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Arend van Beelen

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Author, philosopher, programmer, entrepreneur, husband and father. 🌉 bridged from ⁂ mstdn.social/@arendjr, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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Arend van Beelen @arendjr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/07/2026
@faassen Did you ever get to open-source your XML-related crates? I'm going to need to do some XML reading and writing for OpenDocument support soon :)
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/07/2026
# Reality As Medium of Communication Back with some philosophical musings on the nature of reality... philosophyofbalance.com/blog/realit… #Philosophy of #Balance
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Reality As Medium of Communication
Why reality is more malleable than you might think
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/06/2026
Today the Moon and the Sun have aligned! I just logged into a service that was protected by two-factor authentication using the verification code 123456. 🙏🙏🙏
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/06/2026
Got to say, this is one of the best interviews related to #AI I’ve read this year. It’s with the author of the book on #enshittification. arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/06/how…
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/06/2026
Monday afternoon pondering: If I were to create a #Rust based WYSIWYG word processor, what would be the best GUI framework for that? Bonus points if it’s a React-like declarative UI. For the record, it’ll be a rather minimal word processor aimed at writers, so I want it to be light on features […]
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/05/2026
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AI Doesn't Work and We All Know it Doesn't Work
or: why I don't like AI
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/05/2026
# Marrying Science With Spirituality It's a beautiful day, and one with another philosophical post for your reading pleasure. English: philosophyofbalance.com/blog/marryi… Dutch […]
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/04/2026
The #Philosophy of #Balance is back with another post, one very close to its roots: Objective vs subjective truth. English: philosophyofbalance.com/blog/object… Dutch: philosophyofbalance.com/blog/nl/obj… As usual, reply to […]
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/04/2026
RE: indieauthors.social/@aronsilver/116… #mrsCleyton wasn’t one to be messed with. Buy now: aronsilver.com/mrs-cleyton#buy-now
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/04/2026
#ScribesAndMakers 7 April: Would your current creative project make a good game? Uhm, what if one of my creative projects IS a video game? 😅 store.steampowered.com/app/3417550/…
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POLDERS on Steam
POLDERS is a Dutch-themed sandbox city builder where you steal land from the sea itself. Take on the role of dyke warden, reclaim the seabed, and build crooked, bustling towns in a world shaped by water. Will your city thrive on trade and ingenuity, or vanish beneath the waves of the Waterwolf?
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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 03/04/2026
Good news! Data centers are being cancelled. futurism.com/science-energy/data-ce…
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Almost Half of US Data Centers That Were Supposed to Open This Year Slated to Be Canceled or Delayed
"It is a pretty wild puzzle at the moment." The post Almost Half of US Data Centers That Were Supposed to Open This Year Slated to Be Canceled or Delayed appeared first on Futurism.
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/03/2026
Time for another post on the #Philosophy of #Balance ... we're currently going through turbulent times, and we all struggle at times. But you are not alone 🫶 EN: philosophyofbalance.com/blog/the-ey… NL: philosophyofbalance.com/blog/nl/het… Reply […]
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Author Steaphan Kay @steaphan.indieauthors.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/03/2026
RE: mastodon.art/@aimeecozza/1162058831… This is great for #authors looking for human-made art for their book covers. It's a big challenge commissioning artists for book covers where (most) authors are on a tight budget. These budget constraints often lead authors to "go low" […]
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/02/2026
RE: indieauthors.social/@aronsilver/116… #ReadingCommunity too ❤️
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/02/2026
# The Case for Mandatory Service A new blog post is up for the #Philosophy of #Balance ! philosophyofbalance.com/blog/the-ca… Respond to this toot to reply to the post.
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The Case for Mandatory Service
In times of peace, we must prepare for war.
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/02/2026
RE: indieauthors.social/@aronsilver/116… Special shoutout to @Krita and #FOSS in general for enabling anyone with inspiration and a #Linux computer an opportunity to make awesome #art and animations.
