I'm very honoured to be among this year's NWO (Dutch Research Council) Veni research grant recipients, for my proposal "Finding Variables that Matter"!

I cannot quite believe it, but I'm excited to get started on the actual research.

Many congratulations to all of my colleagues who received their Veni grants. Over the last few months, I was lucky enough to get to know them and their research, and I can't wait to see what they do with the funds.

I'm grateful to Delft University of Technology and all my colleagues and trainers for their support and trust. The Veni application process was part of my life for almost a year. Could not have done it without their encouragement and wisdom. Many thanks also to NWO and all reviewers and committee members!

https://www.tudelft.nl/en/2025/tu-delft/record-number-veni-grants-for-leading-tu-delft-researchers

I'm super #grateful for this user who chooses to support me monthly for over 5 years, when there is a "cheaper" option of getting a Lifetime License.

Wow… I’m completely blown away!

My online gallery has officially surpassed 3.7 million visits! That is just crazy — in the best way possible. I’m so excited, so honored, and incredibly grateful.

You all are amazing. Your support, encouragement, and love for art continue to inspire me every single day.

Check out the gallery here: https://wayne-moran.pixels.com/

From the bottom of my heart, thank you.

#grateful : kindly disposed toward one from whom a favor has been received

- French: reconnaissant

- German: dankbar

- Italian: grato

- Portuguese: agradecido

- Spanish: agradecido

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#grateful for Bill Atkinson and #HyperCard

HyperSchool is a HyperCard application for schools to do scheduling, attendance, and grades.

It includes thousands of lines of #HyperTalk code, plus some
C code to interface to a scantron machine and to do simulated annealing
before the user gets old.

1. Dad’s doctor appointment went well today
2. Cats in boxes, the allure is real (see image)
3. Love clicking the New Shows icon on Mixcloud every day.

Apparently it's Faculty Appreciation week. Idk if my students made that up but
they gave me a card with heartwarming notes and also a cake! (That we all ate)
#Grateful #ProfLife

Lazy holiday Monday freezer to table dim sum! Ok not a huge variety but still #grateful for this repast

CW #Food
#FoodPhotography

So kind of my friend and collaborator from Japan - who quickly stepped in and travelled here on less than a weeks notice when his colleague fell ill - to bring some chocoballs (the matcha is really nice!) for the kids and hey some Hokkaido Hidaka kombu (from Costco! he said) for me. Bottle of sake too (not pictured)

#Grateful for thoughtful gifts

#Grateful for Parmesan
(I usually cut into blocks and vacuum seal and freeze - can be used straight from freezer)

Ow my.....
I'm already an emotional wreck. I try to keep thinking positive, to keep focus on the good times that we may still be able to share...
But that little voice in the back of my head keeps telling me that "this may be the last time that...". And I *know* I should not go there... But I'm just so scared of losing her...

And now, slowly, some support is coming in. and every notification brings me to tears... partially sad tears because I know the time is running out... Also, partially happy tears , because people care for me and Arwen. People think we're important enough to get this support... However sad the reasons may be...

I can never thank you with my words. I feel they will always be insufficient... If that makes sense...

But we're at €290/€400 now, and it means that I, hopefully, will be able to bring her back home, after her soul has crossed the bridge...

As I mentioned in the update on GoFundMe, it would be amazing is we could raise enough to also make a start for the costs for the ash-pendant. But... Getting her the private cremation and urn, and taking her home, those will be most pressing, once she's passed... When I've got the ashes, I can save for the ash-pendant to wear her close to my heart forever....

Thanks ever so much for all your support! Arwen and I really appreciate all you do for us...

I'll try to keep sharing all the Arwen pics I can, both here and on Pixelfed. Because she is worth it...

For those that want to make me so some more, the link to the GoFundMe is https://www.gofundme.com/f/AlwaysArwen

#GoFundMe #Grateful #Labrador #DogsOfMastodon #Labradorable

#EyeContact in #Selfie

Not particularly photogenic this dinner and leftovers from earlier in the week cooks - but no less glorious for Sat #Dinner
(Store) Paratha with S. #Indian esque black pepper and heavy on curry leaves spicy chicken liver masala and some hearty comforting spinach lamb #curry
Sated and #grateful for this decadence

CW #Food #Meat

Captured thoughts on March delights in my life, which are there even through all the what's-is exploding around us. https://biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2025/03/march-delights.html

#grateful : kindly disposed toward one from whom a favor has been received

- French: reconnaissant

- German: dankbar

- Italian: grato

- Portuguese: agradecido

- Spanish: agradecido

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Six years ago, I joined a small but ambitious team of fewer than 100 people called Snyk. Today, I’m grateful for the growth, challenges, and amazing people along the way.

Late #Dinner - past 9pm by the time I got home after evening class/teaching but resuscitated and warmed up nicely by this spaghetti arrabiata that partner had cooked up!
#grateful
pic CW #Food sausage (meat)
#ビバ丼