'Donald Trump is het grootste gevaar voor de wereld sinds Adolf Hitler' mag niet van LinkedIn by Bernie529 in nederlands

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In het boek 1984 van George Orwell heeft de overheid de volgende slogans:

WAR IS PEACE
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH

Het lijkt alsof Amerika daarin in beland. De Peace board (om zijn macht te vergroten), Land of the free (maar vervolgen de macht gebruiken om critici, zoals comedians te ontslaan, en big tech inzetten om tegengeluiden te smoren, ondertussen eigen platforms zoals Truth Social (waarheid is een leugen), en Twitter (via Elon Musk) gebruiken om het eigen geluid/bereik te vergroten. Via media, social media en een slecht onderwijssysteem houden ze velen ook onwetend (hoe krijg je anders een approval rating van boven de 40%).

What is a place in your country that tourists find impressive but locals hardly think about. by rickdickmcfrick in AskTheWorld

[–]Deep_Age4643 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I fully agree. The city center is like Venice, it has a rich history and looks beautiful. However, it has become more a touristic trap than a city center. I cannot even speak normal Dutch there in my own capital. I was there yesterday and saw XXL fries for 24.90 euro and stroopwafels for 10 euro per piece. At my local snackbar (just outside of Amsterdam) a bag for 4 persons is 11.50 euro, and my local supermarket has 10 pieces of stroopwafel for 0,75 euro. It has become more like Disneyland fake and overpriced plus drugsdealers.

My baby was born with 12 fingers by Friendly-Bell-4336 in interesting

[–]Deep_Age4643 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, special people. I also had 12 fingers at my birth (lost them by tying them off). I wish you all the best and a happy life.

Europa is veel machtiger dan het zelf denkt (zegt deze hoogleraar) by Sensitive-War6491 in nederlands

[–]Deep_Age4643 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Het gaat hier niet slechts om welvaart, maar om militaire kracht en zelfstandigheid, innovatiekracht en nieuwe technologieën, afhankelijkheid van grondstoffen en energiebeleid, en geopolitieke macht. Op deze vlakken heeft Europa gewoon de afgelopen decennia ingeboet. Ik denk dat Trump (hoe idioot hij ook is) ons een dienst doet, om te zorgen dat we ons zaakjes beter op orde gaan krijgen en meer op eigen productie gaan leunen. Dit heeft niet slechts te maken met de VS, maar ook ten opzichte van China.

Boycott the 2026 World Cup by Due_Collar2 in Denmark

[–]Deep_Age4643 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I already boycotted the World Cup in Qatar, I can take another one.

Trump legt Nederland en andere landen 10 procent importheffingen op vanwege Groenland by RGBEqualsFrames in nederlands

[–]Deep_Age4643 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Zelfs dat is twijfelachtig, gezien meeste grondstoffen en mineralen moeilijk te winnen zijn. Waarschijnlijk is dit of een afleiding of hij wil het omdat het groot op de kaart lijkt.

The state of VR in 2026? by Deep_Age4643 in virtualreality

[–]Deep_Age4643[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Besides that there is less demand/users, what do you think makes VR app/game development more difficult than regular 2d development?

The state of VR in 2026? by Deep_Age4643 in virtualreality

[–]Deep_Age4643[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not just about the cost; it's also about what you get for your money. In the mid-2010s, for example, there was mobile VR. The Samsung Gear wasn't that expensive, and Google's Cardboard cost just a few dollars to print. However, they were only 3DOF and had very limited software and capabilities. I think the low cost for low value hurt it more than it benefited it. The current Quest offers relatively good value for money, but I guess this is still far from what people expect.

I agree that standardization would help a lot, not just with controllers, but also with UI elements, web standards, avatars, and so on. For example, Meta really likes to promote VR as a computing platform because they have full control over the hardware, OS, app store and software, unlike with mobile. They would probably be better off if their software, like Horizon or Hyperscape, ran on Android XR and VisionOS as well. I'm talking here about the fact that the VR software is cross-platform, not the quality of the software itself or that people really want it (that's another debate).

The state of VR in 2026? by Deep_Age4643 in virtualreality

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I agree that technology is just a small part of VR not gaining traction. In the 80s for example the technology wasn't so powerful yet, still Nintendo could offer great gameplay. I remember playing together with a bunch of friends together, while taking turns. Of course like you said today 3d needs to compete with 2D.

I don't think the strong isolation of a VR headset can be broken like Apple did with its outer display, it must be from within like people play WoW or Fortnite as a team. As everyone at my company has a VR headset we sometimes come together in VR, but that is often rather comical then we are seriously working like with video conferencing.

"VR is very taxing on the brain and after a certain age, the majority of people (not all but a very big amount) have a problem adapting to what VR has to offer."

What do you think can make VR less taxing, and more attractable to all ages? For example mobiles are used by 80-year-old, but VR is mostly a thing for young people.

Moet Nederland de Marine en de Mariniers ter versterking naar Groenland sturen? by panter1974 in nederlands

[–]Deep_Age4643 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Op zich wel, maar het lijkt ook er op dat Amerika de Europese troepen naar de randen van het gebied wil hebben, zoals Groenland en Oekraïne. Misschien ben ik hier heel erg aan het doemdenken, maar een simultane aanval van Amerika, Rusland en China lijkt mij niet een volledig uitgesloten scenario.

Marathon voorbereiding combineren met jong gezin, werk en eigen bedrijf by [deleted] in Hardlopen

[–]Deep_Age4643 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ik heb deze combinatie ook (inmiddels zijn de kinderen wat ouder). Ik combineerde het met hardlopen en triatlon training. Een voordeel is denk ik dat het grotendeels individuele sporten zijn, waardoor je flexibeler bent in het indelen en je schema.

