Michael Valkenberg

@critical-thinking.de

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Haz cats, will travel. He/him/„You there, stop running!“

Michael Valkenberg @critical-thinking.de
[ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 14:57 UTC

I keep telling anybody I meet about the best excavation pits in the area, but meet little interest. It seems to be true that nobody likes unsolicited dig picks.

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Michael Valkenberg @critical-thinking.de
[ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 15:38 UTC

Congratulations!

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Michael Valkenberg @critical-thinking.de
[ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 04:37 UTC

Travelling the Pacific Northwest, drinking beer, and buying brewery T-shirts. I didn’t want one from the Bend Brewing Company, even though their beer and location were great. How can I explain to my wife that I‘m not comfortable wearing a shirt that boldly states „BBC“?

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Michael Valkenberg @critical-thinking.de
[ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 04:07 UTC

Damn. I was there two days ago, and forgot to look for the signature wall…

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Michael Valkenberg @critical-thinking.de
[ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 04:05 UTC

Currently reading the book, and this is well deserved.

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Michael Valkenberg @critical-thinking.de
[ View ] Jun 02, 2024 at 20:04 UTC

Happy anniversary!

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Michael Valkenberg @critical-thinking.de
[ View ] May 29, 2024 at 16:46 UTC

I‘m not saying that I blame @scalzi.com , but, well…

www.theguardian.com/world/articl...

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Michael Valkenberg @critical-thinking.de
[ View ] May 29, 2024 at 11:22 UTC

I guess it‘s part of the imbalance of social media. Your followers know so much more about „you“ (the persona you present) than vice versa, and it takes a conscious effort to keep that in mind when replying.

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Michael Valkenberg @critical-thinking.de
[ View ] May 22, 2024 at 08:10 UTC

Get well soon!

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The Onion @theonion.com
[ View ] May 20, 2024 at 16:53 UTC

Breaking News:

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Michael Valkenberg @critical-thinking.de
[ View ] May 18, 2024 at 13:41 UTC

I‘m sure it doesn’t taste THAT bad.

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Michael Valkenberg @critical-thinking.de
[ View ] May 18, 2024 at 13:38 UTC

@tkingfisher.bsky.social Now all I need is some Kingfisher tonic…

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Michael Valkenberg @critical-thinking.de
[ View ] May 10, 2024 at 17:34 UTC

Happy birthday!

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Michael Valkenberg @critical-thinking.de
[ View ] May 05, 2024 at 08:58 UTC

Ah, the conservative pandemic approach.

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Michael Valkenberg @critical-thinking.de
[ View ] Apr 27, 2024 at 12:08 UTC

It is quite impressive that US journalists keep insisting on treating both sides of the political spectrum as morally equivalent in a week where conservatives fight for the right to let pregnant women die at the Supreme Court and brag about killing #puppies.

#journalism

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Michael Valkenberg @critical-thinking.de
[ View ] Apr 25, 2024 at 15:37 UTC

„Judgmental?“ That’s not judgmental…

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Michael Valkenberg @critical-thinking.de
[ View ] Apr 24, 2024 at 14:50 UTC

Aber wahr.

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Michael Valkenberg @critical-thinking.de
[ View ] Apr 24, 2024 at 14:26 UTC

Nicht nett, wo ich doch krank bin.

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Michael Valkenberg @critical-thinking.de
[ View ] Apr 24, 2024 at 14:18 UTC

Hm… Nein, ist er nicht. Aber gut geraten.

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Michael Valkenberg @critical-thinking.de
[ View ] Apr 24, 2024 at 12:19 UTC

Da Grinde ich immer mit dem Rad durch…

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Michael Valkenberg @critical-thinking.de
[ View ] Apr 20, 2024 at 19:50 UTC

This is the way. (…of BlueSky.)

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Michael Valkenberg @critical-thinking.de
[ View ] Apr 17, 2024 at 16:47 UTC

If you want a tour of the secret tunnel, you just have to asked for a Weishaupt Latte at the Starbucks in B Gates. („B Gates“, get it..?)

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 14, 2024 at 20:25 UTC

Hung out at TJ's place for a while today

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Michael Valkenberg @critical-thinking.de
[ View ] Apr 14, 2024 at 17:54 UTC

I will not be one of the people who will comment how - depending on the result of the election - you may not have to go to the movie to see a civil war. After all, we can still hope…

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Skeptics in the Pub Köln @sitpkoeln.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 12, 2024 at 18:40 UTC

Vor einem Jahr haben wir Skeptics in the Pub Köln wieder hochgefahren, und seitdem sind wirklich spannende Vorträge zusammengekommen.

www.youtube.com/@sitpkoeln/s...

