Sheean Spoel
@sheean.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy
Research Software Engineer · Digital Humanities · Linguistics · 🇳🇱🇪🇺 (On Bluesky? Follow https://bsky.app/profile/ap.brid.gy or I will not see you!)
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Fun fact: the Ford F150 Lightning's front end is deadlier - higher and wider - than the cybertruck
www.carsized.com/en/cars/comp...
www.carsized.com/en/cars/comp...
December 16, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Fun fact: the Ford F150 Lightning's front end is deadlier - higher and wider - than the cybertruck
www.carsized.com/en/cars/comp...
www.carsized.com/en/cars/comp...
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Gooien neerlandici inderdaad actief online-projecten in de vergeetput?
https://neerlandistiek.nl/2025/12/elk-online-is-voor-offline-geschapen/
https://neerlandistiek.nl/2025/12/elk-online-is-voor-offline-geschapen/
Elk online is voor offline geschapen
Gooien neerlandici inderdaad actief online-projecten in de vergeetput?
neerlandistiek.nl
December 14, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Gooien neerlandici inderdaad actief online-projecten in de vergeetput?
https://neerlandistiek.nl/2025/12/elk-online-is-voor-offline-geschapen/
https://neerlandistiek.nl/2025/12/elk-online-is-voor-offline-geschapen/
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"A major brick-and-mortar store sold an #apple Gift Card that Apple seemingly took offence to, and locked out my entire Apple ID, effectively bricking my devices and my iCloud Account, Apple Developer ID, and everything associated with it, and I have no recourse. Can you help? Email paris AT […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
"A major brick-and-mortar store sold an #apple Gift Card that Apple seemingly took offence to, and locked out my entire Apple ID, effectively bricking my devices and my iCloud Account, Apple Developer ID, and everything associated with it, and I have no recourse. Can you help? Email paris AT […]
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So, Apple has locked out my account... for no reason. Support cannot help. Anyone got an escalation path?
December 11, 2025 at 11:27 AM
So, Apple has locked out my account... for no reason. Support cannot help. Anyone got an escalation path?
RE: https://social.overheid.nl/@RWSverkeersinfo/115690853302515838
Op weg naar IJsselstein vanavond met helder weer was het veel “oh vanaf hier kan ik de toren ook al zien!”
Op weg naar IJsselstein vanavond met helder weer was het veel “oh vanaf hier kan ik de toren ook al zien!”
Geen filerecord tijdens deze avondspits, maar pieken kan ook anders! Vanaf dit weekend staat de hoogste kerstboom van Nederland namelijk weer te shinen langs de #a2 bij IJsselstein. Van deze piek wordt je toch blij? Haal 'm zelf in huis via 👉 https://www.rwsverkeersinfo.nl/cameras/5/a2-vianen
December 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
RE: https://social.overheid.nl/@RWSverkeersinfo/115690853302515838
Op weg naar IJsselstein vanavond met helder weer was het veel “oh vanaf hier kan ik de toren ook al zien!”
Op weg naar IJsselstein vanavond met helder weer was het veel “oh vanaf hier kan ik de toren ook al zien!”
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The news that #x has suspended the #eu's advertising account on the platform after it issued a 120m EUR fine against X for breaking the #DSA is beyond hilarious.
And it might even be kind of good in the sense that politicians in Europe maybe finally realise how shitty it is to depend on such a […]
And it might even be kind of good in the sense that politicians in Europe maybe finally realise how shitty it is to depend on such a […]
Original post on eupolicy.social
eupolicy.social
December 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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An estimate of the energy cost of producing one single 10 second Sora video: one kilowatt hour.
- Deplete and then recharge your iphone 17 68 times
- 10% of daily German household use
- 5.5 hours of Netflix
- ~4hrs of gaming
This is probably a huge underestimate
www.linkedin.com/posts/alista...
- Deplete and then recharge your iphone 17 68 times
- 10% of daily German household use
- 5.5 hours of Netflix
- ~4hrs of gaming
This is probably a huge underestimate
www.linkedin.com/posts/alista...
December 3, 2025 at 1:25 PM
An estimate of the energy cost of producing one single 10 second Sora video: one kilowatt hour.
- Deplete and then recharge your iphone 17 68 times
- 10% of daily German household use
- 5.5 hours of Netflix
- ~4hrs of gaming
This is probably a huge underestimate
www.linkedin.com/posts/alista...
- Deplete and then recharge your iphone 17 68 times
- 10% of daily German household use
- 5.5 hours of Netflix
- ~4hrs of gaming
This is probably a huge underestimate
www.linkedin.com/posts/alista...
