Rob Hooft
@rwwh.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Dutch, chemist, #science and #technology geek. DiSC 6741. ESTJ. #FAIRdata #Datastewardship Job: Working group coordinator in ICT Architecture at Health-RI […]
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Ok, time for #introduction. I was born and raised in #utrecht the #netherlands, trained in #chemistry specializing in molecular structure with X-ray crystallography. After a 4y postdoc in bioinformatics at #embl in Heidelberg I worked in industry first as application programmer (4y) and then R&D […]
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Zondag 21:30 op TV NPO2, Bureau Buitenland (VPRO) met @barbarakathmann en mij over de geopolitiek van onze absurde digitale afhankelijkheden. Kijk vooral, we gaan ons best doen er een leerzame uitzending van te maken!
February 7, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Zondag 21:30 op TV NPO2, Bureau Buitenland (VPRO) met @barbarakathmann en mij over de geopolitiek van onze absurde digitale afhankelijkheden. Kijk vooral, we gaan ons best doen er een leerzame uitzending van te maken!
This is funny. #microsoft version of Google’s #takeout requires clicking and scrolling through menus left and right, and then takes up to 30 days “compliant with GDPR”…. How can we make it as difficult as possible within the limits of the law?
February 7, 2026 at 6:48 PM
This is funny. #microsoft version of Google’s #takeout requires clicking and scrolling through menus left and right, and then takes up to 30 days “compliant with GDPR”…. How can we make it as difficult as possible within the limits of the law?
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1 week old alligators practicing how to hunt
SO CUTE
https://youtu.be/eBCF3NLwOtg
#nature #Science #Wildlife
SO CUTE
https://youtu.be/eBCF3NLwOtg
#nature #Science #Wildlife
February 6, 2026 at 4:17 AM
1 week old alligators practicing how to hunt
SO CUTE
https://youtu.be/eBCF3NLwOtg
#nature #Science #Wildlife
SO CUTE
https://youtu.be/eBCF3NLwOtg
#nature #Science #Wildlife
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We are excited to share that we are beginning work on a new onboarding experiment for #mastodon: Default Server Recommendations.
Our intent for this experiment is to recommend the closest server geographically that is in the correct language during the sign-up flow. We will be running this […]
Our intent for this experiment is to recommend the closest server geographically that is in the correct language during the sign-up flow. We will be running this […]
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mastodon.social
January 31, 2026 at 12:52 PM
We are excited to share that we are beginning work on a new onboarding experiment for #mastodon: Default Server Recommendations.
Our intent for this experiment is to recommend the closest server geographically that is in the correct language during the sign-up flow. We will be running this […]
Our intent for this experiment is to recommend the closest server geographically that is in the correct language during the sign-up flow. We will be running this […]
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@haubles just dropped the massive news that Mastodon is going to be changing the default signup flow on mobile apps to choose an instance thats geographically close to you instead of choosing mastodon.social by default!
January 31, 2026 at 10:27 AM
@haubles just dropped the massive news that Mastodon is going to be changing the default signup flow on mobile apps to choose an instance thats geographically close to you instead of choosing mastodon.social by default!
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In den letzten zwei Tagen häuften sich die Meldungen, dass US-kritische Beiträge von Journalisten/Experten auf LinkedIn zensiert oder in der Ausspielung kaltgestellt wurden (shadow ban).
Betroffen sind unter anderem @decorrespondent, @VQuaschning und @markus_netzpolitik.
Ich kann nur erneute […]
Betroffen sind unter anderem @decorrespondent, @VQuaschning und @markus_netzpolitik.
Ich kann nur erneute […]
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social.tchncs.de
January 25, 2026 at 2:56 PM
In den letzten zwei Tagen häuften sich die Meldungen, dass US-kritische Beiträge von Journalisten/Experten auf LinkedIn zensiert oder in der Ausspielung kaltgestellt wurden (shadow ban).
Betroffen sind unter anderem @decorrespondent, @VQuaschning und @markus_netzpolitik.
