Affidavit

I guess pretty much everywhere is authoritarian because they disagree with your definition of 'work'. This person was refused entry by Canada for the same reason. They would have had their visa cancelled in my country and likely dozens of other countries too.

Many countries specifically have a visa for people who will be working to support themselves (often titled 'working holiday').

She was refused entry to Canada.

B-but my hands! They're so BIG!

I don't mind this. I also don't mind watching a movie in a non-English language so long as there are subtitles (Pan's Labyrinth was awesome).

What I dislike are movies/series that decide to include a conversation in a different language without providing subtitles.

I hate this. Spending the next 5-10 minutes searching the internet to find a complete script of a show just so I have a complete understanding of what's going on is annoying, not fun.

Well, this is going to bug me for the rest of my life.

Thanks.

Okay, so listen to this, everybody. The Stardew Valley NPCs are getting all upset with me for digging in their trash, like, seriously? What’s the problem? I’m a genius, folks, very successful, and I carry this town all the time! They’re all like “Ew! That’s awful!” But you know what’s not awful? The fact that people showed up in droves at my last rally - a gigantic crowd! They love me, they really do! Without me here, Pelican Town would be in shambles, believe me! So let’s not kid ourselves, don’t test me, or I’ll show them what a mess looks like!

I had to read this 3 times to make sense of it... Look, I know full stops are overrated, but commas are important! And they're easy too, just place one in the exact same place you would if you paused while speaking.

This is ingeniously spiteful and I love it.

This is a good explanation. I can see how a multi-tiered approach like this makes sense, particularly for those most public-facing. Thanks.

Late response, but well, late's better than never.

The initial constitution of Gran Colombia (which also included Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela) allowed for jus soli (lit. 'right of soil' i.e. citizenship by being born in a particular location).

This joint state failed for a variety of reasons (e.g. colonial influence, regional disputes) and each country had to amend/rewrite their respective constitutions. Colombia rewrote their constitution to remove jus soli citizenship after the breakup.

Historical records aren't precise, but after Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela separated, the remains of Colombia (the initial 'parent' country) likely faced an immigration crisis from the 'new' nation-states. Adding additional restrictions on migration when rewriting the Constitution after the breakup was likely an attempt to respond to the immediate migration crisis.

That's a good point; my company actually does implement something like this, though it invites intervention from the recipient for confirmation. I have previously received e-mail notifications stating that an e-mail has been 'held' as being suspicious and provided me an option to 'release' the e-mail (in these cases the e-mails were genuine and known in advance to me).

Of course, I have no simple way to determine if there is also an additional hard filter that blocks out obvious phishing with no notification to the end user.