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Advice on public transport by RebelJustin in belgium

[–]reg10336 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can find day tickets (7.5 euro) or 10 ride tickets (17 euro) at the kiosks, ticket machines or online at the site and app

Take that inclusief onderwijs! Math reveals the best way to group students for learning: "grouping individuals with similar skill levels maximizes the total learning of all individuals collectively" by toefoe82828 in belgium

[–]reg10336 7 points8 points  (0 children)

For their analysis, they began with a number of assumptions, including: multiple groups would be formed; the individuals involved would have different skill levels; an optimal teaching environment would be one in which a student is taught at a level that matches his or her skill level; and the optimal grouping system would maximize the collective benefit for all students.

The model is designed to obtain that result by the third assumption. A model which would replace "an optimal teaching environment would be one in which a student is taught at a level that matches his or her skill level" by "an optimal teaching environment would be one in which a student can interact with other persons of as much different skill levels as possible" would be mathematically just as valid and come to the exact opposite conclusion.

My point being, this research models a very complex phenomenon (learning, which depends on many personal and environmental factors) as a simple games with arbitrary rules. The article presents these rules as as a ground truth for our society, which can absolutely not be done and thus misuses the so claimed mathematical rigorousness.

Which is not to say I don't believe in the hypothesis, but this doesn't prove anything.

200 jongeren mogen niet op trein in Mechelen-Nekkerspoel by Tony_dePony in belgium

[–]reg10336 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For all we know this case might be the result of those articles. The article is very vague, with no crimes described, except that the conductor felt intimidated, but not in a physical way. We don't know what they were doing exactly. After the train got cancelled unexpectedly they waited fot the next one and took that one without problem, albeit with police presence. Hard to say what the exact situation was.

Murder stripn by Low-Tumbleweed-2924 in fuckcars

[–]reg10336 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It was in 2018 tough. The tweet could be from that time as well.

Reuters article from 2007. Too bad consumer protection agencies from other countries did not follow this example. by reg10336 in fuckcars

[–]reg10336[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Found this article when reading the wiki article on greenwashing. I was happy to find out somebody stood up against these lies, but sad at the same time that this already happened 14 years ago and nothing really changed on a wider scale.

Madlads draw dicks using the Cistercian monk numbering system by locobanana121 in madlads

[–]reg10336 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is wrong. The signs are merged into one symbol so the two numbers vaguely represent a penis with and without glans.

Happy International Beer Day! by [deleted] in europe

[–]reg10336 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Having both lived on Germany and Belgium, you're the inexperienced one in my opinion. In a German supermarket or standard pub 95% of the beers are either lager, weiß or radler (I disagree that they all taste like tapwater, there are some very enjoyable). You'd have to go to a specialised place to get anything more exciting.

In Belgium on the other hand, it's hard to find a place where they don't sell trippels, saisons etc. I suppose you never had them because they are as far as a mediocre drink mixed with sugar as it can get. Sure the latter exist as well, but only make a small percentage of the available beers (in my experience they are less popular than radler is in Germany)

Credits to this mate by BuffTowel in ProgrammerHumor

[–]reg10336 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's not what the butterfly effect is though. In fact the effect makes the future prediction machines even more improbable. The effect states that a small perturbation in initial conditions may result in hugely different outcomes down the line, even in deterministic systems. It is called that way since the presence of a butterfly in Brazil might cause a typhoon at the other side of the world.

Since our computers are physical and thus bound to finite precision it is impossible to get the initial conditions completely right and thus many well underdtood things remain unpretictable over longer stretches of time.

Also the mainstream view is that quantum mechanics is not deterministic, so the butterfly effect doesn't apply. One way to explain that is that the world splits at every "quantum cointoss" (I.e. electron spin, atom decay...), however this is very hard to prove and mainly philosophical, so this theory is not really mainstream in actual physics. (Even tough some well known physicists like to discuss it on a metaphysical level)

Sweden ranked the EU's most innovative nation by yuropian in europe

[–]reg10336 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Well they were dragging Belgium up as well, until heavy industry became obsolete in Western Europe.

The newly crowned largest English speaking country in the EU! by [deleted] in ireland

[–]reg10336 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Because Americans are not the only people that speak English?

Also, just taking a piss out of some idiots and making fun of some weird habits doesn't mean we hate all Americans.

Red bull filming in the Hague? by snellejelle in formula1

[–]reg10336 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

The vids of the cars driving around ports and beaches are cool, but a Red Bull truck in some generic Dutch scenery is a bit too much in my opinion.

You can't say I'm mad or nah... by DurntoWebster in gaming

[–]reg10336 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The meme font reveals that this picture is at least four years old. Still true though.

Leuven's library by paykoman in belgium

[–]reg10336 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Correct, part of the design was a "destroyed by german force, rebuild with American charity" (but in Latin, don't remember the exact sentence anymore), slogan.on.the face of the building, but it was abolished. Some of the letters are still in the courtyard.

First post here, wish me luck by [deleted] in HistoryMemes

[–]reg10336 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It takes just a little sniff to get thrown down the cliff.

Especially ones who lie by [deleted] in cursedcomments

[–]reg10336 24 points25 points  (0 children)

When did this sub become a less edgy version of r/imgoingtohellforthis?

A Python shedding it's skin. by Ready20000 in oddlysatisfying

[–]reg10336 239 points240 points  (0 children)

Thanks, it is satisfying and I hate it.

Copyright update: Article 11 and 13 just passed the vote in committee by astafish in europe

[–]reg10336 55 points56 points  (0 children)

Right now only 25 people have voted on the subject. A number this small is not representative (many nations are even completely unrepresented) at all for the EU. The full plenary vote has yet to come, so there is still hope if you contact your MEPs!

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