Author Archives: lembrechtsjonas

Trolls (!)

I start the year with a nostalgic post about my visit to Sweden in July to cheer up those brave Scandinavians in the far north that don’t have much daylight at the moment. There is this one valley in Lapland where … Continue reading

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End of the year

The year is almost over, meaning I will celebrate my first New Year as a PhD student. The first 3 months of my job went by incredibly swift. It feels like I should start worrying about the end already! On … Continue reading

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Macro

   Thanks to my personal favorite Santa Claus, I recently added these nice little rings to my photographic equipment: It is a 4-piece close-up lens set that will allow me to get incredibly close to my subject. They are especially useful … Continue reading

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Hero-rats

It is Christmas again, traditionally the period in which one of the local radiostations organizes a benefit campaign for some praiseworthy charity organization.   This year, the university of Antwerp contributed to the campaign by raising money for one of … Continue reading

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Profiling the bad boys

In war, it is important to profile your enemies. You should know the qualities and the weaknesses of the other party, to adequately predict their next move. As I said on the results page,  invasiveness is not a skill known … Continue reading

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Spoiling the birds

I like spoiling those happy little feather balls before my office window. After a trial period, in which I tried to seduce them to come closer to my window, I now installed some more high-tech equipment: It seems to work pretty … Continue reading

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