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  • I'm confused now, because I know you from other posts and I respect your knowledge and depth of thought/comments.

    To comment on minor things before answering fully: no, I have not read about WMD. I'll do that now I guess. "bringing freedom" is definitely a non-valid argument indeed, especially if it comes from the US. I do agree with you that the Israel (or the US) have no "moral highground" even if there could be one - especially them actually.

    My comment was mostly about building specifically nuclear bombs. I haven't made claims if it's close to completion or not - just that they are doing it. I'll research what you wrote before answering fully.

  • Why is Iranian's military side, IRGC, enriching uranium then? You're not gonna deny that are you?

    EDIT: Just in case I wanna clarify. I find the egocentric asshole (Trump) as stupid as you probably do. His actions were unplanned, and he only ever pursues his own benefit, and not anyone else's. Whatever he says should be taken with literally 0 weight if one is looking for the truth. But I insist that you cannot wave away that Iran does have a nuclear program. I wish adults would handle the problem, not Trump, but the problem does exist.

  • EDIT: I could be in the wrong, I need to think/evaluate. In any case, I do acknowledge that e.g. Netanyahu is a war criminal, and that Trump is a walking disaster and incompetence. However, I'm still not in the clear with regards to a nuclear program in Iran. There's definitely evidence of the production of enriched uranium. That, in my opinion, and even with "my" current 19 downvotes, is still not something to be waved away. The decision to create and have enriched uranium adds to the problem.

    Original message:

    Well Iran is building nuclear bombs. And its 90 or so million of people are under a dictatorship (though Trump only makes it worse). It's not honest to wave these factors away.

  • The Netherlands is not comparable to Australia. ... Using them as an example makes no sense

    I disagree. I've lived in countries with almost as low population density as Australia, and in the Netherlands of course, and the biggest incompatibility there is between lands is people's assumptions. You can absolutely transfer knowledge and best practices. Yes, lots of land can make "building out" cheaper in the initial stages. But if you notice that costs are rising and comfort goes down comparing to regions of the world that invested heavily in trains (or rarely, cycling infra), you know that cars are not the only option. Like, not throw cars out of the window. But add alternatives, removing pressure from fuel and car lanes. Yes, it works. Yes, it works outside of the Netherlands, too.

    EDIT: by the way, I've visited Australia for a short while, too. I'm speaking from personal pain points and moments of positive amazement here.

  • Hey, I just want to briefly update on that, since you've spent your time writing a response.

    In the end, I've decided I feel that they're in the wrong (ethically and legally). I've declined the payment, they've insisted I should pay. I've continued denying the payment and explained that I'm ready to go to court with that. The back and forth lasted for a few weeks (~3), in the end they've already sent me an email that my case will go to debt collection services. I've declined and explained my point of view yet again, explaining that I'm ready to go to the court with that. At this point, they've withdrawn their request and sent me an email that this invoice has been cancelled.

    So... that's how it ended. :shrug:

    Thanks again for your response! It helped me think about what is right and what is not adhering to the law in the country, and how to proceed.

  • Hey, I just want to briefly update on that, since you've spent your time writing a response.

    In the end, I've decided I feel that they're in the wrong (ethically and legally). I've declined the payment, they've insisted I should pay. I've continued denying the payment and explained that I'm ready to go to court with that. The back and forth lasted for a few weeks (~3), in the end they've already sent me an email that my case will go to debt collection services. I've declined and explained my point of view yet again, explaining that I'm ready to go to the court with that. At this point, they've withdrawn their request and sent me an email that this invoice has been cancelled.

    So... that's how it ended. :shrug:

    Thanks again for your response! It helped me think about what is right and what is not adhering to the law in the country, and how to proceed.

  • Why not simply use Mastodon/lemmy? Unless you feel the need to control the communication and intentionally defederate from other servers, the Fediverse should be fine?

  • Very interesting, thanks for all the info! I'm slowly reading it and processing.

    One remark so far is that Tweakers is actually a for-profit organisation, from what I understand. On their website they say:

    Tweakers bestaat al sinds 1998 en is een commercieel bedrijf.

    ... DPG Media, de eigenaar van Tweakers, verlangt dat we winstgevend zijn. Hoe we dat doen, is echter aan onszelf.

    https://tweakers.net/info/over-tweakers/verdienmodel/

    My current understanding is that they are for-profit, but claim to be (and I believe them) to be independent. E.g. the reviews are unbiased. I need to read more. So far I've only been using their pricewatch functionality and product search, and for tests I've deferred to my paid subscription for German Stiftungwarentest (test.de). Maybe I'll take a good look at tweakers for electronics testing, too.

  • theNetherlands @feddit.nl

    How to contribute to Tweakers' pricewatch?

  • I was trying to understand if I need to read the post in detail, but your comment helped me, thank you.

    I will most certainly not read stuff from a person who judges people by their native language.

  • Are EU operators forced to provide a free roaming to Switzerland tho? I guess that'd be the question.

  • I wish I could subscribe to a post to see new replies here...

