Notices by Jan Adriaenssens (verbeeld@mastodon.social)

Who says romance is dead?

📍: Antwerp, Belgium

#romance #streetphotography #flowers

Streets are destined for playing.

“Hello and have a nice day” — in Dutch on the pavement.

#StreetPhotography #urbanism #mobility #street

#boardgames

https://x.com/AdamSacks/status/1460397643826352132

Using GPS in the year 1565

There’s a wonderful web app (“Allmaps Here”) that shows your GPS location on old maps. I love it.

https://www.verbeeld.be/2024/11/17/using-gps-in-the-year-1565/

#maps #allmapshere #cartography #georeferencing

@kaia That’s quite the contrast, compared to the rigourous approach of our German friends on allowing and disallowing the use of that “Dr.” title, up until the inclusion on their identity cards.

Gestemd! 🗳️

#ivoted

@kaia @asa I think it's more like 30 million instead of 30 percent (and even 30 million is a serious overestimate, and already includes all Christians, not just Catholics).

Toilets that signal *what* the infrastructure is, rather than *who* can enter.

📍: Bruges, Belgium

@kaia I made my own “GPT” to give image descriptions fast and rather accurate.

I want this inscription at my front door.

“WALK IN LIKE YOU MEAN IT”

📍: Middelheim Open Air Sculpture Museum, Antwerp, Belgium

#streetart #antwerp #antwerpen #art #statues #park #museum

When the nights are long, take time to think about those friendships that mattered. And therefore still matter.

Reach out. Write letters. Even after all those years. Especially after all those years.

(“Meet me out for coffee, where we’ll talk about it all.”)

@kaia That was my resolution for 2023: write at least one letter per month. I'm so happy I did.

https://mastodon.social/@verbeeld/109542605285760530

@lain Strong Eero Aarnio Bubble chair vibes here!

@Rasp Indeed. The Slutty Witch from @warandpeas is such an inspiring example.

https://warandpeas.com/2023/10/22/flatmates/

Antwerp Central Station is not only majestic, it also has a touch of humor with its hidden (in plain sight) parrot.

Definitely look for the parrot if you pass there!

#antwerp #antwerpen #station #train #trains #humor #publicspace #parrot #publictransport #birdwatching

@lain And she speaks French.

@goatsarah I always thought especially transcontinental shipping and heavy industry would be the hydrogen users?

Hello everyone, I'm Jan Adriaenssens… director public technology at the research center imec in Belgium.

Professionally I'm looking at the constructive role technology could play in society.

But my interests are a lot broader… and that's why I'm on social media. #introduction

🗺 Cartography
📖 Language and words
📻 Design and architecture
📊 Datavisualisation
🚲 Mobility and cities
🌈 Diversity
🎛 Science and technology
🎯 Serendipity and wonder

(I plan to activate my weblog too, soon.)

I’m looking for advice for a decent “science kit” for a very curious and experimentative 7 year old?

(To be bought in Belgium. Thanks!)

@kaia You are.