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    Lets just say I made a remark about Dutch diplomacy in general. And not about those specific incidents. I'm fairly aware how foreigners experience the Dutch. And how "the rest of the world" perceive actions such as these. Again, there's a difference between the actions and the general way the Dutch do diplomacy. Remember those leaked cables from the Bush administration? Supposedly US diplomats considered the Netherlands able to punch above their weight and an important entrance to influence EU opinions and policies. Might be difficult to hold two opposing ideas at the same time, I guess ;D, but YES the Dutch are very much able to behave like incompetent idiots on the international stage. And also YES, they know pretty well how to do diplomacy. This is not uniquely Dutch either, btw. I mean Brexit speaks volumes, right? There you see the same. The Brits can be both absolute masters at diplomacy and idiots. (This is not an excuse for the actions we're currently discussing, btw. No excuses for those. Just awful.)
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    Sean pls

    goDel replied to NewSchoolScience's topic in Autechre

    The boards remix was an aprils fools!!!!!!!?
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    Absolutely. Haven been following the news with loads of Horrendous and painful to watch. Shouldn't have happened. Couldn't. The responsible ministers have something to explain. Not only to those countries, but internally as well. It's a sign of incompetence really. And hurts the Dutch position in the long run. Apart from the crisis that needs to be addressed right now. I mean, last week...
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    I think the unfortunate thing is that some countries appear to try to leverage this crisis for making (structural instead of temporary) changes in their own benefit. Arguably, the same holds for different states in the US. This is not a for/against wrt the EU. This is intrinsic to large scale cooperations like this. Even without an EU you'd have these discussions. The case for the EU is that there are procedures and a process to come to agreements between all members. Without the EU, you'd have to start from scratch. Hungary is a different story, I feel. One which I also don't consider as a negative case for the EU, tbh. This is stuff that needs to be learned how to deal with. It's a first, as far as I can tell. All firsts are sucky. Call it the human condition.
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    Although I certainly agree that the Dutch, generally speaking can be rude (and naive about it) and very much to the point, at the diplomatic level there's plenty ability to have civilised communication on an international level. Might go further and call it one of the strengths even. You shouldn't underestimate the level of diplomatic expertise in the Netherlands. (goes beyond the ability to speak/understand multiple languages, btw. but there's def a relationship) Which makes it all the more interesting what has happened. Appears to me that because of the current crisis the internal process surrounding the preparation of these EU meetings wasn't optimal, so to speak. Also note that diplomacy takes time. In other words, to me this looks more like a consequence of poor preparation than some general thing about the Dutch. "The Dutch" don't sit at these meetings. These are usually well prepared people with a good amount of expertise and experience.
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    Bit of miscommunication going on there. Some bad communication at EU level from the Netherlands caused a stir. The thing about those bonds is only part of it. Thing which complicates this (besides differences in culture and language) is the history. Southern countries have been asking for these solutions since well before the current crisis. So there is some resistance, because northern countries think this crisis is being used to solve some other problems. There's definitely a shared sense of urgency. But that might have been lost in translation. Or rather, the Netherlands failed to communicate this properly. Anyways, it's all a bit sensitive in a complicated/urgent context. And bad communication from the Netherlands doesn't really help.
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    why would you want to do that? or rather, why would you want timmy to do that? also, social distancing means you are not allowed to just whipe your dick out in public! ?
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    Here's your new inappropriate Aprils Fools joke: go tell the Captain that that other guy thinks he's psychic and think the captain has covid. Best to do it while having a coffee with them at the same time. And see how the story unfolds. (keep distance though!)
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    Geez, I assumed you were going to say you had been tested positive. Not someone else. That's a dick move, buddy.
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    Please point Brian to Brisks post. If that's not a convincing argument, I don't know what is. He should at least consider only putting this new EP up on Bandcamp. To test how it works and more importantly, the amount of extra exposure the Bandcamp platform will provide. Sounds like a no-brainer to me, tbh. Just try. Discard if not happy. Embrace if positive. edit: i'll wait a bit before buying stuff as it's way more interesting for me to buy it at bandcamp. i hate the current download counter on fsoldigital. that means i need to save everything locally. with bandcamp, i can always count on the cloud to be available as an archive.
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    I support this wish! Possibly would make life a little easier for all involved. Not sure how much money Bandcamp will claim. But the cost of having current site up and running must be similar, I'm guessing.
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    clips anywhere?
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    this time it will be about blond airheads with botox lips partying in the middle of a pandemic. think that's new
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    There's a silver lining here. Those numbers - if true - would indeed make him look bad. At least we got that established. Was worrying those numbers wouldn't even be a problem for a sec. ?
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    fixt that forya
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    Imagine FOX being liable for downplaying the Corona risk. And Fox defending themselves by pointing to statements coming from the White House (read Trump). While Trump pointing his tiny finger back to FOX. Would be lovely to have a bit of infighting between the two. In this Alice in Wonderland scenario, I'd expect to support Cuomo for president 2020. ?
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    Penderecki was the highlight of the third season
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    Sean pls

    goDel replied to NewSchoolScience's topic in Autechre

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    US working hard to spread the virus evenly over the entire country. Possibly the typical US socialist mindset behind that policy.
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    Rob pls

    goDel replied to a topic in Autechre

    So, in case people didn't know, pls stands for Produce Lush Sounds Rob, please pls ;D
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    Imagine the mindfuck situation Fauci is in. He has to do the impossible: be truthful while keeping Trump happy. ...WTF. If he survives this white house, he deserves a nobel peace price as far as I'm concerned.
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    Apart from the failing dataviz, I wouldn't necessarily assume the percentages themselves are BS though. The reason is that currently more people are confronted with the impact of the economy than the (direct) impact fo the virus (to themselves, family, o and community btw). For a significant number of people the direct impact of the virus might be relatively far away, while the impact of the economy (do I keep my job!?) can be very immediate. And not secondary either! So yeah, the economic impact is directly felt by a large share of the population, I guess. It wouldn't surprise me if the percentages are a truthful representation of what is actually on peoples minds. Don't want to argue they are. Mind you! Just saying I wouldn't immediately discard them as BS.
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    yeah. nice trax. no rdj though.
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