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Robbrecht van Amerongen

@robbrecht.bsky.social
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Technology, sustainability, energy transitions, critical thinking, and humanism. Understanding each other is more important than convincing. Add some jazz music and a sense of humor. www.linkedin.com/in/robbrecht and amerongen.me

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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Wat doen juklie eigenlijk precies hier? Hoe herkenbaar … www.youtube.com/shorts/hcwtd...
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17 september 2026
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Dominant development in eu and canada relationship www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfA9...
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Donald Trump slams EU's associate member invite to Canada | 9 News Australia
YouTube video by 9 News Australia
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Emathion 📯 @emathion.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The French made a short film about what could happen after all immigrants would follow the ‘white, angry old man’s’ advice to go back where they came from.
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Lets see wgat the data does? The Top Import Partner of Every U.S. State www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-the-t....
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See the top import partner of every U.S. state in 2025, with Canada leading in 23 states, followed by Mexico, Taiwan, and China.
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Followe me here for more in depth publications : Robbrecht van Amerongen rvanamerongen.substack.com?r=56j3l&utm_...
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Robbrecht van Amerongen | Substack
Robbrecht van Amerongen writes about technology, leadership, AI, IoT, and the energy transition—without the usual hype. He focuses on what makes transformation work in practice: clear decisions, respo...
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Read my most recent blog: Your AI Agent Is Software. Treat It Like Software. Continuous Delivery AI Agents. technology.amis.nl/continuous-d...
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Your AI Agent Is Software. Treat It Like Software. - Conclusion AMIS Technology Blog
AI agents are moving into serious business processes. The boring rules of software engineering now apply to them too. This means: Put it under source control.
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
But have the penguins done their own research? This might cause them to shift their place on the spectrum.
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
A simple flowchart that solves everything for engineers.
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Considering how many neurodivergent people work in medical research, a better hypothesis is that autism causes vaccines; not the other way around. Perhaps a better use of the research budget.
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Aura 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🇹🇼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @aura-olympian.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Given how many neurodivergent people are involved in science & medicine, particularly the research sector, it is far more likely accurate to say autism causes vaccines.
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Don’t forget: “REAL polling numbers” is the name of the Company that does these surveys and is 100% owned by Trump Org.
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North Korean Soldiers Clapping
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
A baffling piece of corporate communication. The use of the word "Recycle" and "financial gains" in one sentence does not make it sustainable. "We are recycling capital and prioritising areas where we can create the most value." Shell sells renewables portfolio www.shell.com/news-and-ins...
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Shell signs agreement to sell European onshore renewables portfolio to TotalEnergies | Shell Global
Shell has signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with TotalEnergies for the sale of its European onshore renewables portfolio.
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Harvard Business Review warns AI 'workslop' is rotting companies from the inside thenextweb.com/news/ai-work...
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Harvard Business Review warns AI 'workslop' is rotting companies from the inside
HBR says over-reliance on AI is causing "knowledge decay" as low-quality outputs erode trust, waste hours of rework, and degrade decision-making.
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Op-Ed: SaaS is not dead. You are just being sold the funeral. By Ana-Maria Stanciuc thenextweb.com/news/saas-no...
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Op-Ed: SaaS is not dead. You are just being sold the funeral
The "SaaS is dead" narrative benefits hyperscalers and VCs. The evidence says software is adapting, not dying, and the winners will stay grounded.
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
New blog : Energy Management Has a Terrible User Experience Problem amerongen.me/energy-trans...
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Energy Management Has a Terrible User Experience Problem - by Robbrecht van Amerongen
We built an entire industry around EPEX prices, EMS platforms, load balancing algorithms, and smart connectors. And somehow forgot to ask the one question that matters: does anyone actually want this?...
