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librarian.be
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It seems that @pcloudapp.bsky.social is down. The website and application, I mean. downforeveryoneorjustme.com/pcloud.com Does anyone know what's going on? Other larger websites such as Notion, Amazon, and ChatGPT also seem to be experiencing problems.

#Apple elevates the #iPhone experience with #iOS 26. The release delivers a stunning new design, powerful Apple Intelligence capabilities, new ways to stay connected in the Phone and Messages apps, and exciting updates to CarPlay, Apple Music, Maps, and Wallet. #iOS26 www.apple.com/newsroom/202...

De Brits-Albanese zangeres Dua Lipa heeft boekhandel De Groene Waterman in Antwerpen uitgeroepen tot ‘boekhandel van de maand’. Dat doet ze in het kader van haar nieuwe onlineboekenclub Service95 Book Club waar ze leestips geeft. #DuaLipa #DeGroeneWaterman #Antwerpen vrtnws.be/p.dL4v8l1q3

In Europees perspectief vindt er in #BelgiĂŤ bovengemiddeld veel #zwartwerk plaats. In 2023 ging het om ca. 15,4% van het bruto binnenlands product (bbp). Zwartwerk is persoonlijke #verrijking en dus #diefstal ten nadele van de #maatschappij.

From 9 June, residents of #Afghanistan, #Myanmar, #Chad, #CongoBrazzaville, #EquatorialGuinea, #Eritrea, #Haiti, #Iran, #Libya, #Somalia, #Sudan, #Yemen can no longer enter the #US. Far-reaching restrictions apply to: #Burundi, #Cuba, #Laos, #SierraLeone, #Togo, #Turkmenistan, #Venezuela.

50.9% versus 49.1%... electoral systems for direct elections should actually be designed so that there must be a (pre-determined) existential difference or else new elections must be organised. Otherwise, pure chance gives the deciding factor. #elections www.bbc.com/news/article...

I saw ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ and I read the signs: a female black president, a female admiral of an aircraft carrier, two female pilots of a military helicopter, an indigenous Inuit woman defending her country... #MI8 #MissionImpossible youtu.be/fsQgc9pCyDU?...

At the #UGC #cinema in #Brussels, where background #music is always played before the film starts, there was now an English #instruction to #install a #Xenon #lamp. Is that a handy trick to avoid paying #copyright fees for music?

“If something gets in your way: flatten it.” #ZsaZsaKorda #ThePhoenicianScheme #WesAnderson

La #SatanĂ­sima #Trinidad. The Most #Satanic #Trinity.

I am increasingly of the opinion that #human #remains, no matter how old they are, do not belong in a #museum, but should be laid to rest in a #respectful manner. That does not mean that #scientific #research cannot be carried out beforehand, but it must also be done #respectfully.

Legend has it that #Einstein said his other great idea (after #relativity) was adding an #egg while cooking a bowl of #soup, so that you can boil an egg without making an extra pot dirty.

Great news! Hopefully, the #revolution to overthrow the #American #dictatorial #regime has finally begun.

Sperm donor may have passed on cancer-causing gene to 52 Belgian children. www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1604...

Today, Thursday 29 May, marks the 40th anniversary of the #Heysel disaster. Composer Michael #Nyman wrote #Memorial to commemorate the victims. The piece premiered on 15 June 1985 and was performed live only once. youtu.be/pPex7hS_Z78?...

Read, watch... and eat (or maybe not, it seems such a shame to eat them).

Sometimes there are #tariffs, sometimes there aren't, sometimes they're high, sometimes they're low. And now they might not even be legal. #POTUS47 #USA #US www.npr.org/2025/05/28/g...

“Onafhankelijke rechtspraak, dat betekent ook #technologisch #onafhankelijke #rechtspraak. Dus rechtspraak die gebruikmaakt van IT-infrastructuur die zo veel als mogelijk is afgeschermd van externe beïnvloeding.” decorrespondent.nl/16135/als-je...

Levenslang leren is geen luxe. Behoud betaalbaar volwassenenonderwijs voor iedereen! Teken de petitie. #LevenslangLeren #volwassenenonderwijs #CVO www.brusselblogt.be/2025/05/28/l...

“Fascisme begint met taal, niet met tanks. Met democratische verkiezingen, niet met een staatsgreep. En het krijgt vrij baan, dankzij mensen die denken dat het allemaal niet zo'n vaart zal lopen […]”. — Rosan Smits, De Correspondent #fascisme #taal #democratie decorrespondent.nl/16109/dit-is...

Wie meent dat #mensenrechten soms de #democratie bedreigen, heeft geen goed begrip van wat mensenrechten en democratie zijn. De stelling komt ook helemaal niet in het stuk van #Torfs voor, waardoor ik denk dat hij de titel voor zijn opiniestuk niet zelf heeft gekozen. doorbraak.be/soms-bedreig...

#Pocket is quitting, so I'm switching to #Instapaper. You can easily export/import your data from #Pocket to #Instapaper.

The ‘negotiations’ between the #US and #Russia on a peace for #Ukraine show that the US has no strategic and well-thought-out foreign policy at all and that #POTUS47‘s thoughts turn with the whim of the day. This shows that the US is weak and Russia is strong. And the EU? It doesn’t know either.

“All beings exist outside of the roles you observe them in.” — cartoon © Nathan W. Pyle #NathanWPyle