Vincent

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[–] Vincent@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If PvdA-GL comes out on top, there is a chance for them to form a coalition with all the left-wing parties and one centre party. According to survezs most leftist Dutch people are aware of this and consider a tactical vote for PvdA-GL to get a more left leaning government.

I don't think there's a big-enough centre party that would go for that, and I don't think that's what GL-PvdA is aiming for either. Rather, if they don't come out on top, what's likely to happen is that the right and centre-right parties would try (and probably succeed) to form a coalition together. If they do come out on top, GL-PvdA will instead replace one or two of those parties in that coalition, going for something like GL-PvdA/VVD/NSC.

And then, of course, the question is what will happen to them in the elections after that. But I'm sure the PvdA is very aware of what might happen.

[–] Vincent@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Meanwhile, Wilders, who wants the Netherlands to leave the EU, is currently polling as the number one in some forecasts.

In one forecast. Also the only one that has Timmermans' parties at #4.

[–] Vincent@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Tip: gebruik reader mode om het artikel te lezen.

[–] Vincent@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I stuck with Toolbox for a long time because it was default, but then I wanted to be able to easily recreate my *boxes with the same set of packages when e.g. they broke for some reason, or because the distro they were built on released a new major version. Distrobox supports that with its assemble command, so I switched. Otherwise it's not too different really, for a casual user like me, and if I hadn't needed assemble, Toolbox would've been just fine.

(Except that I keep forgetting whether Toolbox or Toolbx is the correct spelling now.)

[–] Vincent@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Haha exactly, by that calculation $1 a year would cover you and two others. Get that family onboard :)

[–] Vincent@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Signal had 40 million active users in 2021. With 14 million in infra cost, that comes to .35 per user/year. Total expenses are about 33 million, so about .825 per user/year. All in all that seems very reasonable.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38291950

So it should be pretty easy to cover your own costs and maybe that of a couple of friends to make the transaction fees worth it :)

[–] Vincent@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I get the parliamentary kerfuffle, but I kinda mean opposition against secession in general. As I understand it, it wouldn't so much be like giving Native Americans random swaths of land, but giving the people living on specific swaths of land (which might be mostly Native Americans) that land, and no more influence over how the rest of the land is governed. Sorta like allowing California to become its own country, I suppose - why would other Americans have a problem with that, if the Californians wanted that?

[–] Vincent@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

No I don't, though maybe if all my guests smoked I might? It's somewhat arbitrary anyway, you do some things to make their stay pleasant, and you don't do others if they're too much work for too little (of your guests') payoff.

[–] Vincent@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You could make it a BMBH (Bring My Beer Home).

[–] Vincent@kbin.social 26 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I don't drink coffee, but I still have it in case my guests want some. It's just nice.

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