Hi everyone! I'm Raf Vantongerloo, Nuclear Engineer and crypto enthusiast from Antwerp, Belgium.

in introduceyourself •  8 years ago  (edited)



My name is Raf Vantongerloo, age 31.

I made the mistake of posting a very lame first post yesterday, because I had absolutely no idea of Steemit conventions. So, much improved, here's my "official" introduction! ;)

I'm an MSc. working at/for nuclear power plants, so you can expect some serious opposition if you're going to post unsubstantiated anti-nuclear propaganda! LOL

Trading (or investing) in Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies is one of my hobbies, and also the reason I discovered Steemit. I used to be very active on Facebook and G+, but the initial excitement has long faded. I guess a lot of you guys and girls feel the same way. Let's try to make Steemit the new exciting place-to-be!

I think the unwritten "rules" are to include FB and G+ links, to verify I do actually exist. Here they are:

https://facebook.com/raf.vantongerloo

https://plus.google.com/+RafVantongerloo

I have also included the "account verification selfie" as you can see. Don't be afraid, I probably live thousands of kilometers away from the dark alley you sometimes have to cross. :P

Some other interests:

Ingress & Pokémon GO (I know...)
Technical Analysis (recent hobby)
Tor & i2p, anonimity, privacy
Anything innovative blockchain/p2p
Android gaming (Nexus 6P here :) )
Kickstarter gadgets (I'm addicted... often disappointed)
Nootropics
My '72 Chevrolet Caprice (5 l, V8 :) )
Last but definately not least: my dog, Igor! He means the world to me.

Hope this wasn't too boring!

Greets,

Raf

#steemit-belgium

My profile: https://steemit.com/@r4fken

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Hi,

Great to have you in the community! I'm pro nuclear power myself; so long as the stations aren't built on or around major fault lines :-)

Cheers
CG

A Very Warm Welcome to STEEMIT!

welcome to the community steemit @ Rafken :)

Very good!! Welcome to steemit

Good to hear I am not the only Belgium around :-). Welcome in this community !

Welcome Raf and a great post,
Greetings from Gent!

Hey, Raf! Nice to have you.
As someone of the younger generation, I grew up to the pro and against nuclear debate. Having been surrounded by both parties I have a fair share of arguments for each side. I'm aware that nuclear energy is cleaner and more efficient than burning coal but people still have not figured out what to do with all the leftover nuclear waste, and therefore I cannot agree with the pro-nuclear ​mindset. I believe humanity should be advanced enough at this point to shift towards renewable energy especially with electric cars spiking in demand.

Again, welcome to #steemit!
Josh

With modern nuclear power plants, they can recycle much of the waste, and new plants are less prone to melt downs. Nuclear power is a good way until renewable mature more

Fair argument. I will take it.

Welcome!...Nice list of interests:)

Hi Raf, great post. Inspired me to write one for myself. Thanks..:)

Hi Raf welcome on Steem. Super double triple 500 verification going strong! Too bad the red devils didn't make it, but on the other hand, you guys still had a change to enjoy some of the matches... Whereas we didn't even participate this year...

Ps. nice phone you got there :) I just bought my GF the One Plus 3 which is also great and superfast...

Ps here is my intro: https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@roelandp/hello-it-s-roeland-i-m-bringing-boypower-to-steem

I didn't do those verification shizzles... Should I?

welcome Mr Raf Vantongerloo

We appreciate the new post..well I do at least:) Welcome a board Happy steeming! https://steemit.com/steem/@arcaneinfo/my-new-voting-power-and-influencing-new-steemers-to-the-community quick vid to help intro the power of steem.

hey guys please heck out my new tutorial i made for mining coins! https://steemit.com/mining/@wolfbro/mining-rigs-and-how-to-build-one