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One of the reasons I'm skeptical of the practicality of e2e verifiable voting schemes is that every system proposed so far is fragile. A single mishap can result in an unverifiable election (and, in worst-case scenarios like this, one in which you can't even determine the winner) […]
Original post on federate.social
federate.social
November 22, 2025 at 9:33 PM
One of the reasons I'm skeptical of the practicality of e2e verifiable voting schemes is that every system proposed so far is fragile. A single mishap can result in an unverifiable election (and, in worst-case scenarios like this, one in which you can't even determine the winner) […]
Racistische kinderdiefstal in Denemarken:
“When Keira's daughter was born last November, she was given two hours with her before the baby was taken into care.
"Right when she came out, I started counting the minutes," Keira, 39, recalls.”
(…)
“Greenlandic parents in Denmark are 5.6 times more […]
“When Keira's daughter was born last November, she was given two hours with her before the baby was taken into care.
"Right when she came out, I started counting the minutes," Keira, 39, recalls.”
(…)
“Greenlandic parents in Denmark are 5.6 times more […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
November 22, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Racistische kinderdiefstal in Denemarken:
“When Keira's daughter was born last November, she was given two hours with her before the baby was taken into care.
"Right when she came out, I started counting the minutes," Keira, 39, recalls.”
(…)
“Greenlandic parents in Denmark are 5.6 times more […]
“When Keira's daughter was born last November, she was given two hours with her before the baby was taken into care.
"Right when she came out, I started counting the minutes," Keira, 39, recalls.”
(…)
“Greenlandic parents in Denmark are 5.6 times more […]
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RE: https://eupolicy.social/@bert_hubert/115594065619108343
Or maybe someone will be passing the gas station at the E19 to pick it up?
Or maybe someone will be passing the gas station at the E19 to pick it up?
eupolicy.social
November 22, 2025 at 3:33 PM
RE: https://eupolicy.social/@bert_hubert/115594065619108343
Or maybe someone will be passing the gas station at the E19 to pick it up?
Or maybe someone will be passing the gas station at the E19 to pick it up?
RE: https://mastodon.nl/@volkskrant/115583917236316524
Interessant artikel over Weizenbaum die stelde dat het vermenselijken van computers, mensen zelf juist ontmenselijkt:
“Weizenbaum verwachtte dat het brede publiek door Eliza zou zien dat AI (…) goochelarij was: de magie zou vanzelf […]
Interessant artikel over Weizenbaum die stelde dat het vermenselijken van computers, mensen zelf juist ontmenselijkt:
“Weizenbaum verwachtte dat het brede publiek door Eliza zou zien dat AI (…) goochelarij was: de magie zou vanzelf […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
November 20, 2025 at 9:53 PM
RE: https://mastodon.nl/@volkskrant/115583917236316524
Interessant artikel over Weizenbaum die stelde dat het vermenselijken van computers, mensen zelf juist ontmenselijkt:
“Weizenbaum verwachtte dat het brede publiek door Eliza zou zien dat AI (…) goochelarij was: de magie zou vanzelf […]
Interessant artikel over Weizenbaum die stelde dat het vermenselijken van computers, mensen zelf juist ontmenselijkt:
“Weizenbaum verwachtte dat het brede publiek door Eliza zou zien dat AI (…) goochelarij was: de magie zou vanzelf […]
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user with 537 tabs and documents open on three 4k monitors: why do computers these days use so much ram? this never happened when I had one single Internet Explorer window open on a 800x600 monitor
November 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
user with 537 tabs and documents open on three 4k monitors: why do computers these days use so much ram? this never happened when I had one single Internet Explorer window open on a 800x600 monitor
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Last week I wrote a long piece on how oil demand destruction is likely higher than the consensus and I explained why that is likely. Electrification of trucking in China was a big reason.
I wrote the piece because there was no coverage of the issue.
Well good news! Now there is.
I wrote the piece because there was no coverage of the issue.
Well good news! Now there is.
China's diesel trucks are shifting to electric. That could change global LNG and diesel demand
China is replacing its diesel trucks with electric models faster than expected, potentially reshaping global fuel demand and the future of heavy transport. In 2020, nearly all new trucks in China ran...
finance.yahoo.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Last week I wrote a long piece on how oil demand destruction is likely higher than the consensus and I explained why that is likely. Electrification of trucking in China was a big reason.
I wrote the piece because there was no coverage of the issue.
Well good news! Now there is.
I wrote the piece because there was no coverage of the issue.
Well good news! Now there is.
