thatfrenchguy

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by thatfrenchguy 1y ago
> An H1b software engineer median is ~$120k. Base salary, not total comp, the first year
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by thatfrenchguy 1y ago
> mid level talent at below market rates which really hurts the middle class in America What is "mid level talent" though? you're not getting that data from H1B wage filings, they're factually under-reporting compensa
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by thatfrenchguy 1y ago
No, the difference in standard of living internally, especially the growth in standard of living
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by thatfrenchguy 1y ago
> When they’re procrastinating a task that is fun “my ADHD is flaring up today”. I mean, our industry is filled with people of all ages with ADHD (arguably because it’s one of the few industries where you can succeed while having severe
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by thatfrenchguy 1y ago
Look at the past 15 years in the US vs the past 15 years in China, it’s fairly obvious
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by thatfrenchguy 1y ago
Yup, the author is in a fairly rare fortunate situation for someone who is good in his field. A lot of us moved countries or continents to be good at our jobs, and there is always a personal cost. Although, for grandkids, I guess that when
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by thatfrenchguy 1y ago
Nope, Infosys and friends aside, in SV companies would rather hire green card holders and US citizens because you have to sponsor the H1B/park and get a L-1, and sponsor the green card process. You just can’t ignore foreign talent, oth
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by thatfrenchguy 1y ago
> However, in order for applications for permanent residency to be successful, companies must certify their inability to find a suitable American candidate to take the position they’re looking to fill with a foreign national I mean, you
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by thatfrenchguy 1y ago
I mean, even if you assumed that it would actually take 40 minutes (it likely doesn’t), I suspect Apple engineers working on this cost the company more than $249k a year
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by thatfrenchguy 1y ago
10x as much useless work, guaranteed. Remind me in ten years :)
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by thatfrenchguy 1y ago
I mean, you can imagine a public bureaucracy being bad at redistributing too, that’s a lot of governments in the world
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by thatfrenchguy 1y ago
I mean, you need to pay property taxes on that :)
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by thatfrenchguy 1y ago
I mean, Minecraft worlds are generated on the fly and they've unleashed quite a it of creativity in children
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by thatfrenchguy 1y ago
Doing the easy stuff is what gives you the skills to do the harder stuff that a LLM can’t do, which arguably makes this hard indeed
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by thatfrenchguy 1y ago
Are you the kind of person who refuses to go to the east bay or live next to middle class Asian Americans or Latinos? Because there are plenty of nice places for 3m 45 minutes from Palo Alto. Arguably you could get a house on the south side
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by thatfrenchguy 1y ago
I know words are just words, but trying to re-interpret "subject to the jurisdiction" is such a ridiculous over-reach. Enjoy the chaos though, because some later administration as a revenge will very likely strip the rights of fol
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by thatfrenchguy 1y ago
"balance" is when the people you agree with get more power than they should right?
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by thatfrenchguy 1y ago
I mean, if you’ve ever set foot in a Hyundai Ioniq 5/6, they’re better than any of the alternatives from American brands.
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by thatfrenchguy 1y ago
They absolutely will given how much an hospital stay costs.
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by thatfrenchguy 1y ago
> Many of them are neurodivergent who do miserably in exam conditions I mean, for every neurodivergent person who does miserably in exam conditions you have one that does miserably in homework essays because of absence of clear time boun
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by thatfrenchguy 1y ago
> - It's remarkably easy to lose track of time without natural light cues What was wild to me moving to the US from France was how many office buildings have many rooms without windows: you could be in your office or in meeting room
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by thatfrenchguy 1y ago
Conservatives have always been like this, talking about small government while wanting a nanny state controlling what you can do and read
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by thatfrenchguy 2y ago
Yeah if you’re in a culture where everyone gets a reservation for a fancy restaurant (just like in Paris), you’ll need a reservation, that’s just how the market works. > How easy is to get a dentist or masseuse, with a few hour notice?!
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by thatfrenchguy 2y ago
I mean, you mean after the 2003-2004 Iraq war, 9/11 in 2001, the stolen election of 2000 & the crash of 2000, the Kosovo war in 1999? There’s always a lot of reasons why the atmosphere can be negative every year.
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by thatfrenchguy 2y ago
> Flats suitable for families are not being built FWIW this is also very true in the United States, layouts of new units are generally completely unsuitable for families and that's why upper middle class but not rich enough folks in
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by thatfrenchguy 2y ago
Anyone who has risen through social classes knows that poorer people use their money much more wisely than richer people :)
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by thatfrenchguy 2y ago
I mean, no it is not difficult, look at French school menus. You just have to not have the bad options on stock. Kids eat better in a lower-middle-class area preschool in France than they do in the most expensive daycare in the Bay Area.
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by thatfrenchguy 2y ago
I mean, funnily enough, the new waymos are Ioniq 5?
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by thatfrenchguy 2y ago
There’s a very big difference there between “including a statement in diversity” and “your funding gets pulled because you previously included a statement about diversity”. The new administration is essentially pulling funding from everyone
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by thatfrenchguy 2y ago
So many brilliant researchers in the US are funded by NSF grants. Even beyond public research, just the private sector benefits just from the training (and associated freedom from not having to chase money and TA) that NSF fellows get is im

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