combine them for max results

they are the last fantasy series to ignore mobile phones as a fact of reality

really? are you serious? you actually believe this?

try saying something bad about Russia/Russian politics. that should do it.

We had the Royal question and in 1990 the small royal question. That last one I can’t find a lot of information in English, but essentially the king was dethroned for a day because he refused to sign the new abortion law.

edit: quick Deepl translation on the small royal question, or mini-royal crisis

In Belgium, the ‘mini-royal crisis’ refers to the events surrounding King Baudouin’s refusal to give royal assent to the bill to decriminalise abortion.

On 30 March 1990, Baudouin sent two letters to the then Prime Minister Martens in which he stated that, due to moral qualms, he could not bring himself to sign the bill in question. However, he did not wish to obstruct the democratic process and therefore requested, in a second letter, a solution whereby the law could come into force without him having to sign it himself. In that letter, Baudouin himself suggested amending the Constitution, specifically Article 26, paragraph 1, so that the King would no longer be required to sign new laws.

Baudouin’s conscientious objection was rooted in his deeply Catholic faith, compounded by the fact that the royal couple at the time were childless, despite a strong desire to have children.

The solution devised for the ‘mini-royal issue’ is legally controversial. Martens had based his argument on the commentary by ULB professor Jean Stengers in his biography of King Leopold III. According to Martens’s chief of staff, the constitutionalist André Alen, Martens himself was the originator of the idea, namely the combination of elements from two constitutional provisions (the current Articles 90(2) and 93 of the Constitution).

Article 90, paragraph 2, reads:

From the death of the King until the swearing-in of his successor to the throne or of the Regent, the constitutional powers of the King shall be exercised in the name of the Belgian people by the Ministers meeting in Council and under their responsibility.

Article 93 reads:

If the King is unable to reign, the Ministers, having established this inability, shall immediately convene the Houses. The joint session of the Houses shall make provision for guardianship and regency.

Only the second clause of Article 90, paragraph 2, was used, as the King had not died. In the case of Article 93, only the first sentence was used, and thus no provision was made for guardianship and regency.

Baudouin’s letter was read out in the Chamber of Representatives on 3 April 1990, after which the King’s inability to reign was established. Consequently, the Council of Ministers was empowered to ratify the Act. Following ratification by the Council of Ministers, the joint session of the Chamber of Representatives and the Senate voted on 5 April 1990 to establish that the King was once again able to reign.

not with that mindset, no.

there’s alternatives to driving, even for those that are financially struggling. crazy, right?

but when I say the rising fuel costs could be good for other modes of transportation, I get attacked.

eat this, car brained americans!

Useful to who? If you need an LLM to write just a basic e-mail/comment/caption you’re maybe … how do I say this nicely? Not that smart …

If you use an LLM as a search engine, same thing.

If you use an LLM as a psychologist, same damn thing.

And the majority of people are using it for those things. It’s just plain stupidity. I’m not saying there’s no use to AI, but right now it’s being used in a terrible way by people that have no use for it at all.

ooooh koppenberg gonna be wet!

UCI says all riders that ignored the red light for the train should be taken out of the race. that includes pogacar and evenepoel

edit: update from sporza livestream - qualifications are not happening

I admit putting WVA 2nd is a patriotic choice (hell, I’d even put him 1ste but MVDP is something different, plus statistically he wins every even year haha). Pogi podium over Evenepoel is just realistic, really. Remco will have to be very good to top-5.

Rooting for Van Aert, mainly! Looked sharp at the start interviews as well

So, what’s everyone’s guess?

I think Van Der Poel wins, Wout 2nd, Pogi 3rd

WSW winds, 4-5 Bft, could also play a role

Goooood morning on the holiest of holy days!

At this point I just hope it’s buzzwords in the job listing rather than a must for the job. I still have a 12 weeks notice period, so can afford to be picky at the moment. If time runs out, I’ll just have to accept it. Besides, I can still opt to just don’t use it once I land a job. Who says I am obliged to do it?

and “leverage” them, whatever you mean by that

yeah, just to have all copy the same … which sucks.

they’re also looking for a videographer. and, you guessed it:

FART, TURD AND TWAT

I know Belgium when I see it!

oh, yeah, sober still! I know it would be terrible to give in now, given my tendency to fall down the alcohol hole again. For the moment it’s not hard at all, actually, but I often reflect on how badly I would handle the situation if I hadn’t quit drinking.

being Belgian, I have to pass on a lot of good beers, tho, but I need to be able to control myself first before even thinking about an occasional drink.