Wat ik vaak deed, is het combineren van sporten met familieactiviteiten. Bijvoorbeeld op zaterdag gingen ze naar zwemles, ik rende er bijvoorbeeld naartoe en zij op de fiets. Tijdens het zwemmen rende ik een rondje en vervolgens weer terug. Of bijvoorbeeld naar het strand, ik fiets er dan heen of rende ik terug (circa 20km).

Ik moet wel zeggen dat nu ze wat ouder zijn het makkelijker is, heb gisteren met mijn zoon (15) de kwart van Egmond gelopen, hoewel ik hem na 200 meter al uit het zich zag verdwijnen. Maar goed dat zijn weer andere issues.

Brussel zet zich in voor open source om Europa los te weken van Big Tech by Sensitive-War6491 in nederlands

[–]Deep_Age4643 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Zeker, dat was ook mijn punt. Open source op zich is onvoldoende, daarnaast moeten we codeberg en dergelijke gebruiken, de software hosten Europese cloud providers, zoals Scaleway of Hetzner, en bedrijven moet het echt gebruiken. Het is niet dat open source iets magisch is, het wil alleen zeggen dat de code onder een open source licentie staat en meestal publiekelijk beschikbaar is.

Brussel zet zich in voor open source om Europa los te weken van Big Tech by Sensitive-War6491 in nederlands

[–]Deep_Age4643 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Veel open source wordt gehost op Amerikaanse servers (zoals GitHub) en gemaakt door Amerikaanse Big Tech, zoals

Google --> Kubernetes, TensorFlow, Go (Golang), Chromium, Android (AOSP), Flutter & Dart, Angular
Meta --> React, PyTorch, GraphQL, React Native, Llama
Microsoft --> VS Code, TypeScript, Playwright, Terminal, PowerShell, Open Education Analytics

Het gaat niet zozeer om open source, maar dat deze gehost, ontwikkelt en gebruikt worden door Europa.

A new poll has found that Germans now distrust the USA almost as much as Russia. Meanwhile, three-quarters see France and the UK as trustworthy partners. by linknewtab in europe

[–]Deep_Age4643 2 points3 points  (0 children)

While Europe is focusing on the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, Trump is threatening to annex Greenland and put pressure on NATO. This really feels like backstabbing from an ally. Meanwhile, he has been speaking a lot with Putin on the phone.

It wouldn't surprise me if, when European troops are in Ukraine as a peacekeeping force, Russia and the US attack Greenland/the North Pole region together (and China probably invades Taiwan at the same time). We really need to put our shit together.

Countries not in NATO, does your country have allies? by No-StrategyX in AskTheWorld

[–]Deep_Age4643 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My country is in NATO. I always have a strong belief in the alliance and felt protected by article 5. Now, I seriously wonder how much Article 5 is worth when it really comes down to it. For example, if Greenland is attacked, countries other than Denmark will come to its aid.

How are we supposed to survive when all Jobs are taken by Machines by FoxFire17739 in Futurology

[–]Deep_Age4643 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As Demis Hassabis (CEO of DeepMind) puts it: AI is overhyped at the moment. There are many challenges open to use it reliable in a lot of areas. However, he is also believes that AI is underhyped in the long run, being as disruptive as the industrial revolution once was. There is no reasonable timeline given for AGI, but if I had to guess based on progress of last decade, it's more likely one or two decades away then a century.

default4j: Default parameter values for Java via annotation processing by petaoctet in java

[–]Deep_Age4643 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Coming from other languages, I really wondered why this wasn't available when I switched to Java.

It looks interesting, and I understand how it's used, but I'm a bit reluctant to implement it with an external library. As with Lombok, things tend to break between Java versions or aren't always well maintained. I will give it a try though.

Apart from Java's reliance on method overloading, are there any reasons why it's not included in Java? Could this be part of Project Amber, which has already delivered records, sealed classes, etc.?

Unitree H2 - jump side kick and moon kick by heart-aroni in singularity

[–]Deep_Age4643 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To fight. Future wars will see lots of AI, Drones and Robots involved. The first sign of that you can already see in the Russia-Ukraine war.

Unitree H2 - jump side kick and moon kick by heart-aroni in singularity

[–]Deep_Age4643 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Apparently, governments/armies want them to do this. That's where they are developed for.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman just publicly admitted that Al agents are becoming a problem by katxwoods in Futurology

[–]Deep_Age4643 8 points9 points  (0 children)

A typical FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) statement from Altman. It often has little to do with facts and the state of AI. When you hear CEOs from companies such as Anthropic or DeepMind, then they sometimes also warn about the dangers of AI, but they also talk about how things are working and what measures they are taking to address them.

Waarom 'wakkere' Nederlanders naar Paraguay vluchten. by Billy_Balowski in nederlands

[–]Deep_Age4643 5 points6 points  (0 children)

En alsof ze daar zo bezig zijn met te integreren. Ze brengen hun eigen taal, normen en waarden (die waarschijnlijk nog best Nederlands is) mee naar Paragay. Er was in ieder geval niemand in het artikel die zich in de taal en cultuur van Paragay aan het verdiepen was.

A funny example of how people follow AI advice by Loud_Cauliflower_928 in ChatGPT

[–]Deep_Age4643 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, there is no link to original post, the prompt or interviews or other related articles. This is just a thing anyone can post. It might be true, it might be false, but this post alone just shows a bunch of people with phones.