limitedmage

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by limitedmage 20d ago
H1-B is a dual intent visa, which means that, while technically a non-immigrant visa, one can apply for an immigrant visa (aka Green Card) while on it. Because there are per-country yearly limits for immigrant visas, some countries have in
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by limitedmage 1mo ago
I am a frontend engineer and I see so many bugs from vibe-coded CSS from people who think just like you. CSS is very powerful and easy to get wrong if you don't understand it. Since most CSS code on the internet is not good, LLMs do no
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by limitedmage 3mo ago
I use a [mirror]( https://takealookactive.com/ ), it adds so much more confidence and safety that I'll refuse to ride without it. Helps me make left turns, avoid aggressive cars, and make sure I'm not dropping my fr
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by limitedmage 3y ago
If you will be continuing to work remotely and your main concern are time zones, have you considered moving to Latin America? A few countries now have pretty good digital nomad visas; Mexico City is a good option for this. If you’re set on
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by limitedmage 3y ago
On a large complex single page webapp, it can be very non-trivial to have a popup/modal over everything else in the page. That’s why things like React Portals[0] exist, as well as many, many libraries that provide similar functionality
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by limitedmage 4y ago
Nokia used to have a big factory in Mexico. Brazil already makes iPhones since it’s cheaper due to their insane import tax.
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by limitedmage 4y ago
Not exactly what you’re asking for, but I’ve used https://p2k.co for many years and it’s great.
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by limitedmage 5y ago
I’ve used my cell phone bill as my utility bill no problem.
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by limitedmage 5y ago
Heart rate levels during exercise also depend on age and sex (among other things). This is how you can get heart rate zones to know how intense your exercise is.
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by limitedmage 5y ago
The interest rate doesn’t matter if you use the card as cash/debit by paying it off every month. And credit card rewards are not taxable because they are considered rebates by the IRS.
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by limitedmage 5y ago
Reading and highlighting is definitely much better on an iPad than a laptop. Writing and web browsing can also be great. Since you already have a laptop, maybe take a look at the iPad Air instead of the Pro, it still supports the Pencil and
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by limitedmage 5y ago
Even with PrEP available, HIV would likely still have become a big problem in places where healthcare is not as readily available, especially in Africa, where it is still a major concern today.
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by limitedmage 6y ago
How similar is this book to CODE by Charles Petzold? I loved that book because it progressively builds up an imaginary computer using very easy to understand concepts. Even non-technical people can read it to understand how computers work i
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by limitedmage 6y ago
One of the local flight clubs where I live has a trailer full of gas canisters. Once a week, someone drives with the trailer to one of the few gas stations left with ethanol-free fuel and fills up the canisters. It’s a lot of work but it sa
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by limitedmage 6y ago
They’re real enough for the IRS to want their cut when you vest stocks or exercise options that you can’t sell.
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by limitedmage 6y ago
Good luck wearing a VR headset for a full 2 hour exam. I get headaches if I wear one for more than 10 minutes, and the weight is uncomfortable and messes with my hair. More surveillance technology is not the solution.
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by limitedmage 6y ago
Making things accessible has positive unintended consequences. Building curb ramps doesn’t just help people in wheelchairs, it also helps parents with strollers and tourists with luggage. Adding subtitles to videos helps both deaf people an
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by limitedmage 6y ago
I once worked on exactly this product in Microsoft, called Windows MultiPoint Server. You could buy one computer and plug a bunch of keyboards, mice, and monitors to it so multiple users could use it at the same time. It was aimed at the ed
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by limitedmage 6y ago
Edge on both Android and iOS has Adblock built in and Safari on iOS can have ad blocking very easily enabled with a content blocking app like AdGuard. Firefox is arguably harder to set up for ad blocking than either of these.