Afghan police vs. Taliban: 0-1

Only recently the Dutch armed forces got into major trouble when the Afghan police lost a strategic crossroads. Now that the Dutch reclaimed the territory, they’re building new police compounds and training Afghan men to arm them.
That sounds sustainable enough, until you watch this video update.
Mind you, I’m entirely for continuing the mission, but that […]

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A socialist view on monopolies

It’s a short read: Socialist Party raises questions in parliament on including Windows (Dutch). Ending statement:
According to [Socialist Party Member] Gerkens one solution is to provide Windows separately from the computer. In that way the customer himself can choose which operating system he would most like to use. “That would improve the market economy.”
My initial reaction: […]

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