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Wouter

@wvanparys.bsky.social
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Used to say what people didn't think. Runs, reads, tries to learn. English, Dutch, French, a bit German. Gent, Belgium. I'm not Innocentius X.

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 1h
Protestors gathered in Glasgow city centre on Monday evening to condemn violence against women and girls and its "weaponisation" by the far right 👇 👉 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
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Wouter @wvanparys.bsky.social · 2h
Van een trainer. 7 jaar geleden voor het eerst gebruikt, ondertussen de tijden wat aangepast.
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Wouter @wvanparys.bsky.social · 2h
Klopt. De snelle stukken moeten wel zo gelijk mogelijk zijn.
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Wouter @wvanparys.bsky.social · 2h
Zeker die lange.
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Wouter @wvanparys.bsky.social · 2h
Dit was ook niet op de piste.
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War and Peas 🧿 @warandpeas.bsky.social · 5h
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ريان نور @noorryan.bsky.social · 2h
Idolizing a politician is like believing the stripper really likes you.
Dumb fuck.
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Wouter @wvanparys.bsky.social · 2h
3:45 rustig, dat vind ik moeilijker om aan hetzelfde tempo te doen.
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Wouter @wvanparys.bsky.social · 2h
It looks like this
Screenshot of Garmin with data of my training, 10*800m, times between 3:43,6 and 3:48,2
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Wouter @wvanparys.bsky.social · 2h
My favourite interval session is 10 * 800 meters. It's the last one of my training schedule 😎 #running
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Jean-Michel Connard @torriangray.bsky.social · 5h
My girlfriend now carries her passport with her whenever she goes out, which isn't often because she's scared to leave the house. She's been a naturalized citizen since she was 14. One example among many of why anyone who acts like this is some big joke or fun online game is permanently dead to me.
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Raphael Wimmer @raphaelwimmer.bsky.social · 22h
Currently, a diagram is making the rounds that is claimed to show a significant reduction in Russian disinformation bot activity after Ukrainian drones hit Yandex data centers. There is no evidence that this plot shows real data. I suspect that this image is AI-generated.
FAKE NEWS!
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Wouter @wvanparys.bsky.social · 13h
Helaas, ze verdwenen zonder verhaal.
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Anton Shekhovtsov @shekhovtsov.substack.com · 14h
"Yandex Strikes Caused Russian Bot Activity To Drop By 50 Percent" Is FALSE. buff.ly/Pa7fvr8
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Rapid-response fact-check: "Yandex Strikes Caused Russian Bot Activity To Drop By 50 Percent" Is False | Joohn Choe
This is going on viral on Facebook today and it's unfortunately wrong. Ukrainian drone strikes on Yandex data centers in Russia did not cut
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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 13h
Deleted the Yandex data centres post. There are indicators that something around botnets went offline, but the graph in the original was dodgy
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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
We all need a timeline cleanse, so here is the most adorable #chess piece ever! A knight, made of antler. Dating 11/12th century. Found at the Burgstein, Lichtenstein-Holzelfingen. 📷️ me
A carved chess piece representing a knight, depicted in an abstract, stylized form with a triangular head, amd wide circular eyes,. The figure has a hunched, cylindrical body and is displayed on a dark surface with an other game pieces and a die nearby.
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Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 11/10/2026
Ruin a book by adding a word A I Claudius
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Q: "It's not just Trump, we also heard from Elon Musk saying Zelenskyy has gone too far. Why are they blaming you for the continuation of this war?" Zelenskyy: "Because these people can't find a key to how to stop Putin. Because it's more difficult to stop Putin than to pressure others..."
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gorgone71.bsky.social @gorgone71.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
la photo qui restera de cet automne liberticide....
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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 11/10/2026
I'm so sorry.
Elon Musk spliced into the Brita Perry "I can excuse racism meme". 

Above is a tweet from Elon Musk that reads, "Zelensky has gone too far." 

