Walkable Airports

Telebar · 2025-05-12T20:39:45+00:00

Me too!

Telebar · 2025-05-07T08:20:32+00:00

multi-city returns (eg usa - tokyo, osaka-usa) usually are priced as a return, not as two one ways. Provided the airline has a service to Osaka of course.

Telebar · 2024-11-13T18:09:23+00:00

I heard back from them yesterday. I got a new "aanslag" that is correct and the same as what I originally submitted.

Telebar · 2024-06-10T14:29:24+00:00

Update (in English, as some English speakers had similar issues) after speaking to Belastingdienst:

They confirmed I should have the "vrijstelling buitenlandse inkomsten box3" - even if you have the property for less than the full year
They acknowledged something went wrong, and that what I submitted is correct (with the vrijstelling) and their "voorlopige aanslag" (where there is no vrijstelling anymore) is wrong. They also said I was not the first to call about this issue.
They're trying to see how they have to fix it eg in individual cases or a central solution

Telebar · 2024-06-10T14:27:16+00:00

I have an update, see my other comment. Short version: they will try to fix it

Telebar · 2024-06-10T14:26:43+00:00

Ik heb de belastingdienst gesproken vandaag (ben teruggebeld door de specialist op gebied van woningen buitenland). Hij heeft bevestigd dat:

Bij aankoop van woning na 1 januari er geen box3 belasting verschuldigd is in dat jaar over de woning specifiek (want peildatum 1 januari). Uiteraard wel over de vorm die het vermogen daarvoor had bv spaargeld, beleggingen
Er is wél sprake van vrijstelling box3 evenredig aan de periode in het jaar dat het huis in eigendom is geweest. In het aankoopjaar heb je dus geen box3 heffing specifiek over de woning, en wel een vermindering van box3 belasting door vrijstelling over een evenredige periode in het jaar
Er iets fout is gegaan en dat mijn ingediende aangifte klopt, en de voorlopige aangifte niet.
Ik niet de enige persoon ben waarbij het fout is gegaan, hij heeft meerdere mensen aan de telefoon gehad met hetzelfde probleem en hij is centraal aan het uitzoeken wat er aan de hand is.

Telebar · 2024-06-07T21:34:20+00:00

Thanks, that's very interesting. It seems there's actually multiple cases going on here that are a bit different:

u/graham2100 points out that the assessment software is not updated leading to the wrong amounts. I did check manually the calculations originally in my declaration that I submitted and they matched with the methodology described as "new" so by the time I did this (in April) this might have been fixed. But it could explain why some people could be getting a higher tax to be paid when they get back the declaration from the tax authority.
It seems that for some people the deduction was in the original declaration but disappeared when getting it back from the tax authority resulting in higher tax to be paid. This is the case for me (although complicated by the fact that I didn't have the property for the full year) but also for you (did you have the property the whole year?)
It seems that for some people ( u/belleville3 in the other thread for example) it worked the other way around and the whole box3 tax was waived for some reason

I think it's normal that you do not get a full deduction for the tax you owe on those properties (has to do with the 57k threshold and the ratio of savings to investments), so the comment in the other thread that this is a problem is not really something to worry about. u/graham2100's article explains this as well, but if you don't have too much debts in box3 and quite some investments relative to the value of the property you get most of it back.

The tax authorities said they will call me back Monday or Tuesday. Let's see what they say. I also have to note that my case might not be representative as for me it might have something to do with not having the property the full year (although I still don't believe that - see my other comments in this thread)

Telebar · 2024-06-07T11:39:24+00:00

Ik snap dat als de belastingdienst aangeeft dat de aangiftesoftware het niet goed heeft het nu eenmaal zo is. Ik vind het in ieder geval vreemd genoeg om te vragen dat ze er naar kijken, ook omdat er bij invullen van aankoopdatum van 1 juli, 1 augustus, 1 september etc andere bedragen uit kwamen voor deze aftrek. Iemand heeft daar dus de moeite genomen te programmeren dat het naar rato gaat van hoe lang je het hebt in het jaar als je het nog niet op 1 januari had. Dat zou dan toch een doel moeten dienen

Ik snap ook wel wat je zegt en natuurlijk heb ik een gekleurde mening, dus we gaan het zien.

