Ronno

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[–] Ronno@feddit.nl 25 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I guess Trump doesn't help, but it's also easy to point the finger. If eating at a fast food chain is no longer fast, cheap nor food (let's be honest). Is it then strange that sales are declining?

[–] Ronno@feddit.nl 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

As a Dutchman, I agree we have great infrastructure and "walking" cities. But you've only seen Amsterdam. Outside of the cities, The Netherlands is more dependent on cars than you might think. I live on the border of the country and public transport is basically non existent and cycling is not viable due to travel distances, every adult has a car in my area. A family of 4 adults (children over 18 living at home) have 4 cars parked in front of their house here. We're not as car dependent as the US, but we don't live in a fairytale either.

[–] Ronno@feddit.nl 2 points 3 months ago

Better start now, the US might need a new one soon. /s

A smart contract as the declaration of independence would be awesome though.

[–] Ronno@feddit.nl 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

EA: hold my beer

For example: in FC25 you can have 14 ms ping to the server, but still have a laggy experience as if you are playing with 1,400,000 ping.

[–] Ronno@feddit.nl 11 points 3 months ago

It's even become mandatory by communities in some games, which is something I hate with passion. For instance, many MMORPG communities are on Discord these days (e.g. Guild Wars 2, more specifically the raiding scene).

So I subscribed to these communities and started using Discord. I still don't get the appeal, it's a cluttered mess all over the place and it doesn't feel intuitive to use. Maybe I'm getting old...

[–] Ronno@feddit.nl 5 points 3 months ago

I don't buy that. I live on the other side of the planet and I know what project 2025 is and its key action points. It's not just foreign media that were reporting on it. I also watch some US late night shows, especially when a major event like an election is about to happen. Most late night shows also discussed project 2025 at length.

[–] Ronno@feddit.nl 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Curious if this argument also works for other situations? "I didn't file my taxes, because it would take too long".

[–] Ronno@feddit.nl 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Wouldn't that just allow Trump to install one of his puppets?

[–] Ronno@feddit.nl 6 points 3 months ago

Interesting, so how did they feel when Elon did the "Roman salute"? Romans basically walked around in skirts as well...

Ah well, I think reason left the US long ago.

[–] Ronno@feddit.nl 3 points 3 months ago

It's basically communism! /s

[–] Ronno@feddit.nl 12 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Naive Dutch guy here: can't you just refuse the receipt? Here they ask you if you want the receipt, and you can simply say: No, thank you.

[–] Ronno@feddit.nl 8 points 3 months ago

Quick, call Jen!

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