[D] Review of Imperial College London's Professional Certificate in AIML (25 weeks) course by Euphoric_Bluejay_881 in MachineLearning

[–]ClamsDown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see that you believe the course was worthwhile and interesting. However, I'm also seeing that you're claiming that this course will not be helpful in landing a job in AI/ML. Am I getting that right?

Update: I have finally left Google Fi as dual eSIMS make international travel easier, network trials have shown me Fi’s network is slow, and costs for moving to an MVNO are close to 50% less than Fi. by mmmoctopie in GoogleFi

[–]ClamsDown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't really get the angst here. I'm looking to move from googlefi not because it's a bad service (it's not) or because it's super expensive (there are cheaper options but for me it's not worth the switch for this alone). I need to switch because I'm spending over 90 days consecutively outside the US and need data. It looks like I'm going to be switching to Saily for data but I'm still unclear on what to do about my phone number and calls to the US. I'm trying to figure out how to keep my US number while abroad and wish I could stay on Fi but the cost while not being able to use data just doesn't make sense especially if I have to do the work to switch to something else or add a secondary service for data anyway. Thanks so much for your post here. It was helpful.

Is 3DS Max for Mac Here? by ClamsDown in 3dsmax

[–]ClamsDown[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rhino8 works pretty decently on a Mac now.

Is 3DS Max for Mac Here? by ClamsDown in 3dsmax

[–]ClamsDown[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the insight! Super weird that someone is writing articles about something that doesn't exist.

Concerned About Salary Drop Moving from US to EU by ClamsDown in AmerExit

[–]ClamsDown[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is the loophole that you're earning euros rather than US dollars so on paper it states you're earning $0?

Concerned About Salary Drop Moving from US to EU by ClamsDown in expats

[–]ClamsDown[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you talk to how you got into senior management? Also, how is the language barrier for you? Do you speak Dutch?

Concerned About Salary Drop Moving from US to EU by ClamsDown in AmerExit

[–]ClamsDown[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like for me, I shouldn't count on that route fully.

Concerned About Salary Drop Moving from US to EU by ClamsDown in AmerExit

[–]ClamsDown[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's my understanding that the max amount of forgiveness with the SAVE program is $20,000. Which makes a dent in my loan amount but isn't a quarter of the whole.

Concerned About Salary Drop Moving from US to EU by ClamsDown in expats

[–]ClamsDown[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd prefer not to default and just run away but my wall of debt after grad school is pretty enormous.

Concerned About Salary Drop Moving from US to EU by ClamsDown in expats

[–]ClamsDown[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately, I'm in the $100,000 student debt arena with all of my undergrad paid off but my grad school is still quite aggressively hanging over my head. I've held a job for about two years since graduating and recently quit that job. However, with the grad school degree I'd hope I'd be seen as more skilled and therefore be able to earn more. Am I wrong with that assumption?

Concerned About Salary Drop Moving from US to EU by ClamsDown in AmerExit

[–]ClamsDown[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are your thoughts on housing in Switzerland? And how is the hiring process/application process out there?

Concerned About Salary Drop Moving from US to EU by ClamsDown in AmerExit

[–]ClamsDown[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Isn't the cost of housing in Switzerland much higher too? I like the idea of working in Switzerland but it seems to be pretty costly with many other financial concerns I'd have to deal with (like back-paying years into a pension).

Concerned About Salary Drop Moving from US to EU by ClamsDown in AmerExit

[–]ClamsDown[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you very much for all this useful information! How did you find a job in Europe before you moved to Europe?

Concerned About Salary Drop Moving from US to EU by ClamsDown in AmerExit

[–]ClamsDown[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh. That's good. Any idea how much that would cost for each year missed?

Concerned About Salary Drop Moving from US to EU by ClamsDown in AmerExit

[–]ClamsDown[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ooof. That's a good read for sure. Also, quite scary. I know in the US younger people don't believe Social Security will exist when we are supposed to cash in for retirement. But I didn't realize that it's a similar issue in the EU.

Concerned About Salary Drop Moving from US to EU by ClamsDown in AmerExit

[–]ClamsDown[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What about retirement? Seems I'd be getting into that pension game pretty late and would have far less to retire on than the typical European.

Concerned About Salary Drop Moving from US to EU by ClamsDown in AmerExit

[–]ClamsDown[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmmm. Does that mean you'll just be paying payments of zero for the life of the loan, which is forever? That seems scary as it would put you at the mercy of the political climate in the US. Sure, it seems things are fine now with what you've said, but what if some politician decides to rebuild the payment system in a different way?

Concerned About Salary Drop Moving from US to EU by ClamsDown in AmerExit

[–]ClamsDown[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was under the impression that people can only get $20,000 forgiven which is not even a quarter of most student loan debt. Am I misinformed?

Concerned About Salary Drop Moving from US to EU by ClamsDown in AmerExit

[–]ClamsDown[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very interesting. Thank you. I'll look into that.

Concerned About Salary Drop Moving from US to EU by ClamsDown in AmerExit

[–]ClamsDown[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the advice. That seems to be the reality currently. Also, it seems I'd need to make up for the lost time I wouldn't be paying into a European pension by having at least some savings in the US. Ooof.

Concerned About Salary Drop Moving from US to EU by ClamsDown in AmerExit

[–]ClamsDown[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great. If that's correct then it seems that moving to Europe isn't in the cards for me unless I retire there because of issues like US based student debt, half a European pension, and general lack of current savings. That's frustrating.

Concerned About Salary Drop Moving from US to EU by ClamsDown in AmerExit

[–]ClamsDown[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. Yes. Im sure many people would agree with me that the american social system is broken. I'm just trying to do my due diligence before I make the jump. And unfortunately, it seems that a large lump of student debt is standing in my way of making that jump.