Somehow this is #nottheonion "Not 1 but 2 Dutch military personnel have been sent to Greenland." nos.nl/artikel/2598...

That fact that 1 out of 25 people in the USA are there without legal right is kind of crazy when you think about it. The estimate I have seen for the EU is less than 1 out of 100, which has a very high deportation rate. ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web....

Ignoring... Everything else... It is funny how the default currency comparison for so many Iranians is the GBP and not the USD.

To try and explain how fucked the current computer component supply chain is. I am reserving production runs for memory for 2 years from now.

The stupidity of Dutch "urbanism" is perfectly wrapped up in this development. 1. Is it low-mid density greenfield sprawl around. 2. Yes people can walk to their neighbors and grocery but everyone will drive everywhere else. 3. Proclaimed sustainable. 4. Needed supreme court approval.

The smartphone authentication application that enables all Dutch residents to deal with any part of society (health insurance to personal information with the government) is being bought buy an American company and raising privacy concerns. www.volkskrant.nl/tech/experts...

A recent survey found that about 10.000 social renters also own a rental property. So because private rentals are evil and everyone should rent from the bank, this has become a shit fit. Proposal below: force the renters to give up their investment.

I don't think I will ever sit down without grunting again.

When I compare the fire alarm industry to a klan meeting... Some linkedin samples related to Good.

There is such a thing as bad weather (not just bad clothing!) www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

It really is a joy telling actual Neapolitans that you ate at the best pizzeria in the world and it is in the Lower East Side.

Real NYers use steam heating and heat pumps at the same time! IYKYK.

So basically Dutch healthcare! We have ~ -0- preventative care regimes and don't appear to be worse for it.

Waves at the entirety of western Europe and it's museums to former prosperity. Especially you Amsterdam, you literal shithole you.

So if you ever want a case study subject for absolutely horrific crisis management. The CEO of KLM, Marjan Rintel would be a perfect. Airline is has been effectively shutdown for a week due to weather, tens of thousands are stranded, customer support has collapsed. Not a single statement.

Additional €2 Billion euro subsidy to Dutch schools resulted in no appreciable increase in student literacy or math ability. www.ad.nl/politiek/al-...

Whew one month out of the gym does some damage. Fatter, weaker, slower.

I have hope that the first NYC mayor since Bloomy is actually going to focus on actual mayor things.

It is amazing how many Dutch problems would be solved by...

Holland I am inside you!

Nothing is close to being this unlivable and unbearable with such oppressive density in aupperior Europe.

In comparison to the Netherlands where cash transactions above €3000 euros are now banned.

I don't know who needs to read this, but Dutch winter is atrocious. That dancing around 0 means black ice, which means I and many others will be driving to work instead of cycling. Because there is bad weather.

IYKYK, else you ain't from Queens.

Remember: America has the best bread bakery in the world.

This mayor, I swear... First thing he does is come in and raise the fare.

Update: Flight back to Holland is tomorrow 😭 hoping it is victim of the current collapse of Dutch transportation infrastructure (it is snowing).

Apparently bus lane infrastructure, without enforcement, doesn't do anything. 1. First time I ever took a bus in Manhattan. 2. First time I ever road a bus since they no longer operate on my radio network. 3. Dutch commuter buses spoiled me.

Imagine if New Amsterdam was as boring and obsessed with preservation (so long ago) as old Amsterdam.

Problem #1 with NYC mayors has always been they think they have a national role/springboard. The extremely difficult job is to collect the trash, run the schools, manage the police/fire etc.

I saw a headline that said Bernie Sanders "brought back his iconic look" for the Mamdani inauguration and some of you just do not know a single old Jewish guy

I presume it was just typical MTA implementation ineptitude that lead to this and not some strategic pricing decision?

So Dutch Twitter (via *that* family member) is already starting to declare this was a Muslim attack. In no way could this have anything to do with good ol' Dutch people igniting the entire country's sky with explosives.

Congrats to mayor, officially the most hated man in NYC! *them's the rules, I don't make em.

The stubborn insanity of the Dutch firework culture has destroyed the Vondelkerk in Amsterdam. And also killed someone in Nijmegen. www.rd.nl/artikel/1133...

Some perspective. To rent a Dutch e-bike from NS is €13.50 per day (only option) and must be returned to origin point. That is about $16.00 or 1 hour worth of use? (Or 40 minutes for non-members.)

Also how much of the war time industrial capacity (more than half) was government owned / government operated and government owned / corporate operated.

Update: Neither of us really want to go back to the Netherlands. We do not miss cycling or driving or shit food at all. Wife is now sending me Forest Hills zillow listings saying we could go "for funzies."

In the Netherlands we would bury the 900 spot parking garage instead placing it above ground like you savages.

Common history: German/Austrian: kill the Jews Frenchman: yes sir Pole: yes (but we're also the resistance) Dutchman: gladly Belgian: sure Hungarian: of course Italian: sure, after the obligatory nap Romanian: love this, how can I help? Ukrainian: kill! Russian: kill! Lithuanian: kill kill kill!

PC Richards remains the biggest mystery in life to me.

I don't know how I am just hearing about this now but I just pissed myself laughing in disappointment but not surprised. Amsterdam gave all its school children a racist boardgame. "Ni hao, Chinese tourists are blocking the bike path." www.parool.nl/amsterdam/ch...

Annual Dutch traffic report from local AAA. Summary: border controls introduced a small increase in traffic jams. Highway expansions significantly reduced traffic jams. (Remember kids, when you don't build new housing there is no induced demand!)

Last thing I heard was the replacement timeframe (a similar build quantity) of American carriers is 57 years.

Unironically this is probably the most single succinct problem statement made about the political problem of housing affordability a politician has made. It also hints at the default political solution which is to try and segment the housing market into a "market" and "affordable" submarkets.

A belachelijk amount of money later. Actual density enabling specialized retail is amazing.

Honestly with the American Navy having zero ability to build anything that isn't a Burke destroyer for the past few decades... If that can be turned around and these things actually built, call it the Trump class. Because in all likelihood the U.S. Navy cannot do it without "terrific change."

Better place to live than any place in the Netherlands. I also feel like Godzilla again.

Sunday evening reminder: I'm hiring! Job posting closes Christmas Eve, so if you're interested, get your application in now. I promise the work is meaningful and mostly fun :-)

After all why shouldn't I buy a $1.5 million, three bedroom rowhome in Forest Hills?