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  1. Comment on Anyone sucessfully self-hosted Tildes instance? in ~tildes

  2. Comment on Jet Lag: Schengen Showdown | Trailer in ~hobbies

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    Consider the following Only one of them is blindfolded, the other may hand them one piece at a time. I don't think the colours would be much of an issue. In particular, since the multi-coloured...
    Consider the following

    Only one of them is blindfolded, the other may hand them one piece at a time. I don't think the colours would be much of an issue. In particular, since the multi-coloured one had straight lines of colours, the guiding needed to assemble those parts should be minimal. Piece count might still make it difficult.

    If going for something else, I think aiming for something with many small separate pieces may help? Depending on what counts as a set, you could be cheeky with the 2024 advent calendar, or less cheeky with the Construction trucks and wrecking ball crane set.

    4 votes

  3. Comment on An engineer says he’s found a way to overcome Earth’s gravity in ~space

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    just a bit over 15 years ago, released on December 28th, 2009 (noise)

    xkcd had a comic a while back that has a good visualization.

    just a bit over 15 years ago, released on December 28th, 2009
    (noise)

    7 votes

  4. Comment on Jet Lag: Schengen Showdown | Trailer in ~hobbies

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    Having listened to The Layover, I am confident I understand how it works in general, and that this is a short way to describe it: An unclaimed country becomes claimed when entered*. A claimed...

    Having listened to The Layover, I am confident I understand how it works in general, and that this is a short way to describe it:

    An unclaimed country becomes claimed when entered*.

    A claimed country switches to the other team if and only if the other team is the first team to succeed in the challenge in that country.**

    Each team may only attempt the challenge in each country once. They can do so regardless of who has claimed it. Both teams may be attempting the challenge at the same time.

    You do not need to inform the other team that you've started a challenge. However, as soon as you succeed or fail a challenge, you must inform the other team.

    *If a team is travelling on the ground on an unclaimed country, they claim but do not lock that country. For trains, buses, etc. this is as soon as you cross the border. For flights, you count the time when wheels hit the ground. Landing as part of switching to a connecting flight on a longer purchased trip does not count.

    ** This means that as soon as either team succeeds on a challenge in a country, it is under their control and will remain so for the rest of the game. The other team gets nothing if they succeed on the challenge in that country at a later point, so there's no reason for them to start or continue that challenge.

    3 votes

  5. Comment on Jet Lag: Hide + Seek Japan | Trailer in ~hobbies

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    It's in your PMs now. That's my last one, enjoy the show everyone!

    It's in your PMs now. That's my last one, enjoy the show everyone!

    1 vote

  6. Comment on Jet Lag: Hide + Seek Japan | Trailer in ~hobbies

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    It's in your PMs now. I have one more to give out.

    It's in your PMs now. I have one more to give out.

    2 votes

  7. Comment on Jet Lag: Hide + Seek Japan | Trailer in ~hobbies

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    You're literally the only one who has asked so far haha. Check your PMs for the code.

    You're literally the only one who has asked so far haha. Check your PMs for the code.

    2 votes

  8. Comment on Jet Lag: Hide + Seek Japan | Trailer in ~hobbies

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    Seems like no, unfortunately. https://blog.nebula.tv/guest-passes/

    Seems like no, unfortunately.

    These guest passes can be sent to anyone you like, as long as they’re a new subscriber. [...] They’ll be able to sign up — no payment info required — download our apps, and watch as much as they want for that week, to check out your recommendations and to see what else we have going on.

    https://blog.nebula.tv/guest-passes/

    1 vote

  9. Comment on Starting a community-maintained Tildes source code fork in ~tildes

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    I like approximately tildes, not as a name really but purely because it could be stylized as ≈ to parallell ~ It's would also be a funny acknowledgement that the different groups aren't always...

    I like approximately tildes, not as a name really but purely because it could be stylized as ≈ to parallell ~

    It's would also be a funny acknowledgement that the different groups aren't always 100% clear cut what they include.

    EDIT: I guess ≈ is technically also a very very small community of tildes. Just the two of them.

    8 votes

  10. Comment on Jet Lag: Hide + Seek Japan | Trailer in ~hobbies

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    I have two (maybe three?) guest passes for Nebula. Anyone who wants one to see the finale whenever it is released on Nebula, reply here. I'll send them out in a PM when I notice the finale is...

    I have two (maybe three?) guest passes for Nebula. Anyone who wants one to see the finale whenever it is released on Nebula, reply here. I'll send them out in a PM when I notice the finale is available. If there's more takers than available passes, I will select people at random.

    6 votes

  11. Comment on Any Tildeans who have lived in China or Russia and the West? What were the differences in the daily lives of average people? in ~life

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    Residence permits (uppehållstillstånd) and work permits (arbetstillstånd) as defined by the Aliens act. In Swedish, of course. See also 2 chapter 7 § speaking of the special case of "combined work...

    Residence permits (uppehållstillstånd) and work permits (arbetstillstånd) as defined by the Aliens act. In Swedish, of course. See also 2 chapter 7 § speaking of the special case of "combined work and residence permits" (my translation). Specifically, someone staying less than 3 months may under some circumstances need only a work permit and a visa, no residence permit.

  12. Comment on Any Tildeans who have lived in China or Russia and the West? What were the differences in the daily lives of average people? in ~life

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    I mean we're in the part of the conversation where I asked if they could expand on how they couldn't move around freely, so I definitely think it's relevant since that's what I was asking about?

    I mean we're in the part of the conversation where I asked if they could expand on how they couldn't move around freely, so I definitely think it's relevant since that's what I was asking about?

