In the face of European leader after European leader meekly invoking “rules-based order”, “international law”, “closely monitoring”, “the UN Charter”… It’s almost alien to see someone say “yeah, no, that was a lie and we all knew it.”

Well, it’s the 9th anniversary of this today. No special reason for mentioning it now, obviously

I am once again asking you to send me money to arrange pixels for you

Do you want to go to EuroBSDCon 2026.eurobsdcon.org but need support to do so? Or do you know someone in that situation? Apply for Paul Schenkeveld Travel Grant before February 1st, 2026! eurobsdconfoundation.org/travel-grant... #eurobsdcon #netbsd #openbsd #freebsd #conference #travelgrant

now with a less broken-by-bsky loop and alt text! ty @foone.bsky.social

look, let me share this with all newcomers to the field: we have a lot of often bizarre math data that the more roads you build the more cars will enter the road system, and there is apparently literally no ceiling on that number. so congestion simply cannot be resolved by building more roads

Hahahah de Belgen scheppen op dat voor 1 keer hun snelwegen beter werken dan de Nederlandse wegen (in de sneeuw)

Once again, I must point out that there are new rules of engagement for cyclists and pedestrians

The minimum sound level for a ship horn at 1 meter distance for a ship >200m is 143dB. For a vessel less than 200m but larger than 75m it should be a minimum of 138dB. She didn't expect that... 😅

There will be a "Network Management with the OpenBSD Packet Filter Toolset" at #AsiaBSDCon in Taipei Thursday, March 19 2026. Details soon to emerge at 2026.asiabsdcon.org #asiabsdcon #freebsd #openbsd #networking #conference #tutorial #pf #packetfilter #freesofware #libresoftware

It’s certainly possible that AVs could reduce future crashes. But it’s not a given, and they definitely don’t offer the only (or optimal) way to do so. Consider: Several European cities have gone a full year without any traffic deaths. None relied on robotaxis to do it.

La part-modale de la voiture à BXL n'est que de 29% Je répète: Moins de 1 trajet sur 3 à BXL se fait en 🚗. 😱 Il est donc + que temps que la voiture laisse la place aux autres modes à BXL... #letthatsinkin www.lesoir.be/720441/artic...

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if the EU and UK dont respond to this as they would if Putin did it then they really should shut up about the 'rules based international order'

Ocean heating defies all earlier projections. We are on the worst possible track. Yet this has completely vanished as a topic of conversation in America.

TL;DR be a decent human, do the work, and make some friends. The rest is just dumb fucking luck, but even if you don’t have the dumb fucking luck, *you will have been a decent human, done some work, and made some friends.*

Vélo, amour, féminité, ludisme, joie ; j'arrive ! Vive le becyk ! ✌🏻🚲 Bonne Année !

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recent portrait commission for @kristofprovost.be I did came out pretty darn good I think :)

This here, a proud and upsetting member of His Majesty's Royal Navy, is Pollyanna the reindeer. And for the avoidance of doubt, she's the one on the right of the photograph.

I've done pixel art and on and off for years, and I think I'm at a point in my abilities now where I can begin taking commissions. If you're interested in getting a custom piece of pixel art by me, DM me for details! (animation will be limited, Aseprite is not great at it)

Look at this absolute unit

Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.

It has become received wisdom in Brussels and Washington that there is a new “euro-sclerosis”: that the EU economy is lagging the US This view is wrong A little primer on the measurement of productivity – and why reports of the economic death of Europe are greatly exaggerated🧵

the thing is there really is a epochal tech revolution happening, it’s called renewables and green industry

My solution to vehicles blocking the bike lanes:

Long rumored and eagerly anticipated by some, the fourth edition of The Book of PF is now available for preorder More: nxdomain.no/~peter/yes_t... (bsdly.blogspot.com/2025/07/yes-...), nostarch.com/book-of-pf-4... @nostarch #openbsd #freebsd #pf #networking #bookofpf #freesoftware #firewalls

Currently dorking out over this graph about child mortality with my brother. Just mind boggling to take in.

This is one of the things that's often missing from online discussions of anti-capitalist theory. The question that actually determines our socioeconomic status and fate is this: Do you live off what you're paid for your own labor, or off the profits you draw from the labor of others?

When the Pope catches you on a short-haul flight that could have been a 2-hour train ride.

The biggest technological revolution of our lifetime is underway and it's not AI:

You meet the users where they are to stop them doing the stupidest shit imaginable. You have no idea how much this paid off. The number of infected media players people downloaded in the age before Windows Media Player had more than three codecs is unimaginable Who knows if I saved the firm

28/11 - #CriticalMass 🚲🚲🚲 ➡️ Starting point: Trône ➡️ Ride together ➡️ Bring your 🎶, flag, lights and all you need to enjoy the moment See you @ 18h00 #ridebikesnottanks #kритичнамасатут #letsridetogether (📷 Giuseppe Massa)

squirrel: *points gun* me: what do you want me to do? squirrel: *gestures at sign* me: alright, i get it *opens book drop* squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion* me: NOT A SQUIRREL! squirrel: *disappears into book drop* me: *whispers* forgive me, keith

If you are looking for #PF resources for #openbsd or #freebsd, up to date slides for the #tutorial are at nxdomain.no/~peter/pf_fu.... Also @nostarchpress.bsky.social and yours truly are preparing The Book PF, 4th ed (see nxdomain.no/~peter/yes_t... or tracked bsdly.blogspot.com/2025/07/yes-...)

“The rise in high-fronted SUVs poses a clear and growing threat to public safety, especially for children,” states the report. “With no benefit to society, it’s time for lawmakers at all levels to act.” Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. Cap SUV/truck hood heights. And ban unsafe designs.

If a worker is killed using manufacturing equipment, they don't just clean it up and get back to using it immediately. But that's what happens at road intersections. Motonormativity is a dangerous disease.

xkcd nails car bloat xkcd: Car Size xkcd.com/3167/

Leading medical publication the British Medical Journal recognises SUVs as a danger to public health in a new editorial co-authored by T&E’s James Nix: bit.ly/4hVDlBC Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers. It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.

Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Performative decency is actually *so* important for this reason. It tricks the 10% of ghouls into thinking that there are only 1% of ghouls. And it makes the 30% of people that don't care one way or another follow the mostly decent crowd

and if you *are* a ghoul, faking decency is the price of admission into polite society. seethe about it on your own time

What a queen

This is quite a story: the US employed every strongarm tactic available, including personal threats against delegates and their families, to derail an agreement on reducing shipping emissions that was almost finalized. on.ft.com/47lq3dZ