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/02/2026
Happy to share that my text-clipper project has been migrated from #GitHub to #Codeberg: codeberg.org/arendjr/text-clipper #OpenSource #development #JavaScript #TypeScript
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text-clipper
Fast and correct clip functions for HTML and plain text
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Vee @veroniqueb99.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/02/2026
Countries now launching investigations linked to the Epstein files: France Turkey United Kingdom Poland Lithuania Norway Latvia Australia North Macedonia Sweden This is no longer isolated. It’s global. 🌍
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Arthur Ionescu @arthuri.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/01/2026
A moral philosophy paper recently written by me, presenting a new liar paradox-like argument about contradictions within consequentialism: philpapers.org/rec/IONCJP #philosophy #ethic #consequentialism #deontology #metaethics #morality #paradox #research
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/01/2026
Nice to see some much needed innovation in the JS package manager space 🚀 yarn6.netlify.app/blog/2026-01-28-y…
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Yarn 6 Preview
Yarn is a modern JavaScript package manager focused on speed, security, and reliability.
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/01/2026
# Don't Imprison Your Loved Ones Dear followers, this time I'm trying a more empathic take on a previous post written from a more rational perspective. As usual, feel free to leave your feedback in the comments / replies to this post. English […]
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/01/2026
Potential #HotTake : If you’re a dad, and you don’t eat your kid’s leftovers there’s something deeply, disturbingly wrong with you… #Parenting #Dadbods
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/01/2026
# You Must Believe in Yourself Dear followers, you have probably noticed some of my previous philosophy posts. As I started my Philosophy of Balance, it was always the intention to move into the domain of morality as well, and today I will gently try to enter this domain. If you feel you need […]
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/01/2026
# The Pendulum of Life If I open a webshop for the Philosophy of Balance, will it come back to bite me? philosophyofbalance.com/blog/the-pe… #Morality #Geopolitics #Philosophy #PhilosophyOfBalance
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The Pendulum of Life
If I open a webshop for the Philosophy of Balance, will it come back to bite me?
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/01/2026
# Who Watches the Watchmen? "The past is not all about antics -- it's about caring for each other." philosophyofbalance.com/blog/who-wa… #Hyves #Reminiscing #PhilosophyOfBalance
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Who watches the watchmen?
The past is not all about antics -- it's about caring for each other.
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/01/2026
# Quid Pro Quo Bu Hao Chi "A Cultural Misappropriation of Linguistic Expression." philosophyofbalance.com/blog/quit-p… Leave your comments here to respond to the post 👩‍❤️‍💋
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Quid Pro Quo Bu Hao Chi
A Cultural Misappropriation of Linguistic Expression.
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Author Steaphan Kay @steaphan.indieauthors.social.ap.brid.gy · 31/12/2025
RE: wandering.shop/@Genderqueerwolf/115… Beautiful
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/12/2025
# Overcome Your Fear "True terror strikes at night." philosophyofbalance.com/blog/overco… #Fear #Philosophy #Terror #PhilosophyOfBalance
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Overcome Your Fear
True terror strikes at night.
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/12/2025
# The Power of Europe "In times of turmoil, when certain demographics are at each other’s throats, difficult choices may need to be made and sugar coating isn’t going to cut it." philosophyofbalance.com/blog/the-po… #Europe #EU #Philosophy #PhilosophyOfBalance
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The Power of Europe
In times of turmoil, when certain demographics are at each other’s throats, difficult choices may need to be made and sugar coating isn’t going to cut it.
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/12/2025
A European-made smartphone running Linux? Sign me up! commerce.jolla.com/products/jolla-p…
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Jolla Phone Pre-Order
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/12/2025
The other day, someone online “accused” me of writing a religion with my Philosophy of Balance. I don’t know if there are others who feel the same way, so I think this is something I want to address: Yes, the Philosophy of Balance is intended to help people find God, Love, Nature, Spirituality […]
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/12/2025
# Determinism is Oppression "If others feel that the universe is deterministic or that the odds are stacked against them, it may be because we make it so." philosophyofbalance.com/blog/determ… Reply to this toot to comment on the post. #Philosophy #Fulfilment […]
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/12/2025
Another type-inference-based rule sees the light of day in @biomejs : github.com/biomejs/biome/pull/8341 #OpenSource #devtools #JavaScript #Typescript
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feat(linter): implement `useAwaitThenable` by arendjr · Pull Request #8341 · biomejs/biome
Summary Added the rule useAwaitThenable, which enforces that await is only used on Promise values. This was a commonly requested feature in the comments of #3187 Invalid await 'value'; con...
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/12/2025
We Can Build Great Dykes "The beauty of an arc is that it rises and lifts you, so the flood cannot touch you." Respond to this toot to comment on the post. philosophyofbalance.com/blog/we-can…
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We Can Build Great Dykes
The beauty of an arc is that it rises and lifts you, so the flood cannot touch you.