    1 vote

  13. Comment on Any Tildeans who have lived in China or Russia and the West? What were the differences in the daily lives of average people? in ~life

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    I took you at your word but actually reading the page, that's not what it says about temporary residence permits? So for temporary residence permits, which are only at most 2 years long before you...

    I took you at your word but actually reading the page, that's not what it says about temporary residence permits?

    Travel­ling from Sweden with a tempo­rary resi­dence permit

    If you have a temporary residence permit, you may travel in and out of the country during the time your permit is valid, but you must have a valid passport to leave Sweden, and your residence permit card to return.

    So for temporary residence permits, which are only at most 2 years long before you need to renew them, you do not need to be in Sweden at all.

    If you have a permanent residence permit, then yes, you can live abroad for up to two years before you need to return to live in Sweden in order to keep your permit.

    It's a permit for permanent residence, not a permanent permit for residence.

  14. Comment on Any Tildeans who have lived in China or Russia and the West? What were the differences in the daily lives of average people? in ~life

    Malle
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    They are apparently two separate things in Sweden. Going to the source, in the Aliens Act (Utlänningslagen) there's two separate sections dealing with work permits and residency permits. The...

    They are apparently two separate things in Sweden. Going to the source, in the Aliens Act (Utlänningslagen) there's two separate sections dealing with work permits and residency permits.

    The language also makes it clear, for instance:

    Arbetstillstånd får ges till en utlänning som har tidsbegränsat uppehållstillstånd,

    My translation:

    Work permits may be granted to foreigners who have temporary residency permits

  15. Comment on ADHD diagnoses are surging among older Americans in ~health.mental

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    I relate to much of what you write, all the way up to and including the "I'll get around to it eventually", so I hope for the best for you!

    I relate to much of what you write, all the way up to and including the "I'll get around to it eventually", so I hope for the best for you!

    1 vote

  16. Comment on Any Tildeans who have lived in China or Russia and the West? What were the differences in the daily lives of average people? in ~life

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    Of course a restriction is a restriction however lenient, but pragmatically there's definitely a gradation to it. If it in two different countries were 2 days compared to 2 decades, one would be...

    Of course a restriction is a restriction however lenient, but pragmatically there's definitely a gradation to it. If it in two different countries were 2 days compared to 2 decades, one would be extremely restrictive and the other barely worth thinking about. In a discussion on how restrictions affect immigrants, I think it's worth not losing that nuance.

    2 votes

  17. Comment on Any Tildeans who have lived in China or Russia and the West? What were the differences in the daily lives of average people? in ~life

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    Thank you, I somehow missed that a work permit was not sufficient and a temporary residency permit is also required, at least for people who are not citizens of an EU/EEA country.

    Thank you, I somehow missed that a work permit was not sufficient and a temporary residency permit is also required, at least for people who are not citizens of an EU/EEA country.

  18. Comment on ADHD diagnoses are surging among older Americans in ~health.mental

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    As you've posted elsewhere where you live, I can point you towards 1177 and their page on ADHD (google translate seems to work fine on the page). It should be OK to call 1177 and ask for advice on...

    As you've posted elsewhere where you live, I can point you towards 1177 and their page on ADHD (google translate seems to work fine on the page). It should be OK to call 1177 and ask for advice on how to proceed, but I've not done it myself and I don't know if your immigration status somehow affects this.

    2 votes

  19. Comment on Any Tildeans who have lived in China or Russia and the West? What were the differences in the daily lives of average people? in ~life

    Malle
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    For context, with a permanent residence permit in Sweden you can be abroad for up to a year and keep the permit, or up to two years if you give notice to the migration agency ahead of time. I'm...

    For context, with a permanent residence permit in Sweden you can be abroad for up to a year and keep the permit, or up to two years if you give notice to the migration agency ahead of time. I'm not sure how long you have to live in Sweden again before you can live abroad again and keep the permit.

  20. Comment on Any Tildeans who have lived in China or Russia and the West? What were the differences in the daily lives of average people? in ~life

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    Thank you, I asked because I genuinely didn't know. Looking into the specifics you mention here I may very well be wrong, but as far as I can tell this is no longer the case for just work permits...

    Thank you, I asked because I genuinely didn't know. Looking into the specifics you mention here I may very well be wrong, but as far as I can tell this is no longer the case for just work permits in Sweden?

    Used to be work permits were only allowed for a maximum of 4 years, after which you could / had to apply for permanent residence. For that application, too much time spent abroad during that time, generally 4 months, was grounds to reject the permanent residency.

    Changes to the law came into effect in 2023 and there's no longer a restriction on how long one may renew work permits, and for work permits there are no minimum residency requirements.

    What is tangentially required is that you are employed and you can't be absent from work for too long except for some acceptable reasons. Possibly this also connects to the new laws about minimum wages for approved permits, but I couldn't find straight-forward information on that, or on whether it includes or excludes any absences.

    Are any other inter­rup­tions besides sick­ness and parental leave accep­table?

    It is possible to have certain interruptions in your employment that are not due to parental leave or sick leave. Some examples include a leave of absence from your work (e.g. a holiday), or travel to your country of origin. In your application, indicate whether you have been absent from your work and why.

    Am I still able to get an extended work permit even if I cannot get a perma­nent resi­dence permit?

    If you cannot or do not want to get a permanent residence permit after four years, you may receive a work permit for another two years if the requirements for an extended permit are met.

    I have had a work permit for four years but have only been in Sweden and working for the last two years. Can I get a new work permit?

    Yes, you can get a new work permit if the conditions for an extended work permit are met.

    https://www.migrationsverket.se/English/Private-individuals/Working-in-Sweden/Frequently-asked-questions-about-work-permits.html