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I had the displeasure of reading an article in the Harvard student paper by an economics major who said in apparent seriousness that comp sci majors are wasting time on theory classes like “Introduction to Algorithms and their Limitations” when they could be learning REAL skills like prompt […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
November 18, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I had the displeasure of reading an article in the Harvard student paper by an economics major who said in apparent seriousness that comp sci majors are wasting time on theory classes like “Introduction to Algorithms and their Limitations” when they could be learning REAL skills like prompt […]
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Today I am stepping down from my role as the CEO of #mastodon. Though this has been in the works for a while, I can't say I've fully processed how I feel about it. There is a bittersweet part to it, and I think I will miss it, but it also felt necessary. It feels like a goodbye, but it isn't—I […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Today I am stepping down from my role as the CEO of #mastodon. Though this has been in the works for a while, I can't say I've fully processed how I feel about it. There is a bittersweet part to it, and I think I will miss it, but it also felt necessary. It feels like a goodbye, but it isn't—I […]
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Something centre-right journalists absolutely love is the "enrages environmentalists" framing
It presents climate / enviro folks as irrational, salivating and constantly infuriated idiots, whereas 'centrist' pro-fossil politicians are Very Serious, level-headed Adults In The Room
archive.ph/0PsH4
It presents climate / enviro folks as irrational, salivating and constantly infuriated idiots, whereas 'centrist' pro-fossil politicians are Very Serious, level-headed Adults In The Room
archive.ph/0PsH4
November 15, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Something centre-right journalists absolutely love is the "enrages environmentalists" framing
It presents climate / enviro folks as irrational, salivating and constantly infuriated idiots, whereas 'centrist' pro-fossil politicians are Very Serious, level-headed Adults In The Room
archive.ph/0PsH4
It presents climate / enviro folks as irrational, salivating and constantly infuriated idiots, whereas 'centrist' pro-fossil politicians are Very Serious, level-headed Adults In The Room
archive.ph/0PsH4
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En privé-appjes zijn toch privé? Sinds wanneer ziet de NRC het als haar journalistieke taak om zich te verlagen tot het niveau van Story en Yvonne Coldeweijer?
November 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM
En privé-appjes zijn toch privé? Sinds wanneer ziet de NRC het als haar journalistieke taak om zich te verlagen tot het niveau van Story en Yvonne Coldeweijer?
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OMG @foone fixed a font bug for me 🥵 so Windows users can now enjoy https://homes.luddy.indiana.edu/ccshan/for/for.html
November 9, 2025 at 2:37 AM
OMG @foone fixed a font bug for me 🥵 so Windows users can now enjoy https://homes.luddy.indiana.edu/ccshan/for/for.html
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Het is tot nu toe voor de landelijke pers werkelijk onbegrijpelijk dat "digitaal" een rol zou kunnen spelen in waar iemand op stemt. Alles wordt uit de kast gehaald om een andere verklaring te vinden voor de 30000 stemmen op @barbarakathmann. Nieuwste theorie: het komt omdat ze uit Rotterdam komt!
November 6, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Het is tot nu toe voor de landelijke pers werkelijk onbegrijpelijk dat "digitaal" een rol zou kunnen spelen in waar iemand op stemt. Alles wordt uit de kast gehaald om een andere verklaring te vinden voor de 30000 stemmen op @barbarakathmann. Nieuwste theorie: het komt omdat ze uit Rotterdam komt!
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Ik heb op X iemand zien posten dat Wilders het konijn van de buren heeft aangerand. Heb er verder geen bewijs ofzo voor, maar ook geen bewijs van het tegendeel! Het lijkt me goed dat de media hem hier kritisch over ondervragen. Onderste steen boven!
October 31, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Ik heb op X iemand zien posten dat Wilders het konijn van de buren heeft aangerand. Heb er verder geen bewijs ofzo voor, maar ook geen bewijs van het tegendeel! Het lijkt me goed dat de media hem hier kritisch over ondervragen. Onderste steen boven!
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Kwijt uit de commissie digitale zaken: Jesse Six Dijkstra (NSC), Marieke Koekkoek (Volt), Jan Valize (PVV), Martijn Buijsse (VVD). En hopelijk redt @barbarakathmann het met voorkeursstemmen maar anders is het een totale wipe-out van de actieve commissieleden. Een commissie die ZOVEEL betekend […]
Original post on mastodon.nl
mastodon.nl
October 30, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Kwijt uit de commissie digitale zaken: Jesse Six Dijkstra (NSC), Marieke Koekkoek (Volt), Jan Valize (PVV), Martijn Buijsse (VVD). En hopelijk redt @barbarakathmann het met voorkeursstemmen maar anders is het een totale wipe-out van de actieve commissieleden. Een commissie die ZOVEEL betekend […]
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I'm Still On X For The Engagement
I Signed Up For StormFront Because That's Where The Influencers Are
I'm Staying On TruthSocial Because I Can't Let The Right Fill The Space
I Signed Up For StormFront Because That's Where The Influencers Are
I'm Staying On TruthSocial Because I Can't Let The Right Fill The Space
October 29, 2025 at 8:41 AM
I'm Still On X For The Engagement
I Signed Up For StormFront Because That's Where The Influencers Are
I'm Staying On TruthSocial Because I Can't Let The Right Fill The Space
I Signed Up For StormFront Because That's Where The Influencers Are
I'm Staying On TruthSocial Because I Can't Let The Right Fill The Space