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Notes on the Dutch Public Transport Chipcard
ON THE DEVELOPMENT: “The Dutch OV-chipkaart (public transport chip card) was developed in a time when mobile phones couldn’t do much yet. It was something new back then, having a separate information carrier (the card itself) and application (the payment system). But nowadays, touching a card to a card reader isn’t necessary any more, now…
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Thumbs up for a ‘dislike’ button on Facebook?
On a Facebook post saying someone’s cat died, clicking the ‘like’ button doesn’t seem appropriate. But soon now, users will be able to show their sympathies without having to write a comment. Facebook users have been asking for an “I don’t like this” button for years, but until recently, the platform never wanted to indulge…
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Facebook’s dislike button is also about money
“Today is a special day,” said Facebook tycoon Mark Zuckerberg during the latest Q&A session with his users. Facebook users have been asking for a dislike button for years; today, he could finally announce there’s going to be one. Or something like it, anyway. It remains unclear what this new button is going to look…
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The Dutch government will soon know more about you than your partner does
What were you doing last Tuesday one year ago at 8 PM? Who do you fancy? And does your current partner know? How many times have you told a lie during the past year? How many times have you had sex, and do you remember where, when and with whom? Those are just a handful…