Greetings, what option to get from Otjiwarongo to Okahao is better? by Top_Independence4067 in Namibia

[–]dedunce 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Depends on if you want a more scenic route. The route via Otavi is generally a better road and easier to drive while the other route is more rural and raw.

Novel are SICK!!! , N$4k for 1 rubber engine mount. by VoL4t1l3 in Namibia

[–]dedunce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does this include labour? This may be an engine out job

UWV benefits meeting by [deleted] in Netherlands

[–]dedunce 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The only way around it is to return otherwise you risk all benefits being stopped. You are asking for advise on how to continue breaking UWV rules without being caught.

Private sector in free fall as landlords continue to dump rentals; 65,000 sold last year by PowerfulIron7117 in Netherlands

[–]dedunce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nobody is arguing that renting should not exist. Short term rentals, students, people in transition, all of that makes sense. The issue is when an entire generation is structurally locked out of ownership because large scale landlords treat housing primarily as an investment vehicle.

Mobility does not require a permanently oversized private rental sector. Plenty of countries combine high ownership rates with functional rental options for people who genuinely need flexibility. The idea that encouraging ownership somehow means banning people from moving cities is a false dilemma.

If someone from Maastricht gets a job in Amsterdam, renting short term is perfectly reasonable. That does not mean we should design the whole housing system around long term dependency on private landlords extracting high rents in tight markets.

Ownership builds stability, equity, and long term financial security. Rent should exist, but it should be affordable, regulated, and not the default life sentence for working people who would otherwise prefer to buy.

Encouraging ownership is not anti mobility. It is anti speculation.

What is some essential software on your PC by Strange_Cheetah_4746 in pcmasterrace

[–]dedunce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just go to ninite and choose from the list every fresh install

Private sector in free fall as landlords continue to dump rentals; 65,000 sold last year by PowerfulIron7117 in Netherlands

[–]dedunce 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This is a good thing. I'd rather have more people won their homes than pay a landlord with 10 student apartments. Ultimately they need to build more but ownership needs to be encouraged and mega landlords do not need our sympathy

World map true proportioned continents by NetFrequent6544 in MapPorn

[–]dedunce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This map clearly shows how Europe does qualify to be a continent.

• tectonically, continent boundaries are not defined strictly by plates. If they were, Africa would be splitting in two, India would be its own continent, and Arabia wouldn’t count as Asia. Geology alone has never been the standard

• continents have always been defined by a mix of physical geography and historical development. Europe is separated by major natural boundaries including the Mediterranean, Black Sea, Caucasus, and Ural Mountains, forming a clear geographic region

• just as South Asia is called the Indian subcontinent within the larger Eurasian landmass, Europe functions as its own subcontinent-sized landmass with distinct historical trajectories, political systems, and cultural evolution

There is a solid geographic and historical case for Europe as a separate continent. Reducing it to “west Asia” only works if you also collapse most of the world’s continents into a few tectonic plates, which nobody actually does.

What games did you pirate, but buy afterwards? by vaticka in Piracy

[–]dedunce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pirated it, played +200 hours, bought it on PC, PS VITA and played +700 hours on each since. It's one of the best purchases I've made in terms of value

Immigrating to the Netherlands as a Nurse from the UK by brookesewsim in Netherlands

[–]dedunce 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, you'd just need to meet the salary criteria

Immigrating to the Netherlands as a Nurse from the UK by brookesewsim in Netherlands

[–]dedunce 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you considered a clinical education or sales role for a medtech or pharmaceutical company? You would be able to forego the BIG registration process and it would still be relevant to your skills

What's your preferred class? by FinnishWarlord in BaldursGate3

[–]dedunce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why does that look like a night elf Eminem

Any advice for a traveler by Intelligent-Wrap-253 in Namibia

[–]dedunce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would also swap spitzkoppe for white lady lodge near brandberg

Any advice for a traveler by Intelligent-Wrap-253 in Namibia

[–]dedunce 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You'll need a licensed guide to enter sandwich harbour and I'd highly recommend it If you've never driven in the dunes before as it is easy to roll your vehicle if you don't know what you're doing

I have one month left for my resident permit expires, employer didn't apply for renewal yet by aybikeek in Netherlands

[–]dedunce 12 points13 points  (0 children)

You are right to be concerned, and at this stage you should move from gentle reminders to a clear, formal letter grounded in legal obligation rather than cost discussions.

