Gentle reminder that being detained at a border is far from a minor hassle

#1

Post by yaddayadda » Mon, Jan 30, 2017, 2:11 PM UTC

Gentle reminder that being detained at a border is far from a minor hassle
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Re: Gentle reminder that being detained at a border is far from a minor hassle

#2

Post by yaddayadda » Mon, Jan 30, 2017, 2:14 PM UTC

Her post title, "WTFUK" isn't desciptive, so I submitted with her Tweet title - https://mobile.twitter.com/rachelnabors/status/8257718818484...

Re: Gentle reminder that being detained at a border is far from a minor hassle

#3

Post by yaddayadda » Mon, Jan 30, 2017, 2:16 PM UTC

> "People have been asking me what happened when I didn’t show up to give my talk on the Web Animations API at Smashing Oxford."

As we submit to present at tech conference abroad and invite others to come to our country to present, we should be aware of situations like Rachel exprienced.

Re: Gentle reminder that being detained at a border is far from a minor hassle

#4

Post by detaro » Mon, Jan 30, 2017, 2:18 PM UTC

previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11876453 (8 months ago, 321 comments)

Re: Gentle reminder that being detained at a border is far from a minor hassle

#5

Post by metasean » Mon, Jan 30, 2017, 3:10 PM UTC

detaro wrote: post #4

previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11876453 (8 months ago, 321 comments)

It still seems particularly relevant given events over the weekend.