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There is a strange drop-off where train travel gets significantly worse for longer distances though.

Commuting within the Randstad, and to a certain degree the provinces of Flevoland, Gelderland and Noord-Brabant is pretty compelling because the network is well connected. Need to get anywhere else though and the benefits of train travel over commuting by car start to disappear quickly.

This also ties into the fact that our public transit is by far the most expensive in the EU (and possibly even worldwide). Which makes traveling by train really only a viable option if you have the money to spare or your employer covers your travel expenses.

A pretty standard daily commute can cost upwards of €20 per round trip, which comes down to nearly a fifth of a minimum wage budget after taxes. That doesn't well with a housing crisis.

Regular companies have an obligation to deposit their annual accounts with the chamber of commerce, but social enterprises tend to go above and beyond because their focus is not on economic gain, but on socio-economic gain.

There is no legal obligation to do anything special when you call yourself a social enterprise, that I know of. But using the description for bragging rights does put your company under increased scrutiny from the community and from researchers.

All kinds of modeling methods have been invented to make social-economic impact part of the businessmodel. Some of those methods are even similar to Alex Osterwalder's widely used Business Model Canvas.

Some social enterpreneurs also make use of specific constructions using certain legal forms to prevent shareholders from steering the company away from its original goal. For example: some will opt to make a "stichting" (foundation) the majority shareholder of the main company. The stichting having auditing and course correction as their main purpose.

If you would like to know more about social enterprises, the dutch chamber of commerce has published a great article (in english) on the subject.

Fairphone is a social enterprise, and most Dutch companies presenting themselves as such are actually held to certain standards.

I haven't confirmed this myself, but I wouldn't be surprised if they actually publish all of their expenses so you can do the math yourself.

They have published a full breakdown for an earlier model: Over here

TIL, thank you. Edit has been made.

with only a few exceptions for safety, like cars.

No. There are three main bullshit arguments being used by lobbyists actively making the world a worse place by fighting against this type of legislation.

• safety and security
• intellectual propery rights
• hindering innovation

All three are demonstrably used in hearings to convince legislators to not sign right to repair bills into law. And all three are absolute bullshit.

Replacing the brakes on your own car is not generally seen as introducing safety risks, so why would software be any different? The only things that actually make cars safe are competent drivers (wether flesh and bone, or digital) and proper manufacturing (so no malfunctioning during use).

There is a reason full self driving is not legal in most places worldwide, and likely won't be for a very long time. We've seen too many examples of software fuck ups and the legal responsibility in case of an accident is still a difficult part of the equation.

If we're able to integrate full infotainment systems into cars, and all kinds of AI gadgets for driving assistance. We should be able to make cars safer even if the software is user servicable.

No more gatekeeping bullshit.

I've identified good progression systems as the main thing I like about games with crafting. You make something which enables you to get the next best thing, repeat.

Notable examples are Terraria, (modded) Minecraft to some degree, Runescape (no bias towards OSRS or RS3), Monster Hunter series, various MMO's, Subnautica, ARK and Forager.

Edit: I need to learn how to read carefully...

Darktable is a good alternative for Lightroom, albeit slightly more complex.

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If open-source is not really a must I'd say Affinity Photo. One time purchase and provides 98% of what Photoshop does.

If you are looking for an open-source solution, GIMP is likely one of your best options.

Not sure how I should feel about that. It's highly likely any party engaged in tracking activities will try to grab as much data as they can. So a non-Google device seems like it would be doing twice the amount of data collection.

But considering Google also controls the hardware design of the Pixel, it wouldn't surprise me if they have some additional tricks up their sleeve.

What we really need is a full open-source phone, including firmware. Maybe we'll get there one day.

In practise there isn't even that solid of a connection between XX/XY and their respective associated expressions.

Cell development is highly influenced by the hormones that are present. This is especially true for sex-related cell development. This is why intersex people exist. Your genetic code just provides a bias for specific hormone production, which turns into a self-regulating loop once your cells develop into organs which produce more of their respective hormones. This is also the reason HRT is an uphill battle, and some trans people choose to have their ovaries or testicles removed.

Even biologically, the concept of biological sex makes no sense.

Additionally, if you're into mapping, give QGIS a try.

It's an open source geospatial data management application, which is available cross-platform.

It neatly integrates many processing tools into a relatively intuitive GUI, and having even some basic skill can lead to some job opportunities.

You can even import OSM data through plugins or download services, which you can use for all kinds of fancy things.

It's a simple and elegant way of covering 95% of document structuring needs, while being as close to readable plaintext as possible.

The vast majority of documents currently written in MS-word could just be markdown. The vast majority of web content could just be markdown. This would save the modern world petabytes of XML bloat.

If you need something fancier, either use a vector format or do fancy client-side styling.

No amount of rhetoric will ever convince me that someone who engages in the act of "dunking" is supposed to be taken seriously... The word sounds like a family-friendly replacement for what should be profanity.

Either own it and say that you're using provocation as a "90s flame war tactic" or get dunked right back into the kiddie pool.