Eric Van Goethem
@evgo7311.bsky.social
EU-based GenX, ran out of fucks more than 20 years ago. Weird mix of a Pol. Sci. education that morphed into an ICTSEC career.
Happily married for the last 21 years, proud dad of two.
Geek supreme, lover of LEGO, member of many fandoms.
Happily married for the last 21 years, proud dad of two.
Geek supreme, lover of LEGO, member of many fandoms.
Never.
Shut up
Yeah yeah, it’s about to be Thanksgiving. You know who doesn’t care?
Everybody outside the little 343 million US citizens on this planet. That’s almost 7,9 BILLION people.
So please, lay it off with your turkeys and pumpkin pies.
Everybody outside the little 343 million US citizens on this planet. That’s almost 7,9 BILLION people.
So please, lay it off with your turkeys and pumpkin pies.
November 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Never.
I’m not a US citizen. But when I see @captmarkkelly.bsky.social uniform, the medals he got, and when I read about his astronaut career as well as the mission he was part of to retrieve the bodies from the Challenger explosion… yeah I know who to respect.
And it’s not Pete “Boozy” Hegseth
🫡, Sen.
And it’s not Pete “Boozy” Hegseth
🫡, Sen.
November 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I’m not a US citizen. But when I see @captmarkkelly.bsky.social uniform, the medals he got, and when I read about his astronaut career as well as the mission he was part of to retrieve the bodies from the Challenger explosion… yeah I know who to respect.
And it’s not Pete “Boozy” Hegseth
🫡, Sen.
And it’s not Pete “Boozy” Hegseth
🫡, Sen.
Yeah yeah, it’s about to be Thanksgiving. You know who doesn’t care?
Everybody outside the little 343 million US citizens on this planet. That’s almost 7,9 BILLION people.
So please, lay it off with your turkeys and pumpkin pies.
Everybody outside the little 343 million US citizens on this planet. That’s almost 7,9 BILLION people.
So please, lay it off with your turkeys and pumpkin pies.
November 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Yeah yeah, it’s about to be Thanksgiving. You know who doesn’t care?
Everybody outside the little 343 million US citizens on this planet. That’s almost 7,9 BILLION people.
So please, lay it off with your turkeys and pumpkin pies.
Everybody outside the little 343 million US citizens on this planet. That’s almost 7,9 BILLION people.
So please, lay it off with your turkeys and pumpkin pies.
Wohoo, 200 followers!… wait, do I care?! Oh yes, nope.
November 26, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Wohoo, 200 followers!… wait, do I care?! Oh yes, nope.
Yooo, #WEBTOON: if I check one or two instances of one of your titles and then drop it, it doesn’t mean “show me there’s an update about it every day”!
It means I didn’t like it and dropped it! I don’t want to see notifications about it anymore, got it?!
It means I didn’t like it and dropped it! I don’t want to see notifications about it anymore, got it?!
November 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Yooo, #WEBTOON: if I check one or two instances of one of your titles and then drop it, it doesn’t mean “show me there’s an update about it every day”!
It means I didn’t like it and dropped it! I don’t want to see notifications about it anymore, got it?!
It means I didn’t like it and dropped it! I don’t want to see notifications about it anymore, got it?!
Why the FRAG is BlueSky showing me accounts of fitness-addicted men?! I’m in shape, OK?! I mean, round is a shape, right?!
November 26, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Why the FRAG is BlueSky showing me accounts of fitness-addicted men?! I’m in shape, OK?! I mean, round is a shape, right?!
I know tattoos are popular nowadays. I know it doesn’t carry the social stigma it used to do. I also know a lot of tattoo parlors are hygienic AF.
But no. I just can’t find tattoos even remotely attractive. Is it my trypanophobia talking? Does it mean I’m old? Maybe.
But no. I just can’t find tattoos even remotely attractive. Is it my trypanophobia talking? Does it mean I’m old? Maybe.
November 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I know tattoos are popular nowadays. I know it doesn’t carry the social stigma it used to do. I also know a lot of tattoo parlors are hygienic AF.
But no. I just can’t find tattoos even remotely attractive. Is it my trypanophobia talking? Does it mean I’m old? Maybe.
But no. I just can’t find tattoos even remotely attractive. Is it my trypanophobia talking? Does it mean I’m old? Maybe.
85€ for a “General Admission” ticket at Forest National for ZZ Top?!
Meaning if I don’t arrive 3-4 hours before the concert I’ll be so far away from the stage I won’t experience anything?
Nope! I’ll keep my money for the Guns N’ Roses concert in Antwerp!
Meaning if I don’t arrive 3-4 hours before the concert I’ll be so far away from the stage I won’t experience anything?
Nope! I’ll keep my money for the Guns N’ Roses concert in Antwerp!
