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  Dat komt dat ze over de gehele breedte niet in staat blijken mee te denken met de organisatie, maar enkel en alleen nee verkopen en zichzelf als uiterste macht zien. Play stupid games, wins stupid prizes. https://www.binnenlandsbestuur.nl/digitaal/functionarissen-gegevensbescherming-ervaren-minder-steun #Privacy

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  This week I learned that an .ODT file is basically just a bunch of xml files in a zip container. Fascinating.

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  Is anyone actually using #mastodon #collections ?

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  I seem to have forgotten how to take photographs. I'm on holiday, and haven't touched my camera for 3 days.

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  Let's normalize calling #kaliningrad by its original name: #Königsberg . #Putin would love that.

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  📚 I just finished reading Consider Phlebas: A Culture Novel by Iain M. Banks This series was recommend to me, because I was complaining about all Science Fiction nowadays seemed distinctly distopian. Well, this actually includes an utopian society. The book has a lot of humor and great world building. The action is constant, and there are no boring bits in it. My rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5 stars) https://hayobethlehem.nl/library/book/consider-phlebas-a-culture-novel #BookReview #Books #Reading #Fict...

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  📚 I just finished reading The Coming of Neo-Feudalism: A Warning to the Global Middle Class by Joel Kotkin What an absolutely godawful book. Kotkin has obviously no interest or any knowledge of the European feudal societies of medieval times. He uses this lack of knowledge to shoehorn his theory into. It just doesn't work. Yes, big tech entrepreneurs are rich arseholes. That has nothing to do with how feudalism worked. Fuck off, Kotkin. My rating: ⭐ (1/5 stars) https://hayobethlehem.nl/li...

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  Is it just me, or are most of the #indieweb standards unbelievably convoluted? It seems you want simple ways to connect websites. This is so overcomplicated, and unbecoming of personal websites. #indieweb #askfedi #personalwebsite #smallweb

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  @neil nah battlescars make you look tougher. And who needs teeth anyway

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  📚 I just finished reading Developmental Psychology in Action by Clare Wood, Karen Littleton, Kieron Sheehy Reread this old study book from the wife to see if there was anything interesting in it. But it's kind of dated, and these books focus a little bit too much on who researched what, and not so much the full story of how we diagnose certain things or why we decided to treat conditions in a certain way. My rating: ⭐⭐ (2/5 stars) https://hayobethlehem.nl/library/book/developmental-psycho...

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  📚 I just finished reading The Player Of Games: A Culture Novel by Iain M. Banks At the start I was a bit sceptical about the whole game theme, but the novel quickly became a very interesting tale of the Culture. My rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5 stars) https://hayobethlehem.nl/library/book/the-player-of-games-a-culture-novel #BookReview #Books #Reading #Fiction #ScienceFiction #SpaceOpera

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  Hah binnen een half uur door m'n mail heen na de vakantie. Nieuw record!

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  📚 My book review of Villa Maarheeze Yes, the Netherlands had its own CIA. Spies and everything. But with about 1% of the necessary budget, and you get a typically Dutch version of it. Always underfunded, more lucky than competent, the IDB was never going to be a great success. This book gives a fascinating insight into the service, it's reason for being and ultimate demise. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://hayobethlehem.nl/library/book/villa-maarheeze #BookReview #Books #Reading #Nonfiction #History #TheNe...

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  "refine dark mode design" on my website to-do list always ends up with "delete dark mode". Just don't like the look of it in the dark. #UX #smallweb #personalwebsite

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  Another day of the proletariat complaining on social media, instead of organising and rioting in the streets. #goodmorning

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  So with all those Wildberries warehouses being taken out by a single dronestrike, and then completely burning down, one has to ask. How is firesafety arranged in large warehouses? Is there compartimentalisation? How is this done in other large warehouses outside of Russia? #wildberries #warehouse #fire #askfedi

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  Hoe ik dit lees: Oudere servers zijn eigenlijk dus energiezuiniger dan degene die de laatste 2 jaren op de markt zijn gekomen. Performance zal wel hoger zijn, maar energieverbruik dus ook. https://www.binnenlandsbestuur.nl/digitaal/rijk-wil-servers-langer-gebruiken-na-energie-onderzoek

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  Fine, I'll integrate webmention in my website. But i'm not expecting any user generated content from it. #smallWeb #personalwebsite

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  Updating the metadata of all my ebooks in Calibre. So satisfying.

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  I'm okay with orbital data centers. As long as we can also use them as kinetic orbital defence platforms.

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  On this day eight years ago, apparently I was enjoying a holiday in Ireland. This looks like somewhere in the Dingle harbour area. 📸 made with a NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D200 (17mm) on July 20, 2008. https://hayobethlehem.nl/forge/gallery/photo/dsc-6639-907d31d3 #Photography #Gallery #Archive #Boat #Sea

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  Ik heb een hoop redenen gezien waarom m'n pakket niet op tijd bezorgd werd, deze is nieuw.

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  I found a way to make LinkedIn Great Again! I just unfollowed every single contact. Supereasy!

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  Wat te doen bij 72 uur zonder stroom? Nou, niks. Automatisch overschakelen naar de batterij en een boek gaan lezen. #weerbaarheid

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  what does one put on a blogroll these days? #askfedi #smallWeb #personalwebsite

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  You know those days? This is one of those. A full day prompt training. Probably nothing about sql queries or basic logic. 📸 made with a Google Pixel 6 (7mm) on July 13, 2026. https://hayobethlehem.nl/forge/gallery/photo/1000014671-c7206abf #Photography #Gallery #Work #Llm #Cringe

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  My airsoft team decided to get a logo patch. 📸 made with a Google Pixel 6 (7mm) on July 11, 2026. https://hayobethlehem.nl/forge/gallery/photo/1000014650-d56c91a2 #Photography #Gallery #Airsoft #Patch #Nerdery

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  Whilst retagging 600 books in my library application, I noticed basically all recent Science Fiction I read is in some way dystopian. Does anyone have recommendations for not-dystopian science fiction? #askfedi #bookrecommendations #scienceFiction

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  Yesterday I learned the Enterprise D actually contained an acquarium, filled with dolphins who aid in the navigation of the starship. This was referenced in a tech manual and at least one episode (the perfect mate). WTAF.

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  📚 My book review of The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI: How to Think About Artificial Intelligence—Before It's Too Late Cory has the amazing ability to say things in a way they completely resonate. His view on the current hype cycle and how it links to the thinking patterns of Big tech managers make a lot of sense. If only more decision makers could see beyond “oh, look, shiny” and dig a little deeper, or at the very least read this book (I've already shoved it down my man...