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by maratc 3mo ago
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
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by maratc 3mo ago
Sorry, but I did not "forg[e]t a comma after the last item". I intentionally did not put a comma there. The list of the "important numbers" in my example is already complete and perfect, and is not supposed to ever
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by maratc 3mo ago
In my previous place, discussions on coding style were forbidden in PRs. It worked just fine. Edit: one could also use single or double quotes in strings, and it didn't anger the grammar nazi bots as there were none.
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by maratc 3mo ago
We can replace the endless and useless discussion on how to format code with an endless and useless discussion on what linting tool to use. Another option would be to leave both topics alone and go on with our lives, improving the product,
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by maratc 3mo ago
The amount of fascination that people have with these "grammar nazi" bots -- some of them implementing completely arbitrary "rules" and some of them disagreeing with others on what "good" Python code should loo
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by maratc 3mo ago
Good point, however > Latvia: Mark Rothko Marcus Rotkowitz was Jewish, born in Dvinsk, Russian Empire (today Daugavpils in Latvia) and emigrated when he was 10 (and Latvia wasn't a country yet.) At home, he spoke Yiddish and Russian
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by maratc 3mo ago
Not sure if it's about him being controversial, or about him commenting on the industry but not being a part of it in a sense that e.g. Dennis Ritchie or Steve Jobs were. (Could be both.)
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by maratc 3mo ago
I don't think that "collecting" vs "verifying" thing practically differs in anything (except for maybe intent that I don't really care for). They printed four of my fingers the first time (presumably for &quo
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by maratc 3mo ago
The linked article argues that our pictures and fingerprints are "our most sensitive data" and it's bad giving it to anyone, like the US Government. I tend to agree on the "sensitive" part but not sure I agree on &q
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by maratc 3mo ago
> US-issued visas are multiple entry for 10yrs Some of them but definitely not all of them. > it's relatively not a hassle at all I guess you have never had to hunt for the online queue at the embassy and never
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by maratc 3mo ago
Well, entering the US an average of 7.5 times each year is hardly usual, unless one's a Canadian living near the border and jumping to a Costco on the other side.
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by maratc 3mo ago
Before this change, my average time for EU immigration check was 10-20 min. After this change, it's 2-3 hours. Is that good or bad? I don't care much about "verify that the passport is yours". For centuries, the person p
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by maratc 3mo ago
We're not talking about people who have an EU passport, we're talking about those who want to enter the EU with a non-EU passport. These people get fingerprinted on entry (and some of them on exit too) since 2025.
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by maratc 3mo ago
If you're an EU citizen, it could be that your wife has an EU residence permit. The rules for EU residents are different.
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by maratc 3mo ago
Can't see where "the major distinction" lies. It's also true that a lot of US citizens have absolutely no intention of ever visiting Europe -- as to hostilities, well the last two World Wars didn't exactly start in
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by maratc 3mo ago
Not my experience: I’ve been fingerprinted on both the arrival and the departure. There was no automatic gate on the departure, just an officer. US passport holders only get fingerprinted on the arrival, as I’ve heard.
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by maratc 3mo ago
I have just returned from the EU last week and I have been fingerprinted twice — once on entry and once on exit. The US passport holders get fingerprinted on entry only, as I’ve heard.
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by maratc 3mo ago
Instead, the EU is going to collect the US nationals' fingerprints at the EU points of entry.
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by maratc 3mo ago
Ok, it could depend on the type of visa too. I only enter for tourism (B2 I think) and have never overstayed.
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by maratc 3mo ago
You seem to have forgotten the first part of the "solution": be an EU citizen. For those who are neither US nor EU citizens, both immigration systems are a hassle, and in my experience the EU's is sadly a worse one.
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by maratc 3mo ago
... or to EU, or to UK, or to anywhere at all. Just stay at home.
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by maratc 3mo ago
Not my experience the last time I entered. I travelled with a friend for whom it was his first time visiting the US. He was fingerprinted, I wasn’t (I was fingerprinted a while ago on one of my previous trips.)
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by maratc 3mo ago
I assume you would have to wait anyway but the processing of your person would be faster. With that, I much prefer US immigration queues than EU immigration queues — as of 2026, my US times are much faster than my EU times.
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by maratc 3mo ago
The point missing in the article is that, in order to enter the US, one needs to give the US Govt their photo and fingerprints ("biometric data") anyway. There are two options: visa-free with the biometric data passing on the wire
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by maratc 3mo ago
Title a bit misleading: EU exempts all smartwatches (not just Apple Watch) and probably all wireless headphones (not just AirPods) as well: > The Commission is now adding six new product categories to the existing list of exemption
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by maratc 3mo ago
is it enough to block all ads on tomshardware?
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by maratc 3mo ago
It doesn't work, as one can't control a wet screen with wet fingers.
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by maratc 3mo ago
When you want to film your kid jumping into a pool (from inside the pool), do you do it with your phone or with your DSLR?
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by maratc 3mo ago
There are about 1.5 million immigrants from Ukraine alone.
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by maratc 3mo ago
Yes, other sensationalised headlines exist and some of them get posted here, this is not the only one trying make a point which is not proven yet.

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