Synology caves, walks back some drive restrictions on upcoming NAS models
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Comment on Flush with cash and soaring with hubris, Donald Trump appointees are supersizing US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in ~society
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Comment on Flush with cash and soaring with hubris, Donald Trump appointees are supersizing US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in ~society
kovboydan Link ParentI’m not saying there weren’t borders for goods, but borders for people have changed over time when it comes to immigration. And changed over time for travel: This “modern” system didn’t really...I’m not saying there weren’t borders for goods, but borders for people have changed over time when it comes to immigration.
Shortly after the American Civil War, some states started to pass their own immigration laws, which prompted the U.S. Supreme Court to rule in 1875 that immigration was a federal responsibility. In 1875, the nation passed its first immigration law, the Page Act of 1875, also known as the Asian Exclusion Act.
Restriction had proceeded piecemeal over the course of the late 19th and the early 20th centuries, but immediately after the end of World War I (1914–1918) and in the early 1920s, Congress changed the nation's basic policy about immigration.
And changed over time for travel:
A rapid expansion of railway infrastructure and wealth in Europe beginning in the mid-nineteenth century led to large increases in the volume of international travel and a consequent unique dilution of the passport system for approximately thirty years prior to World War I. The speed of trains, as well as the number of passengers that crossed multiple borders, made enforcement of passport laws difficult. The general reaction was the relaxation of passport requirements. In the later part of the nineteenth century and up to World War I, passports were not required, on the whole, for travel within Europe, and crossing a border was a relatively straightforward procedure. Consequently, comparatively few people held passports.
During World War I, European governments introduced border passport requirements for security reasons, and to control the emigration of people with useful skills. These controls remained in place after the war, becoming a standard, though controversial, procedure. British tourists of the 1920s complained, especially about attached photographs and physical descriptions, which they considered led to a "nasty dehumanisation."
This “modern” system didn’t really exist until about 100 years ago.
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Comment on Updates to Xbox Game Pass: Introducing Essential, Premium, and Ultimate plans in ~games
kovboydan LinkI may as well not subscribe for a few months and buy MS Flight Sim for my kid to play at this price. Which is equally fine, I guess. Just less convenient, maybe? I miss old Xbox Live and not...I may as well not subscribe for a few months and buy MS Flight Sim for my kid to play at this price. Which is equally fine, I guess. Just less convenient, maybe?
I miss old Xbox Live and not needing to update games all the time. It’s been downhill since Halo 3 if I’m being honest. Or I’m old now.
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Comment on Timeout when connecting to a local webserver through the internet, but only on WiFi in ~comp
kovboydan Link ParentRule 0: It doesn't need to be pretty as long as it works.Rule 0: It doesn't need to be pretty as long as it works.
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Comment on Timeout when connecting to a local webserver through the internet, but only on WiFi in ~comp
kovboydan Link Parent@Greg is giving better advice than I could with the specific hardware involved but I’m getting old double NAT vibes.@Greg is giving better advice than I could with the specific hardware involved but I’m getting old double NAT vibes.
UniFi Gateway - Port Forwarding
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Note: When behind NAT and forwarding ports on the upstream router/modem, accessing the upstream router/modem's public IP from a client on the LAN (Hairpin NAT) will not work. -
Comment on Timeout when connecting to a local webserver through the internet, but only on WiFi in ~comp
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Comment on Timeout when connecting to a local webserver through the internet, but only on WiFi in ~comp
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Comment on US President Donald Trump’s National Security Presidential Memorandum 7 labels common beliefs as terrorism “indicators” in ~society
kovboydan Link ParentI know you know; the intended audience is others who still aren’t sure if we’re there yet.I know you know; the intended audience is others who still aren’t sure if we’re there yet.
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Comment on US President Donald Trump’s National Security Presidential Memorandum 7 labels common beliefs as terrorism “indicators” in ~society
kovboydan Link ParentDon’t hold out hope for the courts vindicating people under the first amendment:Don’t hold out hope for the courts vindicating people under the first amendment:
The Supreme Court announced…that it will not hear Mckesson v. Doe. The decision not to hear Mckesson leaves in place a lower court decision that effectively eliminated the right to organize a mass protest in the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.
Under that lower court decision, a protest organizer faces potentially ruinous financial consequences if a single attendee at a mass protest commits an illegal act.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of September 22 in ~society
kovboydan LinkTrump snubs Biden with autopen photo on new Presidential Walk of Fame It would be funny if it was in a comedy film, I guess.Trump snubs Biden with autopen photo on new Presidential Walk of Fame
Instead of a headshot of Joe Biden, the Republican incumbent instead hung a photo of an autopen signing the Democrat’s name — a reference to Trump’s frequent allegation that the former president was addled by the end of his term in office and not really the one making decisions.
