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@saphimusics aw thank you!

i made cookies yall can have 1

@just_some_dev yes, this is critical, and a mistake I've made previously and still make. mold an environment as best you can to do your best, even if its not the easy or cheaper option. don't expect to 'lock in' if your nervous system is in constant defense

I think the biggest thing I learnt from America is that I need to whilst I wait for stuff to spend as little time in the UK as possible for my own MH and ability to ship. This is actually very possible for me even short term because the British passport lets me live in Ireland.

i've watched him since he was house sitting commercial real estate, no long term home. he builds his own synths and instruments, and uses those to make music. from that to Eurovision, with his own custom props too. yes, he doesn't have formal education like the other artists. i think thats only more astounding.

Looking at the result 🇬🇧, it’s mostly the BBC’s fault—they really wasted LMNC’s potential. They should have given him artistic freedom, but there are some positives too: I discovered a new artist, so 🤷

@luciascarlet @hexgirlidol it's ok, you are small in my heart

@hexgirlidol want to trade 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡

i never knew how small i was until i stood next to a tall person ..... :(

@PamphletsY and for a moment, they didn't believe in private property

@just_some_dev oh I should note, I did register my passport in Germany much prior to the EES system, as it allowed less questioning and let you handle biometrics ahead of time. maybe that changed things.

i didn't have to do any kind of additional registration. at CDG, they separated some of the EU automatic gates off which say 'out of order', with a sign in the front, and you scan your passport, then it lets you into the airlock, then it takes your pictures, and then they stamp your passport at a booth at the exit. i've done this 3 times now. Belgrade aerodrom has a similar system, but a simple gate. and rather than a proper booth with walls etc, they have some ancient looking office desk with a officer that sits there and stamps you at the exit.

AAAAAAA I DON'T WANNA GOOOOOOO (could be worse, at least its to Ireland)

@just_some_dev i haven't traveled to Sweden from outside the schengen zone in a while, so i'm not sure what its like now

@beck3k_ last time I was in Sweden it was still the crappy patchwork visa-free system

@just_some_dev hopefully. the EES system i'll admit can be quite nice when working well. it was easier to travel into the EU with EES than it is for me to return to the US as a US citizen.

@beck3k_ I suspect now I proved I have no criminal intent here this trip it will be a bit smoother

@just_some_dev yep. just keep your receipts and your tickets and proof of where you are staying at least. it can get bad, but the last people i've talked to who've come to the country didn't get much friction.

yep, also shouldn't get flagged and be fine presuming I'm out long enough, only thing I have to be cautious about is there is a factual discrepency in that I said I will be in the US a week BUT I think that's fine because: - I stayed in the terms of my ESTA - I intentionally planned stuff to respect US law - There's proof of where I was

@just_some_dev it will work out. keep your head held high. keep pushing forward.

@just_some_dev hopefully you get a kind officer

@theo I think about it too. somehow they all suck. Digital Ocean might be cleaner for the features, but the interface still bugs me.

Why shouldn’t I make a new cloud?

My JIRA dashboard at Twitch took over 2 minutes to load. The guy who built the infrastructure pointed the mic at the ground instead of his face. Coincidence? Probably.

i'm generally not too big of a fan of flying because its a pain in the ass, but i'm looking forward to it because i want OUT

@oops4041555 1 points from UA 😤

@beck3k_ ZERO points!

My Eurovision 2026 votes HR, CZ, BG, FI, SE, CY, GR, MD, GB, PL

it is a performance and i can't stand it

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