I did a live debugging demonstration for the Programming Café at Utrecht University, last Thursday. I wrote a maze generation program from scratch before the session and then removed the bugs during the session. Slides, code and full change log via the link below. Comments welcome.
https://github.com/CentreForDigitalHumanities/programming-cafe-debugging-2026-03
Liberate a building and end UU's complicity
Utrecht Science Park, woensdag 3 december om 11:00 CET
🚨 JOIN OUR UPCOMING OCCUPATION 🚨
🔻 There is no peace without justice. The so-called ceasefire - which “Israel” repeatedly breaks without consequences - changes nothing for us in the West: we have to end our complicity, and do so immediately.
🔻 The UU is still collaborating with those institutions if occupation and settler colonialism who play a key role in executing the genocide and apartheid of Palestinians. This is simply unacceptable.
🔻 To take action against this, we will be liberating one of UU’s buildings from its complicit owners, and turning it into a space where discussion and action for Palestine can flourish.
🔻 Join us in this act of reclamation and resistance: come follow our program, help with some chores, or simply come study there. What is most important is that we are there, and are so together: as long as we are united, we will never be defeated!
Are you interested? Check out the form in the link tree!
📅 Wednesday 3rd of December
⏰ 11:00 AM onwards
📍 Somewhere in Science Park 🤭
👥 by Utrecht Student Encampment (source)
https://acties.todon.nl/event/liberate-a-building-and-end-uus-complicity
Casual reminder that Universities MUST have a zero-tolerance FOSS policy https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46083357
They should also:
- host Tor exit nodes;
- mirror Anna's Archive, Library Genesis, and Sci-Hub;
- not allow police on campus.
#aaltoyliopisto #UtrechtUniversity #Microsoft #microsoft365 #academia #libraries #internetarchive
Utrecht University is hiring a postdoc for the ACTIVATE project to study children’s active mobility and urban environments.
#urbanism #urbanplanning #ActiveMobility #ChildFriendlyCities #UtrechtUniversity
📘 We’re looking for a Postdoc! 👦🏻🚲👧🏽 I’m happy to share that our team at Utrecht University is looking for a new colleague to join the ACTIVATE project, focusing on children’s active mobility and urban environments. In this position, you’ll study how children and young people move through cities (walking, cycling, and other daily practices) using survey research, walk- and bike-along interviews, and co-creation workshops with schools, municipalities and community partners. The goal is to contribute to more inclusive, healthy and child-friendly urban spaces. 🌍🚸 You’ll be working with our PI, Dea van Lierop, Prof. Dick Ettema, and me at Utrecht University, and collaborating with Juliane Stark, Jonas De Vos, Oriol Marquet, and partners across four European cities. 🟢 More information & application: https://lnkd.in/eU6jHcw7 🚲 About the ACTIVATE project: https://lnkd.in/eXzjS8Bc Feel free to share or get in touch if you’d like to know more!!
#Fascism not welcome on our universities.
I decided to turn this post ....
https://social.edu.nl/@MishaVelthuis/115497002877191564
... in a proper blog post:
https://mishathings.org/posts/the-liberal-deal-has-been-broken/
The Dutch version just got published on @doorbraak
Attached: 1 image UU-rector verdedigt podium voor #Baudet “Onze plicht om ons dit op de hals te halen” "Wij willen die extreme standpunten, aan welke kant van het politieke spectrum ze ook zitten, er niet van weerhouden om geuit te worden." Zo reageerde rector #WilcoHazeleger van de #UniversiteitUtrecht op verwijten over het uitnodigen van #ThierryBaudet voor een politieke debatbijeenkomst op de #UU" https://www.scienceguide.nl/2025/11/uu-rector-verdedigt-podium-voor-baudet-onze-plicht-om-ons-dit-op-de-hals-te-halen/?utm_source=Abonneebestand&utm_campaign=eb59b8cffa-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_11_05_08_39&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-eb59b8cffa-587651320&mc_cid=eb59b8cffa&mc_eid=f77930d80f
At the beginning of this year, I had the privilege of photographing Peter de Voogd, professor emeritus of English Literature, in his study in Utrecht. He was about to donate a large part of his collection of and about Laurence Sterne to the Special Collections of the Utrecht University Library.
My colleague Conny van Bezu interviewed him:
#UtrechtUniversity #Utrecht #UniversityLibrary #SpecialCollections #English #Literature #Research
Verslag van AFA #Utrecht over de geslaagde actie tegen de aanwezigheid van #Baudet op de Universiteit Utrecht!
Als AFA Nederland waren wij ook aanwezig. Helaas was er ook een groepje nazi's aanwezig. 
LOCATION CHANGE Counter demo: Baudet at Utrecht University
Bestuursgebouw UU, Utrecht, woensdag 22 oktober om 19:00 CEST
LET OP! LOCATIEVERANDERING
WARNING! LOCATION CHANGE
(English below)
‼️ALERTA ALERTA‼️
De Universiteit Utrecht organiseert een verkiezingsdebat en heeft Baudet uitgenodigd!
De universiteit faciliteert niet alleen #genocide, maar nu ook fascisme!
Wij zeggen NEE tegen het geven van een podium aan fascisten, daarom organiseren antifascisten een lawaaidemonstratie bij de ingang van de locatie.
Neem je potten, pannen en al je kameraden mee!
❗ LOCATIEVERANDERING 🔻
De Universiteit Utrecht heeft het verkiezingsdebat met fascist Baudet verplaatst naar het Sciencepark.
🪧 We verzamelen nu op Heidelberglaan 8 (bestuursgebouw)
🔥 Laat de Universiteit Utrecht zien dat ze ons niet het zwijgen kunnen opleggen! Nodig al je vrienden, medestudenten en collega’s uit en laat zien dat we hun facilitering van fascistische ideeën niet accepteren.
⏰ 22 oktober – 19:00 uur
📍 Heidelberglaan 8
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‼️ALERTA ALERTA‼️
Utrecht university is organising an election debate and invited Baudet!
The university does not only facilitate genocide, but now also fascism!
We are saying NO to giving a podium to fascists, thats why antifascists are
organising a noise demonstration at the entrance of the venue.
Bring your pots, pans, and all your comrades!
❗ LOCATION CHANGE 🔻
Utrecht university relocated the election debate with fascist Baudet to sciencepark.
🪧 We will now gather at Heidelberglaan 8 (bestuursgebouw)
🔥 Show Utrecht university that they cannot silence us! invite all your friends, peers and colleagues and show them we will not accept their facilitation of fascist ideas.
⏰ 22 October – 19:00
📍 Heidelberglaan 8
🔻TOEN NIET, NU NIET, NOOIT MEER FASCISME!🔻
👥 by local antifascists (source)
https://acties.todon.nl/event/location-change-counter-demo-baudet-at-utrecht-university
Julian Gonggrijp
De Linkse Rakker
Adrian
Todon Acties
Else, Someone
Urbanism Now
Misha
Raymond Dekker
AFA Nederland