutt, 1994.
- Extended three and five value logics for reasoning in the presence of missing and unreliable information (med Dimitrios Georgakopolous og Ragnar Normann), Kjeller: Televerkets forskningsinstitutt, 1994.
- Supporting Cooperative Work in Multimedia Conferences by Means of Nested Databases, Proceedings of Norwegian Computer Science Conference—NIK '96, 1996, side 311-322.
- Cooperative Work Support in Engineering Environment by Means of Nested Databases, Proceedings of CEEDA, 1996, Poole, pp. 325–330.
- Apotram: an application-oriented transaction model, UNIK Center for Technology og Institutt for Informatikk (UiO), 1997 (2. utg).
- Java-databaser: en evaluering (w/ Asbjørn Danielsen), Kjeller: Telenor forskning og utvikling, 1999.
Books
- Selvmordsparadigmet – hvordan politisk korrekthet ødelegger samfunnet, Koloritt, 2010.