Ich kann nur erneute […]
Betroffen sind unter anderem @decorrespondent, @VQuaschning und @markus_netzpolitik.
Ich kann nur erneute […]
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Standpunt kabinet dat ze geen Europese clouds mogen bestellen "Er zijn geen mogelijkheden om overheidsopdrachten alleen maar aan Europese en/of Nederlandse ondernemers te gunnen. Dit is juridisch gewoon niet mogelijk door de verplichtingen die voortvloeien uit de Government Procurement Agreement […]
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mastodon.nl
January 24, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Standpunt kabinet dat ze geen Europese clouds mogen bestellen "Er zijn geen mogelijkheden om overheidsopdrachten alleen maar aan Europese en/of Nederlandse ondernemers te gunnen. Dit is juridisch gewoon niet mogelijk door de verplichtingen die voortvloeien uit de Government Procurement Agreement […]
@Marloezovic veel mensen hebben moeilijke vergelijkingen om uit te leggen hoe het Fediverse “federatief”is. Ik las net je stuk waarin je het vergelijkt met eilandjes… maar ik ben bang dat de gemiddelde facebookgebruiker daar weinig van opsteekt.
Ik vergelijk Mastodon en het fediverse liever met […]
Ik vergelijk Mastodon en het fediverse liever met […]
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mastodon.social
January 23, 2026 at 8:17 PM
@Marloezovic veel mensen hebben moeilijke vergelijkingen om uit te leggen hoe het Fediverse “federatief”is. Ik las net je stuk waarin je het vergelijkt met eilandjes… maar ik ben bang dat de gemiddelde facebookgebruiker daar weinig van opsteekt.
Ik vergelijk Mastodon en het fediverse liever met […]
Ik vergelijk Mastodon en het fediverse liever met […]
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Also, Trump probably won't like it if you don't use USA product Windows 🐧 #boycotttheusa #windows #linux #computer #it #ai #artificialintelligence #cyberactivism
January 20, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Also, Trump probably won't like it if you don't use USA product Windows 🐧 #boycotttheusa #windows #linux #computer #it #ai #artificialintelligence #cyberactivism
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According to Tech Radar, a reason to avoid using Vivaldi web browser is "No AI-powered assistant". Yup - and we're proud of it! If you don't want slop while you shop, or scurf while you surf, give the European browser a try.
https://vivaldi.com/blog/a-i-browsers-the-price-of-admission-is-too-high/
https://vivaldi.com/blog/a-i-browsers-the-price-of-admission-is-too-high/
January 15, 2026 at 11:39 AM
According to Tech Radar, a reason to avoid using Vivaldi web browser is "No AI-powered assistant". Yup - and we're proud of it! If you don't want slop while you shop, or scurf while you surf, give the European browser a try.
https://vivaldi.com/blog/a-i-browsers-the-price-of-admission-is-too-high/
https://vivaldi.com/blog/a-i-browsers-the-price-of-admission-is-too-high/
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RE: https://tldr.nettime.org/@tante/115838050969984568
Since there was some interest: Here's what I did last year to Exit the billionaire castles:
https://tante.cc/2026/01/05/exiting-the-billionaire-castle/
Since there was some interest: Here's what I did last year to Exit the billionaire castles:
https://tante.cc/2026/01/05/exiting-the-billionaire-castle/
I spent the last year migrating off of US billionaire controlled platforms and services. But there's very few clean ways and I am not 100% happy with all solutions. Might still make sense to make a short post on what I went for and why
January 5, 2026 at 10:15 PM
RE: https://tldr.nettime.org/@tante/115838050969984568
Since there was some interest: Here's what I did last year to Exit the billionaire castles:
https://tante.cc/2026/01/05/exiting-the-billionaire-castle/
Since there was some interest: Here's what I did last year to Exit the billionaire castles:
https://tante.cc/2026/01/05/exiting-the-billionaire-castle/
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Oil and drugs have a lot in common. Their very presence is a problem. It has enabled unscrupulous forces to foster wide-spread addiction to both. The addiction to oil is arguably worse, as there are few rehab facilities, and besides, it is slowing down any necessary remedies to prevent climate […]
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mastodon.online
January 4, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Oil and drugs have a lot in common. Their very presence is a problem. It has enabled unscrupulous forces to foster wide-spread addiction to both. The addiction to oil is arguably worse, as there are few rehab facilities, and besides, it is slowing down any necessary remedies to prevent climate […]
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This is so amazing: In 1970, the city of Paris organised a photography competition, splitting the city into more than 1700 squares of 250 meters length.
