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  1. Re:That's going to really tick off people on Netherlands Proposes Legislation To Ban Use Of Phones On Bicycles (npr.org) · · Score: 2

    You can use your phone for listening to music, as a speedometer or even for calling as long as you are not holding it in your hand. That is already the case for cars and from 2019 for any vehicle. Which is a good thing. Besides the distraction of looking at other things than the traffic around you, you probably need both hands in case of an unexpected situation (using one hand to steer will cost you half of your break capacity for example).

    Background information: I am Dutch.

  2. Re:Where to start? on Ask Slashdot: I Want To Get Into Comic Books, But Where Do I Start? · · Score: 1

    Thanks for the let down. I was amazed by the way Japanese comics made use of flashbacks...

  3. Re:No linux client from google on Dropbox Caught Between Warring Giants Amazon and Google · · Score: 1

    There is a client voor Google Drive made by Insync: https://www.insynchq.com/

    It is commercial, but not really expensive. And so far my experience with it has been very positive.

  4. Re:What is wrong with pornography? on UK Bill Again Demands Web Pornography Ban · · Score: 1

    The Netherlands are not mostly Protestant. According to the Dutch national statistics agency CBS's data of 2009, 44% has no religeous affiliation, 28% is Catholic and only 12% is Protestant. See http://statline.cbs.nl/StatWeb/publication/?DM=SLNL&PA=37944&D1=0-1,3-5&D2=a&HDR=T&STB=G1&CHARTTYPE=2&VW=T

  5. Re:Very true on IBM Exec Bemoans Lack of Industry-Specific Linux Apps · · Score: 1
    I think Sun did a fair job by opening up Java:
    • Modern? check...
    • Cross-platform? check...
    • Open-source? check...
    • GUI? check...

    Sound compelling enough to me

  6. Re:MEPs of NL on Europeans, Tweak Your Representatives On Patents · · Score: 1

    Keep in mind that our current minister of Economic Affairs, Laurens-Jan Brinkhorst, who is a member of D'66, has voted for software patents in the European Union's Council of Ministers.

    Another (small) Dutch party that is against software patents is Europa Transparant. Possibly there are more possibilities, but this party and D'66 are the only ones that I know of that have something to say about software patents on their website.

    You might re-think where your vote is going as you now have another option :).