Bank says gold reserves held in London could be traded more easily and the move will allow it to respond more rapidly in a ‘crisis situation’

The Dutch central bank says it has moved 86 tonnes of its gold reserves out of the US and Canada to London, citing “increasing geopolitical unrest”.

De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) said gold reserves held in London could be traded more easily than those held in New York and Ottawa.

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I snapped at my children. Resented daily pickup. But I was there when he needed me, and my perception of myself completely changed

I still can’t pinpoint when it happened, but it felt as though my child lost the ability to communicate overnight.

Of course, that is not what happened, and he never lost the ability to communicate. But it felt as though he did at the time. And even with the benefit of hindsight, it felt like he went from a chatty three-year-old to being unable to get a sentence out. “W-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-what c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-can I-I-I-I-I-I-I” and then silence as he gave up trying and just looked up at me.

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Weer voor Rotterdam ☁️ - 03-09-2026 01:16 CEST

In één oogopslag:
• 19.4°C · Bewolkt ☁️ | Min 16.4°C / Max 19.9°C | Kans op neerslag 25%

Verwachting voor vandaag:
• Min 16.4°C, Max 19.9°C (Zware motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 1.6 mm, Kans op neerslag 25%, 🧭 1015.9 hPa ↘️ -1.0 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 20.2 km/u (5.6 m/s), richting: ↗ 219°

Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:

• 02:00: 19.5°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 8%, 🧭 1016.9 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 19.4 km/u (5.4 m/s), richting: ↗ 218°
• 03:00: 19.5°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 19%, 🧭 1016.4 hPa ↘️ -0.5 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 20.2 km/u (5.6 m/s), richting: ↗ 222°
• 04:00: 19.3°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 38%, 🧭 1015.9 hPa ↘️ -0.5 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 21.6 km/u (6.0 m/s), richting: ↗ 225°
• 05:00: 19.1°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 57%, 🧭 1015.7 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 21.6 km/u (6.0 m/s), richting: ↗ 222°
• 06:00: 19.4°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 74%, 🧭 1015.4 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 19.8 km/u (5.5 m/s), richting: ↗ 231°
• 07:00: 19.6°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 91%, 🧭 1015.0 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 22.7 km/u (6.3 m/s), richting: ↗ 237°
• 08:00: 19.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 100%, 🧭 1015.4 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 22.3 km/u (6.2 m/s), richting: ↗ 238°
• 09:00: 20.0°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.1 mm, Kans op neerslag 96%, 🧭 1015.8 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 24.1 km/u (6.7 m/s), richting: → 250°
• 10:00: 20.1°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 85%, 🧭 1015.8 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 21.6 km/u (6.0 m/s), richting: ↗ 247°
• 11:00: 20.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 76%, 🧭 1015.9 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 23.0 km/u (6.4 m/s), richting: → 253°
• 12:00: 21.3°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 74%, 🧭 1016.0 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 25.9 km/u (7.2 m/s), richting: → 258°
• 13:00: 20.9°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 75%, 🧭 1016.0 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 25.2 km/u (7.0 m/s), richting: → 259°

Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:

• vrijdag 04 september: Min 19.1°C, Max 22.5°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.5 mm, Kans op neerslag 50%, 🧭 1012.2 hPa ↘️ -3.7 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 27.0 km/u (7.5 m/s), richting: ↗ 244°
• zaterdag 05 september: Min 17.9°C, Max 20.8°C (Lichte regen) 🌧️, Neerslag 2.8 mm, Kans op neerslag 43%, 🧭 1020.4 hPa ↗️ +8.2 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 38.2 km/u (10.6 m/s), richting: → 256°
• zondag 06 september: Min 14.3°C, Max 19.2°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 1%, 🧭 1022.5 hPa ↗️ +2.1 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 18.7 km/u (5.2 m/s), richting: → 279°
• maandag 07 september: Min 13.2°C, Max 22.6°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ⛅, Kans op neerslag 1%, 🧭 1016.7 hPa ↘️ -5.8 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 11.6 km/u (3.2 m/s), richting: ↖ 151°
• dinsdag 08 september: Min 16.2°C, Max 22.4°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.9 mm, Kans op neerslag 17%, 🧭 1012.8 hPa ↘️ -3.9 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 19.8 km/u (5.5 m/s), richting: ↗ 243°
• woensdag 09 september: Min 12.9°C, Max 18.6°C (Matige motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 7.4 mm, Kans op neerslag 44%, 🧭 1010.6 hPa ↘️ -2.2 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 19.6 km/u (5.4 m/s), richting: ↗ 228°

Details:
• 🌡️ Huidige temperatuur (om 01:15): 19.4°C (Bewolkt)
• 🤚 Gevoelstemperatuur: 17.5°C (-1.9°C)
• 💨 Windsnelheid: 20.2 km/u (5.6 m/s), richting: ↗ 218°
• 🌬️ Windstoten: 37.8 km/h (10.5 m/s)
• 💧 Luchtvochtigheid: 64%
• 🧭 Luchtdruk: 1016.9 hPa ↘️ -1.0 hPa/3h
• 👁️ Zichtbaarheid: 22.9 km
• ☀️ UV-index: 0.0
• 🌅 Zonsopgang: 06:55 · 🌇 Zonsondergang: 20:27

Luchtkwaliteit:
• AQI: 40 🟢 (Goed)
• PM2.5: 5.3 μg/m³
• PM10: 9.2 μg/m³

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Longtime Slashdot reader Microsplat: CERN plans to have all 2,200+ industrial computers and embedded systems in its accelerator-control infrastructure running Debian 13 by the end of 2026. These are systems used for accelerator control, laboratory equipment and other operational functions ... They also generate and interact with a hefty amount of data, although this Linux.com article refers more broadly to CERN's computing infrastructure. It's unclear whether the Debian migration covers all server infrastructure or what scientific-research-based systems are included. Our shops have done much the same in recent years, mostly due to CentOS and CFEngine getting the can. Phoronix adds some additional context in its article: CERN was a longtime RHEL/CentOS shop, previously co-maintained the Scientific Linux RHEL derivative, moved to CentOS in 2015, and later considered CentOS Stream. CERN says Red Hat's adoption of the "-march=x86-64-v2" compiler flag by default, which it viewed as "forced obsolescence" of older hardware, was the "straw that broke the camel's back."

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