Software/IT
Our most popular programming language, by far.
What is python?
Indeed. Python, created by guido van rossum, remains our most popular language because of how simple it is and how much it allows you to make terrible mistakes
This address appears on letters and parcels addressed to our dear chair holder. And the rest of the group I suppose.
What is Droevendaalsesteeg 1 6708PB Wageningen?
I can barely remember my own postal code so I am impressed if someone remembers this one.
A popular Dutch snack that is best enjoyed bought as a pack of 12 in your local supermarket and by NOT putting it on top of a hot cup of coffee
What are Stroopwafels?
I have very strong opinions about this
The name of the server that runs most of our websites, not counting the ones on leunissen
What is Thornton?
Our primary docker box, running 93 docker containers as I am writing this extra bit of text, for better or worse
An ad-hoc meeting room named after a nautical programmer
What is Hopper?
Grace Hopper. A rear admiral of the united states navy who pioneered software engineering with the FLOW-MATIC programming language, which COBOL was based off of
A German word for something you do to keep the air in your house fresh, even during winter
Was ist stoßlüften?
I spent about an hour trying to figure out whether this is common between germany, austria and switzerland. I am still not sure
The name of the service that causes logging into the servers to take so long
What is Lustre?
Yes, lustre. We're not totally at fault for it being full all the time, but we are not innocent either.
A service commonly used to pay your Dutch friends after you split the 12 euro bill
What is Tikkie?
Yes, the ever popular Tikkie. Though there are stories of people sending a tikkie for 50c to cover the cost of drinking coffee at one's home, I assure you that is not a common thing at all
The oldest server we currently have online and can be connected to
What is Myers?
Yes, myers! You perhaps thought this was decomissioned last year, but it is still accessible and doing its very best to not burn the datacenter down
The year 2000
When did the WUR website first go online?
At least as far as I know, using archive.com.
Also the year of the y2k bug. Coincidence?
A sport popular in Friesland involving hitting a ball with your hands towards the opposing team
Wat wie Keatsen?
Kaatsen is indeed played by hitting the ball with your hands, which can be quite fast and apparently painful. Back in friesland I would somwhat regularly encounter people with bruises because of an unlucky ball hitting them somewhere
Our second most popular programming language (not including html, js, css)
What is Java?
Our favorite class-oriented business-level enterprise bytecode-compiled statically typed programming language
The highly memorable phrase that appears front and center on the WUR website "about us" page
What is the phrase "To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life"?
We all know this by heart, right?
This device is commonly misappropriated during christmas by the Dutch, or at least my family, to cook meat and vegetables
What is a raclette grill? / What is a gourmetstel?
I don't know if there are other people here that do the same thing, but my family sure does.