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/11/2025
Happy to be reviewing things for @biomejs again this morning. Every time I come back to this project it feels like a breath of fresh air. Maybe some more hacking in the afternoon! #OpenSource #devtools #programming
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/11/2025
Don't Forget the Past "The past is not all about antics -- it's about caring for each other." philosophyofbalance.com/blog/dont-f… #Humanity #PhilosophyOfBalance
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Don't Forget the Past
The past is not all about antics -- it's about caring for each other.
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/11/2025
# Say no to AI "The intelligence of a computer is not grounded in experience or self-awareness." philosophyofbalance.com/blog/say-no… Reply to this toot to respond to the post. #AI #Philosophy #PhilosophyMatters #PhilosophyOfBalance
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Man vs. Machine
The intelligence of a computer is not grounded in experience or self-awareness.
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/11/2025
You Don’t Always Need to Make the Right Choice "Embracing a philosophy can feel like a dangerous thing..." philosophyofbalance.com/blog/you-do… #philosophy #ideology #acceptance #PhilosophyOfBalance
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You Don’t Always Need to Make the Right Choice
Embracing a philosophy can feel like a dangerous thing.
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/11/2025
It's time we finish the emancipation of men. "Men are discovering that strength lies in the knowledge that we need to pair rationality with empathy to truly empower ourselves." philosophyofbalance.com/blog/the-em… Reply to this toot to reply to the post! #Empathy […]
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/11/2025
If you ever wanted to read a single blog post that gives insight into me, the human condition, and why those motivate me into writing the Philosophy of Balance, this is the one: Teaching Empathy: philosophyofbalance.com/blog/teachi… Reply to this toot to leave a comment on […]
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/11/2025
#Materialism is an illusion. "To remain intellectually honest, not just with ourselves, but with the universe at large, we must accept that materialism is a mere illusion, a projection of the mind." philosophyofbalance.com/blog/materi… Reply to this toot to have […]
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 31/10/2025
Free Will is real and you better believe it! That's a bold statement, I know, and one that I cannot prove. Yet I do believe it is our most rational position to take. Read on: philosophyofbalance.com/blog/free-w… #Philosophy #PhilosophyOfBalance #FreeWill
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Free Will Is Real And You Better Believe It
Free Will exists. We may not be able to prove it, but believing in it is our most rational option by far.
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/10/2025
Hot take: #Microsoft should’ve had the balls to just revive #Clippy instead of introducing #Mico. Now everyone’s laughing that it’s Clippy 2.0 anyway, but if MS had been the ones calling it Clippy, they would’ve been able to preempt the fun making. And they could’ve spinned it by saying the […]
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/10/2025
I wrote a post on The Establishment of Self-Awareness on my blog about Philosophy of Balance: philosophyofbalance.com/blog/self-a… Reply to this toot to have your comment appear on the article! #Philosophy #PhilosophyOfBalance #SelfAwareness #SelfImprovement
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The Establishment of Self-Awareness
A short post on the importance of self-awareness and what we can do to reinforce it.
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2025
For the past few months I’ve been working on a new project, quite unlike any I did before. In an attempt to heal polarisation, to make people believe again, and to educate, I’ve embarked on a mission to create the #Philosophy of Balance. I’m writing a book on the topic, but for now I wish to […]
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2025
Shower thought: `Cow` should really be named `Boo`. Rust's `Cow` type was created for Copy-on-Write (CoW) use-cases, but more and more I find myself using it for random situations where I need a value that is either borrowed or owned. Boo. #Rust/#Rustlang
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/06/2025
With this latest PR, inference for `noFloatingPromises` is pushed to over 80% success rate in Vercel's repositories: github.com/biomejs/biome/pull/6404 While I targeted specific patterns used by their own `swr` library, all the fixes are generically applicable, meaning other code […]
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/06/2025
With Biome v2 reaching ~75% accuracy for the `noFloatingPromises` rule, one might wonder, how? * First of all keep in mind this is measured on a single (very large) repository. Yours might fare differently depending on libraries/patterns/etc.. * What you're seeing is a successful application of […]
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/06/2025
My Vercel contract is almost coming to an end, but I'm extremely happy that we managed to get to about 75% success rate for `noFloatingPromises` in our v2 release: biomejs.dev/blog/biome-v2 The success rate is even slightly higher already in the `next` branch, and I still have 2 weeks […]
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