Arjan Boltjes

@tinyspheresof
219 Followers
429 Following
2K Posts

Bioinformatics@Princess Maxima Center for pediatric oncology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
#Rstats | #scRNAseq | #FlowCytometry | #Neuroblastoma | #Immunology

PhD at the Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam
MSc in (Medical) Biology & MSc in Medicine

#OpenSource
#GNUlinux
#Privacy
Indie music/arts
#Cycling
Veg(etari)anism
Sustainability
& whatnot

Toots in English and Dutch
He/him/his
No #AltText, no boost. Sometimes I add it myself as a reply.

335.42 ppm at birth.

Websitehttps://tinyspheresof.netlify.app/
Pictureshttps://instapix.org/tinyspheresof
Work (ORCID)https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6338-051X
Bandcamp profilehttps://bandcamp.com/4rj4n
Arjan Boltjes1d ago
James1d ago
If you have kids or know kids that cycle to school, can you please make them aware that lights on a bike are absolutely essential when it's dark or in the twilight? No excuses, I see kids on their bikes on the road who are basically invisible every day. #BikeTooter
Arjan Boltjes2d ago
Mark Deasy 🍉2d ago

The Tiring Ride to Rising Tide. :-)

Day Two - Tarago to Sassafras. (The purple leg in the map below).

A beautiful cycling day. Pleasantly cool with light drizzle. Rather large hills though, and I suspect I have triggered some tendonitis in the knees.

Overnight was a lovely, remote campsite 4km off the main road. With no car noise and no mobile reception. Bliss!

#cycle #cycletourism #BikeTooter #risingtideblockade #RisingTide2025 #Canberra #climatechange #risingtide

Arjan Boltjes2d ago
Ms. Que Banh2d ago

Are you an #Antifascist #musician on the Fedi? Please share your #Bandcamp or other #music link for us to share & support your work.

I'm pinning this post for easier future reference/access for myself & others.

#AntiFascistMusicAlliance #IndieMusicians #MastoMusicians #FediMusicians

Arjan Boltjes2d ago
anna_lillith 🇺🇦🌱🐖5d ago

Today is #EqualPayDay in Europe.

From today until the end of the year, women in the EU are effectively working for free. 💸🚫

In the EU27, the average gross hourly earnings of male employees are 12% higher 📈 than for women.

That’s 1.5 months of unpaid labour each year. ‼️ A direct result of the persisting gender pay gap that Europe still hasn’t closed.

Closing the gender pay gap is a political choice. Equal work = equal pay. ✊

#GenderPayGap #PayGap #Equality #Feminism #Europe #EU

Arjan Boltjes3d ago
Show threadglipari4d ago

@samir

Sorry, I am not pointing the finger at anybody. And you are right, in many specific cases there are many reasons for not paying.

However, by looking at the big picture, observing so many volunteer-based projects (e.g. mastodon servers) run by generous people who struggle to meet ends, i think that we have a general societal problem.

And I think this amounts to the general attitude, that has been built in people's mind in the last 20 years, that software applications and internet services are basically for free. And this is why we are in such a dire situation of monopoly on basic internet services.

It's just my point of view, of course, feel free to challenge it.

@oblomov

Arjan Boltjes3d ago
glipari4d ago

@oblomov

An example of "users want everything for free".

> @samir 🔗 https://mastodon.functional.computer/users/samir/statuses/115593840185081382
-
Codeberg has over 200k accounts and only 1.2k members, which, if we assume that the recommended membership fee is the average, works out to ~50k€ per year in membership dues.

They’re begging for old hardware to run CI jobs, because they can’t just go out and buy a Mac Mini.