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Caravans vast op versmalde brug: 'Drie borden geven het aan'. Vooral de laatste zin: het feit dat mensen niet lezen en toch proberen is de schuld van de gemeente of ProRail … Dit is Nederland in een notendop. nos.nl/l/2624714
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Caravans vast op versmalde brug: 'Drie borden geven het aan'
De nieuwe, smalle brug met stalen buizen op het wegdek moet vrachtverkeer tegenhouden, maar ook caravans kunnen er niet door.
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
After a big donation suddenly the test results of the infected salad is suddenly a false positive. Sounds like a job for FIFA red card squad. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Taylor Farms spent millions backing GOP before diarrhea parasite. Now they’re arguing
The company claims the FDA has apologized for a false positive test linking it to the diarrhea outbreak, which the FDA denies
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
surveys.ecb.europa.eu/10b/banknote...
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Survey | surveys.ecb.europa.eu
I’ve just had my say on our future banknotes. Have your say too!
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Perhaps a silly question: why can’t the congres call the person that is actually abusing his power for personal gains and hold him accountable for misuse of power ?
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Gravity actually works differently for extreme right. It really shows…. It’s suffering. Support our leaning right quest at our gofundme site here >> youtu.be/UH6Ue2u7G6M
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Romans are exactly as modern as you believe they are. "Pulchritudo in me est"
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Did they also took the back-up trump ?
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Champion of the universe how accurate and funny 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDDu...
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The Champion of the Universe
YouTube video by Adrian Aeschbacher
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The best dictator. You dont see Trump singingn a Russian jazz classic www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekeq...
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Singing Putin: 'Blueberry Hill'
YouTube video by Salong Sithumthong
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Tell me: what soccer fan is waiting for a game starting with the USA national anthem and who is waiting for a 20 minute singing concert before the second half is staring. This is not the Eurovision Song Festival. Everything needs to be commercial … www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
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World Cup 2026: Half-time for final to last up to 25 minutes
The half-time break in Sunday's World Cup final is expected to last between 20 and 25 minutes.
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Vorig jaar was het Nederlandse gele kaas 🧀 nos.nl/l/2560773
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Ruim duizend kilo kaas gestolen uit kaaswagens in Brabantse Knegsel
De kaasboer wil niet zeggen wat de gestolen kazen waard zijn, om nieuwe diefstallen te voorkomen.
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Tijd voor har jaarlijkse kaas diefstal nieuws. Dit jaar is emmentaler. ——Kaasdieven gezocht na verdwijning vrachtwagen vol emmentaler in Duitsland. 🇩🇪 kaas nos.nl/l/2623007
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Kaasdieven gezocht na verdwijning vrachtwagen vol emmentaler in Duitsland
De lading van 20 ton kaas is in een vrachtwagen ingeladen, maar is nooit aangekomen op de bestemming in Frankrijk.
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Michel Camilo. The most amazing piano player this version of song for my fater is just so magical open.spotify.com/track/4NASsb...
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Song For My Father
Michel Camilo · Thru My Eyes · Song · 1997
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
So this would mean an “government agency for toll collection” 6500 miles away. Is 20% going to be sufficient. I suggest 600% same as the reduction. Or medical costs. That would be marvellous
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The Big Lebowski The Dude
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
New post: how to monitor agent performance. It’s not a matter of technical monitoring. We need to continuously evaluate the correctness of the outcome. Is it possible to implement this in a unit test? . amerongen.me/leadership/a...
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Are You Already Running Performance Reviews With Your AI Agents? - by Robbrecht van Amerongen
Meta description:AI agents are starting to support and take over important business processes. That means we need more than unit tests: we need automated performance reviews that judge outcomes, tone,...
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Someone got a gold label printer at home. Lol. This is only for people with severe dementia who need to label everything. 🤪
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Please make sure they are not locked on the Islamic republic of Japan. Mistakes are easy to make when you’re a dictator 😬
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Omdat je nooit genoeg ansjovis kunt hebben. 720 gram Whow. 🐟
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Voor duurzaam staal moet de hele fabriek opnieuw gebouwd worden. Dat kost ongeveer 1 mlrd per 1 miljoen ton capaciteit per jaar. Dus voor 5 miljard kunnen we de totale capaciteit van tata opnieuw bouwen. Er is vast wel een Europese investeerder hiervoor www.gem.wiki/Steel_plant_...
