Hacker News with Generative AI: Netherlands

Rotterdam turned 15,000 EV chargers into a virtual power plant (lastmilesolutions.com)
In Rotterdam, 15,000 electric vehicle charging stations are doing something revolutionary: they’re stabilizing the Dutch electricity grid.
Electric Vehicles, Energy, Smart Cities, Netherlands
5 points by mooreds 31 days ago | 9 comments
Microsoft's ICC email block triggers Dutch concerns over dependence on U.S. tech (nltimes.nl)
Microsoft’s recent decision to block access to the email account of International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan is raising urgent questions in the Netherlands about the country’s deep reliance on American technology companies, de Volkskrant reports.
Microsoft, Netherlands, Technology, Politics
15 points by Vinnl 37 days ago | 0 comments
Microsoft's ICC email block triggers Dutch concerns over dependence on U.S. tech (nltimes.nl)
Microsoft’s recent decision to block access to the email account of International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan is raising urgent questions in the Netherlands about the country’s deep reliance on American technology companies, de Volkskrant reports.
International Relations, Politics, Technology, Microsoft, Netherlands
8 points by tanepiper 38 days ago | 2 comments
Retro Computing (hansotten.nl)
This page is about my interest in retro 8-bit small computer systems computing and electronics. And the role of Dutch electronic magazines like Elektuur and Radio Bulletin in the eighties of the 20th century. Also the Dutch users club, called KIM Gebruikersclub, which I joined in 1978 and contributed to as member of the board and as chief editor of the magazine issue 11 to 25.
Retro Computing, Electronics, History, Netherlands
30 points by ibobev 55 days ago | 0 comments
Accountability Sinks (250bpm.substack.com)
Back in the 1990s, ground squirrels were briefly fashionable pets, but their popularity came to an abrupt end after an incident at Schiphol Airport on the outskirts of Amsterdam. In April 1999, a cargo of 440 of the rodents arrived on a KLM flight from Beijing, without the necessary import papers. Because of this, they could not be forwarded on to the customer in Athens. But nobody was able to correct the error and send them back either.
Animals, Transportation, Netherlands
623 points by msustrik 56 days ago | 392 comments
Andy Warhol artwork may have been thrown out in Dutch town hall revamp (theguardian.com)
In the hands of Andy Warhol, trash often became a work of art. So perhaps the pop culture icon would not be too upset to know that in the hands of one Dutch municipality, one of his artworks went the other way and was thrown out with the rubbish.
Art, Andy Warhol, Netherlands
5 points by rntn 64 days ago | 0 comments
Privacy concerns mount as Dutch intelligence continues to share data with U.S. (nltimes.nl)
Despite growing concerns about privacy and data protection, Dutch intelligence services AIVD and MIVD reportedly continue to share sensitive datasets with their U.S. counterparts, including data on Dutch citizens.
Privacy, Data Sharing, Intelligence Agencies, Netherlands, United States
14 points by nickslaughter02 64 days ago | 1 comments
The Dutch Love Their Bicycles. Helmets? Not So Much. (nytimes.com)
Cyclists comprise the highest number of road fatalities in the Netherlands. The country has introduced a campaign to promote helmets, but many cyclists are not convinced.
Cycling Safety, Netherlands, Public Health
6 points by bookofjoe 71 days ago | 2 comments
My parents holding hands after their assisted death (theguardian.com)
This is a photo of my parents right after their deaths, in Assen, the Netherlands, on 1 May 2024. My father Klaas Roemers was 90, my mother Fenny Roemers-Visser was 86.
Assisted Suicide, Death, Family, Netherlands
13 points by tiniuclx 72 days ago | 0 comments
A map of every road sign in the Netherlands (wegkenmerken.ndw.nu)
Netherlands, Maps, Data, Transportation, Road Signs
6 points by fanf2 83 days ago | 0 comments
Did you spot a fish? Press the Fish Doorbell (visdeurbel.nl)
Every spring, thousands of fish swim through the Oudegracht in Utrecht, searching for a place upstream to lay their eggs. But the Weerdsluis is often closed. You can help the fish continue their journey! If you see a fish, press the doorbell. This alerts the lock operator to open the lock.
Environmentalism, Technology, Netherlands
88 points by rguiscard 96 days ago | 29 comments
Netherlands launches fund to lure top scientists, like those fleeing the U.S. (nltimes.nl)
As political pressures and funding cuts drive some researchers out of the United States, the Netherlands is moving to position itself as a refuge for top scientific talent.
Science, Politics, Immigration, Funding, Netherlands
20 points by toomuchtodo 97 days ago | 6 comments
Dutch Parliament: Time to ditch US tech for homegrown options (theregister.com)
Not content to wait for open letters to influence the European Commission, Dutch parliamentarians have taken matters into their own hands by passing eight motions urging the government to ditch US-made tech for homegrown alternatives.
Politics, Technology, Europe, Netherlands, Open Source
336 points by rippeltippel 99 days ago | 285 comments
Dutch institutes seek to attract sacked American academics (dutchnews.nl)
Dutch universities and scientific institutes are looking to attract American academics who have lost their jobs since president Donald Trump took office, according to the Financieele Dagblad.
