LoftyWords
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Trying something new where I write about a thing I like at length rather than in a tweet thread:
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I'm a big fan of "The kantharos [van Stevensweert] is a cup of around half a kilo that wrote legal history" as a sentence
nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanthar...
nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanthar...
November 12, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I'm a big fan of "The kantharos [van Stevensweert] is a cup of around half a kilo that wrote legal history" as a sentence
nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanthar...
nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanthar...
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from the wikimedia commons category "damaged computer hardware"
November 9, 2025 at 1:47 PM
from the wikimedia commons category "damaged computer hardware"
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A lost, Arabic-speaking man led to significant security measures in the Wijnhaven building, WOO documents reveal.
www.mareonline.nl/en/news/how-...
www.mareonline.nl/en/news/how-...
How one Arabic-speaking man sent university security into a panic: ‘Something is brewing’
Why was the Wijnhaven building closed two years ago and why has university security been tightened since? Newly released documents under the Open Government Act (WOO) reveal that the police and the un...
www.mareonline.nl
November 6, 2025 at 1:08 PM
A lost, Arabic-speaking man led to significant security measures in the Wijnhaven building, WOO documents reveal.
www.mareonline.nl/en/news/how-...
www.mareonline.nl/en/news/how-...
1) One (1) Arab speaking man enters university building by mistake
2) university security panics, building closed for several days bc they expect a terrorist attack
3) two years later the building is still inaccessible if you can't show a student card
this man had an appointment around the corner.
2) university security panics, building closed for several days bc they expect a terrorist attack
3) two years later the building is still inaccessible if you can't show a student card
this man had an appointment around the corner.
BREEK: Een verdwaalde, Arabisch sprekende man leidde tot forse beveiligingsmaatregelen in het Wijnhavengebouw, onthullen WOO-documenten
Hoe de beveiliging op tilt sloeg vanwege één Arabisch sprekende man: ‘Er broeit iets’
Waarom werd het Wijnhavengebouw twee jaar geleden gesloten en is sindsdien de universitaire beveiliging tot op heden flink opgeschroefd? Uit nieuwe WOO-stukken blijkt dat politie en universiteit tota...
www.mareonline.nl
November 6, 2025 at 9:27 AM
1) One (1) Arab speaking man enters university building by mistake
2) university security panics, building closed for several days bc they expect a terrorist attack
3) two years later the building is still inaccessible if you can't show a student card
this man had an appointment around the corner.
2) university security panics, building closed for several days bc they expect a terrorist attack
3) two years later the building is still inaccessible if you can't show a student card
this man had an appointment around the corner.
cool birthday gift from @nabnabs.plus.dog
October 31, 2025 at 9:09 PM
cool birthday gift from @nabnabs.plus.dog
It's my birthday today :)
October 31, 2025 at 11:00 AM
It's my birthday today :)
if james bond movies were actually woke they'd come up with a gender swapped version of the beloved character "pussy galore"
October 30, 2025 at 12:57 PM
if james bond movies were actually woke they'd come up with a gender swapped version of the beloved character "pussy galore"
weird to go from "D66 mentioned" to "D66 wins the election" in a few years
October 29, 2025 at 11:43 PM
weird to go from "D66 mentioned" to "D66 wins the election" in a few years
every dutch election i am more struck by how ridiculously huge dutch ballots are. they print these on A1 posters lol
October 29, 2025 at 10:35 AM
every dutch election i am more struck by how ridiculously huge dutch ballots are. they print these on A1 posters lol
our prof in governmental law asked us whether we think fifa is a state and almost nobody thinks it is but it was surprisingly hard to formulate the reasons for that
October 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
our prof in governmental law asked us whether we think fifa is a state and almost nobody thinks it is but it was surprisingly hard to formulate the reasons for that
society if oxford philosophers would realise almost nobody is concerned about having an extentionally and intentionally adequate definition of concepts:
- almost entirely the same but my homework reading would be slightly less annoying
- almost entirely the same but my homework reading would be slightly less annoying
October 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
society if oxford philosophers would realise almost nobody is concerned about having an extentionally and intentionally adequate definition of concepts:
- almost entirely the same but my homework reading would be slightly less annoying
- almost entirely the same but my homework reading would be slightly less annoying
looking up dishwasher reviews on the internet and some customer reviews are like "this is a TERRIBLE dishwasher, the dishes are still wet when they come out of the machine"
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??
