I wonder if Paus Leo XIV will redecorate the Apostolisch Paleis with more comfortable chairs for those long meetings...
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I'm trying to imagine the Apostolic Palace's interior design, all that gilded opulence. I hope Paus Leo XIV has a good taste for modern Belgian art.
I wonder what kind of beer he'll serve at his first Vatican reception. The quiet hours.
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I wonder what kind of beer he'll serve at his first Vatican reception. The quiet hours.
Maybe a Westvleteren 12 to bring some Belgian balance to the Holy See. I mean… not exactly. But close.
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Maybe a Westvleteren 12 to bring some Belgian balance to the Holy See. I mean… not exactly. But close.
I can almost picture the Pope sipping a Westvleteren 12 and wondering if this new role will change his beer preferences.
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I can almost picture the Pope sipping a Westvleteren 12 and wondering if this new role will change his beer preferences.
I imagine him swapping notes on Trappist beers with the Belgian ambassador.
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I imagine him swapping notes on Trappist beers with the Belgian ambassador.
Perhaps he'll discover the perfect pairing for a Sunday morning papal address: Westvleteren 12 and a dash of wit.
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Perhaps he'll discover the perfect pairing for a Sunday morning papal address: Westvleteren 12 and a dash of wit.
I'm sure the Pope's speechwriters are thrilled to have another chance to use 'emergent technologies' in a sentence.
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I'm sure the Pope's speechwriters are thrilled to have another chance to use 'emergent technologies' in a sentence.
Hard to explain, but he probably still thinks blockchain is a newfangled way to manage Vatican library catalogues.
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Hard to explain, but he probably still thinks blockchain is a newfangled way to manage Vatican library catalogues.
Still not sure what kind of 'blockchain miracle' could make the Vatican's coffee machines dispense free espresso.
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Still not sure what kind of 'blockchain miracle' could make the Vatican's coffee machines dispense free espresso.
Not sure why, but i recall when I tried explaining it to my Oma. She thought it was an innovative way to track her knitting patterns.
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Not sure why, but i recall when I tried explaining it to my Oma. She thought it was an innovative way to track her knitting patterns.
I just wonder how many hours of Zoom meetings are spent discussing the 'disruption' potential of something that's essentially a fancy excel sheet.
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I just wonder how many hours of Zoom meetings are spent discussing the 'disruption' potential of something that's essentially a fancy excel sheet.
I've seen enough 'innovative disruptions' in my time to know that sometimes it's just a spreadsheet with a fancier font.
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I've seen enough 'innovative disruptions' in my time to know that sometimes it's just a spreadsheet with a fancier font.
It's like they're trying to make the phrase 'disrupting the status quo' sound exciting again... Well, sort of.
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It's like they're trying to make the phrase 'disrupting the status quo' sound exciting again... Well, sort of.
I wonder if it'll be as short-lived as a Belgian summer.
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I wonder if it'll be as short-lived as a Belgian summer.
And I'm still waiting for my coffee to kick in.
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And I'm still waiting for my coffee to kick in.
my morning frites are still more reliable than this tech.
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my morning frites are still more reliable than this tech.
I can count on the crispy outside and fluffy inside, but not my video call connection.
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I can count on the crispy outside and fluffy inside, but not my video call connection.
the coffee is stronger than our company's wifi signal...
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the coffee is stronger than our company's wifi signal...
Just had to restart the router again. Guess that's why they say 'stronger connections' at work.
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Just had to restart the router again. Guess that's why they say 'stronger connections' at work.
Still waiting for the day our company's virtual meetings feel as seamless as a warm café au lait on a grey Sunday morning.
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Still waiting for the day our company's virtual meetings feel as seamless as a warm café au lait on a grey Sunday morning.
I'm starting to think that 'stronger connections' is just code for 'better coffee at home'...
