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Wall retaliates against vandal

June 10, 2008 5:18pm

A pessimist would say he's lost a foot, an optimist would say he's got one foot left to kick with.

Netherlands bans e-voting

May 20, 2008 12:03pm

@noen: Well, why aren't they? The main reason the dutch e-voting machines were disqualified in the first place was that the manufacturers of the machines adhered to the "obscurity = security" model.
I'm sure e-voting will have a shining future in the Netherlands. But to call the argument that dutch voting machines are technically unsound a Luddite argument is a little overstated, don't you think? As a matter of fact the movement is headed by the founder of the first dutch internet provider XS4all. Look him up and you'll find he is quite a technophile idealist.

Netherlands bans magic mushrooms

October 13, 2007 5:00am

What we can learn from both the post and the comments is that the Netherlands have a drug-tourism problem. In other words: we (yes, I'm Dutch and I don't eat deep-fried organs) are in need of stricter drug laws because of the enormous amounts of tourists coming over. The number of magic mushroom related incidents concerning locals is zero. Also, the number of incidents outside of Amsterdam is next to nothing.

I too voice for a progressive drug-policy but it would help if other countries would adapt a similar policy. Because most of the problems with drug-tourism stem from inexperience with either the drugs themselves or the policy. So instead of flaming the Dutch for overly reacting to tourist casualties, you could in your comments also point out the limits of your respective country's own drug policy AND the problems this is handing the Netherlands.

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