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by scott_w 1y ago
However, you also need proof of address to open a bank account. Which someone moving to the UK won’t have yet. This limits their options of bank accounts.
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by scott_w 1y ago
Except they will? We require multiple proofs because there’s no central place a bank or company, etc, can go to prove that you live in the UK. The excessive requirements to provide multiple proofs to your employer of your right to work are
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by scott_w 1y ago
Always useless? No. Useless most of the time? Yes. Don’t fool yourself into believing that you’re Luke Skywalker fighting the evil empire: your entire life already depends on the government and your fellow citizens working together in socie
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by scott_w 1y ago
Absolutely, it’s a major problem. I would think this system needs to hand out ID cards to everyone who needs one (student, work visa, alongside NI number, etc.) to break that loop.
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> When the Nazis took over the Netherlands, they relied on the state's exceptional record keeping of individuals to hunt down the undesirables. Many people died that didn't have to die because the bad guys were enabled by the d
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> Every dystopian film or movie starts with some tyrannical society and a resistance movement. Now imagine you made resistance impossible, which is what perfect law enforcement will do. I dunno, the Nazis did a fucking good job without D
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by scott_w 1y ago
From the UK and listening to people who don't have things like passports, it sounds like it'll make proving your right to work much easier for people, too. I've spoken to friends who have foreign relatives and they've al
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by scott_w 1y ago
The only way the CEO finds out is if they're made privy to the injunction, at which point they become subject to it. Even an oblique hint could be a breach of the injunction. Be honest: do you think a judge is stupid enough to believe
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by scott_w 1y ago
I remember a lot of fuss being made about these but, as time goes on, I'm very sceptical they can work. Looking at the Afghan data leak reported earlier this year: courts can make it practically difficult for most of the organisation t
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I imagine so. Bear in mind that the concept isn't particularly a bad idea, however they are very easy to abuse and the laws need to restrict them to where they're strictly necessary (and force the court to prove they're sti
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You have nothing.
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You claimed that politicians are covering up child sex trafficking. Big claims require big evidence. If this were true, it would be the biggest scandal in British political history and everyone would know about it. Instead, you talk of the
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by scott_w 1y ago
None of your sources back up the claim. Straight up FP is lying, so you’re off to a fucking awful start. You can verify this against the News Agent interview I’ve mentioned for the third time now. Watch it on YouTube. I don’t have an Econom
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So your answer is “no.”
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Evidence?
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> Since time immemorial our right to vote without having to present papers was prized and protected and caused no appreciable problems whatsoever. I don’t disagree at all, however we are where we are. The laws were introduced by a differ
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by scott_w 1y ago
>> A good manager gets in a fight with their superior(s) if their superior happens to be wrong. A bad manager will avoid conflict with their superior, nod too unrealistic demands and then badmouth the superior with their team. > I
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by scott_w 1y ago
My understanding is that it makes checking job eligibility easier, so enforcement of non compliance is easier. A big source of illegal immigration is visa overstay ( https://migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/briefi
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Back up your claim or stop telling lies.
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by scott_w 1y ago
I recall watching a review in 2020/2021 where the reviewer stated how awkward he felt about the way it just took every conspiracy theory and just asked “what if it were true?” Bear in mind that, at this time, people genuinely believed
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by scott_w 1y ago
> If you are not able to do it sincerely, you either do what the author describes or you go somewhere that aligns with you better. This part. You seem under the impression that it’s impossible to do a good job unless you’re in total agre
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by scott_w 1y ago
> I am under no obligation to give such an infantile opinion Responding with “I know you are but what am I?” is just proving my point.
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Are you seriously suggesting that you can only operate in an environment that you align with 100% of the time?
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You’ve not answered the question
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> A good manager gets in a fight with their superior(s) if their superior happens to be wrong. A bad manager will avoid conflict with their superior, nod too unrealistic demands and then badmouth the superior with their team. A catastrop
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by scott_w 1y ago
Most of us aren't working for IBM building counting machines for the Nazis. We're talking about a situation where you think the company is making bad decisions, not one where you have an ideological disagreement. If a manager isn&
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by scott_w 1y ago
No it's not. Shitting in a river is always a net negative. Regulations can be positive, negative, or ineffective. Trying to "just count" the regulations to determine quality completely discards this critical dimension and bet
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by scott_w 1y ago
So what is your expert advice? A manager runs their mouth off publicly, gets fired/made redundant, and gets replaced with a manager who does buy into the company line? What concrete differences in behaviour would you expect to see?
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> They're not quite what I was referring to I don't think you need a case quite this specific because of the following: > then attacked for issues with the company beyond their purview Ultimately, whether an employee is prai
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by scott_w 1y ago
Honestly, I'd say this doesn't even just apply to beginners to software development. It's applicable to even experienced developers who are new to a language or concept. I've been teaching myself Rust in the past week an

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