throwaway98109

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   by throwaway98109 8y ago

   Check out the hype on the Waldorf Kyra (in prototype this was know as the Valkyrie). The Novation peak is another recent FPGA based device. Take a look at https://novationmusic.com/peak-explained for a bit more of an explan
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   by throwaway98109 8y ago

   IANAL, but consider whether you can apply for transition to a B-1/2 visa today while your H-1B is still. They take 6 months to grant and allow valid stay while you're waiting. Talk to an immigration lawyer for details on whether t
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   by throwaway98109 8y ago

   +1 I'm not doing much more different than I was when I left Australia, but went from 130K-ish AUD (inc super+bonus) to 260K-ish USD (inc bonus+stocks) = 370AUD in the last few years. The taxes are significantly lower on these amounts i
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   by throwaway98109 8y ago

   Close to this. 125K in a small city working for small company on a government project. I took a bit of time off to travel and then landed a 220K job in Seattle. Rent cost took added a bit more than $15K Taxes took another $27K. The differen
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   by throwaway98109 8y ago

   I'm an Amazon SDE, fairly new to the city. Hence I'm part of the problem, according to the narrative of those on the anti-Amazon side of all this. What is the single best thing I can do to help this problem? Volunteering my time t