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Jan Adriaenssens
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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
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astrokatie.com
This is a real image of a real thing that exists in the universe! And because a bunch of humans decided to get together and build a space telescope, we get to see it! 🤯
November 20, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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refrag.bsky.social
Today is the day to repost this meme about International Men's Day, one of the most unironically wholesome memes that has ever been made.

Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
Nerdy kid at keyboard: Hi guys, I've noticed that it is International Men's Day today, and I'm confused. Why do we need a day to talk about men? We're not a marginalised group like women, queer people, or people of colour. The media is already full of stories about men. Big buff shirtless dude at keyboard: I'm glad you asked, champ. Whatever your view on men's place in society, it's still true that we face a lot of issues - like social isolation, risk of suicide, health problems, and attitudes towards sex and child rearing. Having a day to talk about those doesn't take away from anyone else's problems. In fact, having a day to talk about them helps us be more mindful, and listen better at other times. Second shirtless buff dude on a couch at his laptop: The chief here is really on to something. I want to echo what he said, and also point out that the idea we should remain silent about our problems actually contributes to a lot of our issues. We are human beings, with human needs. Seeking mutual support and understanding isn't the same thing as placing a burden on others. Especially if we're providing it for each other. Third buff dude at his laptop: Right on, my fellow kings. We've inherited a social legacy of competition and division, and a lot of what makes a man in our era is under question. IMD is a chance for us to examine and rethink what we are together, and build the bonds of solidarity and support that will make a better way possible - like in this meme. Because in our hearts, we're all curious kids and buff guys on keyboards.
November 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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verbeeld.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Gehoord bij de kapper: "Mijn nicht heeft dus een auto [in de stad] maar ze gebruikt die bijna nooit omdat ze bang is om haar goeie parkeerplaats te verliezen."
November 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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olliemastersbskys.bsky.social
Of all the historical figures you've researched for your books, who would you invite to a dinner party? It's a very strange question when you think about it. I mean, obviously I would choose Shakespeare, and probably Isaac Newton. But the thing is, you wouldn't be learning anything - you'd be spending the whole dinner explaining to them why they're not dead any more! I mean, they would just be saying, "What the fuck, what's going on?" and it wouldn't be like a congenial dinner party with everybody drinking and relaxed. And then, you know, who's going to tell them that when the dinner is over, they have to be dead again - that they have to go back to their graves? I don't want to be associated with this exercise.
November 15, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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liamm82.bsky.social
I recall one of my first exposures to ebikes was on the coast in Flanders. We'd paused to do some navigation and a group of about eight retirees rolled past on a mix of mechanical and ebikes, happily chatting away, a moving social group.
It sold me on them and proper infrastructure.
November 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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xkcd.com
Car Size

xkcd.com/3167/
4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...
November 14, 2025 at 9:15 PM
verbeeld.bsky.social
This is also my strong conviction.
jowolff.bsky.social Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 7d
Banal observation, sorry, but conversations in Prague really brought home to me that while countries come and go, cities have a historical existence and character that typically is far more resilient.
November 14, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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jowolff.bsky.social
Banal observation, sorry, but conversations in Prague really brought home to me that while countries come and go, cities have a historical existence and character that typically is far more resilient.
November 13, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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lieven.bsky.social
Yet there isn't a train I wouldn't take 🥹
Excerpt from the poem 'Travel' by Edna St Vincent Millay: My heart is warm with the friends I make, And better friends I'll not be knowing; Yet there isn't a train I wouldn't take, No matter where it's going. Picture taken at Hamburg station in summer of 2024 showing the vast train shed and a train at a platform
November 13, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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desdelboy.bsky.social
Mood
November 11, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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ianzpotter.bsky.social
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
It's an artistic representation of a circulatory system walking through a kitchen, as drawn by Dave Gibbons and written about by Alan Moore. It happens a lot 'round here.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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verbeeld.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
The workshop at my local bike shop has good vibes. Typical urban photo and a motivational quote on the wall.