It would be funny if it was in a comedy film, I guess.
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Comment on What "one-hit wonder" do you think has a discography worth exploring? in ~music
kovboydan Link ParentSex and Candy is definitely one of the weakest songs on that album. I’m partial to Ancient Walls of Flowers but the whole album is good.Sex and Candy is definitely one of the weakest songs on that album. I’m partial to Ancient Walls of Flowers but the whole album is good.
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Comment on How a secret recording of a gender identity lecture upended Texas A&M in ~lgbt
kovboydan Link ParentIt’s almost certainly ignorance. Many years ago I was a stats TA before law school. A student was struggling with z-scores, because they didn’t understand the difference between greater than and...It’s almost certainly ignorance. Many years ago I was a stats TA before law school. A student was struggling with z-scores, because they didn’t understand the difference between greater than and less than. The problem was solved with a YouTube video for children featuring alligators eating numbers.
Anecdotes aside, most adults in the US are (partially) illiterate.
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Comment on Why do some gamers invert their controls? Scientists now have answers, but they’re not what you think. in ~games
kovboydan Link ParentNoise: There’s dozens of us! #BallMouseLyfeNoise: There’s dozens of us! #BallMouseLyfe
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Comment on Conservative activist Charlie Kirk shot and killed at Utah college event in ~society
kovboydan Link ParentPolitics doesn’t make us think in terms of teams. Some, possibly most, politicians promote that. Traditional media in the US post-Fairness Doctrine certainly encouraged it and social media has...Politics doesn’t make us think in terms of teams. Some, possibly most, politicians promote that. Traditional media in the US post-Fairness Doctrine certainly encouraged it and social media has accelerated it.
But at the end of the day it’s individuals making the decision to view the world as binary - good vs bad, them vs us, etc - when the world isn’t that way at all.
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Comment on Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck (1992) in ~music
kovboydan LinkThis is a classic but the timing on posting it…This is a classic but the timing on posting it…
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Comment on People who contribute to libre projects - how do you find time for this? in ~hobbies
kovboydan LinkI just contribute when I happen to have the time, energy, and interest. There’s one project I’ve contributed to for about a decade, but I only look at bugs and submit PRs sporadically, over a few...I just contribute when I happen to have the time, energy, and interest. There’s one project I’ve contributed to for about a decade, but I only look at bugs and submit PRs sporadically, over a few days each year, when I happen to have time and energy.
It usually starts with being bored and deciding to flip through issues/bug reports to flag duplicates or point out something can be marked closed because merge xyzxyz fixed it. Then when I don’t have the right amount of time, energy, and interest I disappear for another year.
I’m team “contribute what you can, when you can.”
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Comment on Xbox Series X and S: Microsoft has reportedly sold less than 30 million consoles this generation in ~games
kovboydan LinkI like Xbox controllers better than PS controllers and I don’t pay attention to exclusives. So for the past 3 generations of xbox I’ve picked one up on sale mid-to-late-cycle. I could game on PC,...I like Xbox controllers better than PS controllers and I don’t pay attention to exclusives. So for the past 3 generations of xbox I’ve picked one up on sale mid-to-late-cycle.
I could game on PC, I guess. But graphics cards are expensive and gaming on Linux wasn’t generally a fun, easy, or even workable experience back in the day. I won’t buy a license for Windows or use it at home, and Civ VI runs on the MacBook well enough.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
kovboydan LinkBleu Soleil x Luiza - Soleil Bleu. It’s like a super chill throwback to simpler times when tropical house was a thing. It’s not house, but has tropical vibes or whatever.Bleu Soleil x Luiza - Soleil Bleu. It’s like a super chill throwback to simpler times when tropical house was a thing. It’s not house, but has tropical vibes or whatever.
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Comment on Vancouver Whitecaps confirm signing of Thomas Müller in ~sports.football
kovboydan LinkFor commentary, and some neat visual representations of quantitative data, related to Müller and the White Caps offense see: How Thomas Müller can find his space and success with the Vancouver...For commentary, and some neat visual representations of quantitative data, related to Müller and the White Caps offense see: How Thomas Müller can find his space and success with the Vancouver Whitecaps.
I didn’t intend to suggest anything, just highlighting a past state of geopolitics in which something awfully close to no borders was feasible.