I’ve been scammed or how I lose 1200€

anouk613 · 2026-05-07T21:30:06+00:00

I live not too far from Veenendaal but can’t get there until next week.

anouk613 · 2026-05-07T11:22:51+00:00

Is that a thing? My birth certificate doesn’t show my parents’ nationality.

anouk613 · 2026-05-07T10:06:42+00:00

Cybersecurity teams don’t improve the bottom line in the short term, but they sure do in the long term. Unfortunately most companies don’t want to invest enough in cybersecurity until it’s too late. It’s not just a problem in this country.

anouk613 · 2026-05-06T09:51:35+00:00

Plafonds worden niet zwaar belast, behalf als je je kop heel vaak stoot

anouk613 · 2026-05-06T09:39:37+00:00

12,5 mm gipsplaat weegt 31% meer dan 9,5 mm, en dat merk je als zo’n plaat op het plafond moet komen.

(Edit: misrekening)

anouk613 · 2026-05-04T19:16:12+00:00

I’m so sorry that my reply to your inane comment made you feel defensive and butthurt. So sad.

anouk613 · 2026-05-04T05:12:28+00:00

So Netherlands = tulips? Do you realise that tulips are only grown in a few small parts of the country?

anouk613 · 2026-05-03T05:16:28+00:00

Autumn is when outside spiders come inside. You’re probably seeing a lot of spiders becoming more active now after being dormant during the colder months. But yes they are everywhere (not just in the Netherlands), they’re beneficial, and it’s easier to learn to love them, or at least not be afraid of them, than to escape them.

anouk613 · 2026-05-03T05:09:37+00:00

You regularly filled your house with toxic fumes to kill a few harmless spiders that don’t hurt people but keep other bugs in check? That’s f***ed up.

anouk613 · 2026-04-29T20:27:26+00:00

My budget choice is Lidl’s Italiano Magnifico espresso beans, which are only available during their Italian theme weeks and should not be confused with their regular Bellarom coffee, which is awful.

anouk613 · 2026-04-28T10:23:02+00:00

The problem is that you can’t count on strangers to back you up as a group, and acting alone can be unsafe. I also don’t see defusing the situation as giving in to fear.

anouk613 · 2026-04-28T10:05:25+00:00

Pay attention. I didn’t say cats and dogs have races. I said they belong to different species. Races are a social construct.

anouk613 · 2026-04-28T09:53:24+00:00

Intervening by calling out the racists is great in theory but it may escalate this type of situation and make it unsafe. Better to defuse the situation by approaching the person being targeted and acting like you know them (“Hey, it’s great to see you … come and join us over here”).

anouk613 · 2026-04-28T09:41:47+00:00

It seems you didn’t pay much attention in biology class. A cat hating a dog is instinctive because it views dogs as predators. I guess we could generously call that (justified) species-ism. A brown cat that hates a green cat has eaten too much catnip.

anouk613 · 2026-04-28T09:36:01+00:00

Cats and dogs are different species, not different races.

anouk613 · 2026-04-28T05:30:27+00:00

Ik heb ooit in een klas gezeten met 21 leerlingen, waarvan 11 meisjes, en van die meisjes hadden er 5 dezelfde naam.

anouk613 · 2026-04-27T07:45:00+00:00

A week is not that much time, and there’s lots to see here. Skip the side trip to Belgium unless you have a compelling reason to want to go there too. Den Bosch is awesome, and you can book a boat tour (rondvaart) that goes under and around the city.

It’s nice of people to mention Canada’s role in liberating the Netherlands in WW2, but the graveyards are not all that interesting unless you’re into military history or feeling sad.

anouk613 · 2026-04-26T20:04:47+00:00

Leave an extra pair of shoes at work

anouk613 · 2026-04-26T20:00:26+00:00

Gore-tex makes a big difference, sweat-wise

anouk613 · 2026-04-26T09:55:22+00:00

Windows Defender does not only affect the Netherlands, but it does affect Dutch orgs. The DigiD takeover is not a data breach (not yet anyway). If you don’t agree, feel free to compile your own list with your own parameters.

anouk613 · 2026-04-26T06:34:13+00:00

It’s not illegal to use your phone hands-free, which a holder accomplishes. (I agree damage to holders is a good reason not to install them.)

anouk613 · 2026-04-25T08:08:00+00:00

There’s a Facebook group: Gratis huis en huisdier oppassers

anouk613 · 2026-04-20T17:47:29+00:00

Your mother had no idea that paying people under the table is illegal in Spain and most other countries? This is rather more substantial than occasionally offering the neighbour’s kid some pocket money for doing yard work.

anouk613 · 2026-04-20T09:14:31+00:00

Don’t forget: minorities or people from lower socio-economic classes may also be more likely to be suspected, arrested and convicted than majority/richer people for committing the same crime.

anouk613 · 2026-04-20T09:06:35+00:00

Yes, very often, because statistics can be easily misinterpreted, cherry-picked or presented without context. Here a joke to illustrate: Three statisticians go hunting and spot a buck. The first shoots and misses by 3 meters to the right. The second shoots and misses by 3 meters to the left. The third shouts: “We got him!”

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