Lovely article about the sort of multicultural Britain I love.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/23/peak-district-countryside-england-rightwing-vision

#xp #UK #multiculturalism

Just you and me now.
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A plate of Dutch bitterballen.

Lazy Saturday full in effect. 🍴🛌
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Me in kitchen holding a big plate with w pizza.

On my way to fetch a 13" iPad Pro M5 as an upgrade to my current 11" iPad Pro M2. It will cost me 4 hour traveling tine, but only because it's brand new and 350 EU cheaper than current retail.
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Selfie in the train.

I think I may have found my equal.
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Me standing on the right of a sunflower that's exactly my height.

I can't remember ever being happy about receiving rain showers. I might even go outside and dance in it. 🕺🌨️
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View from my balcony, showing the city garden and my bamboo plants and a dark sky.

The amount of addicts and homeles people asking me for a hand out is rather excessive today.

I might consider turning my invisible shield on next time.
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I just realised that if I'd sell all my external SSD's in the current RAMageddon, I could probably travel to Japan and enjoy 3-4 weeks of sight seeing and good food.

Quite tempting..

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External Samsung T7 4 TB SSD

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2x Crucial SSD in external Transcend enclosure. One Thunderbolt enclosure with Samsung NVMe SSD.

Server setup complete 🥳🎈

In the past months:
✅Gone through Terabytes of data
✅Deleted obsolete data
✅Replaced the old Mac Mini M1 with a M4
✅Replaced 2 x 12 TB harddrives with 2 x 20 TB harddrives
✅Created an automatic backup strategy for all devices..
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White metal TV furniture opening that has 4 layered OWC Alu enclosures consisting of 2 x 14 TB and 2 x 20 TB harddrives. On the right a Mac Mini M4 on a stand.

This is going to be my relaxing spot for the coming hour. 🙏
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View of a large field with dry yellow-brown grass and a few trees that are changing colour to autumn.

I decided to create a salad from scratch with ingredients that were still available, since I was too lazy to go shopping: lettuce, radish, lentils, edamame beans, tuna and tempeh.

The marinated chopped tempeh cubes from the airfryer turned out great and added a nice umami crispy bite to the salad.
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White salad bowl with colourful chopped veggies, tempeh and beansm

He probably literally scared a few hospital patients to death 😂

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8jnw2e0nwpo

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These 'leaked' images of the upcoming Pixel 10 Pro look sexy as f*ck. I especially appreciate the matte finish on the sides. I was never a fan of the glossy sides on my current Obsidian Pixel 10 Pro.

https://9to5google.com/2026/08/03/pixel-11-pro-matte-black/

#xp #Google #GooglePixel #Pixel11

In June I bought a few stocks of SpaceX to experiment with stock speculation.

In the end I sold it after 3-4 weeks and locked in 10% profit and learned that next time I should sell faster when I buy out of speculation/hype. I could have made 40% in the first week.

I am now putting focus on a long term strategy and just bought Apple shares during the dip. Hope to keep them for at least a few years.
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Apple logo with in the background a Wallstreet sign and the movement of the stock in the past decades.

Yesterday's date with the Greek German guy Di. was fun. I showed him the flower market and we went to an art exhibition. After that had drinks at several locations.

He's fun, upbeat and flamboyant. There were times I just wanted him to be silent for a few moments and stop his monologues about work life. 😱😂

He was flirting heavily with me, which was fun, but I didn't return it, since I didn't feel a romantic connection with him. #xp

Nonetheless a great enjoyable day,

This will be my reading spot for the next hour. 📖
After that I'll head back to the city to meet up with the Greek German guy called Di. #xp

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View on a green meadow with a field of corn in the distance.

I am trying to live by the #Sagittarius
symbolism lately: If I point my arrow towards something interesting, I will focus on it and check for reciprocity.If it feels right I'll embrace it, if not, I'll continue my journey.

I was just asked by some weekend tourist on Romeo to join my at the flower market tomorrow and I said yes.

If my amazing date D. messages me for a second date, I'll say 'yes', but he hasn't messaged me in the past weeks and the ball in his court.
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Man with bow and arrow pointing at the sky.