Please, folks, if you think a non-USA alternative to GitHub is important, and you have the disposable income: put your money forward.

https://join.codeberg.org/

Or, if you just want to donate once:

https://donate.codeberg.org/

samir, 60% aloo, 40% rage (@samir@functional.computer)

Codeberg has over 200k accounts and only 1.2k members, which, if we assume that the recommended membership fee is the average, works out to ~50k€ per year in membership dues. They’re asking for old hardware to run CI jobs, because they can’t just go out and buy a Mac Mini. Please, folks, if you think a non-USA alternative to GitHub is important, and you have the disposable income: put your money forward. https://join.codeberg.org/ Or, if you just want to donate once: https://donate.codeberg.org/

Lambdadon
Arjan Boltjes4d ago

RE: https://mastodon.nl/@bibi098/115597504527059045

MAGA haten in #Margraten. <3

Ook zonder YT, via NPO start:
https://npo.nl/start/serie/even-tot-hier/seizoen-14/even-tot-hier_94/afspelen

De Margraten actie begint rond 44:30.

#EvenTotHier

Arjan Boltjes4d ago
MARGARET D6d ago
Seen today outside the Metro in #OccupiedDC #Weaintbuyingit #RemovetheRegime
Arjan Boltjes4d ago
Show threadGemma ⭐️🔰🇺🇸 🇵🇭 🎐5d ago

@ascentale @gbargoud @bikenite #BikeNite A6. I prefer low maintenance parts that are easy to fix.

What makes you think a belt drive or hydraulic brakes are not easily repairable at home? They require no more skill than repairing chains or cable-actuated brakes, just different tools.

Arjan Boltjes4d ago
Show threadAI6YR Ben5d ago

@ascentale @gbargoud @bikenite

#BikeNite A6. ABSOLUTELY prefer easy to fix, standard parts. For everything and anything. Better if you can buy them at ANY bike shop if you have a problem, and which do not require special order. This is the case for anything I own (bicycling or not). Too much proprietary stuff = BAD (IMHO).

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Ms. Que Banh2d ago

Are you an #Antifascist #musician on the Fedi? Please share your #Bandcamp or other #music link for us to share & support your work.

I'm pinning this post for easier future reference/access for myself & others.

#AntiFascistMusicAlliance #IndieMusicians #MastoMusicians #FediMusicians

Show threadMs. Que Banh2d ago
@aral If you know of #Palestinian #musicians who are seeking more public support, please let me know or ask them to post their info for us to promote their work, globally ✌️🇵🇸
Show threadLambdachro2d ago

@PhoenixSerenity

Hope this appeal will be heard.

Show threadMs. Que Banh2d ago
@Lambdachro It is ☺️
Show threadNullstring 🏴‍☠️2d ago
@PhoenixSerenity https://video.infosec.exchange/c/0x00string_channel/videos no band camp, no money, just beats for people who hate fascists
Music Time with Nullstring

beats from music times

Infosec.Exchange Video
Show threadEther Diver2d ago
@PhoenixSerenity https://etherdiver.bandcamp.com/
Ether Diver

Instrumental psychedelia for discerning psychonauts. Need a ship to explore inner space? The Ether Diver will take you where you need to go, and bring you back in one piece.

Ether Diver
Show threadMs. Que Banh2d ago
@etherdiver I just took a quick peek & am loving the album artwork. I will take some listens, tonight ✌️
Show threadChris Mills2d ago
@PhoenixSerenity https://ambientspace.bandcamp.com/
AmbientSpace

I am AmbientSpace and I produce and compose electronic music. I love the French Horn and seek to explore other realms through the use of Bitwig, and to discover harmonies and melody through chaos and noise.

AmbientSpace
Show threadMs. Que Banh2d ago
@ambientspace This looks like it could be good remote work music. I can't listen to anything until tonight.
Show threadSir Rochard 'Dock' Bunson2d ago

@PhoenixSerenity I LOVE this idea!  

I can probably think of a lot of them, but the first person that came to my head was Reverend Elvis @reverend

https://suzyq-records.de/

#AntifaAF #Antifa #Antifascist #FediMusic

Suzy Q Records

Suzy Q Records your source for real underground culture. Vinyl - Music - T-shirts - books and art. Since 1999.