“To me it doesn’t matter whether it’s raining or the sun is shining or whatever: as long as I’m riding a bike I know I’m the luckiest guy in the world.”
— Mark Cavendish
Interior of a bike shop with a repair area featuring tools neatly arranged on a black wall and workbench. Centered is a large photo of a man riding a cargo bike with two children as passengers. To the right, a Dutch quote on the wall reads: “Voor mij maakt het niet uit of het regent of dat de zon schijnt. Als ik op de fiets zit, weet ik dat ik de gelukkigste man ben op de aarde. — Mark Cavendish”. Racing bikes are displayed near the window.
November 9, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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openculture.bsky.social
3,900 Pages of Paul Klee’s Personal Notebooks Are Now Online, Highlighting His Bauhaus Teachings (1921–1931)
3,900 Pages of Paul Klee’s Personal Notebooks Are Now Online, Highlighting His Bauhaus Teachings (1921–1931)
Paul Klee led an artistic life that spanned the 19th and 20th centuries, but he kept his aesthetic sensibility tuned to the future.
www.openculture.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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thomasfuchs.at
wish you could edit the "for" in this Mamdani sign generator
homes.luddy.indiana.edu/ccshan/for/f...
TERRIBLE SECRET for SPACE in Mamdani's political sign font and colors
November 8, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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artmyoldfriend.bsky.social
Artist: Robert Gonsalves
November 7, 2025 at 12:08 PM
verbeeld.bsky.social
This was one of my favourite Zoom/Teams backgrounds during the pandemic. Legendary.
leahlitman.bsky.social Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 13d
HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
Rudy press conference at 4 seasons total landscaping
November 7, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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lmbrtspeter.bsky.social
Ik ben dat bashen op de Europese automerken ikv elektrificatie wat beu dus ik zou gewoon graag tussendoor effe opmerken dat ik het ontwerp van die nieuwe Renault modellen eigenlijk veel leuker vind dan de Tesla's en BYD's.
November 7, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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brendannyhan.bsky.social
Happy FSTL day to all who celebrate
November 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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verbeeld.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Alle dagen open.
Behalve vandaag.
Een koperen bordje met de tekst: “MUSEUM – Alle dagen open Behalve vandaag.” Het bord staat in een etalage met boeken en een kleurrijk glas erachter.
November 7, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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ec.europa.eu
We’re launching a bold plan to make high-speed rail the fastest, more sustainable way to travel across Europe by 2040.

It’s a concrete timeline to remove bottlenecks, unlock investment, and harmonise rail systems ⬇️
A map of Europe titled “High-speed rail plan” showing future high-speed train connections and travel times. Green lines represent future new connections, and magenta lines represent future train travel times. Major cities are marked with circles and connected by these lines. Examples of travel times include: Lisbon–Madrid (3h), Paris–Brussels (1h15), Paris–Rome (6h), Berlin–Warsaw (4h15), Berlin–Prague (2h30), Berlin–Vienna (4h30), Berlin–Budapest (6h15), Berlin–Stockholm (4h), Riga–Tallinn (1h45), Vilnius–Riga (2h), Sofia–Athens (6h). The map includes the EC logo in the bottom right corner.
November 5, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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tubemapper.bsky.social
Underground, Overground

My hunt to find locations where you can see Underground trains traveling over Overground trains (or vice versa) continues.

This vantage point near East Putney station has views of tube trains traveling over the railway. I waited 30 mins to get this shot.
Underground train near East Putney station
November 4, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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casmudde.bsky.social
Pundits are trying to minimize Mamdani’s victory, pointing to bigger victory margins for Democratic governors in NJ and VA. What they ignore is:

MAMDANI RAN AGAINST A DEMOCRAT!
November 5, 2025 at 3:52 AM
verbeeld.bsky.social
Hier in Antwerpen blijven de stemlokalen óók dicht.

Het is droevig gesteld met de democratie, als ook wij niet mogen meestemmen voor de burgemeester van Nieuw-Amsterdam, nét op de dag van de Spaanse Furie in Antwerpen.

Dit. Is. Geen. Toeval.
ronfilipkowski.bsky.social Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16d
Unhinged MAGA maniacs.
November 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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boudewijnsteur.bsky.social
Op deze dag in 1576 begon de Spaanse Furie: drie dagen lang werd Antwerpen geplunderd door muitende Spaanse troepen. Zij riepen: “Santiago! España! A sangre, a carne, a fuego, a sacco" (Sint-Jakob! Spanje! Moord, verkracht, brand, plunder!), terwijl de stad brandde
November 4, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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verbeeld.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Wissant, France.
Photo of the beach at sunset in Wissant, France, with the sun glowing through dense clouds and casting a golden hue over the scene; silhouettes of people and kite surfers along the shoreline.
November 1, 2025 at 9:57 PM