Apparently Google is also entering the 'tag market'. Could be a good option for the Android platform.

https://9to5google.com/2026/07/31/this-is-the-google-pixel-tag/

#xp #Google #tag

Happiness is...

Sitting in a park and realising how lucky you are with the amount of options life has.
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Selfie from the side, sitting on a bench @ Lepelenburg Park, Utrecht.

t's really concerning what's currently happening in the Spanish Exclave of Ceuta. 49,000 young Moroccan 'prosperity seekers' jumping over the fence trying to feel to the EU for a better life.

Don't get me wrong. I am definitely not against migration. I just believe it should be open solely for people fleeing their country because of war or other hardships. Moreover EU's migration has been slowly grinding to a halt due to the huge number of migrants in the past years.

I hope Brussels will soon come with drastic measurements to deal with this.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2kp639yx4o

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Having to wait for 5 packages in the past 2 weeks and now having to send 70% back, I can tell you I am quite done with online shopping for now. 😳
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Infographic with a group of people holding shopping bags. There's a sign that says 'sale'.

The very first harvest from the city garden. 🙃
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2 ripe figs in my hand with the city garden in the background.

Imagine being young and doing a relatively innocent prank that eventually resits in a possible jail sentence. It can happen in Singapore!

Luckily the judge decided to give him just a fine of $465 instead.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crrvqjw8epko

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I entered 'obsessed brain mode' this morning, since I still haven't heard from D. yet about scheduling a second date.

I just told myself I don't have any information to know that he's possibly avoidant. He could be busy or still on holiday.

So dear brain, with this answer you'll need to stop obsessing and start your day.

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Image of a drawn girl who's obessing over something.

I honestly don't really care for historical figures on bank notes.

This design by Atelier Goppel-Toperngpong, which revolves about water and birdlife, feels timeless, especially since we're approaching an era in which water will become scarce and wildlife will need to be protected.

I'll vote for this one and hopefully this design will be picked out for the new Euro banknotes.

#xp #EU #Europe #Finance #EuropeanCentralBank

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Euro notes 5,10,20,50 and 100 in colourful bird/water design themes.

I am pretty stoked about the upcoming redesigned iPad Mini. The OLED screen and the rumoured chip update: A20 Pro with 12 GB RAM could make it a worthwhile upgrade to my iPad Pro M2.

The estimated single core performance of the A20 Pro will improve around 60% over the M2, making it a worthy upgrade for my music applications.

Let's hope Apple won't raise the prices of the Mini again.

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/25/first-water-resistant-ipad/

#xp #Apple #Ipad

It's extremely awful what happened in Berlin during the Pride festival and I stand by my brothers and sisters unconditionally.🙏

It's concerning that the acceptance for the LGBTQ+ community has lowered drastically in the last decade and there doesn't seem to be an ending to this in sight.

I really hope the current world pride in Amsterdam will progress in peace, without any incidents.

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/25/europe/berlin-pride-car-intl-latam

#xp #Lgbtq #lgbtqia #lgbt #pride #berlin #worldpride

A salad a day keeps the doctor away. 🍴
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White bowl on kitchen sink with colourful assorted veggies.

I treated myself to a new house plant. 🙃
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Me standing in front of the entrance of a stall on the flower market. I am wearing dark brown Ray-Ban sunglasses.

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Blue fern in plastic, with a canal in the background

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Image of my favourite plant stall on the market, featuring lots of green.

I visited our yearly city carnival, which is only a block away. (Part 2)

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Carnival: spin around in a cup attraction

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Carnival: old fashioned sweets shop

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Carnival: addictive coin pusher game

I visited our yearly city carnival, which is only a block away. (Part 1)

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Carnival: car attraction

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Carnival: ghost house

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Carnival: slides

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Carnival: grab your Bert&Ernie stuffed puppet

It didn't start this way, but my wife & I became an #XP team. I showed her stuff, and she gave me so much feedback, I realized she's way stronger at seeing the customer perspective than I. She became more than my product director. In Extreme Programming terms, she's my On-site Customer.

My lazy Sunday is settled! 🍴
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Selfie: me in kitchen holding an XL 4 cheese pizza fresh from the oven.

A bearded fella with a baby is the epitome of sexiness.
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