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I'm using Proton. Never had an issue with them.

Agreed. IIRC the mechanism for anesthesia in unknown to this day. In fact, medicine as a whole is very pragmatic and time and time again prefers using techniques with unknown mechanisms but proven results than waiting for a reasonable scientific explanation of what’s going on.

Awesome! Rewards are basically transferring wealth from the poor to the rich.

It’s not about what they have to offer to Europeans, but rather to Brazilians traveling in Europe. PIX is developed by the Brazilian Central Bank to the benefit of Brazilian citizens.

Oh, yeah, that makes sense!

Not really… Theoretically, you could get it issued in a third country under very restrict conditions (renewing to the same class, in Mexico or Canada, force majeure, etc). However, the likelihood of it being denied was considerably higher, so basically all immigration lawyers strongly recommended going back to the home country.

The recent policy change ended that possibility altogether.

Not _this_ time but they were targeted previously: banning up to 75 countries from issuing visas, adding a $100k fee to the application, forcing visa renewals to go through consular processing instead of change of status, etc.

The end goal is to do end migration as a whole (especially from “certain places”) and expel all “undesirables”. To get there, they will test the waters, get the right precedents and judicial orders in place, and move the Overton window enough so the public sees these actions as “business as usual”.

I agree. I think it is the kind of situation that goes “gradually and then suddenly”, to quote Hemingway.

GitHub Actions upkeep is down to one 9. I miss the days big tech aimed for four or five 9s of reliability :(

Mind sharing it? I would also love a manga reader for remarkable!

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Happy new year from New York!