For best performance, remember to always change your internet filter when you change your blinkenlights fluid

95 in Europe is like 87 in the US. Different ratings.

I use Merlinwrt on my Asus router. They have a bit longer support and I think it’s open source. May be worth looking into.

No. Rules vary country to country. My children could have filed to get one of they did before age 21 and had spent something like 6 months total in Norway before that age. They’re past that and they didn’t have enough time in the country, though they have visited. They can still apply on grounds of my citizenship at the time of their birth, but it’s a much longer process and they’d need to learn the language. If they have a spouse or children, they would have to go through that as well. Norway is harder to immigrate to than most countries.

If I had only predicted the demise of democracy 28 years ago, when I moved, I would have made sure they learned the language and had dual citizenship. Alas that didn’t happen. These days there are online schools and such we could have used so it’s a little easier and I see that lots of parentsb these days do exactly that.

That was from memory. I’ll have to find it. My understanding (I’ll try to find references or retract my statement after work) is that at a minimum you have to file a tax return or submit some other form as long as you are a US person or up to 7? years after renouncing your citizenship or losing green card status.

Even if I was mistaken, it’s hella complicated and expensive.

Edit: Okay, tried to find where I originally read that and came up empty. I found that there is expatriation tax and a form 8854^1^2 you can file. There is a 5-year compliance rule that maybe is what I was thinking of. Either way, talk to an accountant if you’re planning to move. I think I’d rather piss off the Yakuza than the IRS in terms of who can make your life suck more.

I’ll admit my evidence is only anecdotal, but it was what pretty recent (many others said they had no problem some years ago) and as mentioned in Norway not Germany.

My impression from that discussion is that the requirements have become stricter and the banks etc have no obligation to do business with you and will simply say no. That still leaves them open to allow it if they want your business anyway.

It may depend on the country and even the institution. I know of dual citizens from my home country, Norway, who were denied financial services there despite being born there and having citizenship.

If you’re moving back permanently the only sane thing to do is to renounce US citizenship ASAP to get the clock started on becoming a non-US person.

However, I’m staying, because I have a wife and children here who are all single-citizenship natural born US citizens.

It’s better, but it’s not enough. IRS will hunt you down for like 7 years after you renounce.

Meanwhile you’re a persona non grata in your own home country because no banks want to deal with their reporting requirements (FATCA).

Looks like you’re in Norway, so I suggest you reach out in norge.chat (matrix) and see if anybody can suggest something, perhaps a local provider or community of people with similar interests.

Each month would be named after one of Elon Musk’s children, but the names would be randomized every year (any future children are added to the rotation). Eventually this becomes impossible to keep up with and we just end up using numbers anyway, which is fine with me.

That depends where you are. In America it is more often associated with lynchings than suicide.

Edit: to add a little context from Wikipedia: Noose: Use in intimidation and hate-based racial politics - this is why I said “depends where you are”. I had no idea of these connotations before I moved to the US, either.

For very simple Kubernetes and Docker environments, I’ve used Dex IdP with good results. It’s low on features, but easy to set up.

Old and tired: use the release year in your product version.

New and exciting: increment all your past product versions as they age!

Your users will love it!

That is helpful, thank you! I will look into the master server option. I can spin up Docker containers on the NAS.

I also use KeepassXC, and it’s great. I’m interested in setting up Syncthing between my Android, Linux desktop, and NAS. Do you have any tips or articles/resources that you used to set it up?

My employer leases our computers for 3-5 years. I get a new model when my lease runs out. I don’t really mind the guaranteed refresh except having to move all my stuff over. I would be way more pissed if they moved to BYOD.

Very insightful, thank you. I’m mainly looking to deter or stop an intruder. I’m too old and weak to put up a close combat fight. My area is pretty safe for now, but we’re in deep red territory so who knows.

Your advice jibes with what I’ve read online and been told by other experienced gun owners/ex military. Thank you for the straight forward recommendation.

I love it, but it does not work for everyone

I have my own separate office in my basement with plenty of privacy. I stick to a normal work schedule. And perhaps often overlooked: my team is all remote as well.

The last point is important: if your team is both on and off site, it can be difficult to make sure everyone is included in all the casual information sharing. My team uses a shared Teams chat as a low friction water cooler, which works great for us.

We often jump on a voice call with screen sharing too work together. It works even better than in person because we can both have our own computers instead of one person looking over the other person’s shoulder.

If you have a good manager, they may be able to mitigate this, but it’s more difficult than it sounds. If not handled correctly, this can lead to team segmentation and isolation. Working hybrid can sometimes get around this while still being flexible enough that people can wfh when they need to. For any business it needs to be the decision of the direct managers so they can decide what is right for their team.

That all said, I love not having the 1.5hr commute anymore, no walk-in interruptions, being able to run errands or go to appointments without taking the whole day off etc. It’s a major part of my job satisfaction.

If your commute is reasonable and you get satisfaction from going to the office then maybe you’re happier on site or hybrid. Full time wfh can be lonely at times.

If you hate going in to the office, make sure your environment at home is set up so you can focus and work as effectively as at the office and give it a shot. Talk to your manager. You may need to convince them it’s a good idea first.

As someone who doesn’t know much about guns: if .22 is not enough, then what is “a proper rifle”? Why would I need a rifle, pistol, and a knife/baton? If I am just defending myself and my family, will I still need all of these things?

Thank you! So many people don’t realize that. It’s even one of the citizenship test questions used when you go through naturalization:

51. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?

• freedom of expression
• freedom of speech
• freedom of assembly
• freedom to petition the government
• freedom of religion
• the right to bear arms