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Dutch election: anti-Islam, far-right Geert Wilders set for big win
This one hurt. The fight for the EU, the climate, diversity and the democracy just became harder.
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Dutch election: anti-Islam, far-right Geert Wilders set for big win
This one hurt. The fight for the EU, the climate, diversity and the democracy just became harder.
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How long until I can 3D print a 2D printer?
Long. Printers are pretty complicated machines, because they have to work with a natural product that shrinks, expands, folds, rolls itself up and sticks to other pieces of paper. I once heard a printer engineer explain that they use small puffs of air to lift the paper, but because there's also heat involved in the printing process that the paper sometimes rolls itself up or expands which causes jams etc. And I'm sure there's more going on.
Which isn't to say that HP aren't bastards.
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People also should be able to pay the artist directly and not some billion dollar company who continue to try to squeeze the artists and limit creativeness all in servitude to the almighty dollar (or any other currency)
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If UBI (universal basic income) is ever implemented it will be used to control people.
First of all, if you drink and drive you should lose your licence.
Second, this is one of the many reasons why it's so important that we work hard to protect our democratic values and better the democratic systems that are already in place. Unfortunately an increasing number of people are willing to support leaders who aim to break down those democratic systems and enchroach civil rights.
In a well run democratic system (read: not USA) UBI can be a boon. It may be idealistic to a degree, but well worth striving for.
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Dutch election: anti-Islam, far-right Geert Wilders set for big win
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Sure, but it's the amount of support he got that scares me. There's a lot of support for the right wing in the Netherlands. That means that either a lot of people support those views or are willing to put up with these xenophobic zealots just to make a statement.
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Food firms urge Europe not to ban calling non-meat products ‘sausages’
I couldn't care less what you call them. You can call them vegetable dicks and I would still eat them. It's just a ridiculous waste of resources powered by the meat lobby who have seen a portion of their market share disappear.
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Geert Wilders' victory in Netherlands election spooks Europe
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That's indeed also the case in the Netherlands. The use of gross oversimplification for complex problems, but it gets you votes. Too many people fall for it.
But his rhetoric is crazy. It's filled with racism and hatred and meanwhile he wants to stop funding Ukraine, slash all cultural subsidies, stop climate policies and leave the EU. Idiot.
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Gen Z is choosing not to drive
Quite interesting to see them trying to live without a car in a society where cars are such a necessity. I live in the Netherlands and many of my friends don't have a license or own a car, but over here the infrastructure is build around accessibility for people without a car. For example, I live in a small town and I can hop on my bike and reach 5 supermarkets within 15 minutes. But it's interesting to see people trying out different modes of transportation where it's not so easy.
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What is your "inexpensive" hobby that turned out to be expensive/ you gradually invested lots of money into?
Flight simming. Started out with a cheap joystick. Now I have an expensive one, throttle quadrants, rudder pedals, a vr headset and I've built myself a button box and a flight seat. And I'm now I want a helicopter collective. Oh well..
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Bethesda Is Responding to Negative Reviews of Starfield on Steam
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It also bugs me that Bethesda keeps saying that the game is about exploration and finding new planets, but so far every planet I've visited has some kind of building upon it. Its clear that people have been on this planet before, so why the hell should I explore this planet? At least give me some incentive or a better reward for finding a true empty planet.
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Food firms urge Europe not to ban calling non-meat products ‘sausages’
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Urgently? You get easily confused in the supermarket?
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Best title wins
Filthy little hobbitses indeed
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Cycling isn't legitimate transportation...apparently
That's one of the busiest intersections in Utrecht, especially in the weekend with buses, cyclists, pedestrians and some cars. It's pretty easy to navigate too
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Notes from the Starfield showcase.
Holy shit man. This is some diligent note taking. Thanks
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We should be friends!
Yeah I'm not moving to the us
Come to europe
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amazon prince
Dude is a terrible shaver
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The poop psa absolutely no one asked for
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It also really depends where the tumor is located. If its higher up in the colon, then the blood will be darker. But if it's more to towards the end or the sigmoid it can still be red.
I have IBD and it's located in the sigmoid. My stool can be pretty damn red sometimes
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Ifixit gives fairphone 5 a 10/10 on repairability and maintanence
I have the Fairphone 4 and I've been very happy with it. It's not as fast as the top models, but I have no use for a fast phone and every app I need works perfectly. It's been such a relief knowing I don't have to buy a new phone because the battery or the port died. And I tend to drop my phone regularly, so it's great that I can switch out the screen. I'll definitively buy another Fairphone when the time comes.
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races racing a race
Oh look, it's another left turn
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Even Europe’s far-right firebrands seem to sense Brexit is a disaster
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Probably, but he has dialed his rhetoric down a bit in an effort to seem more reasonable and stay in the talks to form a coalition. But I don't trust it one bit, if he had enough right-wing support, he would still spout the same bullshit. Luckily our democracy is well designed enough that he can't just tear it down, even if he had a majority.