Mark van der Velden @dynom.nl · 24/09/2026Hoog DC gehalte op de Vakbeurs in oktober, voelt als een opkomende hype. Wat hogere verliezen (GaN of SiC) afgezet tegen de complexiteit van DC netwerken, snap ik de fascinatie om dit uit te rollen binnen gebouwen of woningen niet. 001
Reposted by Mark van der VeldenMartien Visser @bmvisser.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Zoals gemeld dit weekend met veel plezier het vernieuwde Nationaal Plan Energiesysteem (NPE) gelezen. Enkele opvallende/interessante zaken daaruit. Een draadje (1/n) 1155
Reposted by Mark van der VeldenJane Ori 💚 CSS Runner 👩💻 @janeori.propjockey.io · 19/09/2026Staff Software Engineer, great with: SQL, Node, Accessibility, Web Assembly, CSS, React, 3D Experience with: Firebase, PHP, Python, C, C#, C++, Java, Native Wii Homebrew Known for: CSS hacking & inventions, tech writing, (offline) game hacking, and many published OS packages 0146
Reposted by Mark van der VeldenMiriam Bakker @boekmama.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Huh??? Maar dan ook echt heel erg huh?? Ik snap steeds minder. 3187
Reposted by Mark van der VeldenGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 16/09/2026"Regenerative grazing" is a greenwashing scam, nothing more. Here's why. Please don't be taken in. drawdown.org/insights/eig...drawdown.orgEight reasons regenerative grazing can’t make beef climate-friendlyAn influential regenerative grazing movement continues to grow. But here's why the science doesn't back up the purported climate benefits. 10441154
Reposted by Mark van der VeldenDe Speld @speld.nl · 23/08/2026Nieuw seizoen Boer zoekt Vrouw speelt zich grotendeels af op snelwegspeld.nlNieuw seizoen Boer zoekt Vrouw speelt zich grotendeels af op snelwegHet vijftiende seizoen van Boer zoekt Vrouw speelt zich grotendeels af op de snelweg. 25990207
Reposted by Mark van der VeldenDe Filmende Fietser @filmendefietser.eurosky.social · 20/07/2026In 2024, the Dutch Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology introduced the 'Infuuts', a bike for children attached to tubes and IVs. The bike is now available to hospitals worldwide, offering kids distraction, freedom, and joy during their hospital stay. 👌🏼 🚲 🥰 🎥 Prinses Máxima Centrum 726687
Reposted by Mark van der VeldenZeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 10/07/2026Why is AC so rare in much of Europe? Well, until recently it simply wasn't hot enough to need it. Here is the average number of days above 30C (86F) for major cities over time: 17449196
Reposted by Mark van der VeldenThe_Lady_Red @theladyred.bsky.social · 24/05/2026A PhD student at Stanford noticed her classmates were asking Al to write their breakup texts. So she ran a study. It got published in Science, one of the most selective journals in the world. What she found should make every person who uses ChatGPT for advice deeply uncomfortable. 9889084345
Reposted by Mark van der VeldenHans van Leersum @hansvl.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Wow, goeie uitleg van @anderspucknielsen.dk over het incident met een jacht waarbij een Russische oorlogschip waarschuwingsschoten loste. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx8z...youtube.comWhy a Russian frigate fired warning shots at a British yachtYouTube video by Anders Puck Nielsen 021
Reposted by Mark van der VeldenPatrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland @patrickreynolds.bsky.social · 07/06/2026Excellent summary, and evidenced reasons to be chueerful, by @mliebreich.bsky.social about.bnef.com/insights/cle... 1156
Reposted by Mark van der Veldenlaurentfranckx.bsky.social @laurentfranckx.bsky.social · 31/05/2026This Belgian had no idea that there also was a paralympics for beers. 2432677
Reposted by Mark van der VeldenMark Z. Jacobson @mzjacobson.bsky.social · 26/05/2026The annual cost of transitioning the world to 100% clean, renewable WindWaterSolar energy for all purposes ($6.8 tril/y) is LESS than worldwide fossil-fuel subsidies alone of $7.4 tril/y (6.4% of world GDP) Subsidy cost www.imf.org/en/topics/cl... Transition cost web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...imf.orgFossil Fuel SubsidiesSubsidies are intended to protect consumers by keeping prices low, but they come at a high cost. Subsidies have sizable fiscal costs (leading to higher taxes/borrowing or lower spending), promote inef... 36236