Suzy Q Records
Show threadMs. Que Banh2d ago
@SrRochardBunson @reverend Followed.
Show threadBen Todd2d ago

@PhoenixSerenity

Antifascist and a musician. Nothing really created online much. I get carried away playing synths and learning ukulele.

Show threadMark Wyner Won’t Comply 2d ago

@PhoenixSerenity music from back in the day:

https://markwynermusic.bandcamp.com/

Mark Wyner

90s Tucson metal and punk. Yeah, but it was a dry heat.

Mark Wyner
Show threadMs. Que Banh2d ago
@markwyner Thanks for contributing to this thread. Older is still good ✌️
Show threadMark Wyner Won’t Comply 2d ago
@PhoenixSerenity no, thank *you* for the cool thread.
Show threadSnugglyBun2d ago
@PhoenixSerenity https://valeriasan.bandcamp.com/
i haven't made music in a bit but still
SnugglyBun

25 years old. Mutligenre musician. I'm still trying to figure what kind of style do i have x . x. It keep changing every few months lol. I mostly use Renoise and some VSTs, although when i delve into chiptune I've used Furnace, Famitracker, etc Profile picture made by Bec (BabblingBirdAr) Banner made by TopsieTurvy_

SnugglyBun
Show threadMs. Que Banh2d ago
@snugglybun Maybe you'll be inspired to create new music in the near future 😊
Show threadgrouchox2d ago
@PhoenixSerenity "die ablehnung" are on Punktube at https://punktube.net/c/die_ablehnung/videos
Die Ablehnung

Punkband aus München. Es schreibt der Bassist. Auch unter https://app.backstagepro.de/dieablehnung

PunkTube
Show threadMs. Que Banh2d ago
@grouchox OH! They look fun!
Show threadArend (they) 🏳️‍⚧️🇸🇷🍉2d ago
@PhoenixSerenity Love this! :) Antifacism is a big theme in my latest album. https://arendleejessurun.bandcamp.com/music
Arend Lee Jessurun

They/them. I make downtempo folk music to relieve world-weariness. Queer, chronically ill, Dutch-Surinamese-Sephardi singer-songwriter-producer.

Arend Lee Jessurun
Show threadChalk Outline Hieroglyph2d ago

@PhoenixSerenity

Definitely antifascist. I have only recently started sharing my electronic noodlings. Predominantly ambient / experimental, with some ebm trance down the road.

https://syntheticaperture.bandcamp.com/

Synthetic Aperture

Synthetic Aperture is the cybernetic ramblings of a dark loving meatsack with unpatched firmware.

Synthetic Aperture
Show threadMagnus Ahltorp2d ago

@PhoenixSerenity Very little explicitly antifascist songs in English at the moment (only Swedish), but we’ve been turning up the antifascism lately, so English lyrics should hopefully appear soonish. Not much in the way of recordings, only some climate songs.

https://climatepoetry.org

Climatepoetry

Show threadMs. Que Banh2d ago
@ahltorp Let us know best, how to support your work ✌️
Show threadFugue State Audio2d ago

@PhoenixSerenity My Faircamp site is here:

https://faircamp.fstateaudio.com/

There are links to Mirlo & Bandcamp pages for each project on their associated pages there for those who might prefer them.

Fugue State Audio Faircamp

Fugue State Audio Faircamp

Show threadSteve's Place2d ago

@PhoenixSerenity My latest album, which includes Sultan of Schwag:

https://video.stevesworld.co/w/p/7z3yd1Tv9t2tkuBVAeGPTK

My album before that:

https://video.stevesworld.co/w/p/qzvLKnVicCm5tYiCKQLnm1

My Faircamp site where both can be downloaded:

https://music.stevesworld.co/

#music

Beyond Your Dreams

PeerTube
Show threadWayne Myers2d ago
@PhoenixSerenity My latest (and older stuff) is here: https://music.conniptions.org/ - though tbqh I can't think of any peers who wouldn't want to respond to this positively :)
Old Blue Witch, by Fit and the Conniptions