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Steel plant construction cost
Estimates state that approximately USD 1.4 trillion will be needed to decarbonize the entire steel industry.[1] Thus, the capital available to steel companies — through external sources and th...
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Pres z has more balls in his little finger than taco 🌮
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Teflon Mark talks a lot… sounds like a yes but in fact it’s no.
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Mark Rutte Thumbs Up
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Brilliant response. And laughs. And trump is jealous that Zelenskyy is actually able to make threats real.
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Car build for the tiny streets of this country. 🇮🇹
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
🇲🇦 🇲🇦 🇲🇦 🇲🇦 🇲🇦 ❤️
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Duster's Enthusiastic Car Ride
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Read my blog post: Are You Already Running Performance Reviews With Your AI Agents? amerongen.me/leadership/a...
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Are You Already Running Performance Reviews With Your AI Agents? - by Robbrecht van Amerongen
Meta description:AI agents are starting to support and take over important business processes. That means we need more than unit tests: we need automated performance reviews that judge outcomes, tone,...
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Read my blog post: AI productivity does not come from watching better answers appear amerongen.me/leadership/a...
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AI productivity does not come from watching better answers appear - by Robbrecht van Amerongen
AI can improve productivity, but not when people just watch it generate output. The real gains come from better task design, delegation and review.
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Read my blog post: Your AI is not your colleague. Stop treating it like one. amerongen.me/digital-twin...
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Your AI is not your colleague. Stop treating it like one. - by Robbrecht van Amerongen
This article is about the alternative. Not the safe, boring alternative. The rigorous one. The approach that makes AI dramatically more useful precisely because it treats AI as the powerful but instit...
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Read my blog post: Spec-Driven Agentic Software Engineering Is Not Vibe Coding. Here Is the Difference. amerongen.me/leadership/a...
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Spec-Driven Agentic Software Engineering Is Not Vibe Coding. Here Is the Difference. - by Robbrecht van Amerongen
Spec-driven agentic software engineering is not vibe coding. This article explains the difference, why it matters for IT and engineering managers, and what to do about it, with references to Claude Co...
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
From Vibe Coding to Spec-Driven Development | Towards Data Science towardsdatascience.com/from-vibe-co...
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From Vibe Coding to Spec-Driven Development | Towards Data Science
A 4.5-hour journey from idea to working fitness app with LLM agents
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Not realised he was capable of self reflection ….
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
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Ernie's Facepalm on Sesame Street
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Now listening to : Flame Keeper Lakecia Benjamin, Hiromi, Chris Potter open.spotify.com/track/1pTfdi...
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Flame Keeper
Lakecia Benjamin, Hiromi, Chris Potter · We Dream · Song · 2026
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Oei, ik had niet gedacht dat de Queen Expert hier meeleest…
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Freddie Mercury Winks (Queen)
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
How AI Makes Ignorance Sound Intelligent (And How to Spot It) -> ultra-crepidarianism by Robbrecht van Amerongen amerongen.me/leadership/c...
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How AI Makes Ignorance Sound Intelligent (And How to Spot It) - by Robbrecht van Amerongen
Fluent AI output is mistaken for expertise every day; in boardrooms, newsrooms, and policy meetings. This article explains why, and gives 10 concrete ways to push back.
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Robbrecht van Amerongen @robbrecht.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Why Slow Data Still Makes Businesses Rely on Gut Feeling - by Robbrecht van Amerongen amerongen.me/leadership/m...
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Why Slow Data Still Makes Businesses Rely on Gut Feeling - by Robbrecht van Amerongen
Many businesses have more data than ever, yet tactical decisions still rely on instinct. Learn why slow, fragmented data keeps leaders dependent on gut feeling.
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