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Jan Adriaenssens
@verbeeld.bsky.social
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I won't be posting here, but you can follow this account:
@verbeeld.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

You can also follow me directly on Mastodon:
https://mastodon.social/@verbeeld
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Jan Adriaenssens @verbeeld.bsky.social · Nov 19
Hello everyone!

I'm quite an active microblogger, but not on this platform, but on Mastodon.

Good news though: you can follow me from Bluesky via this account: @verbeeld.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

And you can follow me directly on Mastodon, if you wish: mastodon.social/@verbeeld
Jan Adriaenssens (@verbeeld@mastodon.social)
3.56K Posts, 581 Following, 986 Followers · Director Public Technology at the research centre imec 🧙🏻‍♂️ 
Aspiring Superintendent of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge 📖 
Bike, bench & ...
mastodon.social
verbeeld.bsky.social
Iets met terugblikken en wensen en humor en spitsvondigheden en zo?

Of gewoon veel papieren vliegtuigjes plooien!

www.foldnfly.com
Fold 'N Fly » Paper Airplane Folding Instructions
A database of paper airplanes with easy to follow folding instructions, video tutorials and printable folding plans. Find the best paper airplanes!
www.foldnfly.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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boudewijnsteur.bsky.social
Op deze dag in 1472 verbood het Amsterdamse stadsbestuur het gooien van sneeuwballen: "Nyemant en moet met sneecluyten werpen noch maecht noch wijff noch manspersoen". De maatregel werd genomen om overlast tegen te gaan, al werd de maatregel maar heel beperkt nageleefd 😉
December 31, 2025 at 9:02 AM
verbeeld.bsky.social
Overmorgen <3
gretchenmcc.bsky.social Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcc.bsky.social · 8h
Just texted a friend "can you remind me when you're around tomorrow/overmorrow" and I just think if a few of us really gave it a try suuuper casually we could bring back this word for day after tomorrow next year
December 31, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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lbflyawayhome.bsky.social
Beautiful everyday Ladybird things.
‘Marbles’ (1959)
Artist: G Robinson
Range of different, old-fashioned marbles on a plain green background - in a range of different colours and each one distinctive
December 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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verbeeld.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
These Japanese microseasons remain poetically descriptive. There’s so much beauty in such observations.

“Deer shed antlers”
https://mas.to/@microseasons/115788822114470029
72 Microseasons (@microseasons@mas.to)
A new microseason in the "Winter solstice" (冬至 Tōji) division has begun: Deer shed antlers (麋角解 Sawashika no tsuno otsuru) This microseason will last until December 31.
mas.to
December 27, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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modacitylife.com
“In Utrecht, the bike is not an end in itself. It is a means to create a liveable, healthy, climate-friendly city for all. The success can be admired in the inner city. It is lively and yet quiet at the same time. Here, it's noticeable: Cities aren't loud; only cars are, and they play no role here.”
December 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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verbeeld.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Is it art? A statement?

Maybe it will be, if I place a little plaque next to it. “Reclaiming space (Unknown artist, 2024)”
A black bicycle is overgrown with dense green ground cover plants, which reach up past the front wheel and partially obscure the frame, indicating it has been left unused for a long time. The bike leans against a metal frame surrounding a tree in an urban sidewalk setting.
December 24, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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paulscheer.com
In 2023 I became obsessed with videos of dads in cargo shortswaiting in parking lots during Taylor Swift's Eras Tour. So when she came to town, I grabbed a camera and headed down to talk to them. I thought it'd be funny. It turned out to be something else entirely.
December 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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coolbikeart1.bsky.social
Happy Winter, Northern Hemisphere bicycle friends!

1930s Hollywood starlets Lona Andre, Verna Hillie, and Gail Patrick enjoy the wintertime
Photo of three women having fun in the snow. From left to right, there's a women brandishing a snowball, a woman sitting on a sled, and a woman riding a bike with small skis as stabilizers and small sails in the front and rear.
December 21, 2025 at 10:43 AM
verbeeld.bsky.social
Remarkable Belgium on productivity!
Alt text: Line chart titled “Productivity: output per hour worked” shows GDP per hour worked from 1950 to 2023 for 13 countries, adjusted for inflation and cost-of-living. Belgium, the United States, and Germany lead with over $70/hour in 2023, while Ethiopia and India remain under $10/hour. South Korea shows sharp growth from the 1980s onward, surpassing Japan by 2023. The chart highlights long-term productivity trends across countries using international dollars.
December 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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mkellyirving.bsky.social
Once again, great stuff from Rolling Stone on the enshittification of the science publication system

www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
December 21, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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coolbikeart1.bsky.social
Adam Zdanowicz riding his Christmas tree-shaped tallbike, which, at 7.41 meters (24 ft 3.73 in), is in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's tallest bicycle.