15 track album

Fit and the Conniptions
Show threadMs. Que Banh2d ago
@conniptions We are the Fedi. We appreciate a lot of stuff that others do not.
Show threadBen Todd2d ago

@conniptions

Sounds good music to me 😎

I wish festival beers were still £4.50 though 😭

@PhoenixSerenity

Show threadWayne Myers2d ago
@monkeyben Ty, and hah yes, very good point, the recording kind of dates itself like that. I need to update the 'litter' verse also :)
Show thread𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 "not yet begun to fight"2d ago
@PhoenixSerenity not a musician now, but I am an anti-fascist and I run a music school. I am one of the students of Wladimir Jan Kochanski.
Show threadSoul Forgotten2d ago

@PhoenixSerenity soulforgotten.bandcamp.com

Been ANTIFA my entire adult life and the next EP will be a massive reflection of that.

Show threadNeferure2d ago

@PhoenixSerenity not me, but a friend

https://open.spotify.com/artist/0NpXz9YzYGaMAHkwj6KF9J

The Ports

Artist · 97 monthly listeners.

Spotify
Show threadMs. Que Banh2d ago
@Neferure Please recommend to them to move off from Spotify because a huge amount of folks across the Fedi are actively boycotting Spotify. We will support on non-fascist friendly platforms. Spotify is owned by a Neonazi supporter.
Show threadNeferure2d ago
@PhoenixSerenity will do
Show threadshygal2d ago
@PhoenixSerenity https://jessienada.bandcamp.com/album/antifascist-rage 🖤❤️
Antifascist Rage, by Jessie Nada

2 track album

Jessie Nada
Show threadProf Kemi FG2d ago

@PhoenixSerenity

I am an #antifascist #musician, and our album is on Bandcamp. The only explicitly political songs on this album are "Shake the Trees" and "When U Got It" though.

https://thealmendros.bandcamp.com/album/destination-unknown?search_item_id%3D3419283327%26search_item_type%3Da%26search_match_part%3D%253F%26search_page_id%3D4868248922%26search_page_no%3D0%26search_rank%3D1

Destination Unknown, by The Almendros

16 track album

The Almendros
Show thread13 barn owls in a trenchcoat2d ago

@PhoenixSerenity

https://1351.bandcamp.com/

Fragments and Shatter, by 1351

13 track album

1351
Show threadjoene 🏴🍉2d ago

@PhoenixSerenity

cc @yourlocalpirates

Show threadicastico2d ago

@PhoenixSerenity

https://aboombong.bandcamp.com/album/apophenia

apophenia, by aboombong

6 track album

aboombong
Show threadEric Jennings */32d ago

@PhoenixSerenity

i began making #HarshMusic on November 8, 2024

most of it is #AntiFascist

https://pumiquxt.bandcamp.com

PUMIQUXT

FUCK ART MAKE NOISE "pumma-quit" (he/they) use headphones for best effect

PUMIQUXT
Show threadRo✨8h ago
@pumiquxt @PhoenixSerenity is part of it profascist? 😅
Show threadAdam Moe2d ago
@PhoenixSerenity https://adammoemusic.bandcamp.com/album/leaving-cant-be-wrong
Leaving Can't Be Wrong, by Adam Moe

10 track album

Adam Moe
Show threadAdam Moe2d ago
@PhoenixSerenity Don’t really write anti-fascist music, but everyone knows how I feel. And which team I’m fighting for. Fascists piss me off.
Show threadLibius Poke2d ago

@PhoenixSerenity

https://libiuspoke.bandcamp.com/album/helden-tr-ume-und-die-revolution

Helden, Träume Und Die Revolution, by Robert Brauer

10 track album

Libius Poke
Show threadẓavajêr2d ago
@PhoenixSerenity
great! here is my album: https://zavajer.bandcamp.com/album/la-mati-re-m-me-du-temps - antifascist & anticapitalist
la matière même du temps, by ẓavajêr

