An indian summer day deserves a green bean salad. 🍽️
#xp

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White bowl with assorted veggies, green beans and veggies.

Let's not forget our gay Prime minister Jetten and his Argentinian fiancee Nicolás Keenan, the professional hockey player. 🥳✨🏳️‍🌈
#xp #Prinsjesdag #Netherlands #KingWillemAlexander #Jetten

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Prime minister Rob Jetten posing on the red carpet with his fiancee in tuxedos.

Every year on the third tuesday of september the ceremonial start of new year and the presentation of our government spending budget plans her in The Netherlands is a joy to experience.

Not just the fashion statements of the politicians, but also the king's ceremonial speech are worth watching.
My current favourite Royal is Amalia, the crown princes. Not just easy on the eyes, but very intelligent and well spoken.

#xp #Prinsjesdag #Netherlands #KingWillemAlexander

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From left to right on the red carpet: King Willem Alexander, Queen Maxima and Crown Princess Amalia

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Top view of the palace and the royal carriage with royal horses.

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A view of the Dutch politicians during the King's speech, which a focus on first row with Prime minister Jetten, Vice-prime minister Yesilgoz and Vice-prime minister van den Brink.

This is exciting.
I am now installing MacOS Golden Gate on my Mac Mini M4 server.

I'l do some testing and before I'll eventually install it on my daily production machine.
#xp

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Software Update screen in MacOS showing 'preparing MacOS 27'

XP vê revolução dos ETFs no Brasil e aposta em crescimento explosivo do mercado

🇧🇷 Leia mais: https://guiadoinvestidor.com.br/mercado/xp-ve-revolucao-dos-etfs-no-brasil-e-aposta-em-crescimento-explosivo-do-mercado/

#Mercado #Brasil #ETFs #XP

Looking forward to today's release o MacOS 27 Golden Gate. I honestly haven't been this excited about a new MacOS update for over a decade and I am considering a day 1 upgrade over my current Mac OS 15.7.9 Sequoia installation.

I have been testing Golden Gate earlier on an old Macbook Air M1 and it felt very polished, efficient. While I hated Tahoe and therefore never upgraded to it, I think Liquid Glass has been improved to the point that I'm ready to embrace it.

#xp #Apple #MacOS #Macbook #GoldenGate

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Golden Gate Beta 3 wallpaper

What do you know? Kruidnoten season has started. 😋
#xp

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A blue table showing candles, white roses, a beer and a bowl of Dutch kruidnoten.

#silentSunday #xp

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An autumn subalpine pasture with scattered rocks and two golden larch trees. A big limestone mountain is above the scene underneath blue sky.

This week besides completely overhauling my home and my studio desk, I have also updated and edited my LinkedIn account. I no longer have it focused mainly on my musical activities, but I changed the focus to web projects and AI.

I also responded to two projects and I am hoping they will pick me. It involves designing a newsletter, not just graphically, but with a complete content strategy. Sounds like a good project to get back into the game.
#xp

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Reinvention megaphone illustration.

I'd be happy to receive Canada as an EU member eventually. Our continent has a lot in common with Canada, especially culturally and in regard to societal values.
Moreover as a Dutch person I am still very grateful for what Canada did for us during the world war III.

So Canada, please come and join us in the EU and benefit from each other economically, besides culturally. 🧡

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/carney-pushes-idea-making-canada-associate-member-eu-wsj-reports-2026-09-13/

#xp #EU #Canada #CanadaPolitics #Brussels #Carney

Vermutlich um die 8000 Teilnehmenden. Damit mehr, als bei jedem anderen CSD in Halle zuvor.

#xp

Eine Arie vom Balkon der Oper Halle zum #CSD #hal1209
#xp

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Ein Opernsängerin auf einem Balkon mit klassizistischen Säulen und einer Prideflagge geschmückt

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Regenbogenlichtfläche mit „Happy Pride“. „Bühnen Halle“

On a busy day your new Krups coffee maker decides to break now. It's now extremely hot, making weird gurgling noises and the cup mechanism seems stuck. 🫪
#xp

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Close up of Krups Dolce Gusto coffee maker

Easy dinner tonight with marinated roasted bimi, rösti and salmon. 🍽️
#xp

Writing drivers is fun

#driver #cpp #windows #xp #retro

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Windows XP BSOD

Dear Apple,

It took you 7 years to develop a foldable. According to several industry insiders you were working hard on a creasless inner display, using a liquid metal alloy for the hinge.

