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Thomas La Cour Jansen

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Thomas La Cour Jansen @lacour.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Er zou een soort #AirPlane mode maar dan #CollegeMode beschikbaar moeten zijn. Anders is papier inderdaad zeker beter. nos.nl/artikel/2632...
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Laptops, telefoons en tablets verboden bij UvA-opleiding interdisciplinaire sociale wetenschap
Dit doet de opleiding om de concentratie te bevorderen. Studenten kunnen tijdens het college aantekeningen op papier maken.
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Thomas La Cour Jansen @lacour.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I agree with #Trump that Artificial Intelligence ( #AI ) is a misleading term. We should use the new technology to solve stupid tasks. The term Artificial Super Stupidity ( #ASS ) would fit the optimal use better. Do it even smarter and it becomes Smart #ASS! (Illustration generated by #ASS!)
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fluids_guru @fluidsguru.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I don’t understand the hand-wringing reaction to claims that nueral networks have a 10% chance of destroying civilisation. Fossil fuel companies have a 100% chance of initiating a mass extinction event. Maybe we could address that?
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Lisa Westerveld 🌱 @lisawesterveld.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Daar gaan we weer. 🙄 Een eigen bijdrage in de jeugdzorg staat haaks op Kinderrechten, zorgt voor meer ellende en extra bureaucratie. Tóch probeert dit Kabinet het opnieuw. www.trouw.nl/gezondheid/o...
Foto van Vak K waar Rob Jetten in het midden zit met een aantal ministers en deze tekst: 
Ook het kabinet-Jetten wil ouders laten meebetalen aan jeugdhulp. ‘Ik vind dit heel zorgwekkend’

Ouders moeten een eigen bijdrage gaan betalen voor jeugdhulp, vindt het kabinet-Jetten. De coalitie zet dit omstreden plan van het kabinet-Schoof door. Dat doet pijn bij CDA en D66, maar het is nodig, denkt de coalitie.
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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026
Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
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The Computational Spectroscopy Group at University of Groningen @compspecgroup.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We are excited to welcome Juergen Hauer @hauer-lab.bsky.social for the mini-symposium organized in Groningen in connection with the PhD-defense of Mónica Espinoza Canghuala!
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I resigned from ExxonMobil today. I spent the last three years doing fossil fuel extraction research at both BP and ExxonMobil. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing to maximize extraction while the window to act closes, and gambling with our lives. More below.
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Thomas La Cour Jansen @lacour.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Experimenting with programming with AI can be painful. Managed to remove some bugs and improve the debugging. It should again be playable. And, no, I still did not write a single line of code... #PhDlife #Academia #VIBECode #Science #STEM computationalspectroscopy.eu/PhD-game
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PhD Life Game
Experience the journey of a PhD student through challenging choices and real-world scenarios. Build your skills, navigate obstacles, and shape your academic future.
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Tom van der Lee @tomvanderlee.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
De feiten liegen niet! De rijkste Nederlanders gingen er in de afgelopen 8 jaar veel meer op vooruit dan de armste! Laat de rijken en zeker de zeer vermogenden méér bijdragen aan Defensie; haal de bezuinigingen op SZW van tafel! Bron: Centraal Planbureau (CPB)
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Thomas La Cour Jansen @lacour.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
My next computer will be Linux! Do not bow to tje president of the United States of Ontario! My next phone will be s Nokia! #Trump #LakeOntario @apple.com www.reuters.com/world/us/app...
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Apple Maps changes name of Lake Ontario to 'Lake America'
Apple changed the name of Lake Ontario to "Lake America" on the web ​version of its Apple Maps following President Trump's executive order renaming ‌the lake.
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Thomas La Cour Jansen @lacour.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
They change the names all the time... #LakeAmerica Never forget the #EpsteinVictims!
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Thomas La Cour Jansen @lacour.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Wondering about how people like @elisabethbik.bsky.social and @eugenie-reich.bsky.social think about the y-axis tick labels in Figures 1a and 2b of this paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Tree species richness relates to long-term forest photosynthesis increase - Nature Climate Change
The authors integrate tree species richness with satellite-derived photosynthesis proxies to show that richness correlates with greater current levels of photosynthesis and greater increases over time...
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Boston Review @bostonreview.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
“Google now ingests the open web’s output to manufacture an answer that keeps the user inside Google’s own interface, denying the originating site the visit—& the ad impression, & the subscription prompt, & the newsletter signup—that used to be the whole point of writing something worth ranking.”
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What Was the Internet?
As AI overtakes the web, five writers reflect on how far it’s fallen and what comes next.
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Thomas La Cour Jansen @lacour.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Stop using @microsoft.com products on all public computers. We do have much better European alternatives!
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Rafael Mentges @mentges.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Still disappointed we (the EU) are not helping Canada
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Thomas La Cour Jansen @lacour.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Schiet de probleem poes nos.nl/nieuwsuur/vi...
