On my first day at Vandebron — or Republiq, as it was then called — I had to construct a password that contained numbers, for which part I picked the date, ’10_2’, which is today. Working here, as a writer, blogger, brand journalist — or whatever you would could call what I do — is […]
When the clutch of his Ferrari 250 GT failed, Ferruccio Lamborghini had enough. The Italian, rich from building tractors, had already returned four times that same year to the factory in Maranello. With his fifth return, he stepped to the office of the twenty year older Enzo Ferrari, to tell about the woes of the […]
The past five years I’ve spent a lot of time blogging. Yesterday, during the fourteenth edition of Pancart, I got to share some of the things I’ve learned from that, with an momentous bunch of people, from Switzerland, Namibia, South-Africa, India, Hungary and France. In Amsterdam. This is my presentation from yesterday, in, obviously, a blog post. […]
Mid-February this year, I joined the startup Vandebron as a copywriter, two months before its launch. The small team was working at full speed to meet the deadline for launching the world’s first online peer2peer energy marketplace. In joining I had little time to learn, so I figured out the things I didn’t fully understand […]
In the night of August 3, 1914, German troops invaded Belgium, bringing an end to the first era of motor racing that had started in 1894. An epoch of ‘horseless carriages’ powered by petrol, kerosene, steam or electricity. Experimental cars balancing on thin and flimsy tyres, lacking suspension, stopping power or protection against the elements. […]
‘Her‘ is science fiction at its best, without space travel or laser guns. In the movie, Theodore falls in love with his conscious operating system, and the two develop a relationship with many benefits and complexities. And while Minority Report, from 2002, is famed for its futuristic user interfaces, I find ‘Her’ even more inspirational. […]
Last Sunday I was at the People’s Climate March, in Amsterdam. I really enjoyed the songs, the insights, the jokes, and it was fantastic to see so many people committed for a better climate. I’m committed as well, although I don’t bring banners. Saving the world should be fun, otherwise it’s not going to happen. Calling […]
I’m not religious. I don’t go to clubs. I don’t like patriotism and I don’t like people who are lazy or inconsiderate. I don’t smoke and I think watching television is a waste of time. Yet of all things, most often I need to explain why I don’t eat meat. There’s a stigma on vegetarianism, as if – […]
I’ve done two holidays alone. I always wanted to go on a cycling holiday, but I couldn’t find anyone who wanted to come with me.. In 2009 I got on my bike alone, after which I cycled a thousand kilometers in five days, to the middle of France (Dijon, the mustard city). I noticed so […]
