Peter Motte
petermotte.bsky.social
Peter Motte
@petermotte.bsky.social
Freelance translator English/German/French to Dutch since 1998. Lots of technical translations, also fun departments like comic books and toy trains. Also tourism, a rather difficult beast because of the amount of topics covered in touristic brouchers.
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January 24, 2026 at 9:18 AM
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Teken ook! Heel belangrijk. Dank je 😎
Petitie veiligheid digitale rechten: In plaats van onze democratie en privacy te verdedigen, wil Ursula von der Leyen de bescherming tegen Big Tech en hun AI afzwakken.

Laat je stem horen en eis dat ze niet toegeeft. Teken nu de petitie!
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Teken de petitie: Mijn gegevens, mijn keuze
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January 23, 2026 at 7:56 AM
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Prachtig interview met Meredith Whittaker. Wat een vrouw. Zo zou tech en de digitale wereld moeten zijn.
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Dit zijn de winnaars en verliezers van de grote dataroof volgens Signal-baas Meredith Whittaker
YouTube video by VPRO Tegenlicht
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January 22, 2026 at 9:23 PM
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Yess. Nu nog de rest van Nederland 💪🏽
Amsterdam bans advertising for fossil fuels and meat.

"You cannot say you take climate policy seriously and tolerate these advertisements."
Amsterdam verbiedt openbare reclame voor vlees en fossiele brandstoffen.

"Voor reclame van grote bedrijven die de klimaatcrisis aanjagen is geen plaats meer in Amsterdam. Je kunt niet zeggen dat je klimaatbeleid serieus neemt en deze reclames blijven toestaan."

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January 22, 2026 at 6:19 PM
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Werk! Athenaeum Boekhandel zoekt op korte termijn een veelzijdige en ervaren boekverkoper Nederlandstalige literatuur (30-38 uur) ter versterking van het team in onze boekhandel op het Spui. Ben jij of ken jij onze nieuwe collega? Lees de #vacature & reageer: athenaeumscheltema.n...
January 22, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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In which I wonder whether we have to accept that the laws of nature are ugly www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBHd...
The Laws of Nature Are Ugly. Do We Have to Accept This?
YouTube video by Sabine Hossenfelder
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January 22, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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Er komt heel snel een debat over Digitale Strategische Autonomie in de #tweedekamer Vandaag werd mijn aanvraag samen met de SGP breed gesteund! We zitten in de houdgreep van Trumps favoriete techbro’s en daar moeten we uit en snel ook! Lees dit eens bijvoorbeeld 👉🏻 berthub.eu/articles/pos... #amerika
January 20, 2026 at 11:37 PM
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More good news for geothermal energy!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCb8...
The Geothermal Advantage Nobody Talks About
YouTube video by Sabine Hossenfelder
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January 20, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Hoe erg is #BlueSky verweven met de #VS?
January 20, 2026 at 12:27 PM
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In a recent paper, physicists have come up with a quantum physics paradox that seems to show that we can change the past with quantum physics.

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Quantum Physics Can Change the Past, Physicists Show
YouTube video by Sabine Hossenfelder
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January 18, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Ik wil graag dit NRC-artikel met je delen: "‘AI haalt de duistere kant van internet naar boven, en je zag het aankomen’, zeggen deze AI-experts": www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
‘AI haalt de duistere kant van internet naar boven, en je zag het aankomen’, zeggen deze AI-experts
AI en mensenrechten: Volgens Bruna Santos en Shirin Anlen, die zich bezighouden met de gevolgen van kunstmatige intelligentie (AI) voor mensenrechten, moet er snel veel meer aandacht komen voor veilig...
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January 18, 2026 at 9:41 AM
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De Sociale Verzekeringsbank, één van de grootste verwerkers van privégegevens van miljoenen Nederlanders gaat volledig naar MICROSOFT AZURE. Dit is geen technische keuze, maar een politieke. Een gevaarlijke! Debat moet snel. Stopknop moet worden ingedrukt! #amerika Lees 👉🏻 www.barbarakathmann.nl/svb/
January 17, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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Laten we dit ook eens allemaal erkennen. Europese immigranten hebben het verkloot in Amerika.
January 17, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Learning with AI

Learning using AI and computers in general tends to be cutting corners and diminishing the effort one has to do. Because of it the learner has less direct experience with the thing he learns, which means he doesn't learn as well. Maybe he notices he understands the subject, but…
Learning with AI
Learning using AI and computers in general tends to be cutting corners and diminishing the effort one has to do. Because of it the learner has less direct experience with the thing he learns, which means he doesn't learn as well. Maybe he notices he understands the subject, but the question is: will he remember enough of it? Will he actually "gain" something with it?
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January 16, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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WTF? I was discussing a possible webinar about how we learn for an educational publisher with an LMS that uses AI. Everything OK until I said that I'd also discuss the downside of AI. I was told that this was not an option. Needless to say, I'm not giving the webinar!
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January 15, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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Why does space have 3 dimensions? Why not 2? Or 4? Or 7? It’s because physics wouldn’t work properly. Let’s take a look at the major reasons for why physics needs 3 dimensions.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqI2...
Why Does Space Have Three Dimensions?
YouTube video by Sabine Hossenfelder
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January 15, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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Physicists revisit the idea that dark matter is just normal matter

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffLD...
Dark Matter Might Just Be… Normal Matter.
YouTube video by Sabine Hossenfelder
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January 14, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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Finally a use for string theory

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Finally a Use for String Theory!
YouTube video by Sabine Hossenfelder
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January 13, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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Wat is de mens? Wat maakt ons anders dan andere dieren? Over het nieuwe boek van @rensbod.bsky.social .

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De tentstok van de menselijke geest
Wat is de mens? Wat maakt ons anders dan andere dieren? Over het nieuwe boek van Rens Bod.
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January 12, 2026 at 6:10 AM
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Why I believe that the future exists already

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This is why I believe that the future already exists
YouTube video by Sabine Hossenfelder
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January 11, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Three source languages is overdone. Or is it?

To lots of people it sounds overdone: "Three source languages: German, English and French".Wouldn't it be better to stick to one?But combined with Dutch the picture changes.Lots of companies use internally more than one language, and as the Netherlands…
Three source languages is overdone. Or is it?
To lots of people it sounds overdone: "Three source languages: German, English and French".Wouldn't it be better to stick to one?But combined with Dutch the picture changes.Lots of companies use internally more than one language, and as the Netherlands are surrounded by regions in which those three languages play an important role, their companies also tend to use two to three of those languages.
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January 11, 2026 at 1:39 PM
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“the fact that they had a boat land there 500 years ago doesn't mean that they own the land.”
January 10, 2026 at 7:16 AM