Jeroen Baert
@jbaert.bsky.social
Computer scientist, comedian, engineer, keynote speaker, Nerdland podcaster.
Website & booking info: https://www.jeroen-baert.be
Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@jbaert
Github: https://github.com/Forceflow
Website & booking info: https://www.jeroen-baert.be
Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@jbaert
Github: https://github.com/Forceflow
Washington’s 3D Printing Bills Are Bad for STEM, Bad for Business, and Bad for Open Source 3D Printing
blog.adafruit.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Washington’s 3D Printing Bills Are Bad for STEM, Bad for Business, and Bad for Open Source 3D Printing
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
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i think this attitude — that all opposition is illegitimate and nothing we do can be questioned— is probably pervasive in the white house and helps explain why they keep making terrible political choices
Putin pioneered this. No opposition is legitimate. Regular, decent, “ordinary” people cannot possibly be against us because only we represent “the real people.”
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
January 25, 2026 at 3:02 PM
i think this attitude — that all opposition is illegitimate and nothing we do can be questioned— is probably pervasive in the white house and helps explain why they keep making terrible political choices
Waarom gaan wij nog naar het WK?
If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
January 25, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Waarom gaan wij nog naar het WK?
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Shameful shit from Tim Cook, fascist benefactor
On tonight’s White House agenda:
Trump and guests will get a private screening of MELANIA, the documentary about the First Lady, @thr.com reports.
Attendees include Apple CEO Tim Cook, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Mike Tyson, per the article.
Trump and guests will get a private screening of MELANIA, the documentary about the First Lady, @thr.com reports.
Attendees include Apple CEO Tim Cook, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Mike Tyson, per the article.
January 25, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Shameful shit from Tim Cook, fascist benefactor
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Pay CLOSE attention to the wording in any DHS statements.
DHS will say "armed suspect"
DHS will say "approached officers with a gun"
These are copaganda phrases to make it SOUND like the victim was holding or brandishing the weapon. He was not.
DHS will say "armed suspect"
DHS will say "approached officers with a gun"
These are copaganda phrases to make it SOUND like the victim was holding or brandishing the weapon. He was not.
January 24, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Pay CLOSE attention to the wording in any DHS statements.
DHS will say "armed suspect"
DHS will say "approached officers with a gun"
These are copaganda phrases to make it SOUND like the victim was holding or brandishing the weapon. He was not.
DHS will say "armed suspect"
DHS will say "approached officers with a gun"
These are copaganda phrases to make it SOUND like the victim was holding or brandishing the weapon. He was not.
Speltip: "The Signal State". Puzzelen (zachtronics-like) met patchkabels en signalen.
store.steampowered.com/app/1577620/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1577620/...
January 24, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Speltip: "The Signal State". Puzzelen (zachtronics-like) met patchkabels en signalen.
store.steampowered.com/app/1577620/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1577620/...
Wanneer je nog niet hebt kunnen slapen en je telefoon springt terug op light modus
January 23, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Wanneer je nog niet hebt kunnen slapen en je telefoon springt terug op light modus
Toch opdagen én spreektijd eisen.
January 22, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Toch opdagen én spreektijd eisen.
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Trump To Europe: ‘Getting Greenland Was Mr. Dilbert’s Final Wish’
January 22, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Trump To Europe: ‘Getting Greenland Was Mr. Dilbert’s Final Wish’
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Yeah this is a great analogy if you want your product to be viewed as a cumbersome novelty filled with features barely anyone uses.
yeah, just out of interest, how many people choose the pen on the right for real work or art? See a lot of them in professional workplaces, do you?
January 22, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Yeah this is a great analogy if you want your product to be viewed as a cumbersome novelty filled with features barely anyone uses.
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Dat AI-gedoe kan me eigenlijk niet zoveel schelen, ik vind het gewoon knap dat Rik Torfs die gast van De Jeugd Van Tegenwoordig zelfs ként.
January 21, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Dat AI-gedoe kan me eigenlijk niet zoveel schelen, ik vind het gewoon knap dat Rik Torfs die gast van De Jeugd Van Tegenwoordig zelfs ként.
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Executives say AI is a huge time-saver. Their employees disagree. (link is WSJ gift article) www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
CEOs Say AI Is Making Work More Efficient. Employees Tell a Different Story.
How much time workers say the technology saves them on the job is vastly different from what executives report.
www.wsj.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Executives say AI is a huge time-saver. Their employees disagree. (link is WSJ gift article) www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
Finally got round to self-hosting Pangolin on a Hetzner VPS and it's a nice piece of software! (With a generous OSS community edition)
pangolin.net
Mainly using it as a cloudflare tunnels alternative
Also, cute logo is a win.
pangolin.net
Mainly using it as a cloudflare tunnels alternative
Also, cute logo is a win.
Pangolin | Remote Access Platform
Pangolin is an open-source, identity-based remote access platform built on WireGuard that enables secure, seamless connectivity to private and public resources.
pangolin.net
January 22, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Finally got round to self-hosting Pangolin on a Hetzner VPS and it's a nice piece of software! (With a generous OSS community edition)
pangolin.net
Mainly using it as a cloudflare tunnels alternative
Also, cute logo is a win.
pangolin.net
Mainly using it as a cloudflare tunnels alternative
Also, cute logo is a win.
No cheating reskeet with latest pic of your pet
January 22, 2026 at 4:02 AM
No cheating reskeet with latest pic of your pet
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My strong work ethic brings all the boys to the yard
January 21, 2026 at 4:02 PM
My strong work ethic brings all the boys to the yard
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Groenland, IJsland, geweld of geen geweld, een Amerikaanse president die op een internationaal forum dit soort plat racisme staat te verkondigen zou gewoon de zaal uitgejouwd moeten worden.
Trump: "Somalia -- they turned out to be higher IQ than we thought. I always say, 'These are low IQ people.' How did they go into Minnesota and steal all that money?"
January 21, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Groenland, IJsland, geweld of geen geweld, een Amerikaanse president die op een internationaal forum dit soort plat racisme staat te verkondigen zou gewoon de zaal uitgejouwd moeten worden.
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Y2K IS FINALLY HAPPENING
Yahoo and AOL are down
Yahoo and AOL are down
www.independent.co.uk
January 21, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Y2K IS FINALLY HAPPENING
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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
Bring back replaceable batteries. So many phones become e-waste because they can't hold a charge
Imagine having a phone as thick as the one you had 15 years ago, but like almost *all* the increased thickness is battery.
Like a full week between charges, battery for literal days.
Imagine going "no, fuck battery for days, I need it so thin it can bend and break in my pocket"
Like a full week between charges, battery for literal days.
Imagine going "no, fuck battery for days, I need it so thin it can bend and break in my pocket"
January 21, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Bring back replaceable batteries. So many phones become e-waste because they can't hold a charge
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who the fuck WANTS their posts to go viral, have you ever had that actually happen? it's like getting a winning pull on a slot machine if wasps started pouring out the bottom instead of quarters
January 19, 2026 at 11:48 PM
who the fuck WANTS their posts to go viral, have you ever had that actually happen? it's like getting a winning pull on a slot machine if wasps started pouring out the bottom instead of quarters
Open source's new mission: Rebuild a continent's tech stack
Open source's new mission: Rebuild a continent's tech stack
Opinion: Freedom can be very contagious if it grows on its own terms. Europe of all places should know that
www.theregister.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Open source's new mission: Rebuild a continent's tech stack
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My dentist can do it all, from a simple cleaning to identifying my charred remains
January 19, 2026 at 4:32 AM
My dentist can do it all, from a simple cleaning to identifying my charred remains