Raphael Cockx
@raphael.cockx.com
Newsroom developer and datajournalist at @tijd.be in Brussels
Into trains, planes, not so much automobiles
Lover of most things 🇨🇦
Possibly addicted to 🧀
Talk to me on Threema: https://threema.id/2ESZ3KKM
Into trains, planes, not so much automobiles
Lover of most things 🇨🇦
Possibly addicted to 🧀
Talk to me on Threema: https://threema.id/2ESZ3KKM
Meanwhile in one of the dirtier and shadyer corners of the Brussels North train station. I've been promised a miracle for years here, but I've yet to see it happen.
November 21, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Meanwhile in one of the dirtier and shadyer corners of the Brussels North train station. I've been promised a miracle for years here, but I've yet to see it happen.
I scored 11/21 on e-mail.wtf and all I got was this lousy text to share on social media. (This was fun)
Email is Easy
Everyone knows what an email address is, right?
e-mail.wtf
November 20, 2025 at 7:41 AM
I scored 11/21 on e-mail.wtf and all I got was this lousy text to share on social media. (This was fun)
Friedrichshafen, at the border with Switzerland and Austria, is getting domestic flights again - to Berlin, Hamburg and Dusseldorf. This comes some 10 years after VLM's short lived service on those routes. Interestingly, it seems the airport is setting these up themselves this time. #AvGeek
Airport Friedrichshafen: Vom Bodensee nach Berlin
Regionalflughäfen werden gerne von den etablierten Airlines abgehängt. Zu teuer, zu unrentabel. Nach Paderborn/Lippstadt hilft sich nun auch der Bodensee-Flughafen Friedrichshafen selbst und hat es ge...
www.businesstraveller.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Friedrichshafen, at the border with Switzerland and Austria, is getting domestic flights again - to Berlin, Hamburg and Dusseldorf. This comes some 10 years after VLM's short lived service on those routes. Interestingly, it seems the airport is setting these up themselves this time. #AvGeek
"Blue Islands in liquidation, aircraft impounded in Guernsey". Turns out the airline had racked up a 9.1 million pound debt with the local government alone and not repaid on their loans for the last six months. #AvGeek
Blue Islands in liquidation, aircraft impounded in Guernsey
Blue Islands (SI, Jersey) has entered liquidation with a GBP9.1 million pound (USD12 million) debt to the Jersey local government alone. Neighbouring Guernsey has impounded...
www.ch-aviation.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:25 PM
"Blue Islands in liquidation, aircraft impounded in Guernsey". Turns out the airline had racked up a 9.1 million pound debt with the local government alone and not repaid on their loans for the last six months. #AvGeek
I'm not sure who David is (or was), but he's at least a really great negotiator to have the airport he built be named after him. #AvGeek
November 19, 2025 at 9:56 AM
I'm not sure who David is (or was), but he's at least a really great negotiator to have the airport he built be named after him. #AvGeek
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btw you can put a symbol as the first character of your name in linkin and auto-filter any email with that symbol in straight to your spam drawer :)
November 17, 2025 at 3:28 AM
btw you can put a symbol as the first character of your name in linkin and auto-filter any email with that symbol in straight to your spam drawer :)
Is it just a very Irish thing to call a war 'troubles' and drowning 'getting into difficulties'? And does that mean that the Irish would call a nuclear apocalypse something like 'stifling heat'? 🤔
Woman (70s) dies after getting into difficulties off Wicklow coast
Woman’s body was recovered from the water at around 4pm yesterday
www.irishtimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Is it just a very Irish thing to call a war 'troubles' and drowning 'getting into difficulties'? And does that mean that the Irish would call a nuclear apocalypse something like 'stifling heat'? 🤔
I guess it was ultimately a good thing that I couldn't book these flights 😔
Well, this is frustrating. Jersey based Blue Islands announces flights to Ostend (for Bruges) on a few scattered dates in December. Yet I can't book these in the other direction, only as a return JER-OST-JER. (I guess it's technically sold as a charter flight or something?) #AvGeek
November 16, 2025 at 7:26 AM
I guess it was ultimately a good thing that I couldn't book these flights 😔
Voor @tijd.be dook ik samen met @thomasroelens.bsky.social in de bedroevende box office cijfers van de Amerikaanse filmindustrie. Die voelt nog steeds de impact van de pandemie en de rol die streamingdiensten in de huiskamer én het gezinsbudget hebben opgeëist. 📉🎬
Sneeuwwitje kan Hollywood niet redden van zwarte sneeuw
Nieuwe films die tot blockbusters moesten uitgroeien, trokken dit jaar vooral halflege zalen. Ook Sneeuwwitje, The Rock en Jared Leto kregen de bioscoop niet gevuld.