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Verzet tegen plan om katten af te schieten die vogels vangen
In Overijssel wordt nu gesproken over de mogelijkheid om katten dood te schieten, en dat zorgt voor grote weerstand.
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Trouw @trouw.nl · 13/08/2026
Woede opwekken is winstgevend op Facebook: hoe een Gronings stel geld verdient met ragebaits
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Woede opwekken is winstgevend op Facebook: hoe een Gronings stel geld verdient met ragebaits
Mensen online boos maken levert geld op. Buitenlandse bedrijfjes produceren bewust polariserende Facebookberichten over asielzoekers, islam en de Nederlandse politiek. Maar ook in Groningen staat zo’n nepnieuwsfabriekje, blijkt uit nieuw onderzoek.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 20/08/2026
By disparaging 2020 protests as ‘Woke 1’, liberals are following the rightwing’s lead
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By disparaging 2020 protests as ‘Woke 1’, liberals are following the rightwing’s lead
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s co-opting of conservative language to discuss a movement against state-sanctioned killings of Black people is damning
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 19/08/2026
Awkward.
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In A Plot Twist For Conservatives, New Data Finds No Link Between Immigrants And Crime
Awkward.
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Peter Siegel @duurzamedocent.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Petitie Wastewarriors: Wij roepen supermarkten op om groenten en fruit te verkopen zoals ze van het veld komen. In 7 op de 10 grote supermarkten weegt een broccoli in het schap exact 500 gram. Om dit perfecte plaatje te krijgen, worden roosjes eraf gesneden en weggegooid. wastewarriors.be/petitie/
2 Stukken broccoli: links een stuk met allerlei bobbels en blaadjes, die weegt 400-800 g. Rechts 1 uit de supermarkt, precies 500 g.
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Thomas La Cour Jansen @lacour.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Cool new paper on #computationalspectroscopy #photosynthesis #compchem #cyanobacteria #actionspectroscopy
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Thomas La Cour Jansen @lacour.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Als Nederland gebouwd is op Christelijke waarden - waarom zijn er dan geen weekdagen vernoemd naar Jesus?
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Stadspark Groningen 💯 @stadspark050.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Aj, jammer. Blauwalg in de Springervijver. Nu ja, buiten het water is het ook goed toeven in #StadsparkGroningen
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Paul fulbrook @paulfulbrook74.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
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Sybrand Frietema @frietema.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Inmiddels is volledig duidelijk dat extreemrechtse groeperingen in Europa gecoördineerd meededen aan een Russische destabilisatiecampagne iver Ceuta. De berichten waarmee Brekelmans actief en enthousiast zijn steentje bijdroeg aan deze desinformatie van een statelijk actor staan nog steeds online.
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Russia-linked accounts spread far-right narrative online during Ceuta migration crisis, analysis finds
Counter-disinformation group says social media channels connected to Pravda network helped amplify message
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Thomas La Cour Jansen @lacour.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Trump is the laughingstock of the world… He lost this war by miles www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/w...
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Iran Issues List of Demands, Dampening Hopes of Reopening Strait of Hormuz (Gift Article)
The head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said that the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed until the United States met certain conditions.
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Thomas La Cour Jansen @lacour.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Messerschmidt er en forræder. ekstrabladet.dk/nyheder/poli...
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Messerschmidts mødeven: Støtter Trumps grønlandskrav
Læs mere her
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Big Dill @b1gd1ll.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Senator Bill Cassidy can be reached at (202) 224-5824 if you want to call him a pedophile protector.
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ᛞᚨᚾᛁᛖᛚ (Daniel) @climachangereal.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
😂😂
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ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
#7PhDSecrets Secret 3: Be realistic “The best is the enemy of the good”. Which in practice means that by striving for a perfect thesis you will find it very hard to finish any thesis. The best thesis is a finished thesis. From: buff.ly/32cMaBK #PhDforum #PhDChat
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Thomas La Cour Jansen @lacour.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
www.climate.us
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Climate.us Home
independent, nonprofit, and immune to politics
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Myrthe Hilkens @myrthehilkens.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Voor @robjetten.bsky.social @henri.cda.nl ; kies. Enerzijds blijven prediken dat ‘hard op asiel’ en anderzijds ‘dit kan niet’; ain’t working. Benzine op uitslaande brand. Jullie zijn heel goed in ons vertellen wanneer het 5 voor 12 is; het is er ruim voorbij. Doe. Iets. Sta op. En speak.
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Dr. Or M. Bialik |📚|🔬|🌊|⚒️ @obialik.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Just FYI, the call for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions fellowships is now open. As a reminder, if you plan to apply or know someone who is about to, @nvogtvincent.co.uk and Rita García Seoane wrote a great (unofficial) application guide. #AcademicSky
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Dr Kat Day (she/her) 🎃🌓 @chronicleflask.katday.com · 26/07/2026
For the record: “While in Jail, you can still buy and sell property and collect rent.” Also…
These rules come packaged inside every Monopoly box and are written on a pamphlet that urges players to remember certain core principles that are always, always forgotten. These protocols differ from the ancestral precepts of Monopoly, passed down from generation to generation through oral tradition. And if you are one of the 275 million people who have purchased a copy of Monopoly since Parker Brothers first published it in 1935, the ramifications of these rules might sound paradigm-shifting—perhaps even a tad sacrilegious.