October 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
looking up dishwasher reviews on the internet and some customer reviews are like "this is a TERRIBLE dishwasher, the dishes are still wet when they come out of the machine"
??
??
Five Riders vs. King Dark (1974)
October 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Five Riders vs. King Dark (1974)
i'm willing to argue that the 2005 reboot movie is better than shin kamen rider because instead of giving us long exposition about hongo's cyborg modifications it just does this
October 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
i'm willing to argue that the 2005 reboot movie is better than shin kamen rider because instead of giving us long exposition about hongo's cyborg modifications it just does this
love writing feedback from peers that says "you didn't write why these people were arrested"
no i didn't, i assumed that the reader would infer that people arrested under article 23 of the anti-terrorism law were arrested for suspicion of terrorism
no i didn't, i assumed that the reader would infer that people arrested under article 23 of the anti-terrorism law were arrested for suspicion of terrorism
October 24, 2025 at 2:23 PM
love writing feedback from peers that says "you didn't write why these people were arrested"
no i didn't, i assumed that the reader would infer that people arrested under article 23 of the anti-terrorism law were arrested for suspicion of terrorism
no i didn't, i assumed that the reader would infer that people arrested under article 23 of the anti-terrorism law were arrested for suspicion of terrorism
the roomfie says i don't like tokusatsu I just like being queer baited by bad BL (i disagree). meanwhile she just hates every piece of kamen rider media made after 2006
October 24, 2025 at 11:09 AM
the roomfie says i don't like tokusatsu I just like being queer baited by bad BL (i disagree). meanwhile she just hates every piece of kamen rider media made after 2006
can someone tell me why the sequel to the 2005 kamen rider reboot that revolves around a heterosexual love triangle is a weird pop idol body horror movie where the main riders are A Thing but in a i-hate-you-please-stop-being-so-gay sort of way
October 24, 2025 at 12:18 AM
can someone tell me why the sequel to the 2005 kamen rider reboot that revolves around a heterosexual love triangle is a weird pop idol body horror movie where the main riders are A Thing but in a i-hate-you-please-stop-being-so-gay sort of way
anime is fun bc it can simultaneously by about a hetero love triangle while also being very gay
October 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
anime is fun bc it can simultaneously by about a hetero love triangle while also being very gay
it's so funny how gay kamen rider is on average
October 23, 2025 at 6:18 PM
it's so funny how gay kamen rider is on average
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This is a Memento Mori. It’s meant to remind you that you too must die.
This is a philosopher skull, not a Nazi skull. It reminds you that you’re gonna die, but it doesn’t mean the owner is gonna actively try to murder you. 5/x
This is a philosopher skull, not a Nazi skull. It reminds you that you’re gonna die, but it doesn’t mean the owner is gonna actively try to murder you. 5/x
October 22, 2025 at 5:25 AM
This is a Memento Mori. It’s meant to remind you that you too must die.
This is a philosopher skull, not a Nazi skull. It reminds you that you’re gonna die, but it doesn’t mean the owner is gonna actively try to murder you. 5/x
This is a philosopher skull, not a Nazi skull. It reminds you that you’re gonna die, but it doesn’t mean the owner is gonna actively try to murder you. 5/x
hey that's my first exam week for law school done, i think it went alright :)
October 22, 2025 at 9:33 AM
hey that's my first exam week for law school done, i think it went alright :)
fun dutch election graph: how many election promises violate dutch constitutional law, broken down by party. I'm sure this doesn't portent anything bad for our democracy
October 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
fun dutch election graph: how many election promises violate dutch constitutional law, broken down by party. I'm sure this doesn't portent anything bad for our democracy
i know the culture warring right is incurable but it's always been weird to me that a philosophy professor would act as though you're trying to cancel one of many dead white guys named john for being complicit in colonialism when you bring up their complicity in colonialism
October 20, 2025 at 12:38 PM
i know the culture warring right is incurable but it's always been weird to me that a philosophy professor would act as though you're trying to cancel one of many dead white guys named john for being complicit in colonialism when you bring up their complicity in colonialism
"post-realism", the belief that things are only real if there's people posting about them
October 20, 2025 at 10:26 AM
"post-realism", the belief that things are only real if there's people posting about them