November 26, 2025 at 12:19 PM
85€ for a “General Admission” ticket at Forest National for ZZ Top?!
Meaning if I don’t arrive 3-4 hours before the concert I’ll be so far away from the stage I won’t experience anything?
Nope! I’ll keep my money for the Guns N’ Roses concert in Antwerp!
Meaning if I don’t arrive 3-4 hours before the concert I’ll be so far away from the stage I won’t experience anything?
Nope! I’ll keep my money for the Guns N’ Roses concert in Antwerp!
The fact that the death of Jimmy Cliff overshadowed Freddie Mercury’s death anniversary didn’t make me sad.
The fact two of my teenage years idols died on the same day, however, got me deep in the feels.
The fact two of my teenage years idols died on the same day, however, got me deep in the feels.
November 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The fact that the death of Jimmy Cliff overshadowed Freddie Mercury’s death anniversary didn’t make me sad.
The fact two of my teenage years idols died on the same day, however, got me deep in the feels.
The fact two of my teenage years idols died on the same day, however, got me deep in the feels.
Bea Wolf at 9,94€ on Amazon Belgium for Black Friday?! Now that’s an effing deal!
@zachweinersmith.bsky.social
@zachweinersmith.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Bea Wolf at 9,94€ on Amazon Belgium for Black Friday?! Now that’s an effing deal!
@zachweinersmith.bsky.social
@zachweinersmith.bsky.social
Lord that Bush Prestige is a fine offering from Brasserie Dubuisson.
Not as perfect in my own, personal, opinion as their “Bush De Charmes”, but a mighty fine winter beer.
Paired with some foie gras, it’s just… chef’s kiss
Not as perfect in my own, personal, opinion as their “Bush De Charmes”, but a mighty fine winter beer.
Paired with some foie gras, it’s just… chef’s kiss
November 25, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Lord that Bush Prestige is a fine offering from Brasserie Dubuisson.
Not as perfect in my own, personal, opinion as their “Bush De Charmes”, but a mighty fine winter beer.
Paired with some foie gras, it’s just… chef’s kiss
Not as perfect in my own, personal, opinion as their “Bush De Charmes”, but a mighty fine winter beer.
Paired with some foie gras, it’s just… chef’s kiss
Jeezus! Guns N’ Roses on 28/06/26 in Antwerp and ZZ Top on 07/07/26 in Brussels! Starts to smell like a nice year for concerts!
November 25, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Jeezus! Guns N’ Roses on 28/06/26 in Antwerp and ZZ Top on 07/07/26 in Brussels! Starts to smell like a nice year for concerts!
That had to be the sweetest and most heartfelt comics from @xkcd.com .
Well played, Mr Randall Munroe, you summoned the Onion Ninjas to my desk.
And yes, that’s -all- we want.
Well played, Mr Randall Munroe, you summoned the Onion Ninjas to my desk.
And yes, that’s -all- we want.
November 25, 2025 at 7:53 AM
That had to be the sweetest and most heartfelt comics from @xkcd.com .
Well played, Mr Randall Munroe, you summoned the Onion Ninjas to my desk.
And yes, that’s -all- we want.
Well played, Mr Randall Munroe, you summoned the Onion Ninjas to my desk.
And yes, that’s -all- we want.
Yes he hasn’t been there for a long time.
Yes he has injuries to deal with.
Yes some players aren’t in their top form anymore
Yes there are new hires who need to fit with the rest of the team.
But 0-3 against effing Nottingham Forest?! At ANFIELD?!
Arne Slot has to go.
#LFC #YNWA
Yes he has injuries to deal with.
Yes some players aren’t in their top form anymore
Yes there are new hires who need to fit with the rest of the team.
But 0-3 against effing Nottingham Forest?! At ANFIELD?!
Arne Slot has to go.
#LFC #YNWA
November 22, 2025 at 4:56 PM
First AWS, and today Cloudflare?!
When will you learn not to rely on a single provider, people?!
When will you learn not to rely on a single provider, people?!
November 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM
First AWS, and today Cloudflare?!
When will you learn not to rely on a single provider, people?!
When will you learn not to rely on a single provider, people?!
God I had forgotten how great a performer #DavidBowie was! That was quite a listening, and it made me miss the man more than I thought I would.
November 16, 2025 at 7:04 PM
God I had forgotten how great a performer #DavidBowie was! That was quite a listening, and it made me miss the man more than I thought I would.
Next musical stop, some amazing tunes from #Bowie at #Glastonbury.
November 16, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Next musical stop, some amazing tunes from #Bowie at #Glastonbury.
52 years on this planet today. Let’s hope I’m able to keep going for a few more years, shall we?
November 15, 2025 at 11:22 PM
52 years on this planet today. Let’s hope I’m able to keep going for a few more years, shall we?
