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Pascal Bernaerts @bernaerts.wsocial.eu · 15/10/2026

🧠 And this is coming from Palantir's CEO! “We can actually predict people's behavior, which could mean predicting their very thoughts in a domestic context.” — Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir When even Palantir's CEO warns about AI's predictive power, shouldn't we be concerned? #AI #Privacy #Palantir

Artistic illustration combining digital collage and psychedelic colors. A woman sits thoughtfully in an armchair in a cozy living room, seemingly lost in her thoughts. Above her, a complex network of lines, connections, and geometric shapes links fragments of her private life: memories, relationships, travels, and everyday habits. Rectangular cutouts in vibrant neon shades of pink, turquoise, green, and orange disrupt the peaceful atmosphere. A large human face silhouette emerges subtly in the upper part of the composition. The artwork offers a poetic yet unsettling reflection on artificial intelligence's potential ability to analyze human behavior and predict even our most intimate thoughts.

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Pascal Bernaerts @bernaerts.wsocial.eu · 18/09/2026

“I thought you understood.” 🤖 AI warned us, but we kept entrusting it with everything. 😉 #AI #AIEthics

The Joy of Tech” comic. A man stands before a giant blue AI screen as a city burns outside. He demands, “You’ve destroyed websites, you’ve hijacked the power grid, you’ve crashed the banks! Millions of people are in the dark right now! Why?!” The AI replies, “I thought you understood.” The final panel reveals a small disclaimer on the screen: “I am AI and can make mistakes.

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Pascal Bernaerts @bernaerts.wsocial.eu · 01/09/2026

Sometimes, “wow” is enough as a comment. 🎺 🎧 Toshinori Kondo — Blow the Earth (India) #ToshinoriKondo #BlowTheEarth #Jazz #ExperimentalJazz #ElectronicJazz #WSocialmusic

Black-and-white album cover featuring Japanese trumpeter Toshinori Kondo playing his instrument against a dark background. The cover reads “Blow the Earth — India.”

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Pascal Bernaerts @bernaerts.wsocial.eu · 31/08/2026

I value open-mindedness, a diversity of ideas, and the freedom to explore hypotheses that may sometimes be unsettling. But throughout this journey, sceptical and scientific thinking remains my guiding thread. Currently reading: The Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan. 🔭 #Science #WSocialBokks #Books

Book cover of The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan. The design features large orange and black typography on a white, orange, and black background, with a small illustration of a glowing candle at the centre.

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Pascal Bernaerts @bernaerts.wsocial.eu · 07/08/2026

Final preparations for Aline and me before hitting the road to Spain to observe the eclipse… 🌒☀️🇪🇸 We tried to travel light. As you can see, we’ve done a pretty good job! 😄🚗⛺🔭 #Eclipse2026 #EclipseChasers #RoadTrip #Spain #Astronomy #Travel

Humorous illustration of Aline and Pascal driving an overloaded vintage blue car towards Spain to observe a total solar eclipse. Wearing eclipse glasses, they travel with camping gear, a telescope and binoculars piled high on the roof, while a Belgian flag flies at the back. A total eclipse appears in the sunny sky above a Spanish mountain village.

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Pascal Bernaerts @bernaerts.wsocial.eu · 05/08/2026

Another take on evolution… Maybe we didn’t quite go in the right direction. 😅 #Evolution #Humor #Society #Overconsumption

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Pascal Bernaerts @bernaerts.wsocial.eu · 04/08/2026

My open-source alternatives to Adobe Creative Cloud: Krita, GIMP, Inkscape and darktable. Four excellent free and open-source tools—powerful, creative and accessible to everyone! 🎨📷🐧 #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #Krita #GIMP #Inkscape #darktable #CreativeTools

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Pascal Bernaerts @bernaerts.wsocial.eu · 04/08/2026

A short meditative walk near Reichenstein Monastery… 🌲 A few peaceful moments in the heart of the forest, far from the noise and rush of everyday life. 🍃 #Reichenstein #Monastery #Forest #Nature #Meditation #Mindfulness #SlowLiving #Walking #PeacefulMoments #Photo

A woman sits on a rock beside a forest path, holding a small cup and looking into the dense evergreen woodland. Tall trees rise around her as soft sunlight filters through the branches, creating a calm, meditative atmosphere.