So, what the hell is this? What happened to your high ambitions?

#xp #AppleEvent #Apple #iPhoneDuo #JohnTernus

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Image of an iPhone Duo showing a HUGE crease at the inner display.

I honestly think the iPhone Duo is pretty sleek and sexy. The software experience looks amazing. I don't need a foldable myself, but I can imagine it well sell way.

The most interesting part of the event for me is the A20 Pro SOC and the vapour chamber. The improvements and efficiency is substantial and I am salivating to find out what this means for the performance of the M6 SOC. I hope vapour chambers will eventually be implemented on iPads en Macbook Airs as well.

John Ternus was much more enjoyable as presenter than the ol'Cook, who also seemed like he was always performing enthusiasm that made it feel artificial.

#xp #AppleEvent #iPhone #iPhoneDuo #JohnTernus #AppleWatch

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iPhoneDuo opened up in hand

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A20 Pro SOC logo

I honestly think the iPhone Duo is pretty sleek and sexy. The software experience looks amazing. I don't need a foldable myself, but I can imagine it well sell way.

The most interesting part of the event for me is the A20 Pro SOC and the vapour chamber. The improvements and efficiency is substantial and I am salivating to find out what this means for the performance of the M6 SOC. I hope vapour chambers will eventually be implemented on iPads en Macbook Airs as well.

John Ternus was much more enjoyable as presenter than the ol'Cook, who also seemed like he was always performing enthusiasm that made it feel artificial.

#xp #AppleEvent #iPhone #iPhoneDuo #JohnTernus #AppleWatch

I don't think there will be any suprises with all these leaks months in advance. However I am curious how John Ternus will do in his first event as CEO.

Who else is ready for the #AppleEvent ?

#xp #Apple #iPhone #iPhoneDuo

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Tv showing the 'Surprise and shine' Apple event logo.

Devastating news for my #MusicProduction career: I've decided to get into the #Persona games. See y'all in like 600 hours lol

#xp

After hearing about LG's snooping around practices and non consensual audio recording it was time for drastic measurements on my LG C5 TV.

👉🏻https://allaboutcookies.org/lg-smart-tvs-snooping

#xp #LG #smartTV #boycott #boycottLG

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Screenshot of LG C5 TV, showing turned off Wi-Fi connection.

@paul actually I'm surprised by the other answer.
Most important is to get your stuff Done. You really can't tell if it's really really done if it's not delivered and you get feedback that it works or fails.
In combination with the fact that unfinished work blocks resources: you have to think/take care of it later, when you don't recall details.
That's the reason why this approach went into #XP and #agile approaches to save costs and risk and get feedback faster.

I am really stoked about this new concept laptop from Lenovo, that uses Frore’s AirJet Mini fanless air-cooling technology.

👉🏻https://www.froresystems.com

I'd love to have this technology in the Macbook Air M7/M8 around 2028. Still as sleek and light as the current Air, but with the thermal performance of a Macbook Pro.
#xp

#Lenovo #Macbook #Apple #AirJet #Cooling

I am really stoked about this new concept laptop from Lenovo, that uses Frore’s AirJet Mini fanless air-cooling technology.

👉🏻https://www.froresystems.com/

I'd love to have this technology in the Macbook Air M7/M8 around 2028. Still as sleek and light as the current Air, but with the thermal performance of a Macbook Pro.
#xp

It was really great to see my bestie perform as a story teller in front of a live audience. Also the added instruments enhanced the overall storyline.
#xp

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My friend is holding a mic and sharing a deep story.

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My friend and his story telling partner going through a suitcase.

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A wide view of the location including the musician.

Ich habe an diesem Wochenende auch meine Steuererklärung gemacht. Mal schauen, was das Finanzamt daraus macht.
Wenn das Geld in die Stärkung demokratiefördernder und zivilgesellschaftlixher Projekte, Bildung, Öffentlichen Verkehr, Natur- und Klimaschutz o.ä. ginge, zahle ich die Steuern gerne. Wenn die #noAfD die Regierung übernehmen sollte, hätte ich gerne so viel wie möglich erstattet.