Reposted by Mark van der VeldenWenting @wenting.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Sorry for not posting for so long... I have been extremely busy working on my new project: The Enchanter (also called Modos Flow): a 300-ppi Eink portable monitor with 60Hz refresh rate and touch screen. It's fully open-source: gitlab.com/zephray/ench.... 19564137
Reposted by Mark van der Veldenshauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 07/05/2026happy 9th anniversary to the day we watched Zendaya fall madly in love with Tom Holland in real-time 163127124091
Reposted by Mark van der VeldenJack Rhysider @jackrhysider.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Ep 174 "Pacific Rim" is now live! 🔊 Sophos got attacked by a nation state actor. How they handled it is controversial. Curious what you would have done. darknetdiaries.com/episode/174/ 32611
Reposted by Mark van der VeldenAuke Hoekstra @aukehoekstra.bsky.social · 03/05/2026Messages like this about the strain the Dutch grid is under due to renewables drive me nuts because NOBODY is talking about using demand-response. E.g. by locational marginal pricing. It's all hand wringing and useless television spots about not charging your car in the evening x.com/AukeHoekstra...x.com 36915
Mark van der Velden @dynom.nl · 01/05/2026Straks als #salderen stopt ga je betalen voor fase disbalans, tenslotte zijn de meeste apparaten in je woning 1-fasig, moeten we toe naar een #salderingsregeling per 24h? Of hoe gaan we dat oplossen? #energie #klimaat #elektriciteit 100
Reposted by Mark van der VeldenFilippo Valsorda @filippo.abyssdomain.expert · 28/04/2026A bit over two years after starting to work on it... Go is officially FIPS 140-3 certified 💥 csrc.nist.gov/projects/cry... I am pretty confident Go is now one of the most—if not the most—seamless and complete FIPS 140-3 compliance solutions... with a single env var, out of the box. 928962
Reposted by Mark van der VeldenRandall Munroe @xkcd.com · 16/04/2026Make It Myself xkcd.com/3233/ 6269131322
Reposted by Mark van der VeldenHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 09/04/2026This is so well done. 👌 560196838280
Reposted by Mark van der VeldenJane Ori 💚 CSS Runner 👩💻 @janeori.propjockey.io · 06/04/2026css-peeps.com I still love this.css-peeps.comCSS-Peeps | One CSS file | One div | 5 Million Open Peeps Combinations | Infinite Customization 021
Reposted by Mark van der VeldenNiels Leenheer @html5test.com · 27/03/2026I still can’t believe this is all CSS and a couple of divs in the browser. And that it runs so smooth on my phone. I just love the top view - including that transition. And the way those fireballs just come hurdling towards you. 1357
Reposted by Mark van der VeldenPaul Cutler @paulcutler.org · 29/03/2026Ladies and gentlemen, we have a working BambuLabs #CircuitPython library, making it easy to query info about your printer. This way people can build UIs on top of the easy to get data. 1102
Mark van der Velden @dynom.nl · 21/03/2026Oh, kijk. De Wolves of Wallstreet deel 2 is in de maak. www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...nrc.nlKapitaalseisen Amerikaanse banken zeer waarschijnlijk flink verlaagdGoedemorgen, Bij Europese banken wordt al langer geklaagd dat de kapitaalseisen voor Amerikaanse concurrenten soepeler zijn, waardoor zij veel meer zouden kunnen uitlenen en dus meer geld zouden kunne... 000
Reposted by Mark van der VeldenAxel Wicke @elziax.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Horen jullie het ook eens van iemand anders, van @mathijsbouman.nl in het @fd.nl namelijk: Juist de groene gekkies hadden gelijk. “We hadden veel sneller moeten elektrificeren, met zon, wind, waterstof en batterijen, precies zoals zij zeiden. Dan was Nederland nu minder kwetsbaar geweest.” 21597233
Reposted by Mark van der Veldentomate 🍅 @jascha.ohai.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/03/2026When someone says „Scientists do not want you to know“ you can dismiss everything from there on. Scientists want you to know. They are desperate that you know. They can’t shut up about what they found out and want you to know. 7495884076
Reposted by Mark van der VeldenAnnie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 19/02/2026"It took three years, but France finally got there... France has managed to evolve its stance on plant proteins, despite being home to one of the world’s most powerful livestock lobbies."greenqueen.com.hkAfter Years of Infighting, France Urges Its Citizens to Eat Less MeatThe French government has updated its national dietary guidelines, which recommend limiting meat and increasing plant-based protein consumption to improve public and planetary health. 03811