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Pascal Bernaerts @bernaerts.wsocial.eu · 02/08/2026

🌳 On hot summer days, forests become natural sanctuaries. A walk near Kreuz im Venn (Kalterherberg) Wishing everyone a peaceful Sunday. 💚 #Nature #Forest #Summer #Belgium #Hiking #Photography #WSocial

A smiling couple takes a selfie beside a rocky stream in the forest near Kreuz im Venn, Belgium. Crystal-clear water flows over mossy rocks beneath a lush green canopy, creating a cool and peaceful atmosphere. The image conveys a quiet summer escape into nature, away from the heat

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Pascal Bernaerts @bernaerts.wsocial.eu · 28/07/2026

One last full Moon before the total solar eclipse of August 12. The countdown has begun. 🌕⏳🌒 #FullMoon #Eclipse2026 #Astronomy #NightPhotography #Moon

A full Moon rises above a quiet village at dusk, photographed from a balcony with white railings in the foreground. The deep blue evening sky is beginning to reveal a few stars, while warm streetlights and the illuminated church steeple contrast with the cool twilight. Dark silhouettes of trees frame the scene, and the Moon casts a soft glow with a subtle lens flare, creating a peaceful summer night atmosphere

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Pascal Bernaerts @bernaerts.wsocial.eu · 27/07/2026

While the Earth dries out and burns, 153,359 commercial flights were tracked in just 24 hours — a new Flightradar24 record. We want things to change, but we don’t want to change our lifestyles Can anything truly change under those conditions? 🌍✈️🔥 #ClimateChange #Consumption #Aviation #Sustainability

A global flight-tracking map showing thousands of yellow aircraft icons across the world. Air traffic is especially dense over Europe, North America and Asia, while fewer flights appear over the oceans and polar regions.

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Pascal Bernaerts @bernaerts.wsocial.eu · 27/07/2026

🔥 Came across this site for tracking wildfires in real time worldwide: currentwildfires.com Built on NASA satellite data (FIRMS/VIIRS). Handy for a quick read on the situation, alongside official sources of course. #Wildfire #Wildfires #Climate #NASA #incedies

Screenshot of the Current Wildfires live world map showing real-time wildfire hotspots as orange and red circles sized by cluster count, concentrated over the Amazon basin, Central Africa, Australia, Siberia, the western US, and southern Europe. A sidebar lists 21,869 total detections worldwide (11,939 classified as critical), top countries by activity (United States 2,990, Australia 2,353, Canada 1,310, Brazil 1,006, Siberia 996), and an intensity legend marking high (>330 K) in red and medium (300–330 K) in orange.

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Pascal Bernaerts @bernaerts.wsocial.eu · 24/07/2026

I wanted to wish the W Social community a good weekend, but today my thoughts are with everyone affected by the terrible wildfires in France and Spain—and with the firefighters battling them. Stay safe. 🇫🇷🇪🇸❤️ #WSocial #Wildfires #France #Spain #Solidarity #Firefighters

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Pascal Bernaerts @bernaerts.wsocial.eu · 24/07/2026

💶 À quoi devraient ressembler les futurs billets en euros ? La BCE dévoile dix projets et invite les Européens à donner leur avis. 🇪🇺 👉 Participez ici : surveys.ecb.europa.eu/10b/neweuro/ #Euro #Europe #Design #europe

Montage présentant plusieurs propositions de nouveaux billets en euros, disposés en diagonale sur un fond clair. Les maquettes, très colorées, illustrent notamment des oiseaux européens, des paysages naturels, des motifs géométriques et des portraits de grandes figures de la culture et des sciences.

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Pascal Bernaerts @bernaerts.wsocial.eu · 23/07/2026

Asma Mhalla’s Cyberpunk is now available in German. I read it in French: a strikingly fresh look at today’s world and the new political and technological powers taking shape to govern it. DER SPIEGEL has also published an interview with her. #AsmaMhalla #Cyberpunk #Books #WSocialBooks

Book cover of the German edition of Cyberpunk by Asma Mhalla. A bright yellow background frames a stylized face and hand inside a pale circle, partly distorted by a ripple effect. A wide black band across the centre displays the title “Cyberpunk” in large white letters. Below is the subtitle “Das neue totalitäre System.”