Now you can browse the images taken in 1970 in this super cool/simple map, square by square!
I already checked out my old neighborhood ❤️ […]
Now you can browse the images taken in 1970 in this super cool/simple map, square by square!
I already checked out my old neighborhood ❤️ […]
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scholar.social
January 3, 2026 at 2:04 AM
This is so amazing: In 1970, the city of Paris organised a photography competition, splitting the city into more than 1700 squares of 250 meters length.
Now you can browse the images taken in 1970 in this super cool/simple map, square by square!
I already checked out my old neighborhood ❤️ […]
Now you can browse the images taken in 1970 in this super cool/simple map, square by square!
I already checked out my old neighborhood ❤️ […]
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liberal capitalism is a failed experiment. sure, it sounded nice, with freedom, but if the freedom is just for a selected few, than it is not freedom, and it is just feudalism, all over again
January 2, 2026 at 7:50 PM
liberal capitalism is a failed experiment. sure, it sounded nice, with freedom, but if the freedom is just for a selected few, than it is not freedom, and it is just feudalism, all over again
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'Als 2025 het jaar was waarin het kwartje viel, laat 2026' dan het jaar van inspirerende voorbeelden worden. Het jaar van digitale autonomie'
Laat 2026 het jaar van de digitale autonomie worden […]
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Laat 2026 het jaar van de digitale autonomie worden […]
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January 2, 2026 at 12:13 PM
'Als 2025 het jaar was waarin het kwartje viel, laat 2026' dan het jaar van inspirerende voorbeelden worden. Het jaar van digitale autonomie'
Laat 2026 het jaar van de digitale autonomie worden […]
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Laat 2026 het jaar van de digitale autonomie worden […]
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Here, have some Christmas stuff. Ho ho ho etc.
December 20, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Here, have some Christmas stuff. Ho ho ho etc.
The European car manufacturers rejoice: they will still be allowed to sell fuel combustion cars after 2035-01-01. As happy as #kodak is that chemical film was not forbidden when digital photography took over.
They will keep their production lines going, while their customers are increasingly […]
They will keep their production lines going, while their customers are increasingly […]
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mastodon.social
December 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The European car manufacturers rejoice: they will still be allowed to sell fuel combustion cars after 2035-01-01. As happy as #kodak is that chemical film was not forbidden when digital photography took over.
