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by ark15 14y ago
H1Bs residing in the US pay the same tax (including social security and medicare) as the citizens.(so if their kids need public education, they are also paying for it in a way) H1Bs are not entitled to unemployment benefits (or any form o
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by ark15 14y ago
I (really) wonder how many of these 10 million share my use case - I haven't used my hotmail email since gmail came out. But it is still active as I use it to 'try out' all these MS services when they come out. The day Outlook.com was relea
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by ark15 14y ago
Probably. An obligatory reference to downornot - http://www.downornot.com/mandrill
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by ark15 14y ago
Slight correction - The visa is not valid for 6 years. The H1B visa that is granted to you at a US consulate abroad is usually valid for up to three years. (sometimes two) i.e. you have till that expiry date to enter the US. Once in th
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by ark15 15y ago
Good concept, congrats on this getting out, etc. but... http://www.leandomainsearch.com/search?q=think I clicked on five random ones marked available but always got '... is not really available' when I clicked 'Double check availability o
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by ark15 15y ago
This includes Google+ content but not GDocs/Gmail content? If Google wants to really personalize my search and discovery I want universal tags. Let me browse my content by tags across services. If I have 2 documents, 1 contact and 3 emails
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by ark15 15y ago
This Google Docs sheet was going around on HN a while back - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlD_6iEb8Ed9dGs... If not through this, Elance maybe? Or just post/search here on the monthly 'who's hiring/looking' threads. Just c
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by ark15 15y ago
I do this as well. (Just switched from android (N1) to iPhone (4S) just to try out the iPhone experience) My only gripe is that iPhone does not sync all phone numbers. example - Google allows custom phone number types (other than work/mobil
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by ark15 15y ago
Great start! +1 to the fact that you got something out. In one of the comments you say "You should use this if you care about having a central repository of all your photos, owning and controlling them and want some level of choice." Sounds
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by ark15 15y ago
This can easily be solved by radio options on sign up form. Choose one from: a)I am interested in $100,000 if I match. b) Not in it for money but please donate $100,000 on my behalf to a charity <optional Textfield> c)I am not in th
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by ark15 15y ago
I would add 'Visa issues' to that list that applies to people who are itching to start companies in the US after being here for 5+ years but cannot due to visa restrictions.
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by ark15 15y ago
I would say the best way to get to know Australian startups and (virtually) meet relevant people would be by participating in the Silicon Beach mailing lists ( http://siliconbeachaustralia.org/ ) Regarding immigration visa, if you qualify