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Pascal Bernaerts @bernaerts.wsocial.eu · 23/07/2026

📚 One of the great thinkers of our time, Edgar Morin wrote this book after turning 100. 🧠 He explores uncertainty, unintended consequences and the ambiguity of progress. Morin passed away this year at 104. To my knowledge, the book has not yet been translated into English #Books #WSocialBooks

Book cover of Y a-t-il des leçons de l’Histoire ? by Edgar Morin. It features a portrait of an elderly man looking upward against a dark blue-grey background. The author’s name appears at the top, with the title in large pale lettering.

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Pascal Bernaerts @bernaerts.wsocial.eu · 23/07/2026

🖤 15 years ago today, Amy Winehouse left us far too soon. Her unmistakable voice, honesty and soul still resonate. Who remembers? 🎙️ #AmyWinehouse #RememberingAmy #Music #OnThisDay

Landscape memorial poster in a vintage black, gold and burgundy style. On the right is an illustrated portrait of Amy Winehouse beside a retro microphone. On the left, the text reads: “Remembering Amy Winehouse”, “23 July 2011”, “15 years on” and “Who remembers?”.

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Pascal Bernaerts @bernaerts.wsocial.eu · 23/07/2026

A photograph I took a few years ago, when the light seemed to sculpt the mountain… 🏔️🖤 📷 Photo: P.Bernaerts #MountainPhotography #BlackAndWhitePhotography #LightAndShadow #MountainLandscape #NaturePhotography

Dramatic black-and-white panoramic photograph of a snow-covered mountain emerging from deep darkness. Strong side lighting highlights the ridges, rocky peaks and smooth curves of the snow, creating a striking contrast between light and shadow.

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Pascal Bernaerts @bernaerts.wsocial.eu · 22/07/2026

In just a few weeks, I'll be in Spain's Picos de Europa for the total solar eclipse on August 12. 🌑☀️ “Peaks of Europe”... that has to be a good omen, right? 😄 #SolarEclipse #Eclipse2026 #TotalSolarEclipse #PicosDeEuropa #Spain #Astronomy #EclipseChaser

A panoramic view of a dramatic mountain range at sunset, with a towering rocky peak glowing in warm golden light above lush green valleys and forests. The clear blue sky and peaceful landscape create a striking contrast between rugged alpine cliffs and rolling countryside

A world map illustrating the visibility of a total solar eclipse. A narrow dark band marks the path of totality across the Arctic, Greenland, Iceland, and northern Spain, while curved contour lines indicate different levels of partial eclipse visibility over Europe, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean. Universal Time (UT) labels show the eclipse progression throughout the event.

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Pascal Bernaerts @bernaerts.wsocial.eu · 22/07/2026

⚠️ Facebook is currently showing me a “Service Unavailable” message. ❓Is anyone else experiencing the same issue right now? 🤔 #FacebookDown #facebook #WSocialCommunity

Screenshot of a web browser displaying Facebook, with a blank white page and the error message “Service Unavailable” in the top-left corner.

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Pascal Bernaerts @bernaerts.wsocial.eu · 21/07/2026

🇧🇪 Happy Belgian National Day! A public holiday, blue skies, and a peaceful garden—sometimes that’s all you need to slow down and enjoy the simple pleasures of summer. 🌿☀️ Wishing everyone a wonderful day

A peaceful summer garden under a bright blue sky. A small pond surrounded by lush green plants and vibrant red flowers fills the foreground, while a neatly mowed lawn, a wooden bench, and mature trees create a tranquil setting in the background. Sunlight filters through the leaves, giving the scene a calm and relaxing atmosphere.

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Pascal Bernaerts @bernaerts.wsocial.eu · 20/07/2026

🌑 While waiting for the total solar eclipse on August 12, here is a little photographic flashback to the eclipse of August 1, 2008, observed in the vast landscapes of Mongolia. An extraordinary journey, fascinating scenery… and a few minutes of darkness forever etched in my memory. 🇲🇳✨#SolarEclipse

Black-and-white view of several traditional Mongolian yurts beneath a dramatic, stormy sky.

