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#Amsterdam municipality bans #Telegram on work phones over criminal use, #espionage #threat


source: https://nltimes.nl/2024/08/19/amsterdam-municipality-bans-telegram-work-phones-criminal-use-espionage-threat

Telegram is a “safe haven for hackers, cybercriminals, and drug dealers,” a spokesperson for Amsterdam’s IT alderman Alexander Scholtes told the broadcaster. The city is also concerned about possible espionage through the app, even though it no longer has official ties to #Russia. Telegram was set up in Russia, but the head office has since moved to #Dubai, and the #company is officially located in the Virgin Islands.


#news #software #messenger #crime #cybercrime #cybersecurity #security #problem #Netherlands #hack #hacker


So the universe has been VERY PROACTIVE in letting me know that it's time to move on from #Amsterdam. Rejection is redirection. ✨

The short-term plan: move somewhere sunny in Europe, apply to hybrid and/or #remote jobs. Question is where?


Dutch King Apologizes for His Country’s Role in the Slave Trade https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/01/world/europe/netherlands-king-slavery-apology.html #Willem-Alexander,KingoftheNetherlands #Amsterdam(Netherlands) #SpeechesandStatements #Slavery(Historical) #RoyalFamilies #Colonization #Rutte,Mark #Apologies


There are many restaurants and cafes in #Amsterdam that are mapped twice in #OpenStreetMap.
This place so far wins by being mapped three times.


More than once these last few days ppl in #Amsterdam voiced surprise that Germany doesn't have a central ID (yet) that's used for all services. They clearly felt this to be a bit backwards.

It's a shame the #bombing of Amsterdam civil #registry almost exactly 80 yrs ago is forgotten.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943_bombing_of_the_Amsterdam_civil_registry_office

„The 1943 bombing of the Amsterdam civil registry office was an attempt by members of the Dutch resistance to destroy the Amsterdam civil registry (bevolkingsregister), ..

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🧵1/ The Netherlands is the place to be if you want to study the #government's misuse of #AI in a democratic country.

A week or so ago there was some reporting on the Top 400, a #predictive #crime initiative by the City of #Amsterdam. They algorithmically create a list of the 400 youngsters they believe are most likely to commit serious crimes. The #police actively surveills them (including house visits!), even if they haven't committed any crimes at all.

https://www.trouw.nl/a-b4d1680d


They say “We can’t do that. We’re not #Amsterdam.” You respond “Amsterdam wasn’t always like that either,” showing before & after transformations illustrating that the cities we admire made CHOICES. And they’re still making choices TODAY. They make more tired excuses. You don’t accept them either. (1e van der Helststraat, 1978 & 2005) #Dutch #Cityplanning #urbanplanning #streets #urbandesign #cities #streetsforpeople


A photo of a gig we played last Friday with Lola's Dice. Probably the last one in a long time. We had fun!

#picture #photo #MyBand #muziek #Amsterdam #livemusic #photography


Casual Acoustics -- On the Sunny Side of the Street [Full Album]


Just uploaded our album to youtube, including a slideshow of some of the pictures we have of the band playing in the streets of Amsterdam.

Enjoy!

Track list:
  • On the sunny side of the street [00:00]
  • Some of these days [04:03]
  • Out of nowhere [06:13]
  • Black Orpheus [10:14]
  • All of me [14:02]
  • Bei Mir Bistu Shein [17:03]
  • When you're smiling [20:03]
#music #muziek #musica #musique #jazz #standards #FullAlbum #SupportDiasporaArtists #pictures #photos #photo #picture #pics #slideshow #busking #buskers #Amsterdam #nl #netherlands #nederland


I made a video about my research for the Brain Week of the University of Amsterdam. The video was part of a series of talks shown to students that are considering following a bachelor program at the UvA.

My video is meant to be an example of how to do research on language and the brain.

I'm sharing the video , since I know there are a few linguists and people generally interested on science, the brain, and all that jazz...

Enjoy!

#Science #video #MyVideo #SupportDiasporaScientists #Morphology #Neurology #psycholinguistics #linguistics #nl #Amsterdam


Another snowy morning walk with Dutch and my coffee. 😺☕ #amsterdam
Cat leading the way through the snow
More coffee and cat in the snow


Image/photo
I took my bike out of the bike parking, and I noticed these forgotten bike keys hanging from a branch of a tree. It had just rained, there were a couple of drops in the keys... It all suddenly seemed very beautiful, very Amsterdam... So I snapped a picture. I'm no photographer, but I think I captured what I saw at the moment.

#Amsterdam #bikes #photo #photography #picture #keys #tree #rain #nl