LOL I humbly admit it took me a few seconds

Als Antwerpenaren denken we gewoon niet ambitieus genoeg. Waarom zouden we onze lokale luchthaven niet combineren met een fietsbrug over de Schelde?

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“It’s the stretchiest planet that we’ve confirmed the stretchiness of,” said Michael Zhang, an exoplanet scientist at the University of Chicago. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/science/lemon-planet-pulsar-webb.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-E8.VEck.qNhYbddRUU2J&smid=nytcore-ios-share

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”

Loving this. "Antirender" engine converts architects presentation drawings into the likely reality of the designs :) antirender.com

I tried to find a photo of Christopher Plummer riding a bike, and instead I found this photo of a guy named Chris who's a plumber, which is even better.

Made a site comparing the sizes of living things :) The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used > neal.fun/size-of-life/

This is the key post in a very interesting and useful thread by French economist Gabriel Zucman. GDP alone tells you little about general quality of life in a country.

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

Kunnen we stoppen met die mens aandacht te geven? Ik heb niet het gevoel dat dat de situatie aan het helpen is.

There’s a strong case to be made for “authenticity” and “curation” (by authentic curators, curating authentic sources).

Wacht. Zijn dit vragen die in een professionele context gesteld worden? Voor een vergadering? Die daardoor dus noodgedwongen nog langer duurt? En dus knibbelt in de tijd die mensen kunnen doorbrengen met mensen met wie ze ECHT deze gesprekken willen voeren? Want ik zou serieus rellen.

Het is niet omdat je een zin begint met 'het is niet omdat', dat wat volgt steek moet houden.

Many Europeans know what is up. They will expect more from their leaders. But liberal democratic leaders are not the only ones with a Trump problem. Given low % of people who see Trump as "friend", majority of far-right electorates are not pro-Trump. Many will even be anti-Trump.

Sad, but true.

Dus, Vogelbescherming Vlaanderen. De winnaars van 2022 (kievit) en 2023 (putter) waren al op 14 december bekend, voor 2021 (witte kwikstaart) wisten we die al eind november. De kandidaten voor 2024 werden op 10 oktober voorgesteld, die voor 2025 pas op 4 december en voor 2026 nog niets bekend.

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MUSEUM Open every day Except today

If they can walk, they can haul.

Everything is getting stupider

Nothing worse than signing an email "warm regards" and getting a reply with "warmest regards". Oh, now it's ON.

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

The fact that so many prominent self-professed pro-democracy organizations and people are still active on X today is truly a sign of these dramatic times.

Past inderdaad in onze scaling roadmap. www.imec-int.com/en/articles/...

From the @wsj.com chief foreign correspondent

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

#treebybike Antwerp, Belgium.

Just been reminded of this heartwarming picture of a rabbit and an eagle. Morning all

🇪🇺 I’m glad the EU exists. (And that I’m living there.) 🇪🇺

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’m glad the EU exists. (And that I’m living there.) 🇪🇺

This should go on the next banner overlooking Schuman.

🇺🇸🇪🇺 Bon ben, vous ne trouverez RIEN de plus juste aujourd'hui.

The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow

Nee ik kreeg geen krop in de keel bij het meezingen met “hoor de wind waait door de bomen…” dat was gewoon een hoestje weet je.

Starting to suspect FIFA might not be an entirely reputable organisation.

wtf is a FIFA peace prize? that's like being an NFL laureate in physics

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.

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

I'm not making excuses for anyone, it's toerag behaviour, but I do think Apple phasing out the earphone jack on iPhones is part of the reason this happens. It raised the barrier of entry for listening to shit on your phone privately.

So chosen because of the way it will prompt those online to say "actually, that is two words". qed.

This is incredible thank you @sesmith.lol here are some shrimp.

Just as you thought food delivery companies couldn't inflict any more misery on society: Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.

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

Zeg vriendjes uit het Antwerpse, een familielid is op zoek naar een proper huurappartementje op fietsafstand van Berchem station, liefst minstens 45 m² groot en binnen een budget van 800 euro. Wie heeft de gouden tip? En delen mag natuurlijk 🙏

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."