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DnD Central / Re: Immigrants
However, Republicans assume there to be impunity in illegal voting and therefore they often register themselves in multiple jurisdictions in order to attempt voting multiple times and it does not deter them that they are found out
Right, that's similar to how I can decide whether I register to vote for the European elections in Belgium or the Netherlands. If I did it in both countries it might potentially "work out" for a few weeks until one or both of them got mad at me after comparing registries. If I weren't a citizen of an EU country but merely a resident I wouldn't be able to do any such thing in the first place.
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DnD Central / Re: Immigrants
Case in point, here's what you need to get a driver's license in Tennessee:
Your current license, a certified copy of your driving record or other acceptable ID.
If you do not have your current out-of-state license and apply for a Tennessee license with a certified copy of your driving record, known as a Motor Vehicle Record (MVR), it must be original, not a copy, and issued no more than 30 days prior to your application date.
Proof of Citizenship/Lawful Permanent Residency or Proof of Temporary Legal Presence
If there has been a name change from the Proof of Citizenship/Lawful Permanent Residency or Proof of Temporary Legal Presence presented, a certified legal document(s) supporting the name change must also be presented. Examples of supporting documents include a court order, marriage certificate, or divorce decree.
Two (2) Proof of Tennessee Residency documents with your name and residential address. A P.O. BOX will not be accepted. Documents must be current and dated within last four (4) months.
Proof of full Social Security Number - Social Security Card, W-2 (within last 12 months), payroll check stub, 1099 (within last 12 months)
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DnD Central / Re: Immigrants
To get a driver's license somewhere, you need to be a resident. If you're a resident, all that information is already known about you because it's part of the process of becoming a resident. What you need is proof that you're you. Generally said proof also happens to include whether you're a citizen or an alien of some sort, but it's fairly immaterial if it does or doesn't. There are many things not listed on your driver's license or ID that take mere seconds to find out with your driver's license or ID.

Someone who checks a box who's not a citizen is not an eligible applicant. They will not be registered.
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DnD Central / Re: Philosophy, Logic, Formal Systems
For easterners it is weird that in the West both among anti-Marxists and pro-Marxists it is common to view those theories as Marxist. They simply have no connection to the academia or life in general in Warsaw bloc countries, which has a far more direct connection to Marxism.
The Frankfurter Schule is neomarxist, a parallel development independent from Marxism-Leninism. The Warsaw bloc countries don't have a monopoly on Marxism. Besides which, Marx simply attempted to formulate a social theory, not dogma set in stone.
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DnD Central / Re: what's going on in france
Speaking from a Dutch/Flemish perspective you're never allowed to fish from locks and bridges over navigable water, so I'd be quite surprised if I did see people fishing from a bridge.
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DnD Central / Re: what's going on in france
Quote from: Le Monde as per above
« Les eaux sont propres à la baignade à l’heure actuelle », avait commenté Marc Valmassoni, coordinateur eau et santé chez Surfrider, regrettant toutefois que la teneur en produits chimiques ne soit pas prise en compte par les autorités.

Here's a report about the situation as it was a few months ago, by the same Surfrider people. Although I'll note it also explicitly excludes chemical pollution, so I might have to eat my words in that regard. For the athletes' sake, hopefully not.

Surfrider is currently the only association working on water quality and user health at European level. For over 6 months, it has been taking regular samples from the Seine to monitor the bacteriological quality of the water. Bi-monthly samples are taken from the Pont de l’Alma and the Pont Alexandre III, the section of the river where the triathlon, marathon swimming and paratriathlon events will be held. In all, over 14 samples were taken and sent to the laboratory for analysis.

These samples enabled the association to determine the concentrations of E. coli and enterococci, intestinal bacteria and formidable indicators of pollution of faecal origin. Of the 14 samples taken, whether after heavy rain or on a sunny day, only 1 enabled our team to conclude that the quality of the water in the Seine at this particular point was even satisfactory.
In accordance with the directive mentioned above, these results are based on only 2 types of bacteria. Other types of pollution (chemical, biological, etc.) are not taken into account in the directive’s definition of bathing water quality.

It is therefore clear that the athletes who will be taking part in the Olympic and Paralympic events planned for the Seine will be swimming in polluted water and taking significant risks to their health. Just like the courageous people who will be taking the opportunity to cool off in the river waters of Paris in the summer of 2025, as announced as part of the Paris City Council’s Bathing Plan.
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DnD Central / Re: what's going on in france
There are certain algae and toxic waste that you just don't ever want to be near, but the worst you might get from the Seine is probably a bit of diarrhea, if it rained hard recently. Of course the idea is that the latter part of that no longer applies now, but it's nothing like the Yellow River which is full of carcinogenic benzene and many other harmful substances. The reporting seems to be very excited about exaggerating how bad the Seine is (or was).
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Hobbies & Entertainment / Re: Travelling and such
I'd say that most trains in .nl/.be don't have sockets (or few when they do, give or take perhaps in first class) but the few times I've tried them they were powered.