13 track album

ẓavajêr
Show threadMisha2d ago

@PhoenixSerenity

https://mishathings.org/public/plant.html

Show threadEasy2d ago
@PhoenixSerenity https://lightofcepheus.bandcamp.com/album/shadow 🤘
Shadow, by Light of Cepheus

1 track album

Light of Cepheus
Show threadAaron 🖖2d ago
@PhoenixSerenity https://synaptyx.bandcamp.com/
No fash streaming platforms all Bandcamp (uploading to Mirlo incomplete rn)
Morphogenesis (Phono Input's Ambient Breaks Version 2.0 2025-08-22 21:43:37) EP, by Synaptyx x Phono Input

3 track album

Synaptyx Records
Show threaddecibyte2d ago
@PhoenixSerenity A tiny handful of tracks: https://decibyte.net/music/
decibyte

decibyte

Show threadRachel Cholst1d ago
@PhoenixSerenity @arendleejessurun @jvw 3
Show threadLe Général Midi (aux ficielles)1d ago

@PhoenixSerenity

In french. Especialy the songs named France and Police

bandwagon.fm/6878cbddf8b8a8783…
or
legeneralmidi.fr

#LeGénéralMidi

Le Général Midi - Vivent la France !

Bandwagon.fm
Show threadCM Thiede1d ago

@PhoenixSerenity

https://www.smilingorange.com/

#SmilingOrange

The Smiling Orange

The brand that gives you everything...

Tumblr
Show threadSammi1d ago

@PhoenixSerenity In case anyone is unsure as to where I stand...

Music links: https://samantha-j-smith.kit.com/landing

Show threadJen 🏳️‍⚧️1d ago

@PhoenixSerenity

Hey hey, anti-fascist folkie here!

https://mirlo.space/jennifer-vena-wood/releases

https://jennifervenawood.bandcamp.com/

#Antifascist #musician #Bandcamp #music #AntiFascistMusicAlliance #IndieMusicians #MastoMusicians #FediMusicians

Jennifer Vena Wood

All releases by Jennifer Vena Wood on Mirlo

Jennifer Vena Wood
Show threadAntares Binding Rituall1d ago
@PhoenixSerenity musician and antifascist - haven't released anything in a couple years because I've been too worried by the world
https://antaresbindingrituall.bandcamp.com
Antares Binding Rituall

One person collective. Entheogenic, organic, meditatic, ambientic music for natural mystics and misfits, spiritual anarchists, wonderful witches, whimsical wizards, invisible internationalists, rebel mekubbalot and mekubbalim. https://abr.ovh/

Antares Binding Rituall
Show threadLadder Logic 🇨🇦1d ago

@PhoenixSerenity
Always been left of centre and definitely antifa in the current world situation. Haven’t released anything in the past year, but am working on additional projects.

https://ladderlogicband.bandcamp.com/album/in-the-end?search_item_id%3D2512483537%26search_item_type%3Da%26search_match_part%3D%253F%26search_page_id%3D4870008670%26search_page_no%3D0%26search_rank%3D2

In The End, by Ladder Logic

9 track album

Ladder Logic
Show threadXmas radio pl hate account1d ago
@PhoenixSerenity I discovered this band https://mastodon.online/@jgys during the first NoKings protests https://mastodon.online/@jgys/114688309178772489
jgys (@jgys@mastodon.online)

249 Posts, 111 Following, 27 Followers ·

Mastodon
Show threadIrishMASMS1d ago
@PhoenixSerenity and don't use bandcamp
Show threadMs. Que Banh8h ago
@Irishmasms Almost every indie artist I know uses Bandcamp & have left Spotify.
Show threadIrishMASMS6h ago

@PhoenixSerenity oh don't get me wrong, Spotify is horrid and I have never used them.

Bandcamp and their union busting practices are just a different thing to not use them.

Show threadMs. Que Banh6h ago
@Irishmasms Yeah - I get that. It's just that most indie musicians don't really have many other non-fascist choices to platform their work on. Most indie musicians I know don't know how to run their own websites.