I bought the original OnePlus Nord mid 2020 for €336 and I have no plans of replacing it. A €600-700 foldable might convince me, but other than that this phone is way better than what I need.

The only thing I’d do differently is buying a phone from a company that isn’t Chinese.

Nobody’s transportation and time is going to cost less than €0.21 per kilometer, unless you’re riding a bicycle and view that activity as adding value.

For anyone else, it’s a lump sum kind of thing. You’re compensated for transportation, but you still probably want to live relatively close to your workplace because there is nothing to gain from living far away.

I’m sure you can defraud the Dutch tax office but they’ll fuck you over big time, and I’m not aware of any such thing going on.

And are under the impression that what’s going on in the US is going on worldwide. Apple is doing fine worldwide, but isn’t nearly as dominant as in the US.

Isn’t the more likely explanation that they have more to gain from a second Trump term, lowering corporate taxes?

The more they undermine Biden and Ukraine, the likelier it is in their view that Trump makes a comeback.

There’s even a genetic disease specific to Urk. Half of the people who have it are from the the former island and as I understand it the others have their roots there.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Buchem_disease

I’m not a writer, but ai is a fantastic tool to brainstorm ideas. Just never ever trust it.

Where I live (NL) €0,21 per kilometer (untaxed) is typical. Some get a cross country public transit pass which can be used for unlimited private trips or even car which can also be used for private trips, though for cars this is seen as income and taxed. But with tax incentives for EVs it isn’t too bad.

There are also companies that pay something like €600-1500 per month mobility budget (taxed as income if not used, partly tax free is used for transportation options named above or KMs.) This is more typical in higher paying jobs of course.

It’s less typical to see time paid.

Maybe he just confused Kannada for Canada, but of course for that he has to be genuinely confused, and I think Modi being a dumb garbage human being is a much simpler explanation.

Neither should the EU

That’s quite a narrow definition of politics. I’d say anything that humans do that is perceived by others to be part of a social structure that maintains or challenges social norms and power relations is political.

Only if veganism itself becomes something nobody would challenge (like health is better than death, breathing is important) or if you are the last person on earth you can become the first apolitical vegan.

And do what build a hotel on it?

Pampas though. Brazil got this.

He’s here for your lunch and he brought you a snack for later in the day too.

My doctor friend almost lit our shared apartment on fire after lighting a candle near the curtains. The smartest people can do the dumbest shit.

If he hadn’t seen the curtains light up that would for sure have been a house fire.

“I guess I shouldn’t have brought my 50kg tote.”

Ah, damnit. I guess I’ve accidentally gone full right wing there.

They also recently removed the indicator stalks from the facelifted Model 3. For me that would be a reason to get a different car altogether.

What do you mean?

I’ll get a social welfare benefits which won’t be a lot but I can probably make do for a while. I’ll also get a medical insurance benefit which covers roughly 2/3 of my insurance so I’ll have to pay something like €40/month myself. Those benefits will help me pay the €385 max yearly out of pocket for the care I’ll need, and be done with it. That’s not to say being in this situation is great in the Netherlands, but I won’t go into debt and I won’t lose my home (gov’t guarantees mortgage to bank) and I won’t have to continue to pay back my 0% interest student loans.

We’re lucky. But make sure to vote.

Elon Musk has made Tesla part of his personality and is the public face of the company. He’s stupid on many levels, but I don’t think he’s this stupid.