DJ St Dic still deeply mised

Posted on 2024-09-15 by Princess

In the late nineties I went to study at the VUB in Brussels, it was also the time I got into partying to house music and into DJ’ing. At that time Pascal Saint Dic aka DJ St Dic was resident DJ at Fuse club in Brussels at the first floor playing house music. Scalle as he was know to his friends was an inspired me to dance my ass of and to play amazing music, no matter what genre. He sadly took his own life in 2006 and is still dearly missed by all those who knew him. I can’t say I knew him well, I only spoke to him a few times, he studied at VUB and worked as a barman at Kultuur Kaffee, the on campus bar and my favorite hangout. But I can say I still miss you, great DJ, great human.

Fusion festival (Reblog of Princess)

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When I was still living in Europe had been hearing so many good things about Fusion festival, next time I am there (with my family this time) I really need to slot it into our calendar: https://the-counterforce.org/fusion-festival-xxv-scene-report/ #FusionFestival #Europe #music #festivals #anarchist #antifa #Lärz #Germany #Berlin #Hamburg

Connect with Princess on the Fediverse | Mastodon

Posted on 2024-09-15 by Princess

I have updated my profile on zonk.be and am connected to the fediverse. If you are on Mastodon, follow me as @dimi@zonk.be or go to zonk.be/author/dimi/

Skull and bones with anarchy symbols on both sides

Website traffic spikes : spam or ?

Posted on 2024-09-15 by Princess

In the Jetpack app on my phone, which keeps track of my WordPress sites, I keep getting these messages about this blog (zonk.be) getting lots of traffic: about 50 hourly views (which is a lot since I might get one visitor a day):

If you’ve ever managed a WordPress blog you’ll know spam is a huge issue. Even if you hardly get regular visitors those spambots will find your site and if you have comments enabled will pummel you.

It just seems weird that spambots would generate so many hits on the same page or all visit at the same time. So I’m unsure what the unusual traffic is about. It all seems to f be going to the archives page.

Anyone else experiencing this and figured out what it could be?

Terminology: How to Refer to a Trans* Person

Posted on 2024-02-14 by Princess

It can be confusing on what terms to use, how to use them, and in what context are they are appropriate. Each person often comes up with their own …
Terminology: How to Refer to a Trans* Person

dimipiraat on Twitter/X is not me!

Posted on 2023-10-25 by Princess

I deleted my Twitter account (now X) a while ago and I heeded the warnings that someone might take my username (dimipiraat). I just found out that has happened, so contrary to most places on the internet the user dimipiraat on Twix is not me!

Losing 2FA access

Posted on 2023-10-25 by Princess

Two factor authentication is great and very necessary, I enable it in most places where it is available.
The one downside is that when you lose access to your phone you need to reset 2FA in a lot of places. And obviously the backup codes also always seem to get lost.
BTW: This is a message to Matthew who I hope can help met get access again to my Matrix Mastodon account that I have access to this domain and the e-mail I sent him wasn’t spoofed! 😉

Following my dreams

Posted on 2023-10-23 by Princess

What are you most proud of in your life?

First time answering one of these prompts. What I’m most proud of in my life is that I’ve been doing exactly what I dreamed, imagined, wanted do. The most recent example is sailing across an ocean (check svtropicaldawn.blog for more on that), which has been a dream since I was a teenager.

Sailing from Cape Town to Brazil has been the culmination of a process of imagination started about ten years ago when I decided to first visit and then move to South Africa. And that was set in motion by the imagination of living somewhere else then Belgium where I was born and grew up.

I know I have been extremely privileged to be able to realise these dreams, I definitely do not want to suggest that it’s easy to just follow your dreams. But I know a lot of people actually could do it, if they let go of the fear, if that voice (inside or outside your head) telling you it’s not possible.

Message of support for Palestine from Beursschouwburg

Posted on 2023-10-21 by Princess

We stand in solidarity with the Palestinian
people

In these grim times of grief, we come together to find strategies for coping, for uniting, and for raising our voices in enduring struggles towards liberation.

It’s hard to find words these days. Still, we try.

An art organization does not exist in isolation, but is intricately connected to the world it inhabits. In recent days, we have been deeply troubled as we’ve witnessed the specter of death, the shattering of lives, and the devastation affecting Israeli and Palestinian lives.

The unfolding violence in and around Gaza represents a clear violation of international law, a stark affront to our shared humanity. Countless civilians, including children, are being displaced and subjected to relentless bombardment. In this solemn moment, we stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people, who are being ignored on the international stage.

As an art organization we serve as a hub for reflection, engagement, and the sharing of knowledge and stories. That’s why we wish to share these links with you, so you can join us in making a gesture of solidarity.

In these grim times of grief, we come together to find strategies for coping, for uniting, and for raising our voices in enduring struggles towards liberation.

Join us at the manifestation on Sunday 22 October leaving from Schuman (Brussels, Belgium) at 14:00.