Freek Bomhof

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Ockham. Hanlon. Dunning Kruger. Wirth. Brandolini.

“Americans are very lucky, because wherever they go to bring freedom… they find oil.”

— Italian journalist and satirist Michele Serra

#iran

RE: https://social.overheid.nl/@stasdigi/116137945588485139

I'm not often hopeful, but The Netherlands now has a (junior) minister for digital affairs & sovereignty, and her office has joined the Fediverse, from the official Dutch government Mastodon server:

being late is important for trains! that shows they are relaxed and healthy
Irony thick as his ankles here.

Territorial integrity and sovereignty are fundamental principles of international law. They are essential for Europe and for the international community as a whole.

Joint statement by President von der Leyen and President Costa on Greenland: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_143

Things *not* to do on an airplane:

Personal Wi-Fi hotspot named “I have a bomb, everyone will die” triggered NATO Quick Reaction Alert https://airlive.net/incident/2026/01/15/personal-wi-fi-hotspot-named-i-have-a-bomb-everyone-will-die-triggered-nato-quick-reaction-alert/

Personal Wi-Fi hotspot named “I have a bomb, everyone will die” triggered NATO Quick Reaction Alert

Turkish Airlines flight to Barcelona was intercepted by NATO fighter jets after a passenger created a bomb-threat Wi-Fi hotspot. On January 15, 2026, Turkish Airlines flight TK1853 was forced to make an emergency landing at Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN) following a security alert triggered by an on-board Wi-Fi network name. The Incident:

AIRLIVE
ik heb het gevoel dat de AI-samenvattingen van pushnotificaties op iOS nog net wat beter kunnen
Bose open-sources its SoundTouch home theater smart speakers ahead of EoL
If companies insist on bricking gadgets, this is a better way to do it.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/01/bose-open-sources-its-soundtouch-home-theater-smart-speakers-ahead-of-eol/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

In hoeverre had men in 1914 en in 1939 in de gaten het begin mee te maken van wat later een Wereldoorlog zou worden genoemd, vraag ik me af.

#venezuela #WWIII

Valt het u ook op dat er in de meeste nieuwsberichten over vuurwerkbommen en vreugdevuurrellen zo nadrukkelijk gezwegen wordt over de etnische en culturele achtergrond van de daders?

https://www.frontaalnaakt.nl/archives/nederlandse-cultuur.html

Nederlandse cultuur - Frontaal Naakt

Valt het u ook op dat er in de meeste nieuwsberichten over vuurwerkbommen en vreugdevuurrellen zo nadrukkelijk gezwegen wordt over de etnische en culturele achtergrond van de daders?

Frontaal Naakt