The caption on the image itself reads, "I can excuse Putin mudering civilians but I draw the line at Ukraine bombing a Yandex data center."
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Dr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele @drdragases.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
A personal anecdote about Chris Wickham, whose passing - like everyone in our field - comes as shocking news. Other people will be able to replicate this with myriads of their own examples. In the spring of 2016, I was spending three months in the Belgian Academy of Rome on a modest stipend.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
What is the impact of the Ukraine war on US gasoline and diesel prices? None.
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Aurélien Morel (pew pews en tout genre) @aurelienmorel.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Bla bla bla la vie sans aucune friction vaut-elle le coup d'être vécue ? On sait grâce aux réseaux sociaux et au moteurs de recherche modernes que avoir des choses complètement personnalisées c'est nul et bourré de pubs à la con. Donc non merci.
Some guy writing "every video game and every piece of software will be personalized exactly to your preferences" about AI
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Judith Beyer @judithbeyer.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Plain-clothed members of the #Myanmar junta roam the streets of Hpa-An, arbitrarily arresting people in their teens, 20s and 30s and forcing them into military service. … Meanwhile Malaysia sends thousands of refugees back to Myanmar - guess what will happen to the men? www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Myanmar's young men live in fear of being snatched off the streets and sold to the army
A desperate junta is in a war of attrition against ethnic militias and and civilian resistance.
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Portrait of Count Palatine Ottheinrich, a squarely bearded fellow from Georg Pencz in 1550.
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Anthony Zacharzewski @anthonyzach.be · 11/10/2026
I find the politics of saying this now fascinating even in the context of “Burnham just says what he thinks, for good or ill”
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 11/10/2026
Flash floods hit northern Nepal on Sunday, sweeping away buildings and at least one bridge along the Budhi Gandaki River. The torrent comes just weeks after a devastating flood on the border with Tibet that killed more than a thousand people.
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Mujtaba Rahman @mijrahman.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
European capitals should now stop talking and instead seize Russian assets in Euroclear to expedite funding to Ukraine Lots of thinking has been done on how to overcome Belgium's opposition. Those plans should now be put in place
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 11/10/2026
Let’s see if someone actually watches the video :)
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Dirk Jacobs @dirkjacobs.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Onaanvaardbaar gedweep met disproportioneel geweld van onze minister van landsverdediging. Die man is zo'n belangrijke functie niet waardig als je dit soort dingen op sociale media schrijft. Met het geweldsmonopolie van de staat spring je niet zo lichtzinnig om.
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Simon Duteil @simon.duteil.solidaires.org · 11/10/2026
Avant une nouvelle semaine cruciale, on oublie pas que nos luttes feront la différence. Il n'y aura pas d'alternative vivable aux crises sociales, climatiques et démocratiques sans mobilisation massive. Un autre avenir que l'extrême-droite au pouvoir est possible, à nous de jouer et de gagner !
Quelqu'un déguisé en cosmonaute tiens une pancarte où il est ecrit : je viens du futur et nous avons gagné
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Wouter @wvanparys.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
static.klipy.com
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Name I've Not Heard
Alt: Obi-Wan Kenobi: now that's a name I've Not Heard in a long time
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Wouter @wvanparys.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Thx! Mijn wedstrijdtempo zou 5:20 moeten worden, maar dat zal enkel 42km lukken als alles meezit.
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Luc Vandingenen @lucasdelascosas.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Een paar jaar geleden werd IzyCoffee-oprichter Bart Buyse nog opgevoerd als een schoolvoorbeeld van innovatief ondernemerschap. Zijn specialiteit? Stacked financing. Vandaag is IzyCoffee failliet. En dat verhaal is belangrijk voor sommigen. Zeker met het oog op La Patate van Average Rob. 1/n
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Aurélien Morel (pew pews en tout genre) @aurelienmorel.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Je ferai bien une blague sur Big Brother, mais le fait que des élus de la République annoncent EN PUBLIC, tout fiers de leur trouvaille, qu'ils se servent de la vidéosurveillance de la ville pour surveiller des élus de l'opposition, est trop grave pour en rire.
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Wouter @wvanparys.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Last long run before the #MarathondeChablis I feel ready, we'll know in two weeks if I'm really ready. #running
Screenshot of Garmin, with data of my run. It was a good one.
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Bartvdpoel @bartvdpoel.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Frauke is terecht. www.gva.be/regio/antwer...
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Shannon Vallor @shannonvallor.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I will not only be relieved but truly *ecstatic* to be wrong, if more and better studies soon start showing that AI actually improves learning and cognitive motivation. But so far they all show the opposite, and that is consistent with the evidence that I and other educators are seeing on the ground
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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 09/10/2026
Hard to overstate how much Hegseth's execution stream mirrors the U.S. military's traditional description of ISIS propaganda: broadcast killings designed to send a message, strike fear and create a social media spectacle. Will almost certainly be repurposed by online terror cells
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Oberursheena @twitterrefugerin.eurosky.social · 03/09/2026
Whether you like it or not, the Louvre Pyramid is an avant-garde design. #PalacesAndGardens #PalaceRunway #blackandwhite #ClassicMono #ECK
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Dr Anna Clark @drannaclark.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Sunday afternoon by the Seine Un dimanche après-midi à l'Île de la Grande Jatte Neo-Impressionist masterpiece: monumental work painted 1884-86 by leader of pointillism, Georges Seurat (1859-1891). Art Institute of Chicago
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Astropierre @astropierre.com · 10/10/2026
Mathématiquement, si on arrivait à plier 69 fois une feuille de papier sur elle-même, on attendrait... Proxima du Centaure, l'étoile la plus proche du Soleil dans l'univers. Faites ce que vous voulez de cette information 😊
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Lisounours @lise-l.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Ils étaient mi-cerf mi-escargot, et re mi-cerf derrière
Image de deux cerfs allongés devant des rouleaux de foin
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Rachel Fairbank @sweetsciencewriter.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
“The children who are randomly selected not to receive the birth dose of the vaccine, those who “lost the lottery”, face in their earliest days the risk of contracting hepatitis B, which can cause irreversible lifelong damage.” No words. I am speechless. This violates all ethical boundaries.
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Controversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr gets go-ahead in Guinea-Bissau
Recommended dose of hepatitis B vaccine will be withheld from thousands of newborns by Danish researchers
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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
My latest @newscientist.com cartoon
Panel 1: a large robot (composed of AI servers, network switches, storage arrays, and power distribution units) and a human are talking.

Professor "You don't want to destroy humanity do you, lLLM-A-9300x?"

Robot "Haha. What a silly question, Professor. I have no desires or feelings of my own whatsoever."

Professor (relieved)"Oh good." 

Panel 2: they walk on. The robot continues  "I am merely a tool of the company that created me. And that company, being composed of humans, will naturally have humanity's best interests at heart."

Panel 3: The professor is conspicuously quiet.
"Right?" says the Robot.
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More silence

"Professor?"
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Anthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 10/10/2026
some potential usefulness here for the ai / cigarettes analogy
a fake version of the Marlboro logo that says SmokeGPT Safe For Kids under a red pennant with the words Don't Get Left Behind in a white rounded line inside it
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Wouter @wvanparys.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Federale ministers moeten opstaan met het idee dat ze werken voor 11.867.634 Belgen.
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