Bart Coppens

@bartcopp
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Assistant professor of system and software security @UGent (Ghent University, Belgium). Security, protections, compilers, system software, operating systems. ๐Ÿจ๐Ÿ”ญ๐Ÿ”๏ธ๐ŸฆŠ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ
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Bart CoppensMay 11
Show threadmccMay 11

EU citizens, if you want in while you can, there's a EU citizen's petition for the EU to ban "conversion therapy" (this is as ominous as it sounds) of LGBTQs, with 7 days left to sign.

It will not make the threshold, but might be able to rack up a few more country thresholdsโ€” I'm happy to note Spain just hit it. Belgium and The Netherlands are the next best bets as they're over 65%; If you know queer-friendly folks in those countries, maybe a good time to forward this:

https://eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#/screen/home

Bart CoppensFeb 5
mccFeb 5

Hello EU people:

There is an EU citizen petition to ban the use of "conversion therapy" on LGBTQ+ folks (i.e., trying to de-LGBTQ usโ€” a process often described as "torture"). If you're interested, you can sign it here:

https://eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#/screen/home

Please especially take note if you are a national of Spain, Slovenia, Belgium, or the Netherlands; the petition needs about 5x as many votes as it has now, but also needs to hit a threshold in four additional countries, and those are the four closest.

Bart CoppensNov 6, 2024
The title of one of the final episodes of Babylon 5 keeps going through my head today: 'And all my dreams, torn asunder'... Sigh...
Show threadBart CoppensMay 10, 2024
What an incredible show, aurora borealis visible from Lebbeke, Belgium. Never thought I'd see it, let alone from my back yard. Once in a lifetime experience... While the colours and fine details weren't visible with the naked eye, the banded structure definitely was. #Aurora #AuroraBorealis #Belgium #NorthernLights
Bart CoppensMay 10, 2024
Aurora visible with the naked eye with visible structure, from light-polluted Belgium ๐Ÿ˜ฎ๐Ÿ˜ฎ
Bart CoppensApr 30, 2023
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I was today years old when I learned there's been an alternative #Linux fox mascot named Xenia since 1996 that's been adopted by furry and trans communities https://xenia-linux-site.glitch.me/
See also this amazing recent artwork by @mary@queer.af https://queer.af/@mary/110267191610372952
Xenia, the Linux mascot

Bart CoppensDec 18, 2022
I've been going on holidays to Grindelwald (Switzerland) for the past 30+ years. In that time, I've seen glaciers in the area significantly reduce in size ๐Ÿ˜ข To visualize this, in 2019 I made a blog post to compare some of my old photographs to more recent ones (and then also included some older pictures from the '70s and '80s my dad made there): https://bartcoppens.be/blog/2019/11/07/seeing-glaciers-recede-in-and-around-grindelwald-throughout-my-life.html
#Grindelwald #Switzerland #glaciers #melting
Seeing glaciers recede in and around Grindelwald throughout my life

Bart CoppensNov 18, 2022
Went to see #Close yesterday in the cinema. It was the first time since 2019 or so that I went to see a #movie, and I couldn't have chosen a better one to come back. A truly all-round excellent movie, with beautiful cinematography and excellent acting. Heartily recommended! (But it's also an emotional movie, so don't forget to bring some handkerchiefs)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EJGnU2AmV4
Close | Official Trailer HD | A24

YouTube
Bart CoppensNov 15, 2022
SibinNov 15, 2022

I've been using #AnnotatedEquations in my recent papers. I think it really adds to the readability and understanding of the math.

Here are some examples. It uses #tikz in #latex.

Let me know if you like it. Happy for any feedback.