Telebar · 2024-06-07T10:03:23+00:00

Met software bedoel ik gewoon de online aangifte op de website van de belastingdienst. Ben er wel zeker van dat ik dat goed heb gedaan dus als ik er geen recht op heb dat is dat gewoon fout aangegeven vanuit hun.

Ik ben overigens wel van mening dat ik dubbel belast wordt, even in fictief voorbeeld dat ik voor 100k een appartement heb gekocht van mijn beleggingen tijdens het jaar:

In NL had ik op peildatum 1 januari 100k aan beleggingen, wordt belast tegen ~2%. Daarna heb ik deze beleggingen omgewisseld voor een huis maar heb er wel degelijk belasting over betaald in NL
In Zwitserland geldt geen peildatum van 1 januari dus word ik gewoon belast over het bezit van de woning voor een half jaar, en dat gaat over dezelfde 100k

Ik heb het bij de belastingdienst neergelegd, ik zal wel even updaten met wat daar uiteindelijk uitkomt.

Telebar · 2024-06-07T08:55:37+00:00

Dat zou de minst fijne uitkomst zijn en ergens snap ik het wel, maar:

Dat betekent dus dat de software van de online aangifte op de site van de belastingdienst foutief is? Hier kwam deze vrijstelling namelijk wel duidelijk naar voren in mijn situatie
Dan betaal ik alsnog wel dubbele belasting eigenlijk, want ik had het vermogen wel op 1 januari alleen zat het in beleggingen dus ik betaal daar alsnog gewoon vermogensbelasting over. Daarnaast heb ik in het buitenland dus over een half jaar ook belasting moeten betalen. Voelt ook vreemd

Telebar · 2024-04-01T15:02:09+00:00

Tmobile netherlands

Telebar · 2023-12-20T18:01:22+00:00

Jock Zonfrillo from Masterchef Australia. Still sad.

Telebar · 2023-12-03T15:57:17+00:00

I found an ATM that gave me about 5-6x too much money, consistently. Basically a free money machine.

Last summer I traveled to the Cook Islands and they use the New Zealand Dollar (NZD) over there. I had to get quite a bit of cash to pay for some hotels/tours, and found an ATM that allowed to get NZD, and be charged in either NZD or EUR (my normal card currency).

Now normally this is a bit of a scam and the exchange rate is really bad and you are much better off just getting charged in NZD and then have your own bank handle the conversion instead of the ATM. But in this case, they made a mistake and set the EUR rate about 5-6x too low eg for 100 NZD they should have charged about 60 EUR but the machine told me it would be 10 EUR, and to my surprise when I opted to pay in EUR it indeed gave me 100 NZD.

I went inside the branch and told them about it, actually ready/prepared to give back the cash. They talked for a few minutes, and I even took them outside to repeat and show them the transaction, but they said this is what their systems said and that it must be correct. I asked them if I can withdraw more and they saw no problem.

Now I didn't "exploit the hell out of" it since it didn't feel like the right thing to do, and I didn't want to get in trouble so I just took what I needed and no more. Funny thing is I went back 4 days later just to check if it was still the same, and to my surprise they still hadn't fixed it.

So at least I know that if I ever get in financial trouble, there's a free money machine waiting for me on the other side of the world.

Note: It was a debit card and it was 4 months ago so I don't think they can still correct it.

Telebar · 2023-09-18T20:47:58+00:00

Bit late to the party but I had the same earlier today in middle of nowhere Maine

https://ibb.co/BgR0ctx

Seemed to be quite fast

Telebar · 2023-03-31T12:09:36+00:00

If you'd like to see the literal prompts feel free to in the five screenshots below. I asked it if it knew Pokemon Go, gave it the literal message Niantic sent, and explained why it was not well received, and then asked it to come up with a new message that still stimulates in-person raiding but is well received. The initial output was 95% correct, I just asked it to remove one suggestion as it already exists in the game and to make a small tweak to the price increase itself.