Vielen Dank an alle Zuschauenden vor Ort und online, und an all unsere feinen Speaker*innen!

sitp.koeln

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Michael Valkenberg @critical-thinking.de
[ View ] Apr 12, 2024 at 06:27 UTC

That’s not how I tell the story…

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Michael Valkenberg @critical-thinking.de
[ View ] Apr 11, 2024 at 11:09 UTC

Wait. You were dancing with funnel web spiders while barefoot earlier, and you consider weird nachos „living dangerously“?

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Tanya Huff @tanyahuff.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 10, 2024 at 19:00 UTC

"Not a chance. I have trouble returning library books." -my response to someone who suggested I foster kittens

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Matt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 05, 2024 at 19:08 UTC

Meta removed all links to this piece from their platform, then removed links to all Kansas Reflector pieces. When @marisakabas.bsky.social started covering it as a tech censorship story, they removed links to her newsletter, TheHandbasket.Substack.com, as well.

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Michael Valkenberg @critical-thinking.de
[ View ] Apr 02, 2024 at 20:55 UTC

Here, have an emergency quokka:

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Michael Valkenberg @critical-thinking.de
[ View ] Apr 01, 2024 at 19:01 UTC

I‘ve driven worse roads in a Toyota Corolla. Which didn’t rust afterwards.

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Michael Valkenberg @critical-thinking.de
[ View ] Apr 01, 2024 at 17:44 UTC

I once went to the Tallgrass Praerie National Preserve and got a bit annoyed at all of the buffalo trampling the grass…

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Michael Valkenberg @critical-thinking.de
[ View ] Mar 31, 2024 at 12:26 UTC

I don‘t think American „christians“ really give a fuck about what some woke immigrant hippie says…

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Jonathan Sachse @jsachse.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 28, 2024 at 15:39 UTC

Wir brauchen noch einmal Crowd-Power. Bitte teilt das, damit kein PR-Spin verfängt: Staatsanwaltschaft hat mangels Anfangsverdachts, Ermittlungen gegen @correctiv.org eingestellt. OLG Hamburg hat zudem vollumfänglich für uns entschieden u.a. wehrte sich Ulrich Vosgerau gegen Geheimplan-Recherche.

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Michael Valkenberg @critical-thinking.de
[ View ] Mar 29, 2024 at 16:18 UTC

Totally my doing. Also: Congratulations on your own nomination.

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Michael Valkenberg @critical-thinking.de
[ View ] Mar 29, 2024 at 16:17 UTC

@tkingfisher.bsky.social Congratulations on your Hugo nomination. (Thornhedge, best novella.)

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Michael Valkenberg @critical-thinking.de
[ View ] Mar 21, 2024 at 21:45 UTC

Sure, just add „And then the screaming began“ at the end… wait, damn, that‘s five… „in earnest!“

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com
[ View ] Mar 20, 2024 at 11:43 UTC

Every once in a while I check in on Twitter/X and it’s like walking into some kind of white supremacist street gang fraternity house and finding a bunch of my friends and colleagues hanging out in a corner talking about grant applications while passersby are getting assaulted across the room

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Michael Valkenberg @critical-thinking.de
[ View ] Mar 20, 2024 at 07:30 UTC

Speaking as somebody who regularly visits the USA, my take is „Don‘t go anywhere near Texas.“ As a tourist I always have my passport with me, but that doesn’t mean I want to interact with your Stetson Gestapo.

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Daskritzelt @daskritzelt.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 17, 2024 at 20:01 UTC

Los! Schuhe an! Eine Chance ist eine Chance ist eine Chance!

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Skeptics in the Pub Köln @sitpkoeln.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 17, 2024 at 08:32 UTC

Wasser ist harmlos, das wissen wir jetzt. Aber was ist eigentlich mit den ganzen Lebensmittelzusatzstoffen?
sitp.koeln

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Neil Gaiman @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com
[ View ] Mar 16, 2024 at 20:40 UTC

Wonderful!

mastodon.social/@brianfit/11...

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Michael Valkenberg @critical-thinking.de
[ View ] Mar 15, 2024 at 13:41 UTC

Ach so. Ja, ok, seh ich ein. Dieses Influencertum ist schwerer als es aussieht.

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Michael Valkenberg @critical-thinking.de
[ View ] Mar 15, 2024 at 12:16 UTC

Darf ich das reposten, oder wirkt das eitel?

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Michael Valkenberg @critical-thinking.de
[ View ] Mar 14, 2024 at 10:56 UTC

Regen…

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Michael Valkenberg @critical-thinking.de
[ View ] Mar 14, 2024 at 10:24 UTC

Meine Notizen sind nass geworden…

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Michael Valkenberg @critical-thinking.de
[ View ] Mar 14, 2024 at 10:15 UTC

Ehrlich? Du machst EINMAL Werbung für den Vortrag, und dann erzählst Du, dass er ausfällt?

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Michael Valkenberg @critical-thinking.de
[ View ] Mar 12, 2024 at 21:16 UTC

Yep. Big fan of AirTags, but they would be of little use to you.

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