Author Archives: Q.R. Vermeulen
Yet another… (lock-down / climate crisis / economic crisis / financial crash)
Corona pandemic, climate change, economic crisis, it all comes down to two things: Stop being a follower and think for yourself, and stop focusing on the short term gains and look at the bigger picture, so you can decide whether the short term gains or the long term gains are the most important ones. The world is lacking enough people who apply those two points and it is quickly becoming an urgent issue that we all need to deal with to regain control of our lives. Continue reading
Coronaleven
Een nieuw virus, met eigenschappen waar menig Ninja jaloers op zou zijn, probeert om de wereld te veroveren. Het virus vermomd zich door eigenschappen van verkoudheid of griep te vertonen. Bovendien komen deze eigenschappen pas laat naar voren, als de … Continue reading
MadCap Flare: Using conditions to only show text when all conditions are met.
An article on using Madcap Flare conditions to only show a line of text only when all conditions are met, instead of when any condition is met. Continue reading
Welkom in Regelland!
Het wordt tijd om Nederland te hernoemen naar Regelland. Een land, waarin elk conflict moet worden opgelost door het bedenken van regels met als doel om vooral niemand voor het hoofd te stoten en elke mogelijkheid tot een nieuw conflict … Continue reading
Less is more?
The Dutch government has decided to change the tax rates. After the change from 19% VAT to 21 % VAT a couple years ago. The low VAT rate of 6 % is being brought back to just the most basic … Continue reading
New, yet familiar
I have just completed my first week in my new job. It has been an interesting week to say the least. Starting in a new job is always exciting. Everything feels new. However, this time around it was different. Perhaps, … Continue reading
Sinterklaas en Zwarte Piet
Al wekenlang laaien de gemoederen hoog op over Sinterklaas en Zwarte Piet in Nederland. En dan vooral over Zwarte Piet. Het is discriminatie – dat betekent letterlijk het maken van onderscheid op basis van kenmerken – wat nogal eens wordt … Continue reading
MH-17 – Caught in the middle
It has been a couple of days since Malaysian Airlines flight MH-17 crashed in a rebel occupied part of the Ukraine, leaving everybody on board dead. It soon became clear that this crash was not due to pilot error, poor … Continue reading
European elections – part II
Tomorrow the European Union elections take place in the Netherlands. They want us to give them a vote of confidence for being capable of leading Europe with vision and decisiveness. Yet, after all this time they still have not even … Continue reading
European elections
The European elections are getting near and although I can see the importance of voting I feel the democratic system of the European Union is flawed in a similar way to the Dutch local democratic system. Actually, it is not … Continue reading