They will keep their production lines going, while their customers are increasingly […]
They will keep their production lines going, while their customers are increasingly […]
Fantastic article about AI-writing in the NY Times. Delve into the tapestry of ghostly writers…. #llm #style #language #nytimes
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/magazine/chatbot-writing-style.html?unlocked_article_code=1.508.yysw.iH1Ui9hhAsDH&smid=url-share
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/magazine/chatbot-writing-style.html?unlocked_article_code=1.508.yysw.iH1Ui9hhAsDH&smid=url-share
December 3, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Fantastic article about AI-writing in the NY Times. Delve into the tapestry of ghostly writers…. #llm #style #language #nytimes
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/magazine/chatbot-writing-style.html?unlocked_article_code=1.508.yysw.iH1Ui9hhAsDH&smid=url-share
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/magazine/chatbot-writing-style.html?unlocked_article_code=1.508.yysw.iH1Ui9hhAsDH&smid=url-share
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"Cornell Tech has received more than $7 million from Schmidt Sciences and NASA to upgrade arXiv, an open-access research repository of more than 2.8 million articles. "
It's great news for arXiv. I'm just wondering why they want actually move to the cloud:
"finish migrating to cloud […]
It's great news for arXiv. I'm just wondering why they want actually move to the cloud:
"finish migrating to cloud […]
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paperbay.org
December 3, 2025 at 5:05 AM
"Cornell Tech has received more than $7 million from Schmidt Sciences and NASA to upgrade arXiv, an open-access research repository of more than 2.8 million articles. "
It's great news for arXiv. I'm just wondering why they want actually move to the cloud:
"finish migrating to cloud […]
It's great news for arXiv. I'm just wondering why they want actually move to the cloud:
"finish migrating to cloud […]
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We hebben waar van onze #nerdvote stem, eerder in de Kamer vandaag @barbarakathmann
"Daarom wil ik een debat aanvragen met de staatssecretaris Digitalisering en de minister van JenV over de problematische Nederlandse afhankelijkheid van big tech." - aangenomen, het debat komt er!
"Daarom wil ik een debat aanvragen met de staatssecretaris Digitalisering en de minister van JenV over de problematische Nederlandse afhankelijkheid van big tech." - aangenomen, het debat komt er!
December 2, 2025 at 8:04 PM
We hebben waar van onze #nerdvote stem, eerder in de Kamer vandaag @barbarakathmann
"Daarom wil ik een debat aanvragen met de staatssecretaris Digitalisering en de minister van JenV over de problematische Nederlandse afhankelijkheid van big tech." - aangenomen, het debat komt er!
"Daarom wil ik een debat aanvragen met de staatssecretaris Digitalisering en de minister van JenV over de problematische Nederlandse afhankelijkheid van big tech." - aangenomen, het debat komt er!
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De Tweede Kamer heeft zojuist deze motie aangenomen die het kabinet vraagt *tegen* de #chatcontrol te stemmen in Europa. Men zou zich al "vocaal onthouden" van steun, maar dit vraagt nog om een stapje meer: https://berthub.eu/tkconv/document.html?nummer=2025D48229
November 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
De Tweede Kamer heeft zojuist deze motie aangenomen die het kabinet vraagt *tegen* de #chatcontrol te stemmen in Europa. Men zou zich al "vocaal onthouden" van steun, maar dit vraagt nog om een stapje meer: https://berthub.eu/tkconv/document.html?nummer=2025D48229
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Als je de analogie legt naar deze uitspraak: "De kritiek van Nederlanders op de regering-Trump komt voort uit het anti-Amerikanisme dat in ons land leeft" zie je wat een krankzinnig frame hier gelegd wordt.
Ik wil mij geen antisemitisme laten aansmeren maar als mijn veroordeling van Israels […]
Ik wil mij geen antisemitisme laten aansmeren maar als mijn veroordeling van Israels […]
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mstdn.social
November 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Als je de analogie legt naar deze uitspraak: "De kritiek van Nederlanders op de regering-Trump komt voort uit het anti-Amerikanisme dat in ons land leeft" zie je wat een krankzinnig frame hier gelegd wordt.
Ik wil mij geen antisemitisme laten aansmeren maar als mijn veroordeling van Israels […]
Ik wil mij geen antisemitisme laten aansmeren maar als mijn veroordeling van Israels […]
Eating out. A thought.
Very good restaurant. Spending 100x more effort on the food than on the music. But the music should not be “off”. Safe bet: Richard cl-AI-derman….
Very good restaurant. Spending 100x more effort on the food than on the music. But the music should not be “off”. Safe bet: Richard cl-AI-derman….
November 7, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Eating out. A thought.
Very good restaurant. Spending 100x more effort on the food than on the music. But the music should not be “off”. Safe bet: Richard cl-AI-derman….
Very good restaurant. Spending 100x more effort on the food than on the music. But the music should not be “off”. Safe bet: Richard cl-AI-derman….