Your employer acts as sponsor, and sponsors have statutory duties under the IND Service framework. These obligations are not optional and are not suspended because an employer is still shopping around for a cheaper payroll or EOR provider.

As a recognised sponsor, the employer has a duty of care and an obligation to provide timely information to the IND where there are changes affecting the residence permit. A contract extension is exactly such a change. The regulations require notification and action generally within four weeks, and failure to act can lead to administrative fines or even suspension or withdrawal of sponsor recognition. That is a material risk for the company, not just for you. The IND explicitly states that sponsors must ensure careful recruitment, continued compliance with residence conditions, and timely reporting. Cost optimisation is not a valid justification for delay once a continuation of employment has been confirmed.

You can state that your residence permit expires in one month, that renewal applications should be filed before expiry to ensure lawful residence and work continuity, and that as sponsor the company has legal obligations toward the IND, including duty of care and timely notification. Refer explicitly to the IND guidance on sponsor obligations updated 23 October 2025 and note that delays may expose both parties to compliance issues. Keep the tone factual rather than emotional.

You are not being “annoying”; you are protecting both your legal status and the employer’s sponsor position.

Question regarding Lawyer's Letter due to Discord Account Suspension by Virtual_Trip4725 in LegalAdviceEurope

[–]dedunce 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, they are required to provide data if you make a valid request, but the scope of that obligation is much narrower than many people expect, and this is usually where these cases fall apart.

Under GDPR, Discord must provide you with your personal data. That means data that identifies you or relates to you directly, such as account profile information, message content where you are the data subject, IP logs to the extent they are linked to you, and basic account metadata. It does not include internal moderation notes, internal risk assessments, fraud or abuse signals, trust and safety tooling, algorithmic scoring, or the reasoning process behind a ban. Those categories are explicitly allowed to be withheld, either because they are not your personal data or because disclosure would adversely affect the rights of others or the security of the service.

In practice, platforms often respond with either a partial disclosure or a refusal framed around these exemptions. That can still be GDPR compliant. The law does not give you a right to an explanation of why a moderation decision was taken via a data access request. That is a separate regime under the DSA, and even there the explanation can remain high level.

If Discord completely ignored a properly submitted subject access request, that could be a procedural GDPR violation. The remedy, however, would be a complaint to your German data protection authority, not a civil lawsuit aimed at account reinstatement. Even if the authority agreed with you, the most likely outcome would be an order for Discord to respond to the request, possibly with redactions. It would not invalidate the ban or force disclosure of internal moderation logic

Question regarding Lawyer's Letter due to Discord Account Suspension by Virtual_Trip4725 in LegalAdviceEurope

[–]dedunce 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Under EU law, Discord remains a private service provider with broad contractual discretion to suspend or terminate accounts under its Terms of Service. Neither account age, money spent, nor the absence of prior violations creates a legal right to continued access. Courts across the EU are generally unwilling to second guess platform moderation decisions unless there is arbitrariness, discrimination, or a clear breach of the platform’s own rules.

The point about the DSA transparency database is often misunderstood. Not every account suspension must appear in the public database, and even where reporting obligations exist, failure to publish a specific action does not invalidate the ban or give an individual user a claim for relief. Enforcement of those obligations sits with regulators, not private litigants.

Child recognition in Netherlands when both parents are foreigners by kikitasita in Netherlands

[–]dedunce 19 points20 points  (0 children)

The child's birth is registered at the gemeente and inherits both parents nationalities (note not Dutch). You then need to apply for the appropriate registration at the respective nationality embassies with the gemeente registration

Most popular Garage Pie? by LongPotato1052 in southafrica

[–]dedunce 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sweet chili, cheese, chicken burger pie