www.tijd.be
November 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Voor @tijd.be dook ik samen met @thomasroelens.bsky.social in de bedroevende box office cijfers van de Amerikaanse filmindustrie. Die voelt nog steeds de impact van de pandemie en de rol die streamingdiensten in de huiskamer én het gezinsbudget hebben opgeëist. 📉🎬
Going old school today. (If you know you know).
November 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Going old school today. (If you know you know).
It's November and I have close to four weeks of annual leave left 🤷♂️
November 6, 2025 at 10:19 PM
It's November and I have close to four weeks of annual leave left 🤷♂️
"Some passengers say that's because the economy ticket experience has become so undesirable."
Why some airline travellers are opting for a seat upgrade, despite the big price tag | CBC Radio
Airlines say they are reporting more revenue from upgrades. Some passengers say that's because the economy ticket experience has become so undesirable.
www.cbc.ca
November 6, 2025 at 7:52 AM
"Some passengers say that's because the economy ticket experience has become so undesirable."
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This looks to be UPS 2976, an MD-11. @flightradar24.com public data picked up a brief altitude value of 175 feet before it dropped back to 0 and the data ends.
November 4, 2025 at 10:49 PM
This looks to be UPS 2976, an MD-11. @flightradar24.com public data picked up a brief altitude value of 175 feet before it dropped back to 0 and the data ends.
Sure sure sure, taking a direct flight from/to Saint Pierre is pretty cool. But... it's even cooler to go there on a sail-powered cargo ship. 😁😎 www.voilasailcoop.fr/transatlantic/
November 2, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Sure sure sure, taking a direct flight from/to Saint Pierre is pretty cool. But... it's even cooler to go there on a sail-powered cargo ship. 😁😎 www.voilasailcoop.fr/transatlantic/
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How to make complex data easy to grasp?
Visualization helps bring meaning into view 📈
#DataViz Weekly shows how it works.
Latest examples 👇
- AI industry links @tijd.be
- U.S. funding halt @nytimes.com
- TikTok watch-time @washingtonpost.com
- Global sea temps @gary.oberbrunner.com
Visualization helps bring meaning into view 📈
#DataViz Weekly shows how it works.
Latest examples 👇
- AI industry links @tijd.be
- U.S. funding halt @nytimes.com
- TikTok watch-time @washingtonpost.com
- Global sea temps @gary.oberbrunner.com
How Visualization Reveals Meaning in Data — DataViz Weekly
Discover how visualization reveals meaning in data, with new examples from De Tijd, NYT, The Post, and Gary Oberbrunner.
www.anychart.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:46 AM
How to make complex data easy to grasp?
Visualization helps bring meaning into view 📈
#DataViz Weekly shows how it works.
Latest examples 👇
- AI industry links @tijd.be
- U.S. funding halt @nytimes.com
- TikTok watch-time @washingtonpost.com
- Global sea temps @gary.oberbrunner.com
Visualization helps bring meaning into view 📈
#DataViz Weekly shows how it works.
