I thoroughly enjoyed Shellabarger’s “Prince of Foxes”, set in Italy during the Renaissance. I think it was fairly lighthearted, but maybe someone who read it more recently can correct me if my memory is off. A friend of mine reviewed it as “a register of Italian names”, so you know its got to be good. Must be 30 years since I read it and it was the first book that came to mind so it did have an impact on me even if it failed to catch the fancy of my friend. My suspicion is that he failed to read past the first chapter as the rest of the book has adventures and excitement aplenty.

“Someone”. And yes, they are.

Fusion 360. It’s the only thing that makes me boot into windows. I’ve lazily tried to make do with some 3D CAD on Linux, but no.

Sweden: Svensson, although the most common surname is Andersson.

Specifically for Gothenburg - Glenn “everybody is called Glenn in Gothenburg”, or older use - Kålle (male) and Ada (female). Not used that often.

Can’t believe that this still makes me laugh after all these years. Classic.

I know toasters are for bathing, but hadn’t heard circular saws were better for showers. TIL.