Białystok, Poland, December 21, 2020
#otd
A man riding a very tall bicycle shaped like a Christmas tree. The man is attached to a line above him by a harness.
December 21, 2024 at 5:35 AM
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verbeeld.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you.

Who's coming to save you?
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ny5w2k6brb2kdubxnevke6li/post/3maic4jmcj222
Four people sit inside a car in the TV series “How to Kill Your Sister”; a woman with long blonde hair sits in the front passenger seat, a man wearing a cap drives, and two women sit in the back, one in a striped shirt and the other in a gray outfit, all appearing to be mid-conversation or enjoying the drive. Two women stand in front of a car with a coffin on the roof, looking ahead with serious expressions.
December 21, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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alerigolon.bsky.social
Really interesting research showing that while ultra-specialization in a single discipline might lead to better results early in one’s career, multi-discipline training and practice pays off big time in the long run. This applies to a range of professions from scientists to athletes and more
Recent discoveries on the acquisition of the highest levels of human performance
Scientists have long debated the origins of exceptional human achievements. This literature review summarizes recent evidence from multiple domains on the acquisition of world-class performance. We re...
www.science.org
December 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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laurentfranckx.bsky.social
LOL I humbly admit it took me a few seconds
December 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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verbeeld.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Als Antwerpenaren denken we gewoon niet ambitieus genoeg. Waarom zouden we onze lokale luchthaven niet combineren met een fietsbrug over de Schelde?
Gesimuleerde afbeelding met label "Could have been" toont een concept van een luchthaven boven de Theems naast het Palace of Westminster, met een vliegtuig in de lucht. Luchtbeeld met label "Could have been" laat een enorme luchthaventerminal zien over de Theems, naast de Britse parlementsgebouwen, met vliegtuigen op het dak. Huidige situatie met label "Current" toont Westminster zonder de luchthavenconstrutie. Luchtbeeld met label "Current" toont het echte stadsbeeld van Londen zonder luchthavenstructuur.
December 20, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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fakeplasticruby.bsky.social
😍
December 20, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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verbeeld.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
“It’s the stretchiest planet that we’ve confirmed the stretchiness of,” said Michael Zhang, an exoplanet scientist at the University of Chicago.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/science/lemon-planet-pulsar-webb.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-E8.VEck.qNhYbddRUU2J&smid=nytcore-ios-share
December 20, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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verbeeld.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
The “right to repair” is strategic autonomy.
December 18, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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verbeeld.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
“[…] Fear not your treasures turning to dust. They will decay only if you stand watch over them. Go ahead, quivering and uncertain. What you don't know will preserve what you do.”

— Elias Canetti, “Notes from Hampstead”
A decorated Christmas tree with warm white string lights and various ornaments, including red, gold, and silver baubles, stands in the foreground. In the background, a large beige artwork on the wall features Dutch text, beginning with "Ik ben het zat naar plekken te verlangen waarvan ik beelden met me meedraag."
December 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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drmatthewhardy.bsky.social
Loving this. "Antirender" engine converts architects presentation drawings into the likely reality of the designs :)
antirender.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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coolbikeart1.bsky.social
I tried to find a photo of Christopher Plummer riding a bike, and instead I found this photo of a guy named Chris who's a plumber, which is even better.
Photo of a man riding a long-tail cargo bicycle with a ladder strapped to the side and what could be a shop vac on the rear carrier.
December 14, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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neal.fun
Made a site comparing the sizes of living things :)

The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used

> neal.fun/size-of-life/
December 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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casmudde.bsky.social
This is the key post in a very interesting and useful thread by French economist Gabriel Zucman.

GDP alone tells you little about general quality of life in a country.
gabrielzucman.bsky.social Gabriel Zucman @gabrielzucman.bsky.social · 18d
Now with the same productivity as the US, “core EU” also has more leisure time, higher life expectancy, less inequality

No matter how you look at it, it is a clearly superior economic performance
December 12, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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verbeeld.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Making plans for New Year’s Eve and I want to charter a train wagon…
A couple in formal evening attire walks through a luxurious vintage-style train dining car, with white tablecloths, wooden paneling, and ornate lighting.
December 12, 2025 at 11:20 AM