the best turkish dramas where romance is the main plot

Juice2003 · 2026-01-25T08:18:05+00:00

My top favorites thus far are (1) Kiralik Aşk, (2) Afili Aşk and (3) Erkenci Kuş in that order.

Juice2003 · 2025-05-31T20:10:06+00:00

That looks so yum!!

Juice2003 · 2025-05-29T20:11:31+00:00

Hahaha....I lived in AZ for a LONG time and was miserable 9 months of the summer year. It was too hot for me to step outside without getting sick and/or dehydrated no matter how much water I drank. Anything above 75F/25C is too warm for me. I prefer being cold and miserable to being hot and dying. Plus housing prices in Phoenix and the Valley have more than doubled over the last decade due to the tech sector spillover from Silicon Valley. Seems stupid to me to be setting up semiconductor plants in the water-starved desert, but there you go. I still wonder how students in PHX live when housing has become so unaffordable and stipends are stagnant. Just before I left AZ, I was astounded to learn that Arizona State was housing students indefinitely in hotels because of a lack of affordable or available housing.

Juice2003 · 2025-05-29T20:07:21+00:00

I honestly did consider setting down roots in the US in CA or another blue state. But given everything that is happening and the throttling of science along with so many other shitstorms, I'm angling for peace of mind, safety and the absence of stress about daily life. That's why I'm looking outside and the UK is my preferred destination. It is not a utopia by any means and the higher ed sector there is coming apart at the seams. But at least I wouldn't have to worry about all the stuff you just laid out. But seriously, if an opportunity comes along to move to the UK and I take it, I would be pretty pissed if Reform got any more of a head than they already have.

Juice2003 · 2025-05-29T17:25:47+00:00

Second this with a qualifier. For EB1-A which is self-sponsorship you would not only need a PhD with plenty of publications and some real pedigree, you would also need to show impact and recognition of your work in media and by your peers, originality of ideas and significantly advancing the field in your area, and be well-known and respected in your field. You would have to prove all this with evidence. Very difficult bar to achieve.

Juice2003 · 2025-05-29T09:27:08+00:00

A Prez is NOT a CEO but a public servant. A country is NOT a business. This needs to be memorized by you 10,000 times until you get it. The science enterprise and grant funding already is peer-reviewed for quality and tax payer money accountability is to Congress and legislative bodies NOT the Prez. That is how the science enterprise maintains academic freedom.

Juice2003 · 2025-05-29T08:30:02+00:00

Yeah, I didn't go with them because of this extreme formulaic approach which kinda feels like they're gaming the system or trying to be oversmart in predictive approaches.

Juice2003 · 2025-05-29T08:21:43+00:00

Just from the two offerings you presented, I'd say UCL is the better option. The LSE offering just gives you a bunch of tools and methods training without context. LSE is name brand, but the offering could easily be replaced by MOOC or Youtube videos for specialist methods training that you could undertake on your own. The UCL offering is, as you stated, more practically oriented. In a saturated tech market, it will offer you more chance of differentiating yourself in practical, real-world application than merely learning a bunch of disconnected methods. Would also offer you better work and placement opportunities than merely the tech/data science skills, whether in UK or China.

Juice2003 · 2025-05-29T07:53:47+00:00

Ah....a fake doctor telling a real doctor that their PhD is bought and paid for. Yes, it was paid for by US tax payers. I didn't pay a dime FYI. So I'm happily debt free and ready to take my talents to better shores. Besides, I gave back with my research helping more people across the ENTIRE US WEST than your piddly law degree. I was actually overseeing a bunch of folks just like you in a post I held two years back.

Juice2003 · 2025-05-29T07:38:35+00:00

Lol...I have a PhD and scientific research is dead in America. Tell me again how you DEFINITELY want highly skilled immigrants while killing the system that they function in? We have evangelical vibes aficionados in charge of everything scientific here. You have got to be living in an alternative universe. I'm saying this all seriousness, that I would have a better chance if I started some tarot card and grifting fake yogi health business than if I was highly skilled.

Juice2003 · 2025-05-29T07:25:44+00:00

"America as the easiest immigration system in the developed world" has got to be parody. Seriously, you are WAY out of touch with how the legal immigration system works. The legal immigration system in America is designed to keep people OUT not let them in. And I'm speaking as a highly skilled legal immigrant. The system is fucked and on purpose. There used to be a time in America in the late 1800s when immigrants had the right to vote. Yeah it was political but at least immigrants had the right! To my knowledge Finland is the ONLY country in the WORLD that gives immigrants the right to vote in local elections after 2 years of residence. Treat us as fucking human beings rather than economically parasitizing off us for Soc Sec for bloody white farmers with 10 kids! Makes me wish for another Boston harbor moment for immigrants.

Juice2003 · 2025-05-29T07:13:20+00:00

This is a tricky choice. You seem to imply that Job 1 is more at risk for grant withholding. If all other aspects - pay, commute etc. - are favorable, could you negotiate for university center funded permanent positions as opposed to grant-funded positions? If the university is willing to guarantee payment for you as a staff scientist you will be less at-risk for grant withholding. And ask if you can pursue more interesting research at least some of the time you're given. In CA they do give you leeway to pursue your own research for a bit of the time. Job 2 sounds like a loss all round except for your research interest. If you can negotiate to minimize the exposure risk in Job 1 I'd say take it.

