GFischer

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by GFischer 5y ago
The salary gap does decrease, here in Uruguay companies are paying what would have been thought of as insane just a few years ago (still 50% below US rates, but way way higher any other job), and we're getting thousands of people immig
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by GFischer 5y ago
Exactly, it's a man-made, not a technical issue - breeder reactors are the solution. It's not a technical problem (solution is well known), it's a policy problem.
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by GFischer 5y ago
In my case, most of my outside socializing was through gaming meetings, and: - the local Gaming Society closed for 2 years (meeting for the first time after 2 years in November), - the local game stores stopped doing in-person events for 2
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by GFischer 5y ago
I'm from Uruguay, and all bidets have hot and cold water from the plumbing (our housing is built after European standards). No idea how they do it in Japan.
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by GFischer 5y ago
Over here (Uruguay), rideshare services are way more reliable for tourists. I have family from the countryside, and while they're not robbed outright, they're driven on the most inefficient way that drives up the meter. Tourists c
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by GFischer 5y ago
Pokémon GO had that problem. Lots of "flyers" hacked their GPS for fun and profit.
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by GFischer 5y ago
I'm on a "wait and see"... if they force me to go back to fully onsite, I'm quitting. If they make it flexible / hybrid, I'll stay for a bit more. I was already on the fence due to the lack of career growth, it
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by GFischer 5y ago
Very interesting read, we're facing similar regulatory capture issues here in my country.
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by GFischer 5y ago
I still don't have a dishwasher or a garbage disposal (and I've never even used / seen any), diswasher seems really marginal upgrade as a childless couple - I guess it is a timesaver for a family of 4+? I'm really wonder
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by GFischer 5y ago
Here in Uruguay most of the .uy sites are local businesses.
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by GFischer 5y ago
It's not only Europe. I live in Uruguay and I got an SMS to check if my auto-filed taxes were correct, if I do I have the option to make changes right in the government website. And the local IRS has the best paying software developmen
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by GFischer 5y ago
In my experience, raising prices might have a small short-term effect, but if the product is good, sometimes you'll think it was overdue !!! It has happened to my own fees, and I still should raise them (so I totally understand the fea
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by GFischer 5y ago
As someone that decided to stay (even after getting visa sponsorship offers), not necessarily (although Uruguay is probably a "higher income country" these days). Although the good contractors are SWAMPED for work, I definitely ha
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by GFischer 5y ago
Wow, this offhand comment reminds me that there's a vast gulf between US compensation and elsewhere... 130k/y as a "below market" offer... I doubled my salary between last year and this one and I'm still not even ha
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by GFischer 5y ago
Most landlords own a single rental, but most rental properties are owned by large companies (notably REITs like MAA that has over 100.000 properties)... So what you're saying is both true (in that it saves average-earning citizens) and
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by GFischer 5y ago
Very insightful comment, I ended up reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Paramount_Pic... . https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/culture-magazines/american... https:/&#x2
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by GFischer 5y ago
I have an Austrian brother in law, he had a top position in a major Austrian company and he was ridiculously low paid. He ended up moving to San Francisco where he's making 20x what he was making in Austria.
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by GFischer 5y ago
The way jury trials are portrayed in American media -selection bias of jurors, prosecutor deciding what evidence and significantly limiting the power of juries - I rather prefer the way it's done in European countries (and in Latin Ame
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by GFischer 5y ago
I pay more than 55% in effective tax rate, and my income is about 60k USD a year. I live in Uruguay, South America - my taxes include healthcare and retirement. It's definitely not ideal and it's crippling my chance of ever owning
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by GFischer 5y ago
I work in corporate software development, and the incredible inefficiencies astound me every day. There's a lot of useless work mandated by law as well... I've spent years of my life developing useless anti-money laundering softwa
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by GFischer 5y ago
I had to look up K-lining. TIL.
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by GFischer 6y ago
Well, the people in the article (Whale Alert, the ones that gave BBC the article) absolutely traced the bitcoins that were cashed out, but as you mentioned, law enforcement did nothing.
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by GFischer 6y ago
Elon is the perfect person to hack, he's always doing bizarre stuff, so if I'd fall for anyone, it would be for this one. And the type that got rich off BitCoin are way bigger risk-takers than average - I was offered to "get
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by GFischer 6y ago
I do that as well, but I'd still be extremely harmed if Google does ever decide to suspend service - I have an Android phone and a lot of things that are tied to that Google account. Plus, my mail is sometimes caught by spam filters, a
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by GFischer 6y ago
I wonder how many people in the U.S. would recognize what is instantly familiar to us in Uruguay, the Yerba Mate gourd (10 out of 10 Uruguayans would recognize) https://www.123rf.com/photo_120278916_stock-vector-yerba-mat...
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by GFischer 6y ago
Yes, unless you're infirm and you have to give a medical reason. And it has bite, you get your wages garnished if you didn't vote, unless you pay a hefty fine.
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by GFischer 6y ago
So change the freaking society as well... I've ran for the equivalent of Congress in my country, and even got elected as a substitute, and sent 3 draft bills for consideration. It has better safety nets than the U.S. I feel I'm do
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by GFischer 6y ago
"I perform rituals with my team chanting a praying that azure will stop acting wonky." so accurate it hurts
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by GFischer 6y ago
I can report that Azure Function App development is at least pretty decent, as long as you have the paid Visual Studio IDE and Azure Function Tools (haven't tried the free version yet). I tried AWS Lambdas a few years back and it felt
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by GFischer 6y ago
I have a terrible setup at home. My office is extremely better set-up, and they spent several thousand dollars on seats, 32' monitors, etc. Working on the crappy laptop and a kitchen chair is less than ideal - and the fact I was furlou

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