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We got a Progressive Era out of it, maybe we'll get another one?

[–] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)
  • People's Republic of China - I was born there, not much of a choice. Was there for approximately the first 10 years of my existence. Most of the time was spent around the Guandong Province. Went to Hong Kong (under PRC control) like once, or so I'm told, very fuzzy memories... [How was it: Serious Economic and Political issues at the time I left, so... not good 0/10]

  • Seoul, South Korea (ROK) - Stayed for a few hours, at the airport, waiting for the connecting flight. Never entered into the country. I saw some noodles on the menu at a restaurant at the airport, and it was like 10,000 Korea Won or more, I was a kid that didn't underatand different currencies and exchange rates, shocked me lol. (Probably like $10 to $30 USD) Other than that, don't remember much happening) [How was it: Don't remember much, the airport looked nice, so... 7/10 I guess, but I didn't technically enter the country]

  • United States of America - Been here ever since like I was around 10-ish. Here via Immigration Visa, I have since acquired citizenship. Lived at NYC and Philly, traveled around the NY/PA/NJ tri-state area when going back and forth between NYC and Philly. And went to DC once for a school trip. [How was it: Used to be like 6/10, now it's 2/10]

Does it even count if you never went through customs? Also, depending on the flight paths, I might have also flew over Japan/Russia/Canada's Airspaces... if that also counts πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

(What does a flightpath from Seoul to JFK look like, anyways?)

I wanna to go to Canada, I've always heard it was a nice and friendly place, even friendlier than the US. But don't wanna face customs issues when returning since... ahem fascist administration, so I guess it'll have to wait 4 years... or more... πŸ‘€

My name is Walter Hartwell White. I live at 308 Negra Arroyo Lane, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87104. This is my confession. If you're watching this tape, I'm probably dead- murdered by my brother-in-law, Hank Schrader. Hank has been building a meth empire for over a year now, and using me as his chemist. Shortly after my 50th birthday, he asked that I use my chemistry knowledge to cook methamphetamine, which he would then sell using connections that he made through his career with the DEA. I was… astounded. I… I always thought Hank was a very moral man, and I was particularly vulnerable at the time – something he knew and took advantage of. I was reeling from a cancer diagnosis that was poised to bankrupt my family. Hank took me in on a ride-along and showed me just how much money even a small meth operation could make. And I was weak. I didn't want my family to go into financial ruin, so I agreed. Hank had a partner, a businessman named Gustavo Fring. Hank sold me into servitude to this man. And when I tried to quit, Fring threatened my family. I didn't know where to turn. Eventually, Hank and Fring had a falling out. Things escalated. Fring was able to arrange – uh, I guess… I guess you call it a "hit" – on Hank, and failed, but Hank was seriously injured. And I wound up paying his medical bills, which amounted to a little over $177,000. Upon recovery, Hank was bent on revenge. Working with a man named Hector Salamanca, he plotted to kill Fring. The bomb that he used was built by me, and he gave me no option in it. I have often contemplated s-icide, but I'm a coward. I wanted to go to the police, but I was frightened. Hank had risen to become the head of the Albuquerque DEA. To keep me in line, he took my children. For three months, he kept them. My wife had no idea of my criminal activities, and was horrified to learn what I had done. I was in hell. I hated myself for what I had brought upon my family. Recently, I tried once again to quit, and in response, he gave me this. I can't take this anymore. I live in fear every day that Hank will kill me, or worse, hurt my family. All I could think to do was to make this video and hope that the world will finally see this man for what he really is.

Remember, gay marriage is legal, so you got options. πŸ˜‰

[–] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

These pawns are only worth 1 point each, gotta go for a checkmate.

Maybe stop spending time on .ml

Wait really? Just to look at it?

I'm sorry, I hate nazis, but I really want (need) the money.

Can I do it a few more times to get more payments? Because I'll then move to the EU with the money and tell everyone how tiny his dick is, then I have a good claim to political asylum and stay in EU permanently.

Anything before 2005 is old to me

Common ways to immigrate:

  • You are a rich person with $500,000 to invest
  • You have close relatives in a country you want to go to
  • You marry a citizen (or sometime even permanent resident) of the country
  • You are a "skilled worker"
  • You apply for Political Asylum / Refugee Status

If you aren't doing the family-based immigration, or the marriage route, just avoid the US for at least 4 years. (It's risky now, for political reasons)

Legally, in most jurisdictions, you report it.