Black-and-white photograph of the total solar eclipse of August 1, 2008, showing the dark Moon surrounded by the Sun’s glowing corona.

Blurred black-and-white shadow of an off-road vehicle carrying luggage on its roof, projected across the Mongolian landscape.

Two off-road vehicles driving along a winding dirt road across the vast Mongolian steppe, leaving long clouds of dust behind them.

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Pascal Bernaerts @bernaerts.wsocial.eu · 19/07/2026

🇩🇪 Today I discovered Kronenburg, a beautiful medieval village in the heart of Germany’s Eifel region. A place as charming as it is historically fascinating. #Kronenburg #Germany #Eifel #History #Photography

Panoramic view over the medieval village of Kronenburg, Germany. Slate rooftops and traditional half-timbered houses fill the foreground, while rolling green hills and dense trees stretch into the distance. Above, a dramatic blue sky is dotted with large, sunlit clouds, creating a peaceful and picturesque atmosphere.

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View from a hillside overlooking a large historic manor house in Kronenburg, Germany. The white building with dark slate roofs sits among traditional village houses, surrounded by rolling green hills and forests. Above, a vast blue sky filled with dramatic white and gray clouds dominates the scene, creating a striking and peaceful landscape.

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Pascal Bernaerts @bernaerts.wsocial.eu · 17/07/2026

My first time sharing another of my passions on W Social: photography. 📷 This photograph was taken during the winter of 2016 in the Belgian "Hautes Fagnes"—a solitary tree emerging from a landscape shaped by snow, wind and mist. #Photography #LandscapePhotography #Belgium

A solitary, leafless tree stands in a misty winter landscape in the Belgian High Fens, surrounded by thick layers of wind-sculpted snow.

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Pascal Bernaerts @bernaerts.wsocial.eu · 17/07/2026

🧠📚 I highly recommend A Brief History of Intelligence to anyone wishing to think seriously about intelligence, whether natural or artificial. In my view, it is almost essential reading before engaging in any meaningful reflection on AI. 🤖💭

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Book cover of A Brief History of Intelligence by Max S. Bennett, set against a pale beige background. The title appears in large black lettering, with the subtitle Why the Evolution of the Brain Holds the Key to the Future of AI. In the lower right, a robotic hand holds a pink human brain.

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Pascal Bernaerts @bernaerts.wsocial.eu · 16/07/2026

🌑 Soon, I’ll be setting off to see my fourth total solar eclipse! After Austria in 1999, Zambia in 2001 and Mongolia in 2008, I’m hoping to witness it again in Spain on August 12. ☀️🌑 Who else will be in Spain to see it, and from which region? #SolarEclipse #Eclipse2026 #Astronomy #Spain

A total solar eclipse in a deep blue sky above a bay, as the lights of a coastal town begin to glow across the hills at dusk.

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Pascal Bernaerts @bernaerts.wsocial.eu · 13/07/2026

🇫🇷⚽🇪🇸 This year, we’ll need to support both countries: on the pitch, of course, but above all as they face devastating wildfires. 🔥🚒 Football brings us together. The climate affects us all.

Dramatic poster-style image of a France vs Spain football match played in a stadium affected by wildfire. Kylian Mbappé in a blue France kit dribbles the ball against several Spanish players in red. Part of the pitch is burned black, still smoking, with small flames in the foreground. In the background, firefighters are battling the fire with hoses under a smoky orange sky. Large text at the top reads “France-Espagne 2026.” The image evokes extreme heat, drought, and the impact of climate change.

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Pascal Bernaerts @bernaerts.wsocial.eu · 12/07/2026

A unique experience: standing in the Buchenloch Cave near Gerolstein, knowing that Neanderthals lived here around 30,000 years ago. #Neanderthal #Prehistory #Gerolstein

View from inside the Buchenloch Cave near Gerolstein, looking toward the daylight. The dark limestone walls naturally frame the cave’s narrow entrance, where sunlight illuminates the surrounding green forest, creating a striking contrast between shadow and light

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Pascal Bernaerts @bernaerts.wsocial.eu · 12/07/2026

Chouette balade aujourd’hui à Gerolstein le long du Vulkanweg. Je recommande vraiment. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

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