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  • vermyndax@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.worldApple AI vs. Microsoft AI
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    6 months ago

    I actually like Apple’s approach to AI more than all of the others. I don’t care for Microsoft’s implementation at all. I just try to avoid Microsoft in general on top of that, so no need to complain about it.

    But I do think Apple’s approach to AI from a privacy and implementation perspective is what I would prefer from a software vendor.







  • We had original marriage certificates from Philippines with the PSA seal. We also had original birth certificates from PSA for my daughter. The USA accepted them without question for our visa and green card processing.

    These are the documents that the consular officer held up to my face and said “these are garbage.”

    We were not aware of the Apostille certification process and the USA, despite being a member of the convention, did not require this extra certification for our documents.

    Greece would only accept them after they have been presented in person at their Manila consulate with the Apostille certification.

    I did not feel it was a racism issue until the consular officers’ behavior made it feel evident there was more to it than a paperwork snafu.

    I agree that I portrayed Finland and Germany as racist in an unfair fashion, that was unintended. The racism was evident only at this Greek consulate.

    The information I received about Finland, Germany and Greece not accepting Philippines documentation was found here: https://dfa-oca.ph/quick-facts-on-apostille/

    Upon opening this page I see that now Austria is now also not accepting these documents.



  • You cannot apply based on US permanent residence. You must use the process based on citizenship at the time of desired entry.

    Finland and Germany are lumped into this because they also refuse to accept Filipino paperwork, according to the Apostille site. This is despite their agreement to the convention, of which Philippines is a part.

    Schengen visa rules dictate that you must apply at either the country you enter first or the country you are planning to spend the most time in. In our case, Greece was the answer to both of those questions. Had we applied to Italy, they would have refused to process the Schengen visa and told us to apply at Greece, who refuses to accept the papers.

    We asked the Tampa consulate if it was possible to apply in Atlanta instead, and they agreed to this request. We did not show up to the Atlanta consulate blind or without their permission.

    The reason I brought this into the discussion is because an EU country is very difficult for us to move into until my wife and daughter become US citizens. I expounded on the experience because I was asked.