Hacker News with Generative AI: Netherlands

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 2 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 19 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 21 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 26 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 26 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 31 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 31 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 33 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 36 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 47 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 64 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 66 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 82 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 84 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 84 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 85 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 91 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 92 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 92 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 101 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 108 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 113 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 115 days ago | 9 comments
ASML shares -16% in Amsterdam, the most in 26 years (twitter.com)
Finance, Stock Market, Netherlands
6 points by Qem 128 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 129 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 130 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 135 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 146 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 147 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 160 days ago | 0 comments