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Happy New Year!

Andre — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 02:44:55 +0000

If we’re being honest, looking at the global stage right now feels a bit like watching a server crashing, in slow motion. Between the noise of world politics and the general chaos of the headlines, it’s easy to feel like the "hope" slider has been set to an all-time low. It often feels like we’re […]

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I want you to have an excellent Christmas

Andre — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 19:09:52 +0000

This year, I did some crazy, stupid things, like most years. But one of the craziest things this summer was when I randomly decided to dress up like a Santa. That's when I accidentally recorded this short little video message.

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Home Computer museum in Helmond

Andre — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 15:35:21 +0000

Last week, I visited the Home Computer Museum in Helmond (https://www.homecomputermuseum.nl), and I decided to write a post on how I experienced this museum. This was in fact my second visit, since I visited the museum several years ago for a first time. In between my visits, many things have changed, all for the better. […]

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R.I.P. Miss Poes

Andre — Sat, 20 Apr 2024 05:37:05 +0000

Miss Poes. apr 2005 - 14 feb 2024. Sadface 🙁

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A little update

Andre — Mon, 11 Oct 2021 21:14:49 +0000

Hi everyone. It's been a while since I last posted here, so this little update is long due. I've been getting a LOT of responses to this little post here, and I want to thank specifically a person called James for responding to many comments that I haven't commented on myself. I've not been keeping […]

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People tell me I'm a funny guy

Andre — Fri, 12 Jan 2018 09:51:02 +0000

People tell me I'm a funny guy. And I know I can be funny. I don't know where it comes from or why I do it, but it's just something that helps me to get through my life or something. A coping mechanism, perhaps? So I got that going for me, which is nice. Here's […]

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On the Instagramz

Andre — Mon, 27 Nov 2017 20:05:47 +0000

I caved in, again. I created a new account on the Instagramz. My previous account was hacked, and it made it so that I was following thousands of people I didn't want to follow. So I disabled the account, made a new temporary one in the meantime, and now that my previous account name became available again I re-opened ustoopia at the Instagramz. Not sure yet if I'll be using it actively a lot, but I do know that I'll be using it to lurk around here and there, now and then.

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I was there! God, I feel old right now

Andre — Mon, 11 Sep 2017 04:26:35 +0000

Here's a video from the TV-news in 1994 about the traffic chaos problems around Eindhoven, the Netherlands caused by the hard-rock festival Dynamo Open Air that was visited by 125.000 people. Looking at the video now makes me feel ancient because I was at this festival with two good friends when I was in my […]

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A quest to see the world for what it is

Andre — Sun, 10 Sep 2017 23:40:18 +0000

Let me tell you about Laurens. He's a young Dutch guy with a fresh family, and I know him because he also plays the game World of Warcraft. He became a member of our guild for a while, and we had the opportunity to get to know him through Discord. Furthermore, he is an intelligent […]

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My condition (Deuteranomaly)

Andre — Sat, 09 Sep 2017 10:01:31 +0000

Many people have asked me questions about my colorblindness, but I've never been able to explain it as clear and informative as the fellow who made this video.

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Celebrate Life by ID&T

Andre — Wed, 14 Sep 2016 04:56:36 +0000

I just saw this video below, and I found it to be very positive and inspiring. It's about a company I "stumbled upon" about 20 years ago, and eventually it transformed in to something more meaningful than "just a company I knew of". It's difficult to describe. Let's just say I'm thankful and proud that […]

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Time flies when you're geeking out

Andre — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 01:48:10 +0000

I've been really busy these last few weeks setting up all sorts of IT related things since I moved to a new home with a 500 Mbps fiber connection to the mother-milk-tit we call the internet. I was really getting into learning all there is to know about the 100% free Sophos UTM for Home […]

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