The train might be innocent though. Maybe someone plugged in something that shorted it.
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DnD Central / Re: Immigrants
The former isn't applicable in Tennessee and the latter isn't applicable anywhere on Earth.
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DnD Central / Re: Ukraine — the forgotten war
Forgotten in America or something? I'll note that the topmost headline in today's newpaper reads as follows:

For months, Russia has been testing the most effective combination of missiles against Ukraine's air defenses
The Russians have spent the past two years constantly refining missile strikes against Ukraine and the routes of the missiles, in order to inflict as much damage as possible.
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DnD Central / Re: Immigrants
What does being a citizen even have to do with having a driver's license?
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Hobbies & Entertainment / Re: Travelling and such
So ticket-selling machines are also a no-go in the first blush, not to mention that in a busy international airport, such as CDG, the machines have so long queues of people around them that there is extra staff managing the queues.
That's strange. The entire point of machines is supposed to be that you can dump 20 in busy spots without having to train or pay 20 people.

A decade ago I was chastised in France for buying a return ticket for that specific day and not stamping it at the return station. I still can't make heads or tails of it. Are they afraid you'll take the same trip two or three times in a day?
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Otter Browser Forum / Re: Logging in to Github
Is that a scam to get people's phone numbers or is it just a classic case of "everything Microsoft touches turns to $h17?"
I suspect it's not so much Microsoft as bots, if they're pushing it. Although it's true that Microsoft et al seem to have some ideas about 2FA as well…

BTW I just realized I posted this in the Otter forums. Feel free to move it to a more appropriate location if you want.
Seeing how Otter is on GitHub it seems quite appropriate to me. ;)
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DnD Central / Re: Maps-Maps-Maps! ?
Here you'd leave to go home or you'd ask to eat along, and your friend's parents would normally ask about your dinner arrangements before making dinner.
And of course you'd have to call your parents to ask if it's okay that you're not eating with them unless you arranged it in advance. They have meals to plan too.
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DnD Central / Re: Maps-Maps-Maps! ?
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Times have changed, too – today, it’s a different story. In Sweden now, if you have one child who comes over, they would likely get food as well. It’s not so much the way it was 20, 30 or 40 years ago, when I was growing up. But even then, it really wasn’t the “big deal” people on Twitter are making it sound like it was. Everyone did it. You just continued playing with dolls (or whatever it was) while your friend ate with their mum and dad.
This particular scenario of sticking around while the family is eating does sound odd to me as a non-Swede. Here you'd leave to go home or you'd ask to eat along, and your friend's parents would normally ask about your dinner arrangements before making dinner. For lunch it's different because lunch is bread-based; that doesn't require any planning. I think there's also a factor of summer vs winter, which is to say parents generally want you to come home before it's dark.

But this does go back to my question as to what exactly the map is trying to say. If it's that by default we might head home around 17:30 to 18, while eating along is common enough but not the default, then that might be true. But I think that's something very different than what the map seems to be trying to imply.
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DnD Central / Re: Maps-Maps-Maps! ?
First, when you are a guest for at least half an hour, you invariably get tea/coffee/juice/water suggested  everywhere outside the red area.
I don't know where you'd come up with the idea that we don't offer anything to drink. :)

In dark blue areas, this invariably includes wholesome snacks like sandwiches.
As stated, that depends on the time of day. If you expect sandwiches at 14:30 you could be disappointed, though there'll be a variety of snacks and pastries.

In red areas it is expected, e.g. when there is a party, everyone bring own drinks.
Umm… what? [Edit: that's not to say that what's called a potluck in English doesn't exist but I think the default is that there's a host.]

And finally, nobody except the red area people are puzzled about what the "context" of this kind of map might be.
I asked what the context was because it's either nonsense or it's talking about something specific.

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For example here is a Danish person discussing the same map, doesn't really sound any different either https://old.reddit.com/r/AskEurope/comments/vz9a5d/will_you_receive_food_as_a_guest_at_someones_house/
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Yes, ofc. It is seen as basic decency and hospitality. Ofcourse you're not going to be offered to stay for dinner up-front if you arrive ~1 pm., but when dinnertime approaches, it is normal that people offer their guests to stay for dinner. Or if you visit around lunchtime, and the host hasn't had lunch, it is common to ask the guests to join for lunch.

What would the alternative be? Just have your guests seated at the table, but without offering them food?