Wouter

Rosé mag altijd. Dit is een kwestie van geloof en valt dus onder pauselijke onfeilbaarheid.

Friterie in Passendale.

Flanders fields.

Belgian and French flags fly over a war cemetery.

On a bus in the flat countryside between Passendale and Ieper (or as Brits know them Passchendaele and Ypres). Friteries and roadside nail salons interspersed with signs for war cemeteries. Reminder of what we have to defend.

Dat is het voordeel van het zomeruur: een uur minder gezaag en geklaag.

“The Battle of the Leyte Gulf”, an artwork by Norman Howard, depicting American battleships opening fire during the Battle of Surigao Strait. In the foreground, three parallel lines of warships move right to left firing their guns to starboard. The central line is made up of battleships, with cruisers and destroyers screening them on both sides. Other ships are visible further back, including two in the distance that are on fire. In the background are the high peaks of nearby islands.

25th October, 1944. Conclusion of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, with a series of major engagements bringing an end to Japanese naval attempts to halt the American invasion of the Philippines. This would be the largest naval battle in modern history.
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Cartoon: simple black and white line drawing. A couple in a living room. The man is sitting in an armchair reading a newspaper, head turned slightly towards his wife who is standing at the window, tugging at the curtain and saying "I see the Renegade Master's back once again with the ill behaviour".

My most popular cartoon by a long chalk is also oddly niche, in that it mostly appeals to a generation who remember the song it refers to and enjoy the nostalgia for their youth. I can draw one for you if you like.

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Kyiv this morning

Belgian AI scientists resist the use of AI in academia Several AI scientists have published an open letter calling for a ban on AI use by students.

No reading, no writing, no learning
"what does it mean to ‘learn how to use ChatGPT’? What are you teaching them? Copying and pasting the output of a chatbot? My advice would be to teach them how computers work, how to code, how to think about the processes behind all this”
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Tesla’s “Mad Max” mode is now under federal scrutiny The new mode added in the latest update will speed and weave through traffic.

Avec le mode 'Mad Max', "Tesla programme délibérément ses voitures pour qu'elles dépassent les limites de vitesse et conduisent de manière agressive, mettant ainsi en danger tous les usagers de la route."

What can go wrong?

arstechnica.com/cars/2025/10...

Mijn kind krijgt organische scheikunde van een Indische docent in het Engels, de docent spreekt geen NL, dit is niet in de Engelse richting. Ik woon tussen mensen die nooit NL spreken en toch in VL perfect kunnen leven, wonen en werken, waarom dan nog dreigen tegen armere mensen met sancties?

Think of it as a version of Pascal's wager that actually makes sense. If you act like "it's over," then it's over. If you act like it's not over, then there's a chance that we can make things right.

Think about the kind of society you would like to live in.
Thank you.
That has been my sermon for today.

Er is geen enkele reden om te oordelen dat industrie en klimaat diametraal tegenover elkaar staan.

Vicar elections

In the Cotswold parish of Painswick, the local vicar used to be elected by the parishioners.

Did this happen elsewhere?

Pour mes abonnés européens qui ne connaissent pas l'expression "crise du bacon" (ou parfois "danse du bacon") 👇

Extrait du @wiktionnaire.bsky.social
#langueQC

World’s most powerful passports: US falls from top 10 in historic low America’s passport power has plummeted to an all-time low, while Europe retains its stronghold thanks to visa-free access.

The world’s most powerful passports have been revealed - More than 25 European countries remain in the top 10. For the first-time in 20 years, the US no longer ranks in the top 10, while Brexit Britain has also plummeted to an all-time low. Go figure!
www.euronews.com/travel/2025/...

Climate confusion among U.S. teachers Teachers' knowledge and values can hinder climate education

Sheeeet🤯

"when asked “what proportion of climate scientists think that global warming is caused mostly by human activities?” - only 30% of middle-school & 45% of high-school science teachers selected the correct option of “81 to 100%."

‘Quiet as a whisper’: German firm launches ad campaign after lift used in Louvre heist After watching the news about the Paris robbery, managers at Böcker decided to make the most of the publicity

If they don't win every marketing award going for this it will be a travesty.

Chapeau!

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

« Les bijoux volés au Louvre, qui ne valent que pour leurs métaux précieux, sont surtout des objets désuets et encombrants » CHRONIQUE. Les réactions au cambriolage du Louvre ignorent l’équation complexe de ces musées : une ouverture généreuse au public et la sécurisation d’objets encombrants, plus à leur affaire dans une b...

www.lemonde.fr/article-offe...

In 1780, the London mob very nearly torched the whole city over rumours of Catholic infiltration of politics. 400 people were killed. In the Century of Enlightenment...

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POLAND, GREECE ARGUE — EU TOO BROKE TO BE GREEN: The other big story of the EUCO was climate, with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis telling Gabriel Gavin ahead of the summit that the EU needed to balance its push for decarbonization against the need to bolster competitiveness. Freaked out: “I’ve been very, very clear — the green transition cannot be an end in itself,” Mitsotakis said in an exclusive interview. “I hate to put a figure on it but the last 10, 15 or 20 percent of the green transition is, right now, frighteningly expensive and we don’t even have the technologies to actually drive that figure through.”

This sort of thing drives me wild. Fossil fuels make Europe dependent. Climate change and disasters will smash its economy. Uncertainty hurts business planning. This is meant to be the pro-business party? Absolute stupidity.

Van ver lijkt dat Westvlaams op Welsh, dus die integratie zal wel meevallen.

Er is waarschijnlijk wel een niche-markt voor de anale driehoek. Kunnen we die niet eerst verkopen om eens te proberen?

Who could have for- oh come the fuck on WE ALL SAW THIS COMING

Extremely funny that INFOWARS has agreed not to publish anything without the explicit consent of the US government

Chef's kiss pour la conclusion de l'article.

Once scandals accumulate the massive presence of online gambling around pro sports will end up looking as unsustainable as tobacco advertising was for it by the late 1990s

Ja, ja, Donald. Per ongeluk.

'Duizenden Rotterdammers werden onzichtbaar gemaakt alsof ze nooit bestaan hebben. Door hun namen te herinneren nemen wij ze opnieuw in ons hart op’ sprak locoburgemeester Tim Versnel bij de plaatsing van de duizendste struikelsteen in Rotterdam afgelopen woensdag.

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