Spreading the hash power? View quoted note →

Another €299,42 interest payment was made on a 400 year old eternal bond. This time the New York Stock Exchange folks visited in person to collect it. That's three years worth of interest, they should use lightning :-)

New Yorkers in Utrecht om rente te innen op 400 jaar oude lening

Het is volgens het waterschap de oudste obligatie ter wereld waarop nog steeds rente wordt uitbetaald.

The Netherlands green (opposed, good) vs Belgium (in favor, evil) reminds me of this: #ChatControl View quoted note →

The owner of a place in Delft (that used to take Bitcoin) suddenly remembered that his laptop was stolen eight years ago. It had 2 BTC and some Doge on it. Now he's asking the thief to return it, in local news interview. This is a reminder to make backups even for small amounts. Also it seems most likely to me that the device was wiped after the theft. Article doesn't mention if the coins moved after the theft.

MacBook met kwart miljoen euro cryptovaluta gejat uit café: 'Eerlijke dief zal goed eten met Kerst'

Mike Hogeveen kan zich wel voor zijn kop slaan. De bedrijfsleider van eetcafé De Waag in de binnenstad van Delft heeft jaren geleden een MacBook o...

Do clients keep enough logs to retroactively determine if this happened? View quoted note →

A table for how fast you can actually drive on Dutch roads without getting a fine, taking various corrections and thresholds into account. Not recommended without accurate cruise control. And reckless driving is a separate offense based on more subjective criteria. That said, have fun!

TopGear

Zoveel km/u kun je te hard rijden, zonder dat je een boete krijgt

Er is namelijk een beetje speling

Reading between the lines here, and over generalizing, gives me two impressions: 1. Reparations mainly serve a political purpose, to make the victor population feel like they're getting sufficient revenge. In reality you want as much economic growth as possible because that's mutually beneficial. 2. Although Germany probably could have paid them, they didn't want to, and the sense of humiliation helped Hitler rise to power. On (1): > Germany would have to pay reparations for the devastation caused by the war, but would not pay for actual war costs. > This figure [equivalent of $1 trillion today] was divided into three series of bonds: "A" and "B" Bonds together had a nominal value of 50 billion gold marks less than the sum Germany had previously offered to pay. > "C" Bonds, comprising the remainder of the reparation figure, "were deliberately designed to be chimerical", with the Germans being informed that they would not be expected to pay them under realistic conditions. They were "a political bargaining chip" that served the domestic policies of France [which wanted more] and the United Kingdom [wanted less]. The figure was completely unreal; its primary function was to mislead public opinion "into believing that the 132-billion-mark figure was being maintained". > Despite domestic pressure for a harsh settlement, British Prime Minister David Lloyd George opposed overbearing reparations. He argued for a smaller sum, which would be less damaging to the German economy with a long-term goal of ensuring Germany would remain a viable economic power and trading partner. > "Germany financed its reparation payments to Western creditor nations with American loans", which the British and French then used to "cover their long-term interest obligations and to retire their wartime debts with the United States." > Germany's payment of reparations during the 1920s was funded mostly through foreign loans. On (2): > As a result of the [Young Plan], German payments were half the sum required under the Dawes Plan. > Hugenberg's proposed law called for [...] the rejection of the Young Plan > 5.8 million people out of 6.3 million voters voting in favor of the law. This fell below the required 21 million votes (50% of eligible voters) in order for it to take effect. While this was a political defeat for Hugenberg, it did result in significant national attention for Adolf Hitler, who had worked with Hugenberg to promote the referendum > Reparations played a significant role in Nazi propaganda, and after coming to power in 1933, Hitler ceased payment of reparations Also interestingly this whole thing took until 2010: > A final installment of US$94 million was made on 3 October 2010, settling German loan debts in regard to reparations.

World War I reparations - Wikipedia

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How many times do I need to say this? If you're a recently deposed dictator don't fly your plane over rebel territory. Especially when said rebels took over your Russian air defense systems just days ago.

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Last night we tracked a Ilyushin Il-76T flight over Syria. The flight took off from Damascus and the signal was lost near the city of Homs. * We ...

Signal popup: "privacy over profit" But then all payment options are mass surveillance tools.