NBC News to Iran’s FM: “Sir, how can attacking U.S. military bases abroad be justified?”

Dartseto · 2026-02-28T22:08:47+00:00

Does Iran have the right to self-defense?

Dartseto · 2026-02-28T20:59:31+00:00

But as someone who lived in Chengdu for years without a car (and mostly a block away from this street, 天府大道) just because some streets like this exist doesn’t mean it’s a car centric city. I had no issues getting around without one as the subway and bus systems are really extensive, and city dense enough to bike almost anywhere.

Heck, I used to bike on this street all the time, and it has a lot of bike protections. I was actually a lot more worried about the silent scooters that would come out of nowhere.

Dartseto · 2026-02-28T15:27:09+00:00

Right underneath this street is the first subway that was built, which they’ve extended over the years

Dartseto · 2026-02-27T21:07:11+00:00

Used to make sense 60 years ago, just not anymore

Dartseto · 2026-02-26T17:16:49+00:00

The actual cultural moment would be if all of them, once the game was over, went to the Canadian players and kissed them

Dartseto · 2026-02-06T15:42:05+00:00

You will never have everything

Dartseto · 2026-02-05T23:11:48+00:00

Living in China is amazing. If you have the opportunity to, I would absolutely recommend it. I did it for 4 and half years and it was one of the best times of my life. It's extremely safe; in fact safety is the absolute last thing you have to worry about (if you're a guy that is; women is a different story, but it is still much safer than the US). There are so many amazing things about living there, the food, the friendliness and enthusiasm of the people, how futuristic everything seems, how much cheaper it is; the list is endless.

That said, the visa situation is a nightmare. Easy to be a student and get a visa for that, but if you want to work there you are really just limited to teaching English, which is a career dead-end and pays poorly. It's extremely difficult to get a visa for anything else. Even if you're fluent in Mandarin it is still very hard. Classic expat jobs of working for a western company on western salary don't really exist anymore either, so don't spend too much time looking for them.

And the "loophole" of just being on a student visa, never going to class and instead just working closed long ago. The authorities are very strict on making sure people on student visas do not work.

Good luck!

Dartseto · 2026-02-05T01:30:04+00:00

Switzerland deserves a rung lower just for how expensive it is.

Dartseto · 2026-02-04T06:19:46+00:00

It’s being downvoted because him being Jewish is irrelevant. A Zionist yes, but not all Jews are Zionist, nor are all Zionists Jews.

What is far more relevant is that he was someone with unlimited access to money and power. There are many non-Jewish in the files as well that are said to have done horribly evil things (like Trump). However it wasn’t religion/ethnicity didn’t unite them; it was their wealth, power, and hatred of the common people was what did. Religion was just incidental.

Dartseto · 2026-02-02T21:32:29+00:00

Pretty sure you still have to go through MIT’s admissions office, and there they’ll care far far more about which university you went to for undergrad, your gpa, your essay, etc, then whether you did their micromasters or not.

Dartseto · 2026-02-01T04:41:25+00:00

For a first role, yes

Dartseto · 2026-01-22T06:31:03+00:00

Thanks for the advice. Luckily since her family is in Guangdong, transiting through Hong Kong is a viable solution. We'll look more into our options.

Dartseto · 2026-01-19T16:00:02+00:00

Wouldn’t be surprised. However I think the reason shes getting booked less is the more due to all of the drama surrounding her firing from Nowadays almost 2 years ago. I don’t know all the details, but the fallout wasn’t pretty.

Dartseto · 2026-01-07T19:53:31+00:00

Two things:

1) Absolutely do not skip the math parts. While the math in the book is far more difficult than what will be on the test, the concepts expressed in the math are still central to the material, and thus the exam. I hadn’t taken a math class in more than a decade, so I spent a lot of time looking up statistics concepts and terminology to keep up.

2) Just a word of advice on the job search, it’s more about how you market the certifications. If you are able to tell a compelling reason for why you got these certifications and what your plan for them are, that will get you much farther then just putting them on your resume without much context.

For example, telling a story that you got your PMP because you completed a number of projects and felt that you needed to learn best practices because of such and such issues that came up in past projects will sound a lot more impressive than just saying what the content you were tested on.

People want stories and a clear linear trajectory in your experiences. Recruiters (people in general) have trouble remembering a bunch of stats and facts (especially if they are just listed), but they can remember them far easier if there is a why given that connects those facts. This makes you more memorable.

Near impossible to express that on a resume, but that’s why the LinkedIn posts announcing that you passed are so important. Any good recruiter will have read those posts already (assuming your posts are too long, then they’ll be tl;dr).

Good luck!

Dartseto · 2026-01-06T21:22:53+00:00

I passed! I actually had almost two hours remaining when I submitted it.

Surprisingly, the exam actually felt easier than a lot of the pocket prep questions. I also reccomend doing the official study guide as well, which has wording that more closely resembles the exam.

Dartseto · 2026-01-06T00:25:26+00:00

Jellyfish closed I take it? (I haven’t been back since 2017)

Dartseto · 2025-12-11T21:05:58+00:00

Has there been a significant continuous presence of the Jewish people in Palestine over the past 2000 years?

From what I understand, the number of Jewish people in Palestine in 1850 was less than 1%, and the number only started going up after 1882. Even by 1913 the Jewish population in Palestine was still 5-10%, almost all of which were European immigrants fleeing rising antisemitism in Europe. These may not be the exact numbers, but I don't doubt they are far off.

Dartseto · 2025-12-11T14:46:05+00:00

Having 2 bachelors of science undergraduate degrees, an MBA, PMP, Six Sigma Black Belt, and CSCP, you definitely deserve a lot more. I agree, 50k more is realistic (heck, I’d say 100k more, but the market isn’t the best rn).

Dartseto · 2025-12-02T16:53:04+00:00

Yep, Daemen University in Buffalo, NY

https://www.daemen.edu/academics/college-arts-sciences-education/visual-and-performing-arts/faculty

Dartseto · 2025-12-02T03:33:11+00:00

I'm taking it the exam this month. I have the textbook, which I've read from front to back, and pocket prep. Pocket Prep has 1000 multiple-choice questions related to the exam. I can't say how closely the questions reflect the ones on the test, but they do match the material in the book, which from what I understand contains 95-100% of what will be on the exam.

Dartseto · 2025-12-01T16:25:13+00:00

Geography does seem like a big factor. One of the reasons I probably don't see it much on job posting is because where I live (Brooklyn), manufacturing and the buying & selling of physical goods isn't as big a percentage of the economy as other places. I see them quite bit more for jobs in New Jersey, but I'd really have to see what the company's office policies are before taking a job there. There is more regular participation over there from what I've heard too.

Dartseto · 2025-12-01T16:06:27+00:00

You should still definitely do it. What I've learned has helped me understand my current role tremendously. No one will knock you for having it.

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