Marcel Appelman

@huphtur
46 Followers
100 Following
198 Posts
Tall, Dutch guy with a penchant for cycling, skateboarding, music, and nerdy computer stuff.
Bloghttps://huphtur.nl

"Veggie burgers, seitan schnitzel & tofu sausage don't confuse consumers, only rightwing politicians"

“A beef tomato doesn’t contain any beef. Ladies’ fingers are not made of actual ladies’ fingers. Let’s trust consumers & stop this hotdog populism” #Censorship

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/08/veggie-burgers-off-menu-meps-vote-ban-plant-based-food-terms

‘Veggie burgers’ could be off EU menu as MEPs back renaming plant-based foods

Proponents say move would strengthen position of farmers in supply chain but critics dismiss it as ‘hotdog populism’

The Guardian
US delivery company DoorDash wants autonomous robots with 20mph top speed to use bike lanes

DoorDash wants 20mph autonomous robots in bike lanes

road.cc
The Tiny Awards are back, and so am I! After a year off, I'll be a judge helping to decide "the best of the small, poetic, creative, handmade web" made in the last 12 months. Nominations open until the end of June, submit anything you love! https://tinyawards.net/
Tiny Awards

This is the home of the Tiny Awards, which, since 2023, has celebrated the best of the small, poetic, creative, handmade web.

Thanks to @andybaio my silly side project now has a fancy RSS feed! https://singleservingsites.cool
Single-Serving Sites

Listing all the cool single-serving sites on the internets.

Single-Serving Sites

https://www.opb.org/article/2025/01/16/oregon-gets-new-sage-grouse-policies-in-final-days-of-biden-administration/

Good news and intrigued by that sage grouse bird, I searched for more images and now I’m freaked out by the “chest balls” that it can puff up. #NatureIsFuckingLit

Oregon gets new sage grouse policies in final days of Biden administration

The announcements come just days before the start of the Trump administration, which is widely expected to promote extractive industries over conservation.

OPB

Yes yes yes yes all of this 100% more skateparks all over the country plz.

This skateboarding economist suggests we need more skateparks and less capitalism : Planet Money : NPR
https://www.npr.org/sections/planet-money/2025/01/14/g-s1-42171/this-skateboarding-economist-suggests-we-need-more-skateparks-and-less-capitalism

#skating #RollerSkating #skateboarding #SkateParks

Great article about #Dubtechno. One of my favorite musical genres to listen to while working.

https://www.hearingthings.co/dub-techno-clubs-weediest-genre-rises-again/

Dub Techno, Club’s Weediest Genre, Rises Again

Chronicling dance music’s current pendulum shift to lower, slower sounds that go on forever

Hearing Things
@wawik older Dutch laptops had a stroopwafel warming tray.
How many days until Omloop?

Omloop 2025 will be on Saturday, March 1