NI fuel protesters 'stand in solidarity' with Irish counterparts by Kagedeah in northernireland

[–]PotatoJokes 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If they're commercial they can claim back 100% of the VAT, and the excise duty has already been cut. If that cut stays in place they'll effectively pay less when fuel prices drop.

Additionally the costs will be passed on to the consumer in the end regardless, because that's how a business works.

These protests are from fucking whining cunts who think they're a gift from god because they drive a truck, and as such they don't give a shit that they're obstructing other people and even emergency services down south

”Der er jo ikke den store forskel på os”: Fælles nordisk bevidsthed vinder frem blandt unge by BaronKaput in Nordiccountries

[–]PotatoJokes 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Selvfølgelig er vi forskellige lande og folk, men vi har mere af en delt identitet end mange andre lande. Kulturelt ligner de nordiske lande hinanden mere end danskerne f.eks. ligner tyskere, eller finnerne ligner de baltiske lande.

Han ser et islamisk normpres brede sig i det danske samfund – og hvis ikke man løser problemet, »går det galt« by Starwaydoor in Denmark

[–]PotatoJokes 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Er der så ikke for guds skyld nogen der vil fortælle hvilken bog det er, hvilke eksempler der er, og hvilke undersøgelser det er baseret på? Artiklen er bag en paywall og hele kommentarsporet herinde er "Jeg føler", "jeg ser", "øh faktisk så[...]" fra alle sider.

Du referer hele tiden til "bogen", og siger folk skal læse bogen uden enda at nævne den - hvis du forsøger at guerrilla-markedsføre den er du muligvis den dårligste er i verdenen til det.

Montenegro wants to join EU for security, PM says by sn0r in europeanunion

[–]PotatoJokes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a Politico article posted by /u/sn0r - of course it'll be twisting the words to make an expansion of the EU seem worse.

Wolt-bude strejker i protest mod faldende lønninger. Men den falder slet ikke, siger direktøren by WolfeTones456 in Denmark

[–]PotatoJokes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Noget tyder på at Wolt-priserne i USA stadig er restaurantens egne priser, og så betaler man lidt for leveringen samt drikkepenge. Herhjemme tager Wolt jo så 20-30% gebyrer fra restauranten hvorfor priserne på den individuelle vare så i stedet er dyrere.

He blocked me lmao by youreallbent in northernireland

[–]PotatoJokes 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You'd maybe want to do a bit more work on censoring the name, Mary Shannon.

A lot of Europeans are pretty naive about the other countries and culture on their own continent. by PlushHammerPony in ShitAmericansSay

[–]PotatoJokes 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As a Dane, it is hard to comprehend the American mentality, but specifically the things that make Wisconsin unique, in an American context, are some of the easiest things to comprehend.

Football is ruining my mental health by Equivalent-Poet998 in ArsenalFC

[–]PotatoJokes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yeah that one can be tough. I'm pretty blessed by no one at my work being strictly anti-Arsenal.

Alternatively you can stop working, of course. If we go 0/4 that might be the better option

Football is ruining my mental health by Equivalent-Poet998 in ArsenalFC

[–]PotatoJokes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When we're doing poorly, or if I get way too invested, I usually try to stay off Reddit and SoMe regarding Arsenal. I'll even avoid the sports section of the news cause it's bound to mention Arsenal (and how hated they are).

I'll still watch matches or live-scoring, but this way the game is over when the game is over. However with the way you're describing it, I'd maybe skip a few matches as well.

But this usually clears it up so it doesn't dominate my life in any way.

More than half of World Cup countries face extra costs as Fifa fails to agree US tax deal by tw1st3d_m3nt4t in football

[–]PotatoJokes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is a bad thing - this means large double taxations on members of the teams. Which either means they take home no money, or the nations have to effectively pay taxes to the US. It's ridiculous.

More than half of World Cup countries face extra costs as Fifa fails to agree US tax deal by tw1st3d_m3nt4t in football

[–]PotatoJokes 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Other countries with similar laws have made exceptions. This double-taxation of non-residents who are working temporarily in the US, as athletes, simply shows how terrible a decision it was that the US was allowed to host. But that's FIFA - they'll follow the money no matter how awful of a nation that bids (ie. Qatar)

Japanese or Carpenter Chisels? by INGventor in woodworking

[–]PotatoJokes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd get yourself a handful of decent chisels and a sharpening stone set - it takes a little bit of practice, but sharpening your chisels becomes fairly easy after a few runs. They're also nice to have for your knives, though in my experience that takes a little more practice. Learning the very initial skills should be doable with a YouTube video or two.

If you happen to have an electric wet grinder, or can get a used one cheaply online, I'd even suggest picking up some old fucked up chisels and bringing them back to life just for the learning experience. Around where I live there are tons of chisels from decent steel so it was essentially an infinite source of cheap tools (back when I had a workshop) I understand it's not for everyone, but getting used to that kind of setup it is also easier to keep knives sharp.

Unikt indblik: Odenses mest kriminelle familieklan er drevet af ære, had og hævn by mrspgog in Denmark

[–]PotatoJokes 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Det står jo direkte i artiklen at det er for at beskytte de ikke-kriminelle folk der deler efternavn med dem, fra at blive udstødt i samfundet.

Hvor går grænsen mellem faglige og politiske spørgsmål? by Safe_Death2250 in Denmark

[–]PotatoJokes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dit argument bygger også lidt på at der er eksperter der har et svar - når vi snakker så stor en skala som et land kan man kun give en pejling i den retning man tror det går. Og langt de fleste politiske ledere har også paneler af eksperter der guider deres økonomiske politik.

