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Voorburgs Dagblad | “The new terrace policy offers more space for terraces”

Voorburgs Dagblad |  “The new terrace policy offers more space for terraces”

With the new terrace policy, the municipality gives contractors more space for their terrace. The policy was developed in consultation with contractors. It is important to coordinate with local residents and opt for sustainability wherever possible. In addition, special attention is paid to the appearance of the terraces around Sluisplein in Leidschendam and Huygenskwartier Voorburg. Alderman for the Economy Astrid …

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Hidden danger of ChatGPT: “You can’t look under the hood anymore”

Hidden danger of ChatGPT: “You can’t look under the hood anymore”

And what happened? “Half the time he answered correctly!” She wanted to see if the so-called linguistic model could “intervene in typical instinctual questions”. And he sure could: “The other half of the time he wasn’t smart enough to see the hitches.” Taking exams The new version of ChatGPT is mainly characterized by the number of words it knows. “Version …

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What changes in the new “turbo version” of ChatGPT?

What changes in the new “turbo version” of ChatGPT?

OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, has released a new version of the much-discussed chatbot to much fanfare. Six questions and answers on the advantages and risks of this new model. Laurent VerhagenMarch 15, 20235:00 p.m. Is there already a successor to ChatGPT? Indeed, it was only recently that the first version of ChatGPT was released. The chat program launched late …

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Muslim students unhappy with size and silence of reflective space

Muslim students unhappy with size and silence of reflective space

Last week, Muslim students performing their daily prayers in room B.93 of the REC J/K building (the silent room) were disappointed and upset to find that the prayer rugs and shawls that had been in the room for over year old had been confiscated by UvA Facility Services. This is the second time in a month that the university has …

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Craft teacher Bettie happily crochets | Inside

Craft teacher Bettie happily crochets |  Inside

Leisure room of…ZEVENBERGEN – A place to retreat completely and do what you love. This is the recreation room for many people. We show you such a piece every week. “If I ever move, I’ll take this corner with me,” said Bettie Leerkamp (87) firmly. His recreation room is not so much a room as a corner of the living …

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Advanced spacecraft Jus April 13 in space for potentially habitable moons

Advanced spacecraft Jus April 13 in space for potentially habitable moons

In April 2002, Juice arrived at ESTEC.© ESA picture Joe de Groot Today at 5:15 p.m. Conduct The European Space Agency ESA will launch the Jupiter ICy Moons Explorer (Juice) satellite from French Guiana on Thursday 13 April. ESA sends the spacecraft into space to capture Jupiter and three of its icy moons in detail using ten advanced science instruments. …

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Physicists are building a ‘mirror’ that reflects light in time

Physicists are building a ‘mirror’ that reflects light in time

Would you like the famous echo joke “Who’s the Weasel King?” try it over a time-reflecting pit, the answer won’t be “Donkey!” but “Read! as if you were playing a record upside down. “A normal mirror spins left and right, a phase-conjugate mirror, as we call it in practice, reverses time,” says physicist Carlo Beenakker of Leiden University, who himself …

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Brown Widow Vs Black Widow

Brown Widow Vs Black Widow

About the episode Not too big, long slender legs, black with an orange-red patch on its back: most people will recognize the spider called the black widow, even if you’ve never seen it in the wild before. The spider is not aggressive, but it is very venomous, which has given it a rather fearsome reputation. Now it turns out that …

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Public participation in the EIA plan for the Knokke-Heist Spatial Policy Plan

Public participation in the EIA plan for the Knokke-Heist Spatial Policy Plan

The municipality of Knokke-Heist is drawing up a spatial policy plan for its territory. This plan will guide and help shape the future spatial development of the municipality. The action plan begins with a concept note, which is the first step in the planning process to determine what the municipality might look like in the future. In order to map …

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How do you avoid becoming a driving jerk?

How do you avoid becoming a driving jerk?

Sculpture Matteo Ball Tailgating, excessive honking, flashing lights, obscene gestures. If there’s one place where raw emotions can show up, it’s on the road. “Road rage” is the English term that psychologists also use. It’s unclear exactly how dangerous frustrated road users are. There are no official figures on road rage in the Netherlands, nor the resulting number of road …

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