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- on LGBT tolerance slumps in the Netherlands as debate turns vicious in c/europe@feddit.org · 3d ago
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on LGBT tolerance slumps in the Netherlands as debate turns vicious in c/europe@feddit.org · 3d ago
However, the last left-wing cabinet in the Netherlands was in 1973, and the last cabinet with significant left wing participation ended in 2002. So 24 years of center/right coalition. Seems people have to be pretty much brainwashed to believe some left wing party is the cause of their suffering.
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on OpenPrinter update - On the Road to Launch in c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk · 5d ago
The website mentions a4, a3 and letter
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on Far-right leader Wilders calls for “Nexit” and U.S.-style ICE for mass deportation in c/europe@feddit.org · 6d ago
No need to put this guy in the spotlight: a populist who has been at it for over 20 years and doesn’t have the skills to put his words into action.
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on It is time to build the United States of Europe in c/europe@feddit.org · 15 Sep 2026
I agree that it’s needed in this day and age, when we are faced with dictators.
However more centralized powers have historically led to war within Europe. Think about World war I and II, the Balkan wars, the Prussian wars, Napoleonic wars, the Seven years war, war of the Spanish succession and so on. This is the reason the EU is set up the way it is, all countries can influence decisions and there’s no dominant power overruling others. So it’s a bit of a double edged sword. Centralization helps to suppress cultural differences but doesn’t solve them.
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on European Union forces strict exploit reporting under new law in c/europe@feddit.org · 14 Sep 2026
A little more than just exploit reporting… the law requires products to be secure by design.
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on Stop the tracking circus. Kill the cookie banner! in c/privacy@lemmy.ml · 10 Sep 2026
More accurately, there has never been a EU law that forced people to create cookie banners.
The EU law required websites to have the users’ consent to use personal data and tracking. The law never even mentioned the word “banner” but this is what the industry chose as a solution.
Furthermore consent is not needed for functional cookies. So all websites that enforce cookie banners upon users do really use tracking/data sharing or their partners (such as Google Analytics) do.
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on What are some examples of great European programming languages? in c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk · 8 Sep 2026
Python was created by a Dutch programmer.
Pascal was created by a Swiss programmer.
C# and Typescript were created by a Danish software architect, working for Microsoft.
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on Cyber Resilience Act: EU Commission provides more clarity for open source in c/europe@feddit.org · 4 Sep 2026
Very surprising how little people talk about CRA when it basically covers every digital product we use in our daily lives and the software that goes with it.
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on Europe facing housing affordability crisis, continental study of more than 22 million property listings suggests in c/europe@feddit.org · 3 Sep 2026
Unfortunately that’s not an exception anymore. In many places it is worse. For instance, the same flat in Amsterdam would cost around 1400 euro per month.
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on Rome declares a security ‘red zone’ around the Colosseum to protect tourists amid violent crime incidents | CNN in c/europe@feddit.org · 3 Sep 2026
It has declined over the years but after Covid, crime levels slowly increased again year on year. Crime levels are higher than e.g. Amsterdam, Paris or Berlin.
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on Two police officers injured after fatal shooting in Dutch village in c/europe@feddit.org · 2 Sep 2026
I couldn’t find statistics to back up your claim.
Based on what I can find, crime rates have actually dropped significantly since the start of the century (2000: 90 crimes per 1000 residents, 2025: 45 crimes per 1000 residents).
Drug related offences in The Netherlands are three times as low compared to Germany, and five times as low as France per 100k residents.
Homicide rate has dropped significantly for all three countries. In 2023, the homicide rate in The Netherlands was 0.3 per 100k residents, while Germany scored 0.5 and France had the most with 0.8 residents per 100k residents. Just for comparison, the US has 5.8 homicides per 100k people.
This particular shooting is linked to the famous criminal Bolle Jos, who is hiding in Africa and is very much on the radar of the Dutch investigation and intervention unit.
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on Spotify Execs Bet People Will Pay for AI-Generated Music in c/technology@lemmy.world · 8 Aug 2026
You don’t need bandwidth to switch streaming services and import your old playlists though. For example a streaming service like Tidal tags all AI music and does not monetize AI generated music.
And if you weant the music straight on your phone, something like Opus 128 kbps is already considered high quality (we have come a long way since mp3). Let’s say your cousin has 20 000 songs. That’s about 60 GB in that form, which fits on most mid grade/flagship phones.
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on Spotify Execs Bet People Will Pay for AI-Generated Music in c/technology@lemmy.world · 7 Aug 2026
It’s not super hard to leave Spotify if you are willing to invest some effort.
Use Exportify (free service) to download his playlists from Spotify as csv files. Or use something like Soundizz (paid) to directly convert between platforms.
You can parse the csv files and use something like Soulseek to create an offline library. Compress to aac or opus so you can take thousands of songs with you on your phone, or use your own casting service on a raspberry pi.
Seems like something is missing in this explanation though. If people don’t blame left wing, and are just voting right to find a solution to their problems, then why is LGBT support plummeting (topic or this article)? There is no relationship between LGBT rights and the housing shortage.