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Frederik Debonné
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Are You Sitting Comfortably?

A brief history of the Eames Plastic Side Chair — One day, a man drove a truck halfway across the country and up my driveway to drop off six Eames Plastic Side Chairs. Neatly wrapped, brand new, licensed models by Vitra. Could it get any better? Yes. They were free. Up till then, online raffles and surveys had materialised me…

Eames

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Are You Sitting Comfortably?
Are You Sitting Comfortably?
Eames

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Age of Empathy

·Aug 27

I Trained with Two Terrorists

But I didn’t know it yet. Did they? — 22 March 2016. Ready for an uneventful commute, I turn the key in the ignition. I notice the unusual timing of the news and the hesitation of the newscaster. Explosions at Brussels airport. To an average Belgian like myself, a terrorist attack hadn’t been part of reality since the eighties…

Terrorism

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I Trained with Two Terrorists
I Trained with Two Terrorists
Terrorism

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Dec 4, 2022

Ever Seen a Child (almost) Die?

Lessons from Aikido — After some of the Covid restrictions were eased, we could finally train again, outdoors. Turns out six foot apart is perfect for weapons training. A dry spell in September had made the tree branches brittle. The kid was six and had just started training with us. …

Aikido

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Ever Seen a Child (almost) Die?
Ever Seen a Child (almost) Die?
Aikido

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Nov 29, 2022

My co-worker has a black eye…

on International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women — I had honestly never seen such a huge bruise on a person’s face. It was even worse than in the above photo. In a few days, it changed colour and size so many times. The causes are not for me to speculate. I didn’t know what to do, or if…

Domestic Violence

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My co-worker has a black eye…
My co-worker has a black eye…
Domestic Violence

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Age of Empathy

·Nov 11, 2022

I wonder how Kevin is doing

When a teacher hits you for being poor — trigger warning: child abuse There are some things I need to write off me. Little methane bubbles from whatever rotted on the dark floor of my mind for 30 years. Why does my subconscious do this to me? At fuck you o’clock in the morning no less? One such memory…

Nonfiction

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I wonder how Kevin is doing
I wonder how Kevin is doing
Nonfiction

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Oct 9, 2022

My Night of Raving and Impending Death

Did I seal his fate? — *Places and names withheld* Early 2000’s, coming back from a hardcore rave. Guys in gorilla masks and commie T-shirts drinking something funny from tiny Flügel bottles. 200 BPM interwoven with amen breaks, samples of 80’s soap operas and Schlager. Girls with angel wings. A guy managing to sleep in the…

Rave

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My Night of Raving and Impending Death
My Night of Raving and Impending Death
Rave

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Bootcamp

·Jun 29, 2022

6 bug fixes and UX suggestions for Medium

Most of these issues occur in the Medium app for Android, some also in-browser on a PC. #1 Infinite repetitive scrolling: Occasionally I open the app, look at the “for you” tab and scroll down. The first seven (or so) items reappear ad infinitum. …

UX

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6 bug fixes and UX suggestions for Medium
6 bug fixes and UX suggestions for Medium
UX

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Bootcamp

·Feb 27, 2022

A few UI/UX ideas for Medium

#1 Continuous scrolling If you are an avid reader — and I’m guessing you are since you are a member already — has it ever bothered you that you have to go to your bookmarks, read them one by one and uncheck them? What if after each story you read, it automatically un-bookmarks…

UX

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A few UI/UX ideas for Medium
A few UI/UX ideas for Medium
UX

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Feb 8, 2021

War! What is it good for? Pt. IV: Toys and games

Over the course of history, war is undeniably one of the main drivers of innovation. Countless consumer goods, technologies and medical procedures stem from conflict or its aftermath. In my previous articles, I treated medical science, food and beverages, and fashion. In part IV, we’ll take a look at which…

Board Games

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War! What is it good for? Pt. IV: Toys and games
War! What is it good for? Pt. IV: Toys and games
Board Games

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Dec 25, 2020

Is ayahuasca microdosing effective? Here is what I found.

Microdosing Microdosing is taking small doses of psychedelics such as LSD or psilocybin in a semi-regular schedule, for example one day on, three days off. The small amounts are meant to be barely noticeable so that they do not impair regular daily life. The intent of users may be to increase…

Ayahuasca

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Is ayahuasca microdosing effective? Here is what I found.
Is ayahuasca microdosing effective? Here is what I found.
Ayahuasca

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Frederik Debonné

Frederik Debonné

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B2B marketer turning copywriter. I blog about design, technology, history and personal experiences.

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