  • Agree; at least by default.

    I use duckduckgo as a default search engine, and then google when I want a second second opinion (admittedly usually high-quality). That's one strategy, I guess there could be others.

  • By the way, you really faithfully downvoted all my neighbouring comments - even those where I share a picture of the Netherlands. That's quite the dedication. I guess your car mobility is really important for you? Please keep in mind that I'm not advocating to take this away from you. Even in the city where I live right now, cars are the dominant transport. It's just that those drivers are also happy when their kids return from school safely, by themselves. If that's not "freedom" akin the one mentioned in your nickname, then what is?

  • When I go to visit one of my good mates

    By all means, please do use the car when you go to your good mates! As I'm saying in the other comment below as well, I'm not asking you not to. I'm only saying it would be to your benefit if some part of the traffic would be served by trains or even bike lanes, too. Like, your trip would get faster because of that. Your trip on the car to your friends.

  • Australia is over 200x the size of the Netherlands.

    This part is not really relevant for intra-city or inner-city travel. Yes it means that you should always have car infrastructure. But it does not mean that you should only have car infrastructure in cities. Think about it, isn't it something you'd agree on? Wouldn't it be better for you if there would be less car traffic in the inner city?

    If I was to catch public transport it would take 2.5 hours. If I was to ride a bike

    By all means, please do use the car! I'm not saying you not to. I'm only speaking about alternatives to cars being available. Not cars being banned or any stupid sh*t like that.

  • Same. Funnily, after I've researched the cost (=> supply/demand) graph, I've started using it on my home which is currently on a fixed day/night granularity. I still schedule heavy stuff for a bit after midday or a bit after midnight when possible (and usually it's possible).

  • It's amazing how they can write such an article with no mentions of AI datacenters - the dominant factor for increased electricity and fresh water usage. This data is pretty much on the surface. I've decided to even double-check my sources, and brief googling (or duckduckgo-ing) confirms that the Netherlands has already hosted numerous of them. How did the article not even mention this? Do nos.nl's shareholders have fingers in the AI money bin too, or?..

    • noticed a twitter/X link at the end
    • AI slop and overworked developers (see the other threads in this post)

    Yeah whatever, I'm not going to spend my time to see which bugs exactly they have all over.

  • I love the angle of comparing in numbers!

    I wonder, how do they calculate the population density for Melbourne? Is it what's in EU cities would be defined as the "Metropolitan area" or the "inner-city Urban area"? From this picture I wouldn't actually exclude that they could mean a wider radius, = "the Metropolitan area". This would be somewhat close to Paris then, because Paris is at 698.976 pop / km2. Though still less densely populated, admittedly.

    Honestly, after living in the Netherlands for long enough, also in cities that have only a fraction of Melbourne's density, I'm quite convinced that density is just an excuse pushed so hard by oil and car companies that we've grown to accept it without critical analysis. But it's hard to overcome this thinking, because as minimumchips puts it above, all these calculations feel like hippie/nonsense/unrealistic if you've never actually seen how an alternative can feel like. I especially like that gif specifically - shows it well :)

    By the way, if you want to try and see if videos of the alternatives could corrupt your soul - I highly recommend @NotJustBikes on youtube. For example, his most-popular video about "stroads" (street + road).

  • LibreWolf @lemmy.ml

    How to NOT search using the address bar? (see the picture)

  • theNetherlands @feddit.nl

    Can a company ignore my cancellation email?

  • Fuck Cars @lemmy.world

    Keep these Stupid American Trucks out of Europe

  • Open Source @lemmy.ml

    Chat Control: EU Council vote is a Green Light for Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance and the End of Right to Communicate Anonymously

    www.patrick-breyer.de /en/reality-check-eu-council-chat-control-vote-is-not-a-retreat-but-a-green-light-for-indiscriminate-mass-surveillance-and-the-end-of-right-to-communicate-anonymously/
  • Privacy @lemmy.ml

    Chat Control: EU Council vote is a Green Light for Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance and the End of Right to Communicate Anonymously

    www.patrick-breyer.de /en/reality-check-eu-council-chat-control-vote-is-not-a-retreat-but-a-green-light-for-indiscriminate-mass-surveillance-and-the-end-of-right-to-communicate-anonymously/
  • Privacy @lemmy.ml

    Danish Presidency backs away from 'chat control'

    www.euractiv.com /news/danish-presidency-backs-away-from-chat-control/
  • Mechanical Keyboards @lemmy.ml

    Btyp - a mini PG1316M switch keyboard for use on a smartphone's magsafe backside

  • The Signal messenger and protocol. @lemmy.ml

    signal-desktop + SOCKS5 possibility?

  • Melbourne @aussie.zone

    Question 🙋: best public transport app for Australia or Melbourne?

  • Lemmy Support @lemmy.ml

    Private messaging is not "secure" - can this wording be improved?

  • Open Source @lemmy.ml

    JXL file viewer for Android recommendations?

  • Hardware @lemmy.world

    Monitor arm recommendations? (looking for one with a spring)