Philippe Veraart

Yeah, it's like learning that Kim Wilde turned 65 last week!

Exactly ... and where are a large chunk of the assets currently? Belgium has been taking quite a bit of flak for that lately. Anyway, as stated, plan is bonkers

Wait ... are profits of EU investments also to go to the US?? I know every sane person knows this plan is bonkers, but can I just say: this plan is totally BONKERS!

Oplossing specifiek hiervoor is nochtans eenvoudig en bestond vroeger: speciale Genie eenheden bestaande uit reservisten, komende van spoorbedrijven, ingezet voor Spoor mobiliteit. Past perfect in verhaal MilMob. Voorbeelden legio in de ons omringende landen zoals 504STRE(POWER/INFRA) in UK.

Tim Cook plans to step down as CEO of Apple next year.

I wish Trump would do that.

Of course, I’m comparing apples to oranges.

@bartgonnissen.bsky.social - Something for you. Ay experience?

Als je kijkt naar spreiding zou je denken dat in Catalonië en Baskenland er toch een hogere concentratie is. Is natuurlijk alleen maar speculeren op één -onvolledige- kaart, maar toch al tekenend.

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To our American friends: are you aware of this?(Article in Dutch) www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/... Basically, it seems that plaques commemorating African Americans who fell in Europe in WW2 are being removed! This happening just before 11 Nov is extremely poignant.

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All I can add to this is ...

Hi @bartgonnissen.bsky.social Any thoughts on this??

Speciaal frietjes gemaakt voor jou? Top!

YouTube video by Washington Post 3 awkward moments from Hoekstra’s Dutch news conference

Ah yes, the same Hoekstra who made himself very popular as ambassador in the Netherlands ... Funny fact: he was actually born there but moved to US when 3 years old. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOEI...

Hmm...als ik goed begrijp (en cijfers Wikipedia betrouwbaar) zou een equivalente volume LNG goed zijn om een STEG centrale van +/-450MWatt, een goede 100 dagen te laten draaien. Veronderstellingen: LNG heeft 1/600ste volume van gas bij 1 ATM (bron Wikipedia) en verbruik centrale 22.000 m3/hr.

Ah the good ol' Rugak's! Still have 2 pairs in use, but as Army has gone all brown boots, now relegated to gardening work (and don't get the old polish anymore). Won't you get issued new pairs together with you 'Sea Blues' (i.e. IDOCS)?

My pleasure!

Agreed. Just wanted to give my "professional" perspective on a domain I know "a bit" about ;-). Short messages can never replace full course material.

The whole EMO (Electro-Magnetic-Operations) concept is a skill that has to be acquired and correctly implemented. This demands training and discipline on the part of the operators and proper planning and integration on the part of staffs and HQ's. In other words, a professional approach.

Yes... but this points to the "achilles heel" of all electronic systems: the moment you start emitting, you are discoverable and you therefore make yourself a target. This goes for all Electro-Magnetic systems (of which RF is part). It's biggest strength is also its weakness.

@ryanmcbeth.bsky.social : I appreciate your analysis, however have some doubts on view on ROE. Large part is based on adhering to Geneva convention and avoiding unnecessary destruction, suffering or loss of life. These rules are there for a reason, or is that too woke as a statement? Just my 0.02€

Since when is multicam the uniform of choice for a Police force? Here in Europe, our local Police usually wear some kind of High-Viz vest ... Just saying.

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Well then, just leaves me to wish you fair winds and following seas on this journey!

Seems that jacket has already seen some action!

Was going to refer to this: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_str... but then my wife needed my phone and saw it pop up which led to awkward questions. Luckily my son came to my rescue and brought up en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Ic... as an extra example

Weatherwise we are experiencing a bit of a heat wave here, temperatures have been around 18 to 20C so far, although colder weather is starting to creep in.

Several things did: a desire of my youngest son and wife to do something "different" and my parents having done a similar trip some years agoand being very enthusiastic about the trip ... Basically we're on the postal boat doing harbours along the coast.

Aurora Borealis taken 13/09 off deck of ship off the coast of Norway, close to the Northern Cape.

Some antidote to what's happening in the world...picture of #aurora-borealis I just took off the coast of Norway...

Add in some ham and you have literary history! Maybe your chef name should be Dr Seussgent?? 😀

The National Guardners

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Not all heroes wear capes ... some wear toga's!