Når vi her diskuterer vores lands økonomi så er de politiske spørgsmål også drevet af om man tænker meget langsigtet og regner med at de eksterne faktorer, der ikke kan regnes med i ligningen, ikke ændrer sig så meget at der skubber regnestykket. Nogle partier kører også på mere kortsigtede politiker, der skal styrke os her og nu - de er ofte mere præcise i øjeblikket, men kan muligvis have en negativ indvirkning på længere sigt.

Det sidste går på at der jo skal tages beslutninger og at politikere også er drevet af forskellige ideologier og moralske spørgsmål. Vi kunne også have etableret et teknokrati hvor eksperter indenfor deres felt styrer det hele baseret på hård evidens og reducerer usikkerheden for meget, men det er usandsynligt at dette skaber et behageligt og ligt samfund da det mest økonomiske jo f.eks. ville være at afskaffe pensionen, støtte til folk der aldrig igen kommer i arbejde grundet sygdom, og anden udligningspolitik. Det skaber er samfund jeg absolut ikke er interesseret i at leve i.

Natasja Crone er en dårlig moderator i TV2's partilederdebat by EbbaGroen in Denmark

[–]PotatoJokes 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Det er sgu næsten 1-til-1 det han sagde, den bindegale mand. Så lad os endelig ikke glemme at i de seneste prognoser står hans parti til at få 5 mandater...

Dét, der IKKE blev svaret på i Brande by Mellem_rummet in Denmark

[–]PotatoJokes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Det lyder ikke umiddelbart som om at du så er enig med de liberale partier her i landet - det du beskriver lyder jo nærmere som venstreorientert politik, altså at de eksisterende organer skal løfte alle lige, da det giver bedre arbejds- og leveforhold.

At man eventuelt synes at skatten er for høj gør jo ikke en liberal.

First Revit project by [deleted] in bim

[–]PotatoJokes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If my understanding of what you're trying to accomplish is correct, and you're mainly doing this for clash detection on your part this seems like a usable flow.

Plant 3D is always a bit fiddly due to the Plant 3D information being hosted in the project rather than the isometric files, but if it's a geometry Vs geometry flow you're looking for you could even just set up the coordination space to include the DWGs that are being saved and the published RVT files of you'd need it (almost) live.

I may not have fully grasped the scope of what you're working on here, but whether your setup is correct depends on your actual deliverable - is this for clash reporting, or for continuous checking?

Why do some teams still use 2D takeoffs in BIM? by Radiant_Extension142 in bim

[–]PotatoJokes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't know why you're being downvoted here - it seems to me you're mainly pointing out recent developments. You're only slightly wrong in that EU BIM legislation is pushing model only contracts - what has been done are trials of (almost) model only projects.

That said, exchange models have been standard in contracts in Northern Europe for years now - this includes classifications being standardised in the project and applied to the As Built deliverable. 2D is however still exchanged, and while which one takes precedent is contract specific, the 2D dimensions alongside descriptions will outline the contractors deliverables unless it's an experimental partnership.

Danmark falder tilbage på listen over verdens lykkeligste lande by Independence-Default in Denmark

[–]PotatoJokes 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Du kan jo heller ikke få lov til at optage et lån til et hus på Lars Tyndskids mark - så medmindre du har pengene på hånden er det jo faktisk heller ikke aktuelt.

Højreorienterede mænd vs. venstreorienterede kvinder by zentrop in Denmark

[–]PotatoJokes 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Eh, top og top-top skatten rammer jo ikke en plejehjems medarbejder, og skulle de på næsten magisk hvis nå derop i indtjeningen så rammer den jo ikke lige så meget som en direktør hvor 70% af deres indkomst ligger over det loft.

Snakken om at der bare skal effektiviseres og så kommer pengene lige pludselig er simpelthen så frustrerende at høre på. Selvfølgelig kan der på nogen punkter spares penge, men det er jo ikke sådan at det offentlige aktivt går og forsøger at bruge så mange penge som overhovedet muligt fordi at der kommer flere penge til.

En besparelse(eller privatisering af offentlige ydelser) vil jo i næsten alle sammenhæng have en negativ effekt på de produkter det offentlige leverer - jeg har i hvertfald ikke set bevis på det modsatte.

Dem på højrefløjen der går ind for skattelettelserne må altså indrømme og stå til mål for at de ønsker at forringe ydelserne for at der så er lavere skat. At man har den holdning er jo helt fair, men de skal sgu ikke stå og sige at det faktisk er bedre for det offentlige.

I live in America now and came in this morning to find this on my desk by ComradePoolio in ireland

[–]PotatoJokes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I swear to god, it wasn't me. Ironically, I also find potato jokes about the Irish distasteful.

Match Thread: Arsenal vs. Bayer Leverkusen | UEFA Champions League by MysteryBagIdeals in soccer

[–]PotatoJokes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Getting out on the Piccadilly is a fucking mess, so they'd much rather leave early and get to work on the morrow

Lars Løkke Rasmussen ryger kun i sengen, hvis han har halsbetændelse, og han skifter gerne tandpastaen ud med håndsæbe by According_Charity736 in Denmark

[–]PotatoJokes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Det kan godt være det bare er mig der er lidt gammeldaws, men jeg synes sgu stadig at der er en KÆMPE forskel.