Hacker News with Generative AI: Netherlands

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 12 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 30 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 32 days ago | 4 comments

The Phones of the New NATO Secretary General (electrospaces.net)
Since October 1, former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is the new Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), succeeding Jens Stoltenberg from Norway.

NATO, Politics, Netherlands, International Relations

57 points by bertman 47 days ago | 9 comments

Over 100k Dutch have quit self-employment before stricter enforcement rules (nltimes.nl)
Many people are quitting self-employment in anticipation of the enforcement of false self-employment rules by the Dutch Tax Authority.

Self-Employment, Netherlands, Taxation, Government Regulations

12 points by LinuxBender 49 days ago | 2 comments

Dutch tulip farmer is swapping gas for heat from Bitcoin mining (euronews.com)
A greenhouse in the Netherlands is using the heat generated from cryptocurrency mining to partially heat its large premises, saving on its gas bill.

Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Renewable Energy, Netherlands, Agriculture

11 points by speckx 49 days ago | 0 comments

Dutch suburb where residents must grow food on at least half of their property (theguardian.com)
In the suburb of Oosterwold, a living experiment in urban agriculture, the 5,000 inhabitants find different creative ways to fulfil the unique stipulation

Urban Planning, Agriculture, Sustainability, Netherlands

11 points by Geekette 50 days ago | 0 comments

Edging Toward Japan: In his mind's eye, Rembrandt was always headed toward Japan (mainichi.jp)
I recently spent a few days in the Netherlands with my two daughters, and when stopped at Immigration and asked the purpose of my visit I was able to respond, with not great inaccuracy: "Rembrandt, I guess."

Art, History, Japan, Netherlands

26 points by lermontov 56 days ago | 6 comments

I hacked the Dutch government and all I got was this t-shirt (jacobriggs.io)
The NCSC-NL (National Cyber Security Centre – Netherlands) sent me a ‘lousy’ t-shirt on behalf of the Dutch government.

Cybersecurity, Netherlands, Government, Hacking, Humor

56 points by pabs3 58 days ago | 31 comments

A common urban intersection in the Netherlands (2018) (wordpress.com)
Can urban intersections be designed in such a way that motor traffic, cycling and walking flow smoothly and that the potential conflicts of these very different types of traffic crossing each other’s paths are made less complicated and less dangerous? In my opinion the answer is “yes”. Intersections are most important in making cycling safer and more attractive. They can be the weakest link in the chain that is your journey and one nasty junction can put people off cycling.

Urban Planning, Cycling, Traffic Safety, Netherlands

360 points by itronitron 58 days ago | 330 comments

Rijksmuseum Begins Restoration of Rembrandt's 'The Night Watch' (thecollector.com)
Following years of research, Operation Night Watch is entering its second phase, in which restorers are removing and replacing old varnish.

Art, Restoration, Museums, History, Netherlands

4 points by Tomte 67 days ago | 0 comments

Netflix European headquarters in Amsterdam raided in tax fraud investigation (nltimes.nl)
Authorities raided the offices of Netflix in the Netherlands and France as part of an investigation into tax fraud, the French authorities told Reuters.

Netflix, Tax Fraud, Amsterdam, Netherlands, France

8 points by reynoldss 74 days ago | 0 comments

A rudimentary quantum network link between Dutch cities (tudelft.nl)
An international research team led by QuTech has demonstrated a network connection between quantum processors over metropolitan distances.

Quantum Computing, Networking, Research, Netherlands

174 points by FrankyHollywood 79 days ago | 58 comments

The Art of Stealing (2013) (nrc.nl)
Early in the morning of 16th October 2012, seven valuable artworks were stolen from the Kunsthal in Rotterdam. The theft was world news. But what first seemed like a sophisticated burglary by professionals, turned out to be the work of a few small-time Romanian criminals who had no idea what they were getting themselves into. They knew about house burglaries, not art, and they certainly didn’t know about selling art.

Art Theft, Crime, Netherlands

28 points by RickJWagner 81 days ago | 9 comments

ASML shares -16% in Amsterdam, the most in 26 years (twitter.com)

Finance, Stock Market, Netherlands

6 points by Qem 93 days ago | 9 comments

ASML Shares Plunge as Bookings Miss Signals Chipmaker Woes (bloomberg.com)
ASML Holding NV’s shares plunged the most in 26 years after it booked only about half the orders analysts expected, a startling slowdown for one of the bellwethers of the semiconductor industry.

Semiconductors, Stock Market, Business, Technology, Netherlands

8 points by sgerenser 94 days ago | 2 comments

In the Netherlands, we're closing our emptying prisons (theguardian.com)
The Dutch have seen their prison population decrease by more than 40% over the past 20 years. At the other end of the spectrum, Britain has the highest rate of incarceration in western Europe, and is struggling with an unprecedented prisons crisis. Britain’s minister of prisons, James Timpson, calls the Netherlands a source of inspiration.

Netherlands, Prisons, Crime, Policy, UK

4 points by peutetre 96 days ago | 1 comments

The Internet Archive takes over foreign dissertations from Leiden University (universiteitleiden.nl)
Last month, the UBL announced that it will deselect an extensive collection of foreign dissertations. We are happy to report now that The Internet Archive will be taking over this collection.

Internet Archive, Digital Libraries, Education, Academic Research, Netherlands

164 points by gpvos 101 days ago | 57 comments

Kids Should Be Blindfolded and Dropped in the Woods at Night (reason.com)
Blindfolded kids, driven off in a car, and dumped into the woods at night. In America, we call that a crime. In the Netherlands? It's called a "dropping," and it's a beloved childhood tradition.

Parenting, Culture, Traditions, Netherlands, United States

10 points by delichon 112 days ago | 1 comments

Dutch City the Hague Is First Banning Oil and Air Travel Ads (oilprice.com)
The Hague has just become the first city in the world to ban oil ads and ads for large energy-consuming industries including air travel and cruise ships.

Environmentalism, Climate Change, Advertising, The Hague, Netherlands

60 points by PaulHoule 113 days ago | 80 comments

Dutch government takes ASML export measures off Uncle Sam's hands (theregister.com)
ASML has moved to assure customers and investors that it is subject to no new restrictions following an announcement that expands the Netherlands government's own role in export control measures.

Netherlands, Export Control, Technology, ASML, Semiconductor Industry

4 points by PaulHoule 126 days ago | 0 comments

School in NL banned mobile phones. 4 years on, its culture has been transformed (theguardian.com)
Six years ago, as officials at the Netherlands’ Calvijn College began considering whether to ban phones from their schools, the idea left some students aghast.

Education, Technology, Culture, Netherlands

7 points by robaato 131 days ago | 1 comments

Netherlands: Nationwide ban on phones in schools underway – DW – 09/02/2024 (dw.com)

Education, Technology, Netherlands, Policy

28 points by rbanffy 133 days ago | 6 comments

Homes in Zeeland are receiving money for temporally shutting off solar panels (nltimes.nl)

Solar Energy, Netherlands, Policy, Finance

4 points by obscurette 144 days ago | 0 comments

Uber fined €290M ($324M) in Netherlands for sending drivers' data to the US (reuters.com)

Data Privacy, Fines, Europe, Uber, Netherlands

86 points by nabla9 145 days ago | 2 comments

AI Generated Song "Zo Zomer" in in Dutch Top25-NL Charts (top40.nl)