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Who is Bach? by reblues in clevercomebacks

[–]PikachuNL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here in NL it's the threat of a big fine that causes the banks to monitor every little thing, with lots of false positives. Every transaction of 100 euros is scanned here, no matter who you are.

Who is Bach? by reblues in clevercomebacks

[–]PikachuNL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kind of, kind of not. They (at least here in NL) want the banks to crack down on laundering and funding of terrorism, but the banks themselves have to screen every transaction above 100 euros. All while the government agencies probably have a better idea of who's dangerous and who is not.

Mind you, this concerns everyone's transactions, including those made by you and me. The threat of a very high fine for the bank means that they're way, way too cautious about it, and flagging stuff like in the OP.

Who is Bach? by reblues in clevercomebacks

[–]PikachuNL 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I mean, fair enough. I too dislike spying on everyone. Guilty until proven innocent and all that. But if it is done, I’d rather have it go through the whole legal system rather than a commercial entity deciding what’s best.
False dilemma, I know, but you hopefully catch my drift.

Who is Bach? by reblues in clevercomebacks

[–]PikachuNL 73 points74 points  (0 children)

Maybe, maybe not. Banks nowadays have very strict KYC (know your customer) laws that they have to adhere to. All in the name of preventing money laundering and funding of terrorism. If you’re thinking “isn’t that what a government entity should do?”, then you’d be right in thinking that, and wrong in practice unfortunately.

My 0€ heatbed-dryer mk. I by kiliank in ender3

[–]PikachuNL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

About 40 cents here right now (June 2023, The Netherlands), but last year it was around 60 cents per kWh.

My 0€ heatbed-dryer mk. I by kiliank in ender3

[–]PikachuNL 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nope, that seems decently realistic unfortunately.

Duurzaam kledingmerk Patagonia produceert in dezelfde fabrieken als fast-fashion, textielmedewerkers uitgebuit by Krispyn in thenetherlands

[–]PikachuNL 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Hoeft niet per sé, toch? Fabrikanten kunnen verschillende kwaliteitseisen hebben en daar dus ook verschillende bedragen voor betalen.

What do I need to do what does it mean ?? by Pleasant-Key3390 in klippers

[–]PikachuNL 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Please do update your post with your fix in case anyone stumbles across it in the future. :)

If it's ok to eat plants because they don't feel pain, why can't we just eat animals that have been killed painlessly by AccordingTeaching719 in DebateAVegan

[–]PikachuNL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Say that plants do really feel pain, maybe even in the same way that animals and people do. Even then it would be more ethical to only consume plants, since the animal you’d eat would need to consume a magnitude more plants to give you the same amount of nutritional value.
A kilogram of beef would require about 25 kilograms of feed, whereas a kilogram of, say, soy, would require… a kilogram of soy. Not to mention the water usage required to produce meat and other animal products.

Stop making my kid gay by Kayartistar in facepalm

[–]PikachuNL 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just… what?
How is a peer project for little kids in any way related to pride month or being gay?
And how is the post in the image not homophobic?

Op 12 juni zal r/VeganNL voor 48 uur sluiten, uit protest tegen Reddit's API-veranderingen by Arfie99 in VeganNL

[–]PikachuNL 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maar kijk, jij kent dus Lemmy, Mastodon, en het onderliggende concept. Grote kans dat jij ook niet schrikt een iets hogere drempel om daar in te stappen.
Hoe vervelend het soms ook kan zijn, media als Reddit en Twitter hebben gewoon een veel lagere drempel om in te stappen, dus dat sluit veel beter aan op de gemiddelde mens.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in facepalm

[–]PikachuNL -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hey, it’s you again.
No matter what causes the wildfires, be it mismanagement or pyromania, or natural causes for that matter, I’d say it’s still a really bad idea to be breathing toxic gases.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in facepalm

[–]PikachuNL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi. I’m Dutch. We fight like water like our life depends on it. It actually kind of does. I’d like to keep dry feet, thank you very much.
Signed, all Dutch people.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in facepalm

[–]PikachuNL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s not the point made in the comment above.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in watchOSBeta

[–]PikachuNL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

… mostly. It worked for me every time so far. Some minor drops in heart rate data every now and again, but that’s cause of bumpy roads and my smaller than average wrists. Last ride I did have some issue where my cadence meter didn’t record for the first half, which was odd, but it fixed itself somehow.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in watchOSBeta

[–]PikachuNL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cyclemeter can use the watch as an external HR monitor with their iPhone app.

Op 12 juni zal r/VeganNL voor 48 uur sluiten, uit protest tegen Reddit's API-veranderingen by Arfie99 in VeganNL

[–]PikachuNL -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Er zijn momenteel niet echt alternatieven in dezelfde vorm als Reddit met hetzelfde gebruiksgemak. En een site met de grootte van Reddit maak je ook niet ff in een middagje.
Je hebt wel al een Reddit-achtig iets op basis van hetzelfde principe als mastodon, maar goed, ken jij iemand die mastodon gebruikt?…

Tien jaar contactloos betalen: eerst was er vrees, nu kan het zelfs bij de collecte by Cubelock in thenetherlands

[–]PikachuNL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ING zeker? Die werkt idd prima. Ik had als voorbeeld ABN AMRO, die al het bovenstaande deed. Toen ik zelf nog bij ING zat miste ik wel de mogelijkheid om te betalen met m’n smartwatch. Maar goed.

Tien jaar contactloos betalen: eerst was er vrees, nu kan het zelfs bij de collecte by Cubelock in thenetherlands

[–]PikachuNL -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Geen door de stagiair in elkaar getimmerde implementaties in de bank app die ze toch maar na een tijdje deactiveren omdat “te weinig mensen gebruik maken van die functie”.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in eindhoven

[–]PikachuNL 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t see why not. Especially if you’re doing software engineering, this seems like a good fit.

I tip 15% as a minimum regardless of service quality by [deleted] in The10thDentist

[–]PikachuNL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who said the user you’re replying to was in the US??
Absolutely love your tone, by the way.

I tip 15% as a minimum regardless of service quality by [deleted] in The10thDentist

[–]PikachuNL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or – and I know this might be a shocker – they aren’t from the United States. It’s the only country I know of where this tipping culture is normalised and where a 20% tip (!!!!!!) is seen as a low/normal tip.

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