Latest examples 👇
- AI industry links @tijd.be
- U.S. funding halt @nytimes.com
- TikTok watch-time @washingtonpost.com
- Global sea temps @gary.oberbrunner.com
In today's 'we all know why this route exists' news: Venezuela to Russia with a stop along the way in Cuba. #AvGeek
Conviasa Adds St. Petersburg Service From Nov 2025 — AeroRoutes
Published at 1701PDT 21OCT25 / 0001GMT 22OCT25 Conviasa from November 2025 plans to launch new route to Russia, with the offering of St. Petersburg route. Based on the airline’s booking system, th...
www.aeroroutes.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:47 AM
In today's 'we all know why this route exists' news: Venezuela to Russia with a stop along the way in Cuba. #AvGeek
Zie, het moet niet altijd Nice, Cannes of Ibiza zijn 😀
October 17, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Zie, het moet niet altijd Nice, Cannes of Ibiza zijn 😀
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Luchthaven Deurne dreigt te kapseizen, want 'extra ondersteuning zit er echt niet in'
Luchthaven Deurne dreigt te kapseizen, want 'extra ondersteuning zit er echt niet in'
Hoewel Vlaams minister van Openbare Werken Annick De Ridder (N-VA) de komende twee jaar nog eens 16 miljoen euro veil heeft, is het gevaar op 'een operationeel kapseizen' van de luchthaven van Deurne reëel. 'Extra steun zit er echt niet in', klinkt het in regeringskringen.
www.tijd.be
October 13, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Luchthaven Deurne dreigt te kapseizen, want 'extra ondersteuning zit er echt niet in'
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Elke reiziger op luchthaven van Deurne kost belastingbetaler 65 euro
Elke reiziger op luchthaven van Deurne kost belastingbetaler 65 euro
De financiële situatie van de luchthaven van Deurne is ondanks de overheidssteun zo slecht dat elke schuldeiser de ontbinding van de vennootschap kan vragen aan de rechter. Dat leert onderzoek van De Standaard en VRT NWS.
www.tijd.be
October 13, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Elke reiziger op luchthaven van Deurne kost belastingbetaler 65 euro
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Atlantic Delivery: Belgian Air Force F-35s stop over in the Azores youtu.be/Qf1f1U4Ybd8?...
✈️ Atlantic Delivery: Belgian Air Force F-35s Stop Over in the Azores
YouTube video by IslandAviation Terceira Azores
youtu.be
October 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Atlantic Delivery: Belgian Air Force F-35s stop over in the Azores youtu.be/Qf1f1U4Ybd8?...
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Via driehoeksverhoudingen willen ontwikkelaars, chipbouwers en investeerders zich verzekeren van expertise, kapitaal en vooral rekenkracht. Voor @tijd.be ontrafelen @thomasroelens.bsky.social, @raphael.cockx.com en Stephanie De Smedt het spinnenweb van belangen.
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October 10, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Via driehoeksverhoudingen willen ontwikkelaars, chipbouwers en investeerders zich verzekeren van expertise, kapitaal en vooral rekenkracht. Voor @tijd.be ontrafelen @thomasroelens.bsky.social, @raphael.cockx.com en Stephanie De Smedt het spinnenweb van belangen.
multimedia.tijd.be/interactief/...
multimedia.tijd.be/interactief/...
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We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 2, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Love it!
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The AI ‘actor’ Tilly Norwood is a symptom of blandified film culture. We need a return to reality | Peter Bradshaw
The AI ‘actor’ Tilly Norwood is a symptom of blandified film culture. We need a return to reality | Peter Bradshaw
The industry should refuse to work with these uncanny figures, which plagiarise the performances of generations of actors
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The AI ‘actor’ Tilly Norwood is a symptom of blandified film culture. We need a return to reality | Peter Bradshaw
Yuck
Meet Tilly Norwood, the AI 'actress' prompting backlash from real Hollywood stars | CBC News
The AI character and the company behind it have been criticized by high-profile actors, the union that represents them and social media users, following news that talent agents were interested in sign...
www.cbc.ca
October 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Yuck