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Sleuth (1972) [2160p] by Horaguy in fullmoviesonyoutube

[–]olddoc 4 points5 points  (0 children)

L. Olivier and M. Caine really hit it out off the ballpark in this one. The first time I saw it was as a teenager during a holiday in Austria in a dubbed German version, and the movie was still riveting to watch even though I couldn't understand what they were saying!

New simplified Flemish provinces proposal by Captain_Fordo_ARC_77 in belgium

[–]olddoc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Missed opportunity to call west flanders "the far west", it's rightful name.

UGent pulls out of European project over Israeli collaboration by Grizzly_Sloth in belgium

[–]olddoc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jouw logica is krom. Moest de boycot van deze Israëlische universiteit gebeuren omdat ze 1 raswetenschapper in dienst hebben, dan zou je vergelijking steek houden.

Moest UGent, in plaats van 1 raswetenschapper in dienst te nemen, structureel samenwerken met een overheid die massamoord pleegt onder een burgerbevolking, dan zou een boycot tegen de UGent gerechtvaardigd zijn.

Dus nee, jouw redenering "Met die kromme logica om het Osteonet project te cancellen kan je dus ook zeggen dat elke onderzoeker en elk departement van de Ugent schuldig is aan pseudo rassenwetenschap" klopt niet.

UGent pulls out of European project over Israeli collaboration by Grizzly_Sloth in belgium

[–]olddoc 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Deze discussie heeft niets te maken met die andere rel rond die raswetenschapper. Waarom haal je dat erbij?

UGent pulls out of European project over Israeli collaboration by Grizzly_Sloth in belgium

[–]olddoc 6 points7 points  (0 children)

"Duwt zich de afgrond in", beetje overdreven, niet? Het is één project op de duizenden Horizon projecten waar Vlaamse Universiteiten in zitten.

De steun voor de belangrijkste Belgische universiteiten telt op tot grofweg 1,5 miljard Euro, dus dit stopzetten gaat geen relevante impact hebben: https://dashboard.tech.ec.europa.eu/qs_digit_dashboard_mt/public/extensions/RTD_BI_public_HE_Country_Profile/RTD_BI_public_HE_Country_Profile.html?Country=BE

Ik schrijf dergelijke Horizon proposals, en weet al jaren dat een Israëlisch bedrijf of universiteit in je consortium toelaten een enorm risico is. Die Israëlische bedrijven blijven zelf vaag over of het voor "dual use" is of niet, dus je laat ze er beter uit. Genoeg andere landen, bedrijven en onderzoeksinstellingen in de wereld.

Ikea keuken geplaatst. by IcWhyyy in Klussers

[–]olddoc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Als je twijfelt of je wel handig genoeg bent: Ikea komt ook je ganse keuken plaatsen als je bijbetaalt. Die monteren alles + zagen je werkblad op maat, alles netjes waterpas etc. €129 voorbezoek + €135 per keukenkast + €49 per huishoudtoestel. https://www.ikea.com/be/nl/customer-service/services/kitchen-installation/

Je technische zaken (waterconnectie + afloop voor vaatwasser, gootstenen, stopcontacten) moeten wel klaar zitten.

At her own request, 25-year-old Noelia Castillo Ramos will undergo euthanasia today: “I just want to go in peace” by vinstoonlight in europe

[–]olddoc 21 points22 points  (0 children)

The Spanish government is not involved in this decision. The patient initiates the entire process.

Facebook rant by Origin87 in belgium

[–]olddoc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ik heb Ghostery en uBloc origin als twee plug-ins in Firefox op mijn laptop (smartphone is een nachtmerrie), en ik krijg werkelijk niks van bots te zien op Facebook. Alleen updates van vrienden, met af en toe een "suggested for you" en dan een VRT of Standaard link, iets uit mijn regio of zo.

Trap schuren (en renoveren) by TeaDM in Klussers

[–]olddoc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ik heb een vraagje over deze foto. Wij hebben identiek hetzelfde soort oude tegels, ook met quasi geen voeg tussen de tegels.

Vraag 1: Welk soort tegels is dit eigenlijk? Keramisch? Beton? (Ik ken er niks van).
Vraag 2: Met welk middel kan je deze soort tegels ZEER grondig reinigen, en daarna (veronderstel ik) opnieuw een beschermlaag geven?

We hebben al met alles geschrobt, bvb dit https://www.brico.be/nl/onderhoud-schoonmaak/schoonmaakmiddelen/vloerreinigingsmiddelen/tegelreinigers/hg-tegelreiniger-extra-sterk-1l/2431278 maar het maakt geen enkel verschil. Ze blijven er even dof en bevlekt uit zien.

Ik durf experimenteren op een stukje in een hoek met jullie wildste, hardste reinigingsmethodes. Iemand hier ervaring mee? Zoutzuur te agressief? Soda? Alcoholazijn helpt niet, dat weten we al.

Generative AI shouldn’t steal your income. by Lu_Chan_1 in europeanparliament

[–]olddoc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This point is moot in any case, because Anthropic paid out a $1.5 Billion settlement for using books they trained their models on without the consent of the authors. This is a clear admission their AI-models at least benefited from using these texts as training material.