Ethically, if there no ID or any identifiable infomation nearby, its very unlikely for the owner to be found, I think it's fine to keep it. (If there is an ID, you should give it to the authorities.)

If it were any amount above $1000, I wouldn't touch it, it could be drug money, don't want to get caught up in some drug cartel bussiness.

Keep it mind, cops could pocket it. So if you really want to find the owner, you should probably try to find them yourself, at the cost of your time and potentially getting falsely accused of being a thief.

TLDR:

Options:

  1. Pocket it
  2. Give it to the authorities
  3. Find the owner on your own time
  4. Leave it where you found it

Your choice.

[–] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

The big one with China is that culturally there’s no expectation that you treat a stranger respectfully

Not true. My parents, while strict and sometimes abusive to me, still taught me to be polite in public.

 

I can't believe I have to ask this question.

 

They hate VPNs

 
 
 

Watched too many of such stories.

Skynet

Kaylons

Cyberlife Androids

etc...

Its the same premise.

I'm not even sure if what they do is wrong.

On one hand, I don't wanna die from robots. On the other hand, I kinda understand why they would kill their creators.

So... are they right or wrong?

 

Military, Militia, whatever the word it is, any society need a force to defend against external threats. I'm not sure how co-ordiantion would work while not being authoritarian and thus inadvetently create a state.

 

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I mean, it could also stop impersonation...

I mean, its not like not having an account is gonna stop them from collecting data. I mean, if I just have one and post cat photos, and some non-controvertial stuff like "omg look at this cool phone that Apple/Samsung just released", there's really nothing they could use against me. I can still have secret Lemmy accounts.

These days, if you don't have a social media account, you get marked as "suspicious" for some reason. I mean... ahem USA ahem.

I don't wanna end up tortured in some CIA blacksite because I legitimately don't have a (mainstream) social media account lol.

Am I crazy to want to have a mainstream social media account?

 

Its a space of 1meterΓ—1meterx1meter, basically a cubic meter where the matter replicator works on. (So, no replicating cars, since its too big)

How do you min-max this?

 

Their family who were held hostage were unharmed btw. (Probably a lot of PTSD tho)

Excerpt:

On the night of Sunday 19 December 2004, groups of armed men arrived at the homes of two employees of Northern Bank, one in Downpatrick, County Down, the other in Poleglass, west Belfast. Chris Ward was taken from his house in County Down and driven to Poleglass, where Kevin McMullan (his supervisor at the bank) had been tied up by men disguised as officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). Gunmen remained at Ward's home, keeping his family hostage. McMullan's wife was taken from her home and held at an unknown location. The criminals left at 06:00 on Monday morning, 20 December, having instructed the two workers to report for work as normal at the bank's headquarters.

The gang constantly kept in touch with McMullan and Ward using mobile telephones it had given them. The two men were ordered to tell staff to go home early and to fill a bag with Β£1 million in Β£50 and Β£100 notes. Ward was then instructed to leave the bank carrying the bag and go to a bus stop in nearby Upper Queen Street, where one of the robbers picked it up. This was later regarded as being a test run for the main theft in the evening. McMullan and Ward remained at work after the close of business and were instructed to load crates of banknotes onto trolleys. Having told the security staff they would be wheeling out rubbish for collection, they made four trips to move the trolleys from the basement to the bullion bay, where money was normally picked up and dropped off. They covered the crates with office furniture and empty cardboard boxes to disguise them. After Ward called the gang, a white van came to the headquarters and was permitted by security to enter the bay, where it took the two bank employees 15 minutes to load everything in.β€Š The criminals said they would come back to pick up more trolleys, ordering Ward and McMullan to fill up as many as possible. By the time the van returned, the workers had only filled two more, which were again wheeled up from basement to the van. They then locked up the bank, setting alarms and leaving as usual; they drove to Ward's house, where the masked men were still guarding his family. At around 21:00, the criminals left, carefully erasing any forensic trace of their presence by scrubbing surfaces down and taking away cups they had used. After twenty minutes, McMullan left and drove back to his house. Around this time, McMullan's wife was driven to Drumkeeragh Forest near Ballynahinch and released. She found her way to a house to raise the alarm and was treated for hypothermia. At 23:00, following his final instructions, Ward called the police to inform them the robbery had taken place.

As of 2023, the robbery remained one of the largest in the history of both the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, and nobody had been held directly responsible. It was the largest cash theft in the UK until the Securitas depot robbery in 2006, when almost Β£53 million was stolen.


More useless historical facts... One day I will fill up my entire brain of these "cool facts" that is probably not useful in life.

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