Peter Van Eynde
@pvaneynd.bsky.social
Solving problems and creating solutions at Cisco, they don't pay me enough to talk for them.
Eclectic multi-lingual geek, based in Belgium. Expect random languages and content
Eclectic multi-lingual geek, based in Belgium. Expect random languages and content
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The Maersk Connector (loa 138,35m) has the ability to load and lay 2 cables at the same time due to having 2 carousels. Each carousel can hold 3500ton of cable, and the vessel can lay cable with a speed of 1200m/hr. She is also designed for shallow water ops.
November 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The Maersk Connector (loa 138,35m) has the ability to load and lay 2 cables at the same time due to having 2 carousels. Each carousel can hold 3500ton of cable, and the vessel can lay cable with a speed of 1200m/hr. She is also designed for shallow water ops.
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For the airplane + red aurora + big dipper fans. 😍
November 12, 2025 at 6:11 AM
For the airplane + red aurora + big dipper fans. 😍
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1/ Eleven Dutch parties across the political spectrum from socialist to conservative have issued a joint appeal to a provincial government to build a memorial to Black American soldiers who died in World War II, to replace one removed from the Netherlands American Cemetery. ⬇️
November 10, 2025 at 9:18 AM
1/ Eleven Dutch parties across the political spectrum from socialist to conservative have issued a joint appeal to a provincial government to build a memorial to Black American soldiers who died in World War II, to replace one removed from the Netherlands American Cemetery. ⬇️
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They're going to crash the global economy by attempting to create an artificial general intelligence, despite having no idea what that is, no proof they can build it & no hope of doing so. Cunts just read too many sci-fi books.
November 12, 2025 at 3:12 PM
They're going to crash the global economy by attempting to create an artificial general intelligence, despite having no idea what that is, no proof they can build it & no hope of doing so. Cunts just read too many sci-fi books.
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"they didn't release the good emails from the sex criminal the president was friends with"
In a statement, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt accused the Democrats of having “selectively leaked emails” to “create a fake narrative to smear President Trump.” https://to.pbs.org/3LC1dxY
WATCH LIVE: White House holds briefing as newly released Epstein emails reference Trump
Epstein wrote in a 2011 email Trump had "spent hours" at Epstein's house with a victim of sex trafficking and said in a separate message years later Trump "knew about the girls."
to.pbs.org
November 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
"they didn't release the good emails from the sex criminal the president was friends with"
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Even submarines need a pilot. Disembarkation might be a bit unconventional
November 11, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Even submarines need a pilot. Disembarkation might be a bit unconventional
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yes yes we all know about the Edmund Fitzgerald, rest her soul, but did you know about the ship laden with explosives that sank in the mouth of the Thames in 1944 and could explode at any minute and which attempts to disarm keep failing
November 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
yes yes we all know about the Edmund Fitzgerald, rest her soul, but did you know about the ship laden with explosives that sank in the mouth of the Thames in 1944 and could explode at any minute and which attempts to disarm keep failing
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Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Just back from #Hanabie at the #AncientBelgique and of course it was great. Going by train was also a good choice: easy and fast.
November 9, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Just back from #Hanabie at the #AncientBelgique and of course it was great. Going by train was also a good choice: easy and fast.
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There’s a young southern woman on tt doing an experiment: calling churches & asking if they can help her get baby formula, saying she can’t afford it. Of the 30+ she’s called, nearly every church has said no. The ones who said yes were:
Black Baptist Churches
A Mosque
A small Appalachian church
Black Baptist Churches
A Mosque
A small Appalachian church
November 8, 2025 at 11:07 AM
There’s a young southern woman on tt doing an experiment: calling churches & asking if they can help her get baby formula, saying she can’t afford it. Of the 30+ she’s called, nearly every church has said no. The ones who said yes were:
Black Baptist Churches
A Mosque
A small Appalachian church
Black Baptist Churches
A Mosque
A small Appalachian church
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Der Mann, der Rosalind Franklins Notizbuch gefunden hat, ist gestorben.
November 7, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Der Mann, der Rosalind Franklins Notizbuch gefunden hat, ist gestorben.
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Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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1/x Poor bridge resource management was a leading factor in the allision of the Maersk Shekou with the moored tall ship Leeuwin II in Fremantle last year, according to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. Here are the events #maritimeincidents maritime-executive.com/article/poor...
Poor Bridge Resource Management Led to Boxship Hitting Tall Ship
Poor bridge resource management was a leading factor in the allision of the Maersk Shekou with the moored tall ship Leeuwin II in Fremantle last year...
maritime-executive.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:15 AM
1/x Poor bridge resource management was a leading factor in the allision of the Maersk Shekou with the moored tall ship Leeuwin II in Fremantle last year, according to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. Here are the events #maritimeincidents maritime-executive.com/article/poor...
