In December 2014, Google introduced a reCAPTCHA checkbox that let many users skip distorted letters while the system weighed browser characteristics and a Google tracking cookie before deciding whether to show another challengeSeptember 9, 2026
How did a Sunday driving ban imposed by Dutch prime minister Joop den Uyl during the 1973 oil shock quietly turn empty motorways into the seed of 35,000 kilometres of cycle path? Saving Tips August 12, 2026 On Sunday 4 November 1973, the A12 between The Hague and Utrecht was silent enough for children to ride bicycles…
How did a Dutch prime minister’s 1973 decision to ban cars every Sunday accidentally turn a whole country into the world’s cycling capital within a decade? Saving Tips July 28, 2026 On 4 November 1973, Dutch prime minister Joop den Uyl went on television to tell the country that its highways…
In 1911, the Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes cooled a thread of mercury to 4.2 kelvin in a bath of liquid helium and its electrical resistance vanished completely, and a current set circulating in a superconducting loop like that will still be flowing years later, indistinguishable from the day it began Saving Tips July 24, 2026 Drop a small ring of superconducting metal into a bath of liquid helium, nudge a current through it, and remove…
Dutch regulator to seek EU approval for Tesla’s self-driving software Personal Finance April 13, 2026 Dutch regulator to seek EU approval for Tesla’s self-driving software