The toughest part in making a tiramisu is reading the instructions on the side of a Galbani Mascarpone 500g pot.
Seriously.
Do that, buy proper savoiardi biscuits, swap the Amaretto for a Bacardi 8 years or a Havana Club 7 years and use Lavazza Qualita Oro coffee. Your kids will thank you.
Seriously.
Do that, buy proper savoiardi biscuits, swap the Amaretto for a Bacardi 8 years or a Havana Club 7 years and use Lavazza Qualita Oro coffee. Your kids will thank you.
November 15, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The toughest part in making a tiramisu is reading the instructions on the side of a Galbani Mascarpone 500g pot.
Seriously.
Do that, buy proper savoiardi biscuits, swap the Amaretto for a Bacardi 8 years or a Havana Club 7 years and use Lavazza Qualita Oro coffee. Your kids will thank you.
Seriously.
Do that, buy proper savoiardi biscuits, swap the Amaretto for a Bacardi 8 years or a Havana Club 7 years and use Lavazza Qualita Oro coffee. Your kids will thank you.
@smbccomics.bsky.social going full “Cthulhu fhtagn” when it comes to dating advice was not on my bingo card… but I still like it 😁
November 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
@smbccomics.bsky.social going full “Cthulhu fhtagn” when it comes to dating advice was not on my bingo card… but I still like it 😁
I’m tired with all that “Black Friday”, “Black Week” or “Black Month” ads and constant consumerism.
If you need something and it happens to be discounted, sure, buy it. But if you don’t need it, why use the “but it’s cheaper” argument as a justification for an extra and useless expense?!
If you need something and it happens to be discounted, sure, buy it. But if you don’t need it, why use the “but it’s cheaper” argument as a justification for an extra and useless expense?!
November 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I’m tired with all that “Black Friday”, “Black Week” or “Black Month” ads and constant consumerism.
If you need something and it happens to be discounted, sure, buy it. But if you don’t need it, why use the “but it’s cheaper” argument as a justification for an extra and useless expense?!
If you need something and it happens to be discounted, sure, buy it. But if you don’t need it, why use the “but it’s cheaper” argument as a justification for an extra and useless expense?!
Went to see #SimplyRed yesterday in Antwerp with our son.
I thought at first that Mick Hucknall’s voice had aged a bit, but all he needed was a couple songs from “Picture Book” to warm up. The moment “Money’s too tight to mention” was on, it was an absolute blast.
Banger of an evening.
I thought at first that Mick Hucknall’s voice had aged a bit, but all he needed was a couple songs from “Picture Book” to warm up. The moment “Money’s too tight to mention” was on, it was an absolute blast.
Banger of an evening.
November 13, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Went to see #SimplyRed yesterday in Antwerp with our son.
I thought at first that Mick Hucknall’s voice had aged a bit, but all he needed was a couple songs from “Picture Book” to warm up. The moment “Money’s too tight to mention” was on, it was an absolute blast.
Banger of an evening.
I thought at first that Mick Hucknall’s voice had aged a bit, but all he needed was a couple songs from “Picture Book” to warm up. The moment “Money’s too tight to mention” was on, it was an absolute blast.
Banger of an evening.
Even before the recent events, I did always find it weird that a nation founded by immigrants, and whose culture is a melting pot made of different nationalities, felt the need to have an -armed- immigration -police-.
Most countries I know, it’s an immigration -agency-, employing unarmed officers.
Most countries I know, it’s an immigration -agency-, employing unarmed officers.
November 11, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Even before the recent events, I did always find it weird that a nation founded by immigrants, and whose culture is a melting pot made of different nationalities, felt the need to have an -armed- immigration -police-.
Most countries I know, it’s an immigration -agency-, employing unarmed officers.
Most countries I know, it’s an immigration -agency-, employing unarmed officers.
Goddammit! That #LEGO Enterprise NCC-1701-D was supposed to be around €300… it’ll be €379,99!
Now I hesitate to take K2-SO and everyone’s favourite homicidal droid, Chopper, instead
Now I hesitate to take K2-SO and everyone’s favourite homicidal droid, Chopper, instead
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Goddammit! That #LEGO Enterprise NCC-1701-D was supposed to be around €300… it’ll be €379,99!
Now I hesitate to take K2-SO and everyone’s favourite homicidal droid, Chopper, instead
Now I hesitate to take K2-SO and everyone’s favourite homicidal droid, Chopper, instead
With all those C-grade TV personalities playing the caricature of politicians, it looks like the US made a TEMU version of “The West Wing”…
November 8, 2025 at 8:29 AM
With all those C-grade TV personalities playing the caricature of politicians, it looks like the US made a TEMU version of “The West Wing”…