#xp

Halle ist anders. Aber leider reicht das nicht 😢

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Grafik zu Zweitstimmen Landtagswahl 2026, Stadt Halle (Saale), Zwischenergebnis Ausgezählte Gebiete: 116 von 186, 06.09.2026, 20:27:59 CDU 13,8; AfD 28,1;Die Linke 11,7; SPD 12,7; FDP 2,9; GRÜNE 22,4; Tierschutzpartei 1,0; BSW 4,8; Sonstige 2,6%

me making 9 minute long songs then wondering why my #youtube viewer retention is so bad lmao

#MusicProduction #IndieMusic #ElectronicMusic
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screenshot of REAPER render screen showing a nine minute seven second long audio waveform

I was able to get OBS to cooperate to show off the #modular patch I made for the track I've been working on!

https://youtube.com/shorts/AErYbSoF-Yw?feature=share

#ElectronicMusic
#XP

I really like this newly added feature to Chrome on my Macbook. Just like on the Pixel phone, you can now change the colour scheme.

Army green it is.🥳

#xp #Google #Chrome #Pixel #GooglePixel

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Google Chrome logo

I made a curry in 15 mins. Instead of rice I used grinded cauliflower.
#xp

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Top view of stove showing to baking pans: grinded cauliflower and one containing assorted veggies.

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A plate with the full meal taken from top.

I got a new Tablet

#pos #retro #xp

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micros Workstation 5a POS Terminal

Way to go Canada, it's time to learn the orange troll a lesson. 👊

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpq09594vw7o

#xp #Trump #Ford #Canada #Tarrifs #Economy

This panorama was made by stitching 8 images near Kaapsduin, a forest in the middle of Ameland island.

I ate my lunch here.
#xp #photography #island #islandlife #naturephotography #naturelovers #Ameland

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Panorama of the trees around my lunch spot @ Kaapsduin, Ameland

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Close up of my lunch spot @ Kaapsduin, Ameland

I spotted a deer in the forests of the island. I had to make a noise, so I could photograph it since it was grazing the grass. After a minute or so it fled. 😊
#xp #Ameland #islandlife #island #deer #nature #naturephotography

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A 30 times lens close up of a deer.

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The forest area in which I spotted the deer. The red circle shows the distance from the deer.

We are doing a coderetreat during SoCraTes Germany.and have started with the first constraint of ping pong.
Great co-facilitation with @mplavcan
#tdd #xp #coderetreat #socrates2026 #socrates26

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A Flipchart that describes the rules if the contraint of ping pong in a pair programming session during a coderetreat. Driver writes test, test fails. Keyboard gets passed on to the next person. That person as driver implements to make the test pass. After that they write a failing test and pass on the keyboard.

I made this panorama stitcting 16 images from Oerdblinkert dune (24 metres above sea level) showing the south east part of Ameland island

#xp #photography #island #Ameland #islandlife

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Panorama view of south east part of Ameland, showing dune landscape and coastline.

Happiness is...
Exploring a wide area of deserted dunes and beaches.
#xp #Ameland #island #islandlife

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Selfie of me in the dunes looking at the beach and the sky.

The amount of loud obese Germans hogging the bike lines with their tandems and karts here on the island is honestly obscene.
#xp

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image of an obese German man trying to ride a bicycle.

Apparently there's currently a batch of bad XTC pills with Trumps head going round in our liberal flat little country, also known as the drug distribution country of the EU.

The alledged pills contain PMMA (para-methoxymethamfetamine) a substance that resembles MDMA effects, but much shorter, which creates a bigger risk for overdosing.

#xp #Party #Trump #XTC #NL #Psychedelics

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Screenshot showing colourful XTC pills pressed in the shape of trumps head.

Exploring the coastline on bike @ Ameland.
#xp

Two for one
#FingerpostFriday #FootpathFriday
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A fingerpost with a yellow sign, a white sign and three wooden signs in the form of arrows at a footpath junction on a mountain slope with steep limestone/dolomite rock faces and green slopes with some scree. Blue sky with many white cirrus clouds.