For one, nobody is supposed to collect money by landing on Free Parking. It's meant to be an ordinary blank space, offering reprieve from the vultures waiting around the corner. Similarly, nowhere in the rulebook does it tell you to pile cash on the center of the board. Any money lost from ill-fated draws of the Chance or Community Chest deck go back to the bank. Also, if a player chooses not to buy an available property after landing on it, that card immediately goes up for auction, with a starting bid of $1-allowing for massive swings of fate, like scoring a huge discount on Park Place. There are no loans to be taken, no debts to be offered. Money can't be donated to unlucky players. And you should not, under any circumstances, collect $400 for landing on Go.
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Thomas La Cour Jansen @lacour.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Thanks @shell.com
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Rene Fransen @renef.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Maar laten we vooral de industrie meer tijd geven om CO2-neutraal te worden, want het kost zoveel...
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Peter Siegel @duurzamedocent.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Deze vegaburgers koop je van bedrijven die het Israëlische leger steunen. pointer.kro-ncrv.nl/deze-vegabur...
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Deze vegaburgers koop je van bedrijven die het Israëlische leger steunen
Pointer onderzocht de banden van Garden Gourmet en Redefine Meat met het Israëlische leger.||Wie bewust vleesvangers eet omdat ze beter zijn voor mens en milieu, staat voor een dilemma. Activistische ...
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Roberta Metsola @president.europarl.europa.eu · 22/07/2026
Fifteen years ago today, 77 lives were taken - most of them young - on an island that should have been a place of summer, friendship, and first ideas about the world they wanted to build. On that day, Norway grieved, and Europe grieved with it. Utøya. Oslo. We remember.
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Claus Wilke @clauswilke.com · 21/07/2026
This "scalable" template for oral examination requires 20 minutes per student per exam, or 67 total hours for a class of 200 students. It would appear the authors and I have a different understanding of what "scalable" means. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care...
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A Practical, Scalable Template for Oral Exams (opinion)
Yes, it can be done, even in classes with dozens of students.
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Thomas La Cour Jansen @lacour.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Worth keeping in mind before getting to relyant on nuclear . www.bild.de/news/ausland...
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Kühlwasser zu warm: Frankreich fährt drei Atomreaktoren herunter
In der aktuellen Hitzewelle heizt das Kühlwasser aus den Kraftwerken Flüsse zu stark auf.
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Thomas La Cour Jansen @lacour.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Trump is literally changing the US into a shit hole…
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Thomas La Cour Jansen @lacour.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Who came home to @thegodshow.com first? Mitch or Lindsey?
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The Computational Spectroscopy Group at University of Groningen @compspecgroup.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Have you ever wondered what is beyond FRET? You did not think it could be important for energy transfer in biology? You are in for a surprise! Check our newest paper with Gijsbert ten Hoven as first author... @zernike-institute.bsky.social @rug.nl pubs.aip.org/aip/jcp/arti...
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Fourth-order extension of multichromophoric Förster energy transfer
Excited state energy transfer (EET) is an essential process in many systems with optical functionality, such as photosynthetic systems, photovoltaic materials,
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Thomas La Cour Jansen @lacour.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Everyone is with Belgium tonight. @fifamedia.bsky.social failed football!
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Thomas La Cour Jansen @lacour.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Go Belgium! 🇧🇪
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Thomas La Cour Jansen @lacour.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Waiting at Singapore airport in the airco
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Thomas La Cour Jansen @lacour.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Als kernenergie zo goed is waarom niet een centrale in den Haag plaatsen. Randstad heeft energie nodig en die kan beter opgewekt worden waar die nodig is! nos.nl/artikel/2619... @nos
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Twee grote kerncentrales? Ook Terneuzen staat niet te springen
Groningen wil geen kerncentrales, maar ook in Terneuzen zijn er twijfels. De wethouder ziet dat het moeilijk wordt om de kerncentrales daar te plaatsen.
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Buttons (Ashley) 🏴‍☠️#OFMDForLife🏴‍☠️ 🏳️‍🌈🤡 @sevensugars.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Since I did do my PhD in cyanobacteria growth and treatment optimization modeling AND work in the water treatment industry, I’m gonna share my theory as to what’s happening here and how to fix it. People are focusing on the painted bottom of the pool increasing residual heat, and while that 1/19
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Thomas La Cour Jansen @lacour.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Soon Microsoft, Google, and Amazon may be closed for non US businesses. Move to safe alternatives before it impacts your company!
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