himlion

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by himlion 7y ago
Not true, the Dutch have been on quasi lockdown for the last 4 weeks.
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by himlion 7y ago
Well, I think two waves that stay manageable for the healthcare system is preferable to one wave with people dying without treatment in overcrowded hospitals.
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by himlion 7y ago
I think these kinds of subreddits show the power of reddit. I don't know anywhere else a very specific community like this could get traction so fast.
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by himlion 7y ago
Seconding this. If you live well within your means you can get through almost any crisis.
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by himlion 7y ago
And before this pandemic that was generally considered a virtuous habit. I wonder if that will change when this is all over
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by himlion 7y ago
I've used it as such for extended periods of time during a long working holiday. Not ideal but it worked well enough, and the form factor is very portable indeed. The screen cover keyboard is a must though.
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by himlion 7y ago
Is it not similar to the Renault Twizy? That one starts at €7,350 according to wikipedia.
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by himlion 7y ago
Does prison wallet mean what I think it means?
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by himlion 7y ago
I'm 196cm and airplanes are actually not as bad as fellow tall people always complain. I think I might have relatively short legs for my height.
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by himlion 7y ago
Dutch trains are actually highly punctual, especially when you consider how many people they are transporting.
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by himlion 7y ago
This applies to me as well.
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by himlion 7y ago
That's an interesting thought. I (think I) have aphantasia and I could easily see how you'd be less inclined to hallucinations, intrusive thoughts and the like.
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by himlion 7y ago
Drop is our national licorice candy, and lol means fun (not just as the acronym).
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by himlion 7y ago
Maybe it's vey niche, but I'd like an "avoid traffic lights" setting. On common routes for me you'd often be a lot faster by going 1 minute out of your way to prevent a potential 5 minute wait at a traffic light dur
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by himlion 7y ago
Or no car at all. I live close to the center of a city in the Netherlands with a family. For the rare case I need a car I can grab any of the umpteen pay by the hour rental options, they are available within a 30 meter walk from my front do
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by himlion 7y ago
Really? I live in the Netherlands as well and haven't had to print something in ages. If I have to I'll just go to the library which is right next to the supermarket. I do write the address on envelopes by hand, which I would use
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by himlion 7y ago
That's on purpose. You are not allowed to build outside of the core areas. We do this because we don't want it to end up looking like Belgium.
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by himlion 7y ago
The main reason I wouldn't retire early on a very minimal income is that I think there might be expensive anti-aging treatments on the horizon in the coming 40 years. I would like to be situated to take advantage of those.
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by himlion 7y ago
No, it was a tongue in cheek comment, but the majority of that figure is used for high value cash crops, not for basic necessities.
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by himlion 7y ago
I'm not sure if this is different between the USA and the Netherlands, but for the later almost all of that debt was used for living expenses instead of tuituon. Typically tuition would be 2k a year, so 8k for a 4 year degree obtained
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by himlion 7y ago
The basic necessity of life: "almonds".
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by himlion 7y ago
Agreed, contracting is the way to go if you want decent money.
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by himlion 7y ago
That's stupid. I think when these laws were made wattage was a good proxy for luminosity. It should be updated.
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by himlion 7y ago
I agree it's a nifty system. I think every item is tagged with an RFID chip. Does anyone know he details?
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by himlion 7y ago
I hope XTC gets legalized in the Netherlands as soon as possible. One of the ruling parties (D66) is currently investigating a proposal to do so. We are a very large producer (the largest?) and the stuff is not harmful enough to warrant the
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by himlion 7y ago
Same goes for the Netherlands, it's the number one complaint I hear from expats in Amsterdam.
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by himlion 7y ago
This seems to be the default low cost construction option the world over. I've seen this all over asia as well. I've had a (second) house built that way and it generally works fine (and looks fine with some plaster on it as well).
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by himlion 7y ago
I've taken a sleeper bus in Asia before but with my 6'5 the short beds are highly uncomfortable. I'm a big fan of sleeper trains though.
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by himlion 7y ago
In the framework of this theory that makes pretty good sense.
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by himlion 7y ago
Can you scale that to 10x the spend?

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