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thijsheus.bsky.social
Thijs Heus
@thijsheus.bsky.social
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Modeler of atmospheric flow, clouds and boundary layers. #MicroHH. Associate prof at Cleveland State.

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Thijs Heus @thijsheus.bsky.social · 11h
That's what the guardians should have done

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Thijs Heus @thijsheus.bsky.social · 19h
As an example, it would have been lovely to have a bike rack to park my bike at my @clevelandclinic.bsky.social cardiology appointment this morning.
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Thijs Heus @thijsheus.bsky.social · Sep 5
Describing my time in Europe to US friends pretty much made everyone jealous about the futuristic way of living there. Bikes, parks, public transportation, walkable neighborhoods....
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The Economist @economist.com · Sep 5
Will the absence of robotaxis in Europe mark the moment its citizens notice how far their continent has fallen behind?

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Thijs Heus @thijsheus.bsky.social · 22h
Right now? For going back to the EU? Perhaps not. But I did have options to stay at my Uni 15yrs ago, and the person who filled my job is still there, on a permanent contract.

I would have 100% figured it out.
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Thijs Heus @thijsheus.bsky.social · 22h
Twee opties: 1) Groenland inlijven, of 2) IKEA tariffs opschroeven. Allemaal om Noorwegen te straffen.
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Thijs Heus @thijsheus.bsky.social · 22h
Sad. I'd expect the same thing happening at the post-doc level; and I know for sure that I would not coming from Germany for a US TT job now, like I did 15yrs ago.
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Thijs Heus @thijsheus.bsky.social · 22h
Up go the tariffs on IKEA again

Reposted by Gernot Wagner

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Thijs Heus @thijsheus.bsky.social · 23h
You won't notice those, is my guess. Those are the international postdocs/PhDs who now choose to go back to Europe/China/... instead of taking positions at the flaghsips.
Much of the US brain drain is going to be a lack of brain gain.
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Thijs Heus @thijsheus.bsky.social · 23h
Libraries are infrastructure. Perhaps the best amenity of the home we bought was that it is within a block from the library - that opens up so much.
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Thijs Heus @thijsheus.bsky.social · 23h
I'm not the kind of adult who dresses up for Halloween, but this is soooo tempting....
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Thijs Heus @thijsheus.bsky.social · 1d
Fangraphs has you covered. Polanco and Freeman were the leading hitters this year: www.fangraphs.com/leaders/majo...
Major League Leaderboards - 2025 - Batting | FanGraphs Baseball
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Thijs Heus @thijsheus.bsky.social · 1d
Spoken like a true assistant professor.
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Thijs Heus @thijsheus.bsky.social · 2d
Mwah, mijn nineties liepen in een dikke streep door t/m 2005 ofzo, met Radiohead, Blur, eels, Wilco, de belgen en excelsior en meer.

Maar het was wel een parallel universum met de billboards die je tegenkwam als je de grachtenkelder weer uitklom na een concert.
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Thijs Heus @thijsheus.bsky.social · 3d
There are 15 days in between the release of ChatGPT and Cory Doctorow coining the phrase "Enshittification".
doctorow.medium.com/social-quitt...
Pluralistic: Tiktok’s enshittification (21 Jan 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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Thijs Heus @thijsheus.bsky.social · 7d
Any moose sightings so far?
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Thijs Heus @thijsheus.bsky.social · 7d
My sewer district is better than your sewer district.

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Thijs Heus @thijsheus.bsky.social · 9d
Can't imagine either; but a 17 year old prince, who could not fight in the war because he was too young, just coming back out of banishment is almost literally a fairy tale trope.
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Thijs Heus @thijsheus.bsky.social · 10d
Blargh.

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Thijs Heus @thijsheus.bsky.social · 10d
Fall on me.

Maar verder is het hele punt van die plaat natuurlijk wel dat (vooral) de A-zijde alleen maar doordendert.

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Thijs Heus @thijsheus.bsky.social · 10d
Regarding the approval vs voteshare for lower income, could it be that some low-income voters are also less informed voters, and only now realizing what his platform really is?

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Thijs Heus @thijsheus.bsky.social · 10d
Hamilton makes so much more sense now.
a group of men are standing on a stage and one of them says i am not throwing away my shot
ALT: a group of men are standing on a stage and one of them says i am not throwing away my shot
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Thijs Heus @thijsheus.bsky.social · 14d
I mean, I don't think I've ever biked down Euclid without at least once swerving for a car blocking the bike lane, or braking for a car turning right without looking.

I could set up a bot, I guess.

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Thijs Heus @thijsheus.bsky.social · 16d
How big of an issue is this inside normal homes? My VOx etc levels are pretty low (except perhaps the kitchen unit), and the filters inside the heat pumps seem to remain pretty clean.
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Thijs Heus @thijsheus.bsky.social · 16d
A 4-bunt rally in the 6th inning *was* predicatble, though.
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Thijs Heus @thijsheus.bsky.social · 16d
They had their rehabbing Ace sold, closer and other solid pitcher suspended, and weren't able to hit a T-ball. Seems like a recipe for success.
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Thijs Heus @thijsheus.bsky.social · 16d
Even Adam Smith himself believed in guardrails to keep capitalism in check. The US is the only nation that tried it without (twice). Failed 120 years ago, and that was with Carnegie being kind enough to give some money back to the public.

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Thijs Heus @thijsheus.bsky.social · 16d
Lady, I'm Dutch. I've lived under water for most of my life. A tad bit of rain is not going to be noticeable.
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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 16d
Canadian B&B owner offered me an umbrella this morning, which was sweet. I politely declined.

Madame, I am British. I have a number of small umbrellas concealed upon my person at all times.
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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 16d
Canadian B&B owner offered me an umbrella this morning, which was sweet. I politely declined.

Madame, I am British. I have a number of small umbrellas concealed upon my person at all times.
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Thijs Heus @thijsheus.bsky.social · 24d
Kwam hier om te checken of je het al over Pythagoras dag had gehad. Was niet teleurgesteld.
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Thijs Heus @thijsheus.bsky.social · Sep 9
But who are the reviewers?

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Thijs Heus @thijsheus.bsky.social · Sep 5
Describing my time in Europe to US friends pretty much made everyone jealous about the futuristic way of living there. Bikes, parks, public transportation, walkable neighborhoods....
economist.com
The Economist @economist.com · Sep 5
Will the absence of robotaxis in Europe mark the moment its citizens notice how far their continent has fallen behind?
Robotaxis will be the Sputnik Moment for a declining Europe
A slow-motion car crash on Europe’s roads
econ.st
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