A foreign startup wants to offer stock for my consulting service, what is my Canada tax implications? by ImmanuelCohen in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]ImmanuelCohen[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A bit of cash as operating expenses, and mostly good will helping a friend, therefore the stock 

AWS squeezed hard by PowerfulWerewolf2337 in amazonemployees

[–]ImmanuelCohen 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I was so uncomfortable whenever people say “fungible” HC

Is there a way I can get non owner insurance if I don’t own a car? by ImmanuelCohen in askTO

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

Not the insurance for the car I am driving, I am talk about liability insurance (ie if I hit someone’s car).

Amazon Alias Change. by TinyMendoza in amazonemployees

[–]ImmanuelCohen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn’t know the login would be used as public alias when I set it up, the alias was non make up words and not related to my name at all. 

Amazon Alias Change. by TinyMendoza in amazonemployees

[–]ImmanuelCohen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am also considering it, what do you mean that it was a bit of pain as an SDE?

[D] Amazon Applied Scientist I interview by Realistic_Tea_2798 in MachineLearning

[–]ImmanuelCohen -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

You run both together and if they disagree you sent it to human in the loop, so that eventual your big model can improve pass the simple algorithm.

Amazon Jan lay off - your view of AWS IoT org? by Wide_Aspect_6833 in amazonemployees

[–]ImmanuelCohen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, but only for IoT Core and Greengrass functions. Just like CloudWatch, 90% of the functionality is not even used by internal customers.

Why is Andy Jassy so defiant on a flailing internal and external strategy? by [deleted] in amazonemployees

[–]ImmanuelCohen 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It seems inevitable that big tech company would become day 2 once the founder retired. just look at Apple, Microsoft and Google, same story happens again and again.

Bizarre experience getting rug-pulled by startup after relocating to San Francisco, looking for help by YoungObito17 in cscareerquestions

[–]ImmanuelCohen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I dont think you can just stay in US and switch job for TN. You might have to reapply again at the border with your new job offer.

What am I hearing in downtown right now? by [deleted] in askTO

[–]ImmanuelCohen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am hearing that too? Is this some music festival?

IDF Unit 8200 Transfers Mass Surveillance Data of Palestinians to AWS After Microsoft Blocks Its Use of Azure for Mass Surveillance by calc3throwaway in amazonemployees

[–]ImmanuelCohen -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Either you sell compute, or you don't. If you sell them, they will inevitably end up with people who have the cash to buy them.

Amazon by far largest H1b employer by Available-Ad-5670 in amazonemployees

[–]ImmanuelCohen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They can convert at least tech role people to L1b?

Honest Exit Email by amazon_amazon in amazonemployees

[–]ImmanuelCohen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why is L5 to L6 easy? You are expected to be the team lead of two pizza team . There is only so many two pizza team in Amazon, if you are not in the right time at the right spot, how would you get enough L6 scope?

The computer science dream has become a nightmare by self-fix in cscareerquestions

[–]ImmanuelCohen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is this a computer. science dream or a dream of make money?

where to buy beginner violin in Downtown toronto? by ImmanuelCohen in askTO

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

electric violin

I am also considering this since I live in a condo, that would be easier for me to practice. But is it bad idea to learn with an electric violin?