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Astronomer. Belg in NL.

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@mschaller_ @SwiftSimulation Guatapé !

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I have dediced to quit social media - at least for now. Despite the many nice people and friends here, overall I am simply finding it too toxic. I wish you all a good holiday season and all the best for 2023!

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@planet4589 Can't help myself reading 'IPCS'...

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@planet4589 @taynappe @brebner You mean you think I am going to be famous one day? Cool!

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@planet4589 @taynappe @brebner My that was a long time ago!

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@aussiastronomer "No larger than"? These are pretty darn big detectors! (Perhaps they could have said "no cheaper than" :-) )

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@AstroJoeC @SKAO @ASTRON_NL Well done! Smart that they picked someone who is young enough to have a chance of seeing real data :-) Many congrats and great that we're keeping you in the Netherlands.

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@AstroMikeMerri That is really sad. Memories of sharing the terminal room in Cambridge in the 80's in the evenings to work with the VAX...

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@JarleBrinchmann @AstroMikeMerri Sadly Garth saying this does not pass the smell test does not pass the smell test for me....

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@mschaller_ Save me a spot! Coming!

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@BenneHolwerda Wel, ge zijt mis.

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@mschaller_ Weird... they don't have any beer?

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@BenneHolwerda The exhaust of your neighbour's airco?

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@ProfSeraMarkoff This is not how I assess leadership... and many with me, I am sure. But it is a fundamental issue, trying to make objective assessments without using clear metrics.

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@AstroMikeMerri Miserable situation.

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@AstroMikeMerri @sarahkendrew @ohdearz @CapricePhillips Grrr. You know, I really prefer to frame this in terms of Eden Hazard and Kevin de Bruyne!

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@sarahkendrew @AstroMikeMerri @ohdearz @CapricePhillips Indeed. The football team analogy, you cannot make a good team if you only pick strikers. I do think that is changing now. But of course any cases today depend on hiring decisions from possibly quite some time ago.

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@CarelStolker @erasmusuni @tudelft @UniLeiden @LeidenDelftEras Eerder andersom toch?

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@cosmicpinot @AstroMikeMerri @rieder @markmccaughrean @DrEOChapman Now I could try to be clever and mention the Magellanic Clouds...

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@apolitosb @rieder @AstroMikeMerri @markmccaughrean @DrEOChapman just checking whether you were awake :-)