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Evil
TikTok Users Crushed After Finding Out Viral Retirement Home Residents Dressed Up for Halloween Are Actually AI
A TikTok account called @basincreekretirement has gone viral for its funny and heartwarming Halloween costume videos featuring “senior residents.” But the people, home, and even the laughter aren’t re...
people.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Evil
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1/x A ship equipped with the Jotun Hull Skating System. The system is designed for proactive cleaning using non-abrasive brushes to remove fouling without damaging the anti-fouling coating.
November 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM
1/x A ship equipped with the Jotun Hull Skating System. The system is designed for proactive cleaning using non-abrasive brushes to remove fouling without damaging the anti-fouling coating.
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Everything is a distraction from this.
‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Everything is a distraction from this.
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Dutch family finds some shards next to their house, glue them together at the kitchen table, such fun.
Then they realise the result might be something special.
They call archaeologists who find 275 Iron age pots, human bone & a dog skeleton from 185 BC!
www.omroepzeeland.nl/amp/nieuws/1...
Then they realise the result might be something special.
They call archaeologists who find 275 Iron age pots, human bone & a dog skeleton from 185 BC!
www.omroepzeeland.nl/amp/nieuws/1...
October 28, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Dutch family finds some shards next to their house, glue them together at the kitchen table, such fun.
Then they realise the result might be something special.
They call archaeologists who find 275 Iron age pots, human bone & a dog skeleton from 185 BC!
www.omroepzeeland.nl/amp/nieuws/1...
Then they realise the result might be something special.
They call archaeologists who find 275 Iron age pots, human bone & a dog skeleton from 185 BC!
www.omroepzeeland.nl/amp/nieuws/1...
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i’ve actually done this, and in addition, asked them what our process is if someone gets abducted while traveling for work.
then offered to help answer that second question, so we can publish internal policy on it.
then offered to help answer that second question, so we can publish internal policy on it.
Realized his morning that I need to ask my HR department what the leave policy is if someone gets indefinitely detained by ICE, just to get them thinking about it
October 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
i’ve actually done this, and in addition, asked them what our process is if someone gets abducted while traveling for work.
then offered to help answer that second question, so we can publish internal policy on it.
then offered to help answer that second question, so we can publish internal policy on it.
Problems of multilingual people, part 🤷♂️:
Every time I hear the name and title of the current pope something takes a wrong turn in my head,I take the most popular meaning, and 'papa Leone' becomes 'pope lion' 😬
Every time I hear the name and title of the current pope something takes a wrong turn in my head,I take the most popular meaning, and 'papa Leone' becomes 'pope lion' 😬
October 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Problems of multilingual people, part 🤷♂️:
Every time I hear the name and title of the current pope something takes a wrong turn in my head,I take the most popular meaning, and 'papa Leone' becomes 'pope lion' 😬
Every time I hear the name and title of the current pope something takes a wrong turn in my head,I take the most popular meaning, and 'papa Leone' becomes 'pope lion' 😬
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The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast'
10/10 response, no notes
10/10 response, no notes
October 24, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast'
10/10 response, no notes
10/10 response, no notes
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Genius move by Ray-Ban's management to forever associate anyone wearing their product with being a potential pervert.
October 23, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Genius move by Ray-Ban's management to forever associate anyone wearing their product with being a potential pervert.
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Riverbarge gets blown backwards in the lock
October 23, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Riverbarge gets blown backwards in the lock
PSA:
This morning I noticed that `needrestart` was not telling me to reload my server, which, given the latest Debian security updates I did not expect.
A bit of searching revealed that a long time ago I had set `APT::Default-Release`, which will prevent apt from upgrading to security packages!
This morning I noticed that `needrestart` was not telling me to reload my server, which, given the latest Debian security updates I did not expect.
A bit of searching revealed that a long time ago I had set `APT::Default-Release`, which will prevent apt from upgrading to security packages!
Information on source package intel-microcode
security-tracker.debian.org
October 23, 2025 at 6:38 AM
PSA:
This morning I noticed that `needrestart` was not telling me to reload my server, which, given the latest Debian security updates I did not expect.
A bit of searching revealed that a long time ago I had set `APT::Default-Release`, which will prevent apt from upgrading to security packages!
This morning I noticed that `needrestart` was not telling me to reload my server, which, given the latest Debian security updates I did not expect.
A bit of searching revealed that a long time ago I had set `APT::Default-Release`, which will prevent apt from upgrading to security packages!
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Decades after the Heysel and Hillsborough disasters, can politicians please not second-guess expert safety assessments for football stadiums.
Thank you.
An Aston Villa fan.
Thank you.
An Aston Villa fan.
October 17, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Decades after the Heysel and Hillsborough disasters, can politicians please not second-guess expert safety assessments for football stadiums.
Thank you.
An Aston Villa fan.
Thank you.
An Aston Villa fan.