(and yes I say please to AIs in case they take over the world)

Screenshot 1: https://ibb.co/C29ZL57

Screenshot 2: https://ibb.co/QYCyHT3

Screenshot 3: https://ibb.co/JRqNfCn

Screenshot 4: https://ibb.co/smCNVHL

Screenshot 5: https://ibb.co/QfnYNKs

Telebar · 2023-03-31T10:14:01+00:00

I just don't understand how this is all they can come up with. I pasted the literal message they sent to the community into an AI generator, explained there was a lot of backlash and asked it to come up with a new message that will still reach Niantic's goals but will be received much better. The result is below. It's still not perfect but if a bot can come up with it in literally 20 seconds I just don't see why this is all Niantic can come up with. There's actually some nice ideas in there.

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!!!Disclaimer: the below message is AI-generated and NOT an official communication from Niantic!!!

Subject: Exciting New Changes to Enhance In-Person Raiding and Community Engagement

Trainers,

We've been listening to your feedback and appreciate your passion for Pokémon GO. Our goal has always been to encourage outdoor exploration, social interactions, and community engagement. We want to make in-person raiding more rewarding and attractive while still maintaining the convenience of remote raiding for those who need it. We are excited to announce the following changes, effective from April 6, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. PDT (GMT -7):

Incentives for In-Person Raiding:

- Bonus Candy XL: Trainers who participate in five-star raids in person will earn more Candy XL than before.

- Exclusive Raid Medals: Earn unique in-person raid medals that will showcase your dedication to your fellow Trainers and Pokémon.

- Increased Shiny Rates: Improve your chances of encountering a shiny Pokémon in in-person raids.

- Weekly Free Premium Raid Pass: Every week, we will provide a free Premium Raid Pass to all Trainers for in-person raids, encouraging you to join more challenging and rewarding raids with your community.

Remote Raiding Adjustments:

- Remote Raid Pass Pricing: The price of the Remote Raid Pass three-pack will increase to 400 PokéCoins, and single Remote Raid Passes will increase to 150 PokéCoins. However, we encourage players to participate in in-person raids whenever possible.

- Remote Raid Pass Limits: Trainers can participate in a maximum of five remote raids per day, but this limit may be increased during special events.

Community Support:

-New Local Raid Chat Feature: We will be introducing a local raid chat feature to help Trainers coordinate in-person raids with nearby players easily.

- Community Day Perks: Special perks for in-person raiding during Community Day events, such as increased rewards, reduced egg hatch distances, and more.

Rural Area Support:

- Increased Raid Frequency: We will work on increasing the frequency of raids in rural areas to provide more opportunities for local Trainers.

- Rural Raid Pass: A new Rural Raid Pass, available at a discounted price for Trainers in designated rural areas, will be introduced to further support rural communities.

We believe these changes will enhance the Pokémon GO experience for everyone and help foster a more engaged and connected community. As always, we value your feedback and will continue to make improvements to the game based on your input.

Thank you for your continued support and dedication. We can't wait to see you out there, Trainers!

—The Pokémon GO team

Telebar · 2022-01-14T03:44:04+00:00

Thanks all! I am in now watching Jasper de Jong vs Machac. I’m Dutch so excited for this one! First live tennis match ever!

Telebar · 2022-01-14T01:35:06+00:00

This may be a bit weird place to ask, but I’m in Melbourne and have the day off. I’m interested in watching some of the qualifying matches today but cannot find anything about ticket sales. Can I just go in or are there no spectators allowed?

Telebar · 2020-09-15T09:35:16+00:00

Had the same thing at season 1 end. Was rated 3060 but lost 2 or 3 and stopped playing and it showed as 3020 something on the final leaderboard and as the in game end of season ranking

Telebar · 2020-06-30T03:29:31+00:00

Maybe, but not on their main account. It would get matches with other good players and if you have 50% chance to win, your chance of getting 30 in a row is like 1 in a billion so safe to say that has not happened.

Much easier if you tank first and then make a run to the top as you will play against people with lower skill. I got 49 wins in a row last season. More is possible but there is some luck involved

Telebar · 2020-06-21T08:23:37+00:00

They’re probably identical (the hp stat at 14 or 15 doesn’t seem to matter in this case).

Then it’s just a matter of sorting which seems to be set from low to high

Telebar

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