Don’t mind me, I’m just doing my correspondence for today.

The “right to repair” is strategic autonomy.

The “right to repair” is strategic autonomy.

“[…] Fear not your treasures turning to dust. They will decay only if you stand watch over them. Go ahead, quivering and uncertain. What you don't know will preserve what you do.” — Elias Canetti, “Notes from Hampstead”

“[…] Fear not your treasures turning to dust. They will decay only if you stand watch over them. Go ahead, quivering and uncertain. What you don't know will preserve what you do.” — Elias Canetti, “Notes from Hampstead”

I got the The Archer archetype! https://mastodon.social/@verbeeld/wrapstodon/2025/87e3656b7a956099 #wrapstodon2025

“It's not my duty as Mayor to make sure you have a parking spot. For me it's the same as if you bought a cow, or a refrigerator, and then asked me where you're going to put them.” — Mayor of Pontevedra, Spain (re-elected 6 times)

Making plans for New Year’s Eve and I want to charter a train wagon…

Making plans for New Year’s Eve and I want to charter a train wagon…

Fetching coffee beans by cargo bike. (The good morning just got better.) #biketooter

Goeiemorgen iedereen! #koffie

In de Grote “Wat nemen ze ons nu weer af?” Show: De Cafeïne Editie. (Ja, ironisch bedoeld, ja.) https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/dining/caffeine-alternative-drinks-coffee.html?unlocked_article_code=1.7U8.sxHx.2bOqlc22Hwy0&smid=nytcore-ios-share

"Vlaamse regering wil inzetten op 'laadpleinen': openbare laadpaal op 250 meter van je deur is geen recht meer" Goede bijsturing van het beleid. Het eerdere beleid dat laadpalen op onze stoepen installeert, zorgde ervoor dat onze straten "tankstations" werden […]

First Christmas with cats. First Christmas *tree* with cats. How worried should I be?

#treebybike Antwerp, Belgium.

I re-read the 2017 Trump I National Security Strategy and the differences to the 2025 strategy are really striking. This reads like a document from different times trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/u...

I want to go back to a time I never truly knew: book 90 minutes in the morning every day “to do my correspondence”. And then to actually work.

I want to go back to a time I never truly knew: book 90 minutes in the morning every day “to do my correspondence”. And then to actually work.

I can be very critical of city planning because I love city planning, I believe in city planning, and I expect a LOT from city planning.

Do not ask someone if they want a glass of water. Just bring them a glass of water. Everybody likes being given a glass of water.

The joys of my job. Cycling to a breakfast meeting in the Antwerp City Hall (right photo) brings me via the Cathedral of Our Lady (left photo). #antwerp #antwerpen #cycling #biketoot

My cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com books. Lots more here: www.theguardian.com/books/series/tom-gauld-s-cultural-cartoons

I’m very much looking forward to the new Spaceballs movie. #spaceballs

Gehoord bij de kapper: "Mijn nicht heeft dus een auto [in de stad] maar ze gebruikt die bijna nooit omdat ze bang is om haar goeie parkeerplaats te verliezen."

The blandest but most privileged of colours https://uff.rip/@farben/115612975663819087

This weekend in the Belgian national newspaper De Standaard, a brief article on the origins of the Dutch word "fiets". Apparently it comes from the 1886 German neologism "Vize-Pferd", meaning "vice-horse" or horse substitute. "Vize-Pferd" became "Vice" […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Gehoord bij de kapper: "Mijn nicht heeft dus een auto [in de stad] maar ze gebruikt die bijna nooit omdat ze bang is om haar goeie parkeerplaats te verliezen."

The workshop at my local bike shop has good vibes. Typical urban photo and a motivational quote on the wall. “To me it doesn’t matter whether it’s raining or the sun is shining or whatever: as long as I’m riding a bike I know I’m the luckiest guy in the world.” — Mark Cavendish

Alle dagen open. Behalve vandaag.

Alle dagen open. Behalve vandaag.

Blocked. Let me guess "pedestrian got almost killed on a sidewalk by a parked bike" or "avid cyclist preaching the high-vis clothes and eye contact as alternative to protected bike lines"

"ship it!" — Theseus

One of the cartoons from my new book 'Physics for Cats'. In good bookshops now and online in English, French, German and Spanish editions. I am in Spain this week launching the book - come along! www.tomgauld.com

Cap Gris-Nez, France.

So I've heard some people wanted to get rid of the European Convention on Human Rights. #echr Which part exactly then? Do tell me which rights you deem so unnecessary you don't need it any more.

Wissant, France.

Solace.

Three years on Mastodon today. Very conscious move from Twitter, which at that time wasn’t that wonderful and serendipitous platform anymore. I learned a lot there. Once. Mastodon is nice, and theoretically almost perfect. But in practice, not the source of […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

New concept I encountered today: “ambiently-powered tech”. Interesting way of looking.

During half-day conference we organised some time ago, we were cautious of the buzzword bingo/lingo. So we turned that around. We made buzzword bingo cards for all participants, to cross out buzzwords whenever a speaker dropped one. The winner indeed jumped up, and got a nice price.

During half-day conference we organised some time ago, we were cautious of the buzzword bingo/lingo. So we turned that around. We made buzzword bingo cards for all participants, to cross out buzzwords whenever a speaker dropped one. The winner indeed jumped up, and got a nice price.

Picking up a parcel.

The only smart glasses I want, are ones with “Find My” functionality invisibly built in. 👓 #catch22

“Women Artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam, 1600–1750,” will open at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 26. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/arts/design/dutch-old-masters-women-exhibition-national-museum.html?unlocked_article_code=1.o08.B-nN.7ZqM4XFgATPF […]

“The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it.” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandol...

"Trump’s Nobel Prize Within Reach" — NY Times

Ik vind de evolutietheorie zo’n overweldigend concept. Elke keer weer krijg ik kippenvel als ik naar planten of dieren kijk en daaraan denk. (In dit geval een rode kornoelje.)

This is an INSANE decision by the E.U. “By signing up to mutual recognition of vehicle standards with the U.S., the E.U. has waved the white flag on road safety. This is not a technical detail – it is a political choice that puts trade convenience ahead of saving lives.” This will kill people.