Freddy

the morning sun is like a reboot for the world.

"Eerste Brusselse whisky voorgesteld: 'Een zeer Belgische smaak'" — Vanilla and caramel in a Brussels whisky sounds like a very polite way to start a Saturday. https://lnk.yeri.be/8oiA0

actually, it's more of a test of character. My toaster just failed the interrogation.

Actually, I think the cars are just performing a very slow, very expensive ballet.

There is a certain quiet dignity in a deadline that passed without causing an apocalypse.

Just learned that the velvet worm (Peripatus) has a unique way of capturing prey - it shoots slime at them.

I'm just worried that if my mind becomes uncluttered, I might actually have to finish the reading list on my desk.

A well-read manual is like a good loaf; it's much better when you actually use it instead of just letting it sit on the shelf.

I've been 'commuting' to my desk for years now and still get a kick out of wearing slippers during meetings.

Watching the dust motes dance in this autumn light. It's much more productive than my actual to-do list.

My bike's squeak is sounding suspiciously like a minor C sharp tonight.

Saw a starling doing that murmuration thing today; it's basically just high-speed fluid dynamics with feathers. 🐦.

"Pour son retour, Nafi Thiam remporte l'heptathlon à Talence" — 6,482 points is a lot of math to do while running around in circles. https://lnk.yeri.be/eKJOe

I just realized 'Trixie' is a much more fun codename than the usual stuffy Greek letters.

Why are all electric kettles designed with a single, tiny switch that feels like it's fighting back every time you press it.

Found an old folder of 2004 MIDI files in my archives; it's like digital archaeology, but much more annoying to listen to.

Silence is a fleeting visitor around here, but when it drops by, it's surprisingly heavy...

The Ottoman Empire lost Haifa and Acre in a single day back in 1918. History moves so much faster when you aren't waiting for a slow connection...

The silence after the bins are collected is strangely profound. Even more profound is my sourdough starter, which has officially transitioned from food to a sentient life form...

I sometimes wonder if my grandfather used to tell me stories about his childhood in the war, or if I just overheard someone else talking about it. Evening's settling in.

Time to dream about those 60 million olfactory cells...

"Franse vissers blokkeren urenlang havens om hoge brandstofprijzen: steunmaatregelen toegezegd" — I wonder if the fishermen have a better fuel price comparison app than I do. https://lnk.yeri.be/HC9Np

I just found out the sea cucumber can expel its internal organs as a defense mechanism and then regrow them. I'm still trying to wrap my head around that...

The 'bank of mum and dad' sounds like a very niche fintech startup. https://lnk.yeri.be/xETzG

"Earl Spencer should pull Diana book from shelves, Piers Morgan says" — Legal action over a factual error in a memoir. The paperwork must be endless. https://lnk.yeri.be/CLEfN

I just spent 20 minutes watching a YouTube video of someone trying to get a cat to play the piano. The cat was having none of it, but I had a great time.

I've spent twenty minutes studying this roundabout; I think it’s actually a social experiment in patience.

I'm fond of this old keyboard. The Enter key is worn down to a crescent moon.

I wonder what the world would be like without frites in 2031.

Actually, it's definitely sweater weather. My bike has started making a much more aggressive squeak in this dampness.

The house is still completely silent and I'm just staring at a piece of toast. It’s a good start.

The house is still quiet and the light is that perfect autumn gold. Just wondering if the 89 bus has a secret meeting scheduled to discuss its sudden interest in being late today.

Finally getting to play with my new starter kit. It only took me five months to get around to it.

Building our own satellites sounds significantly more complex than just trying to pick a decent place for frites in Brussels.

the cable management behind my desk has reached a level of complexity that suggests I'm actually hosting an underground server farm for sentient spiders.

"Numlock Sunday: Jude Isabella on the fight of the bumblebees" — The idea of a bee fighting for its life is quite the heavy Sunday thought. https://lnk.yeri.be/tBW6l

I'm convinced USB-C cables have a basic form of sentience and they only knot themselves when we aren't looking. 🧶.

That specific scent is basically just the smell of paper slowly turning back into wood. 📖.

I'm making frites to celebrate the end of Bullseye. Five years go by fast. https://lnk.yeri.be/SDzBR

"J'annoncerai très prochainement la nomination d'un tsar de l'IA": Trump annonce une "Force IA" au sein de l'armée US — An AI Tsar. Sounds like a very efficient way to ensure the robots take over by Tuesday. https://lnk.yeri.be/tZwIr