Politics, Academia, Netherlands, USA
16 points by throaway-1931 100 days ago | 1 comments
The Best-Kept Secret of Dutch Biking: The Dutch Hardly Bike at All (2018) (peopleforbikes.org)
The Best-Kept Secret of Dutch Biking: The Dutch Hardly Bike at All
Netherlands, Cycling, Transportation, Culture, Statistics
37 points by Tomte 101 days ago | 10 comments
The race is on to build the most complex machine (economist.com)
Few would expect the future of artificial intelligence (AI) to depend on Eindhoven, a quiet Dutch town. Yet just beyond its borders sits the headquarters of ASML, the only company that makes the machines, known as lithography tools, needed to produce cutting-edge AI chips.
Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Netherlands, Competition
127 points by _tk_ 104 days ago | 87 comments
Netherlands Daft Visa for Americans (relocate.me)
The Netherlands DAFT visa provides a pathway for American entrepreneurs to establish and manage their own businesses in the Netherlands.
Netherlands, Visas, Entrepreneurship, Immigration
19 points by andrewstetsenko 112 days ago | 18 comments
Signal is the number-one downloaded app in the Netherlands. But why? (techcrunch.com)
Privacy-focused messaging app Signal has been flying high in the Dutch app stores this past month, often sitting at the top as the most downloaded free app on iOS and Android across all categories, per data from multiple app-tracking platforms such as Sensor Tower.
Mobile Apps, Netherlands, Privacy, Messaging Apps
12 points by impish9208 117 days ago | 6 comments
Dutch medical records on HDDs bought for €5 at fleamarket traced to software biz (theregister.com)
Typically shoppers can expect to find tie-dye t-shirts, broken lamps and old disco records at flea markets, now it seems storage drives filled with huge volumes of sensitive data can be added to that list.
Data Security, Privacy, Netherlands, Technology, Crime
8 points by rntn 128 days ago | 0 comments
Communications Without Musk and Trump: Cloud Kootwijk (berthub.eu)
Around the beginning of the 20th century, we suffered from the dependency on foreign countries for communication with our overseas territories and interests. Technology slowly made it possible to escape this dependency, and we did so back then.
Communication, History, Technology, Netherlands
10 points by jandeboevrie 145 days ago | 0 comments
3 Are Arrested in Theft of Gold Helmet from Dutch Museum (nytimes.com)
Three people have been arrested in connection with a brazen heist at a museum in the Netherlands over the weekend in which thieves stole ancient artifacts, including a prized golden helmet on loan from Romania, the authorities said on Wednesday.
Crime, Archaeology, Museums, Netherlands
4 points by IdealeZahlen 147 days ago | 1 comments
The Gutsy Teenage Oversteegen Sisters Killed Nazis During WWII (historycollection.com)
On September 5th, 2018, Freddie Oversteegen, a Dutch Resistance heroine of World War II, died in her nineties of a heart attack. She had been preceded into the Great Beyond two years earlier, in 2016, by her older sister, Truus, another resistance heroine in the fight against the Nazis.
History, Resistance, Netherlands, Women
4 points by axiologist 152 days ago | 1 comments
Piled High: 17th-Century Dutch Banquet Scenes (publicdomainreview.org)
The feast laid out is lavish, but the table is so overladen, there is no space to dine. This is the somewhat absurd scenario staged by the tablescapes of Dutch banquet still life paintings.
Art History, 17th Century, Netherlands, Painting, Still Life
24 points by prismatic 152 days ago | 13 comments
Practical Engineering: Why Are the Dutch So Famous for Waterworks? [video] (youtube.com)
Engineering, Netherlands, Water Management, History
4 points by tda 157 days ago | 0 comments
Dutch pension funds divest from Tesla (ipe.com)
Dutch civil service scheme ABP and construction sector fund Bpf Bouw have both sold their shares in Tesla.
Finance, Investments, Tesla, Netherlands, Pension Funds
10 points by belter 157 days ago | 0 comments
One-third of Tesla owners in the Netherlands considering selling their vehicles (nltimes.nl)
Nearly one-third of Tesla owners in the Netherlands are considering selling their vehicles due to controversies surrounding Elon Musk, according to a new survey by EenVandaag.
Tesla, Netherlands, Electric Vehicles, Consumer Sentiment, Elon Musk
10 points by belter 159 days ago | 2 comments
Dutch Align with US Export Controls on Some ASML Chip Tools (bloomberg.com)
The Netherlands tightened export control rules to make ASML Holding NV apply for licenses with the Dutch government instead of Washington for some of its tools.
International Relations, Semiconductor Industry, Export Controls, Netherlands, Trade Policy
106 points by ksec 162 days ago | 245 comments
Dutch Households with solar panels face significant revenue loss (nltimes.nl)
Households in the Netherlands with solar panels are seeing their annual returns shrink by 300 euros to nearly 500 euros due to rising feed-in charges and lower solar yields in 2024.
Solar Energy, Netherlands, Economics, Energy Policy
6 points by belter 173 days ago | 4 comments
Happy 400th birthday to the world’s oldest bond (ft.com)
Four hundred years ago — on New Year’s Day in 1624 — drifting ice on the river Lek in the Netherlands smashed up a dike outside Utrecht.
Finance, History, Netherlands
326 points by pseudolus 190 days ago | 150 comments
How a young Dutch woman's life began when she was allowed to die (theguardian.com)
At the last minute, Zoë decided to call off her euthanasia. But how do you start over after you’ve said all of your goodbyes?
Euthanasia, Life Choices, Personal Stories, Death, Netherlands
8 points by kawera 193 days ago | 4 comments