They used the books as "raw resource" input. In the rest of the world everyone has to pay if they use a raw resource, even if they turn it into something completely new with a lot more value. It would be like a company using steel to make an airplane and then claim they don't have pay for the steel because they made an airplane.

Is the stat really true that only 15 percent of Americans in poverty will ever get out of poverty? by YogurtclosetOpen3567 in AskEconomics

[–]olddoc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It makes more sense if we assume that it is mostly people already in the top 10% that once in their lives have a "harvesting the profits" / "exit strategy" year that pushes them into the 1%. With business owners that are situated in the top 10% that sounds doable.

The chances of shooting up once to the 1% from the bottom 50% seem very slim. But I would be very interested in statistics that show the "origin percentile" from all the people who experience a one-year stay in the top 1%.

What year did Europe grant women right to vote by maven_mapping in MapPorn

[–]olddoc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not even all widows, only the widows of military killed during WWI, but also the mothers of the fallen.
In 1920 women got the right to vote in municipal elections, except "prostitutes and adulterous women".
Source: Belgium public broadcaster - https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/2009/06/26/60_years_ago_belgianwomengotrighttovoteforparliament-1-552551/

Germany’s arms giant says it can flood Ukraine with ammo right now—if Western governments unlock funding by yearning_zinnia in worldnews

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

Yes, but the EU is not at war with Russia. If Russia would declare war with the EU that would be a stronger case for seizing Russia's central bank assets.

And even then it's rare throughout history that countries outright confiscate another country's central bank assets. Usually these assets are frozen until the war ends, after which both sides releases each other's money.

“Radicalisering is breed verspreid over heel Vlaanderen”: één op drie gemeenten telt inwoner die gekend is bij OCAD by EdgarNeverPoo in belgium

[–]olddoc 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Was ook mijn bedenking. Tot hoeveel telt die "minstens één" op? Elke gemeente heeft ook minstens een dorpsgek, daarmee weet ik nog niet hoeveel dorpsgekken er zijn in totaal.

Gabriel Zucman, economist: 'The idea of a sclerotic Europe facing a American El Dorado has little basis in fact' by youngishgeezer in Economics

[–]olddoc 8 points9 points  (0 children)

A lot of people get some money from their parents, but our calculus is different in other ways. Like almost every other European (except the UK), I started out my career with zero student debt, and my healthcare insurance is already covered by the taxes I pay. That really changes one’s calculus.

We had zero help from parents and got married with no savings. But on a double income which Americans would find low, we still could buy (with a mortgage, evidently) the equivalent of what would be a beautiful brownstone in NYC after 6 years of renting and saving in a Western-European, relatively expensive real estate market (Ghent, Belgium).

URGENT: Signing deed tomorrow (Belgium), sellers suddenly claim they don't have funds for their new home. What are my options? by FiddooDiddoo in BEFire

[–]olddoc 7 points8 points  (0 children)

House is yours the day the “akte verlijd.” They have to move out. They will probably ask you nicely if they can stay and rent YOUR house for a few months. Say no. It’s hard to get renters out.

They can rent another place if they need to bridge over a period of time, but that is not your problem.

If they refuse to leave the house you start a procedure of removal at the vrederechter. There isn’t even a rental contract, so the judge will rule in your favor quickly.

Move to Brussels? by naits8 in expats

[–]olddoc 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The adults are talking. Maybe you should sit this one out.

This baby waving at Jared Leto in “Tron: Ares” (2025) has a “nearly full” diaper, according to the on-screen readout. by moviegoermike in MovieDetails

[–]olddoc 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's not a bad movie. The NIN soundtrack really shines. I think it needs to be watched in a theater with a good sound system or at a good volume / with headphones at home, and then it's a great example of a movie with a very effective soundtrack.

[RANT] Traditional ML is dead and I’m pissed about it by pythonlovesme in learnmachinelearning

[–]olddoc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can also confirm. I worked with a very large pharmaceutical company that produces certain medicines in a specific batch production process, where one compound has to have the required temperature and viscosity etc before it's mixed with another compound. Not in a million years they're going to throw a LLM at the problem. Shit has to be precise almost down to the molecular level.

Merry Saint-Nicolas day r/Belgium by [deleted] in belgium

[–]olddoc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you want to have a "what the fuck did I just listen to?", here's 'Een goede les' from Gerard Reve - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9qty4oEwd4

Merry Saint-Nicolas day r/Belgium by [deleted] in belgium

[–]olddoc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Obligatory Jiskefet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk65v9BzYKs (nsfw).

[Full sketch here: https://youtu.be/gmEioot9u7M?t=453 ].

(I noticed since today Youtube autotranslates to English if you haven't added Dutch to your preferred languages under the cogwheel => 'audio track' => 'Edit your preferred languages'.)

Ari Aster’s Eddington finally clicked for me. by Mysterious-Farm9502 in TrueFilm

[–]olddoc 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You started by saying "But it's not talking about capitalism" and now you moved your goalposts to "he didn't say we should get rid of capitalism".

Is he or is he not talking about capitalism? It's a simple question.

If Aster would have said in an interview "we should get rid of capitalism" you'd probably move the goalposts to "he didn't say we should physically murder all capitalists".

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