Reposted by Mark van der VeldenKim Wexler's Ponytail 🐝💛🎗 @madisonkittay.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it. 543263216386
Reposted by Mark van der VeldenRue Mohr @ruenahcmohr.bsky.social · 24/01/2026ok! we have live robot! yay, all my work to do something easy got me finished 2 days early! (52 robots in 52 weeks) 1242
Reposted by Mark van der VeldenAliëtte Jonkers @aliettejonkers.nl · 24/01/2026Ik pleit voor terugkeer van het concept 'schaamte' in de politiek. 4276
Reposted by Mark van der VeldenFalconForce @falconforce.nl · 19/01/2026We’re happy to join #WWHF once more. @olafhartong.nl has prepared a talk on some great #EDR (follow up) research he has been working on: “I’m In Your Logs Again; Spoofing and Causing Chaos”. Join him in-person or online on February 13! Registration: wildwesthackinfest.com 032
Reposted by Mark van der VeldenFollow the Money @ftm.nl · 13/01/2026De overheid trekt bijna 2 miljard euro uit om 700 boeren die veel stikstof uitstoten te laten stoppen. Maar dit had met minder boeren én goedkoper gekund, blijkt uit onderzoek van FTM, @nrc.nl en @gld.nl. Nu verdwijnt belastinggeld zonder grote natuurwinst, en komt uitkopen onder dwang dichterbij.ftm.nlUitkoop van boeren had anderhalf miljard euro goedkoper gekundHet kabinet koopt voor 1,8 miljard euro ruim 700 boeren uit met een vrijwillige regeling. Alleen: de grootste piekbelasters doen niet mee. Terwijl het uitkopen van 133 van die piekbelasters genoeg zou... 612372
Reposted by Mark van der Veldenantirez @antirez.bsky.social · 11/01/2026New blog post: Don't fall into the anti-AI hype. antirez.com/news/158 2027260
Reposted by Mark van der VeldenHans van Leersum @hansvl.bsky.social · 08/01/2026Ik vind het grappig dat er in het nieuws steeds zinnen langskomen als “ook veel sneeuwpret” met wat foto’s van sleeënde kinderen en sneeuwpoppen enz. Wat als we het nu eens omdraaien: veel sneeuwpret, maar er was ook wat overlast. 021
Reposted by Mark van der Veldenevacide @evacide.bsky.social · 02/01/2026If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free. consumer.drop.privacy.ca.govconsumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov 274116475134
Reposted by Mark van der VeldenThijs ten Brinck @wattisduurzaam.bsky.social · 29/12/2025Open ramen, thuisaccu's en een verfrobot droegen het sterkst bij aan de bezoekcijfers van WattisDuurzaam in 2025. Dank voor het lezen en delen! www.wattisduurzaam.nl/50035/featur...wattisduurzaam.nlLijstjestijd: De meest gelezen artikelen van 2025 + 3 herkansingenDeze 10 artikelen droegen het sterkst bij aan de bezoekcijfers van WattisDuurzaam in 2025. Dank voor het lezen en delen! 1. Wie koel wil slapen zonder airco, moet scherp zijn als de zon schijnt 2. … 042
Reposted by Mark van der Veldenrob pike @robpike.io · 25/12/2025Fuck you people. Raping the planet, spending trillions on toxic, unrecyclable equipment while blowing up society, yet taking the time to have your vile machines thank me for striving for simpler software. Just fuck you. Fuck you all. I can't remember the last time I was this angry. 10081902203
Reposted by Mark van der VeldenShawn Hymel @shawnhymel.bsky.social · 16/12/2025After 20 years in embedded systems, here are the 10 things I wish I knew when I started (#Arduino, hardware, debugging, timing, RTOS, and real projects). 👇 shawnhymel.com/3100/10-thin... #embedded #programming #microcontroller #rtosshawnhymel.com10 Things I Wish I Knew Before Learning Embedded Systems - Shawn HymelAs I reflect back on my embedded systems journey for the past 20 years, I'd like to share some of the insights along the way. I figured a "10 things I wish I 1418
Reposted by Mark van der VeldenRuna Sandvik @runasand.bsky.social · 12/12/2025I always love seeing what journalism students pull off with the right training and support. This team tracked Russian vessels in Europe and connected them to drone swarms over military bases. www.digitaldigging.org/p/they-drone...digitaldigging.orgThey Droned BackYoung journalists expose Russian-linked vessels circling off the Dutch and German coast 0189
Reposted by Mark van der VeldenDave Infante @dinfontay.com · 04/12/2025"Corn ethanol requires millions of acres that could instead be used for food crops or more efficient energy sources. One recent study found that solar panels can generate as much energy as corn ethanol on roughly 3% of the land."floodlightnews.orgCorn’s clean-energy promise is clashing with its climate footprintCorn dominates U.S. farmland and fuels the ethanol industry. But the fertilizer it relies on drives emissions and fouls drinking water. 918889