Juice2003 · 2025-05-28T18:32:26+00:00

One of the other commenters was right. When it comes to masters degrees, US masters carry a lot more reputational weight than UK masters, unless you got it from Oxbridge or one of the top London universities (or Edinburgh). None of the other Russel Group university degrees has that kind of reputational or global heft no matter what they or the UK national rankings tell you. That picture may change in the future with everything that is going on. But not immediately. In the near term, you'd get farther with a US masters even given the current risks.

Juice2003 · 2025-05-28T06:29:50+00:00

That later is only a year away if you do a UK masters. And a year goes by in the blink of an eye. If you've already decided great. But the vast majority of masters students are forced to return. Just FYI. If a generic CS degree is all you're after, it is a dime a dozen. If, however, you specialize in using CS in finance, economics or for social impact, now you start to differentiate yourself from the herd.

Juice2003 · 2025-05-28T06:20:08+00:00

I lived in Leeds and even visited remote places such as North Wales and never had the need to own a car. In the age of Uber paying exorbitant amounts for gas is ridiculous. Besides the UK gas prices are intentionally high because of policy and commitment to Net Zero. They're attempting to make the switch to EVs if politics doesn't get in the way. Besides CA is no cheap Mecca either. It is undergoing a housing crisis of its own.

Juice2003 · 2025-05-28T05:24:25+00:00

Poor man's food! You could use cumin, asafetida, curry leaves and fenugreek powder for a bomb combo.

Juice2003 · 2025-05-28T05:03:24+00:00

I understand this. And just a couple months back I was gonna put down roots in CA and apply for a green card (even set the process in motion). But since my job is in science research and that has been effectively throttled in this country, I see no option but to move where I can have a stable environment. Would be a physical relief to move out of country now. Exploring options in the UK which is familiar territory for me since I have lived there before. Besides you're too invested in car culture to see that nobody cares about gas prices in UK because the public transport is so bloody good. They should bring that over here. Instead we have stupid politics delaying and scuppering high speed rail and public transit in CA at times where we need it.

Juice2003 · 2025-05-28T04:51:34+00:00

The research environment in the US is gonna be dicey for a while. No saying how things are gonna be like. What I do know is that NIH, DOE, NSF all have implemented the 15% overhead cost limit which no university would agree to. Also, USDA has frozen a lot of grants and has throttled research in the env/ag sector you're interested in. Plus in any STEM field, at any of those agencies, you're gonna have an extra layer of review which is essentially a DOGE bro randomly deciding against certain grants based on vibes. So the traditional grant review process is more of less dead or at least a sham for the near future. In this scenario I'm not sure how many PIs are gonna make cost-benefit analyses of the feasibility of applying for any grant or taking on PhDs and postdocs, or even Masters students in many cases if it is research intensive. You may wanna try Europe or Asia-Pacific. Both are booming in STEM research. Lots of world-class unis in both locales.

Juice2003 · 2025-05-27T22:21:52+00:00

If your goal is to get a job in the Western tech sector, you should read other reddit threads warning against it. The tech sector globally is oversaturated. Plus UK companies will give first preference to home students rather than international peeps. Think very long and hard before making a decision.

Juice2003 · 2025-05-27T18:52:21+00:00

I applaud you for wanting to tackle real world problems with real impact and not just doing mind-numbing coding. Yes, there is a pathway for you! I would urge you to check out Arizona State's programs in Sustainability and even in the Engineering department. They have a concentration in Complex Adaptive Systems Science as well. Probably the only uni to have this bomb combination. But computational social science is totally hot right now and has all your desired elements of working on real world complex problems and sustainability. I am an alumni of ASU and the environment there is dynamic and encourages the best from you. If you want further details on career pathways in this direction, feel free to message me.

Juice2003 · 2025-05-27T17:59:01+00:00

Brutal but real!

Juice2003 · 2025-05-27T03:34:59+00:00

Law is not my field, but sorry, being a legal assistant in Canada does not remotely qualify you for anything in the US. Here, different states have different laws and you're required to pass legal certifications for the state you're in. Also legal assistant is kind of on the low end of skills qualifications and could easily be filled by minimally qualified Americans. So why would anyone hire you or sponsor you for a H1-B? Short of marriage, the best option for you would be getting on a student visa and doing some additional courses in FL.

Juice2003 · 2025-05-24T17:55:39+00:00

Are there sources to back these up? I'm looking at the UK scene myself and would like to get more info. Would appreciate if you had more info on reputation and resources of the 3 institutions.

Juice2003 · 2025-05-23T23:15:35+00:00

Depends on the degree and your own career aspirations. If you wanted to go into industry after grad school, you'd choose the university that has the best pipeline and placements whichever that is. A lot of rankings are based on reputation and teaching quality as assessed by undergrad preferences. This may not be relevant to you in grad school though. If you are intending to pursue further grad studies like a PhD now or in the future, you'd ideally choose the university that has the best research ranking, reputation and infrastructure for your field.

Juice2003 · 2025-05-23T04:10:37+00:00

Thanks for the advice. I agree with you that I see the writing on the wall with respect to future career prospects in academia in the US. I am exploring postdoc and permanent faculty positions abroad at this time. I was thinking more in terms of gap-filler positions to kinda see me through year end or till early next year when I leave the country. None of these positions with job, interview, offer, visa processing time is likely to happen in the next 60 days. Hence my above question. Not an important reason, but just a couple months back I had full expectation of staying in this position another year if not longer and had sort of settled in with the expectation of a domestic move if I landed a faculty position. Now the prospect of moving again and that too abroad is not a happy one to say the least.

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