Contrarian Creative who tweets about ugly reality of innovating in crowded markets. Also posts satire @TailWagDogCom

Drinking coffee. 👍
Joined July 2009
New stores still popping up, including Canada, Slovakia, and Surinam.
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I fly to Italy today and over the past 3 weeks I received 3 such phishing texts via WhatsApp. All @bookingcom details listed correctly, and quite convincing. Not the first time and it's getting worse. – at The Hague, The Netherlands
I got scammed when using @bookingcom . I feel like an idiot for it, but I want to share this on social media in the hope that nobody else falls for something like I have. Also, @bookingcom 's customer service is absolutely appalling. A thread.
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Just found out about recency bias. Maybe the most important bias ever
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This post needs MOAR visibility. THERE ARE TWO FUEGO'S IN THIS PHOTO. I REPEAT, TWO FUEGO'S! – at The Hague, The Netherlands
Mario Gayraud con la Ford Sierra XR4 se le mete por adentro a Juan M. Traverso y su Cupe Fuego en Autodromo de Rio IV TC2000 1986
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This is a Renault Fuego appreciation post. – at The Hague, The Netherlands
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For sure a reboot would be illegal in Europe for using too much plastic. – at The Hague, The Netherlands
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We had a similar farcical change of government here in NL in 2024 after over a decade of stagnation under Rutte. It was quite terrible, voters were ready for change. A coalition of radicals came in AND everyone got what they campaigned for. What could go wrong? The party for ''good governance" got the ministries for homeland, foreign policy, education, culture, social affairs The xenophobe party got the ministries covering immigration, foreign aid, health, economic affairs The farmers' party got the ministries of agriculture, fisheries and housing The Liberals got the ministries for finance, justice, defence and climate The PM was a former secret service spook working on anti-terrorism The result was a complete and total shit show. The coalition fell apart within two years, with nothing achieved. Now the bureaucrats are back in, pushing through programmes no one asked for.
Marine Le Pen or Alice Weidel are symptoms of a dysfunctional political system, similarly to Trump in the US. They’re not going to be reformists or stabilizers; on the contrary, their role is to be a massive disruptive force in the current system, trigger & accelerate the change.
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Th Hague rn – at The Hague, The Netherlands
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The autumn light in the Low Countries hits different
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I've shitted in bathrooms you wouldn't even piss in
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Goosebumps 😯 – at The Hague, The Netherlands
Hundreds of years ago, a man invented this magnificent musical instrument. Then, another man composed this wondrous piece of music. And now, here I am, witnessing this brilliant performance. Life is truly a miracle.
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We, the People, need a reboot of this show. – at The Hague, The Netherlands
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I understand that today is the last day of my publisher's Half Price Sale - so it's your last opportunity to grab an incredible bargain before Christmas! Don't miss out, my autochrome book is a lovely thing!
My publishers are now running a Half Price Sale on my beautiful large-format coffee-table art book of Autochrome enhancements. Over 250 pages of stunning Autochromes - the perfect Christmas gift. Links to the 50% Autumn Sale are in the comments ⬇️
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Here's an insight - yay Germany national debt!
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I see no meaningful difference.
En 1981, Mitterrand et Reagan prennent le pouvoir la même année. On n’a pas pris le même chemin. L’un choisit la relance socialiste et l’État. L’autre choisit les baisses d’impôts et les marchés. 40 ans plus tard, le bilan est clair. 👇 Le modèle socialiste à la française n’a pas tenu ses promesses. Depuis les années 80, on a multiplié les transferts, les nationalisations, les charges et les protections. Résultat ? Les inégalités après redistribution sont un peu plus basses que chez nos amis américains, mais on n’a pas « éradiqué » la pauvreté : le taux de pauvreté monétaire est remonté à des niveaux records (autour de 15 %), la pauvreté durable s’installe, et des millions de personnes restent piégées par un chômage structurel élevé. La classe moyenne, elle, a payé l’addition. Fiscalité lourde, coût du travail élevé, logement qui s’envole, services publics qui se dégradent malgré des dépenses publiques à près de 57 % du PIB. Le pouvoir d’achat médian progresse mollement, l’ascenseur social grippe, et beaucoup ont le sentiment de s’appauvrir tout en finançant un système qui crée peu d’emplois privés. Les américains, avec Reaganomics et la suite, vous avez accepté plus d’inégalités primaires. Mais vous avez aussi généré bien plus de richesse, plus d’emplois, plus de mobilité pour ceux qui travaillent, et un PIB par habitant nettement supérieur. Votre classe moyenne n’est pas un paradis, loin de là, mais elle vit dans une économie qui crée de la valeur plutôt que de la redistribuer en rond autour d’un gâteau rétrécit de plus en plus. Le constat est simple : un modèle qui redistribue fort sans dynamiser la création de richesse finit par appauvrir ceux qui produisent et par maintenir dans la précarité ceux qu’il prétend protéger. Le chômage de masse et la fiscalité confiscatoire sont de bien pires machines à fabriquer des pauvres qu’un marché plus flexible. Oui, la redistribution française réduit les écarts après impôts. Mais elle le fait autour d’une économie qui crée moins d’emplois et moins de richesse. On peut critiquer les inégalités de nos amis américains. Mais prétendre que notre modèle socialiste a mieux protégé les gens est un mythe. Il a surtout protégé le statut quo et alourdi la facture pour la classe moyenne. On peut continuer à nier les résultats ou on peut enfin en tirer les conséquences.
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RETVRN – at The Hague, The Netherlands
Ford Probe V - when Ford went all in on aerodynamics
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You know what? The future is going to be just fine. 🥰
Dünyaya henüz merhaba diyen yeni doğmuş bir bebeğin, sanki hâlâ anne karnındaymış gibi sergilediği rahat ve huzurlu tavırlar sosyal medyada gündem oldu.
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the-intercooler.com/library/… Nice read, for all ya gear heads 😇 – at The Hague, The Netherlands
50 years ago I helped drive 3 Lamborghinis from Italy home to London. It turned out to be a journey for the ages. @JeremyClarkson was kind enough to call the article I wrote ‘the best ever drive story’. Today on @theintercoolerx I’m revisiting that unforgettable trip.
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Women will literally go to therapy instead of building a flying car.
Men will literally build a flying car instead of going to therapy
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