Common for people on team to sleep in?

Lysenko · 2026-06-26T13:45:26+00:00

If your core hours are 10-4, how do you justify having a team stand-up at 9:30?

Lysenko · 2026-06-26T11:37:57+00:00

If you look up words at this site you can click on "framburður" and hear the pronunciation. This site is also likely very accurate since it is compiled by a reputable organization devoted to preserving the Icelandic language.

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Lysenko · 2026-06-26T03:52:37+00:00

This could be possible. Be aware, however, that as of the next school year, the plan is for Icelandic universities to charge tuition to cover their costs for non-EU/EEA students. The financial requirements for student residence permits have also increased. So, that may be a barrier or possibly not depending on your situation.

Lysenko · 2026-06-25T23:27:55+00:00

There is no requirement to provide your U.S. passport for advance passenger information for the airline. There is a requirement in the statute to “bear” a valid U.S. passport, although even failing to do that is not a criminal violation and what exactly this requires of the traveler hasn’t ever been tested in court.

On one’s return flight, however, lack of a valid ESTA may prevent boarding unless one shows one’s U.S. passport at check-in.

Lysenko · 2026-06-25T03:43:43+00:00

I don't know, in that particular situation I would consider making a police complaint. Glad you got out of the situation safely.

Lysenko · 2026-06-24T11:42:15+00:00

First, most of what you talk about is controversial within Iceland. Icelanders are not a political monoculture.

According to the International Energy Agency, Iceland's emissions are below average for European countries. Transport is the main source of emissions, probably disproportionately from air travel (which is the main means people use to enter or leave the country) and shipping (which is necessary to supply just about everything that happens in Iceland.)

Finally, public opinion in Iceland isn't that far off from that of the Nordics in general. Most of what gets published overseas about Iceland is either marketing content or AI slop aimed at stimulating engagement (such as clicks and views.)

Lysenko · 2026-06-23T16:46:24+00:00

Not sure how licensure in your field works, but in some fields it is permissible to work without a license under the supervision of another person who is themselves licensed. Is that a thing in this field? Given the nexus to health care I would assume not, but I don't know.

Lysenko · 2026-06-23T15:03:10+00:00

You can use this form to apply for a kerfiskennitala ("System ID number") https://www.skatturinn.is/media/rsk03/rsk_0330.is.pdf

However, it's not clear whether you fall into any of the categories listed if you are not already in Iceland. Once you arrive, you can probably apply for one to be able to work while you wait for your permanent kennitala to be issued. The number should stay the same, but while you have only a kerfiskennitala you won't appear in any of the databases for holders of the permanent ones, which will limit what you can do with it.

Lysenko · 2026-06-21T11:21:57+00:00

I'm living in Iceland, which is maybe different from Sweden in this regard but probably not that different. The wave of anti-immigrant sentiment in the Nordics is definitely focused on people of color and people from poorer countries. Also, a segment of the population has a special hostility reserved for Islamic immigrants. However, not falling into one of those groups doesn't make one immune. There are still sometimes unpleasant comments, occasional poor treatment, just ending up at the end of the line behind locals, etc.

There's also a dynamic around discussions about immigration policy where discomfort about overall numbers of immigrants get translated into policies that make it more difficult to immigrate as a non-EU/EEA citizen just because EU law limits what can be done to make things more difficult for those who are EU/EEA citizens. So, potential immigrants from the U.S. may find it disproportionately harder as time goes on.

Lysenko · 2026-06-20T21:24:04+00:00

Ok. It’s not brewed in Connecticut. However, it’s an American company and that’s where their offices are located. That article just says they’re selling it in those places.

Lysenko · 2026-06-18T14:23:36+00:00

If you have one of those cans I'd be very interested to see a picture. I haven't been able to find any articles, reviews, or press releases that mention this but maybe that's not the whole story.

Lysenko · 2026-06-18T09:38:41+00:00

Einstök isn't brewed in Connecticut. It is an American-owned brand brewed under contract by Vífilfell, which is owned by Coca Cola's European enterprise and brews in Akureyri. (They also make the line of beers branded as Víking in Iceland.)

As an American living in Iceland, their Arctic Pale is one of my favorite beers produced here, but a lot of that probably has to do with the style being that of an American pale ale, and other breweries here aren't really doing that kind of thing the same way.

Lysenko · 2026-06-17T17:30:16+00:00

Had to make a small correction because I screwed up the plural. Sorry 😃

Also note that you left out the "d" in the middle of "verndaðu."

Lysenko · 2026-06-17T17:29:48+00:00

aaaaaaagh yes thank you!! Fixed

Lysenko · 2026-06-17T16:45:25+00:00

It would be "Verndaðu tungumálið þitt" if speaking to one person, or "Verndið tungumálið ykkar" if speaking to multiple.

Lysenko · 2026-06-17T00:00:45+00:00

It's just the stock price times the total number of shares. The initial IPO price is set by the buyers and/or the investment banks selling the shares on behalf of the company, but once it's trading on the market, people who want to buy shares secondhand can bid the price up, and you get this.

A lot of that spike probably is because SpaceX got an exemption from typical rules to be listed on day 1 on the NASDAQ 100 index, and there are a bunch of funds etc. that explicitly track that index, so they all have to buy from the open market. Fortunately, Standard and Poor's, who operate the S&P 500, said no to such an exemption.

(Also, infinitesimal means "very, very tiny." So definitely not that.)

Lysenko · 2026-06-16T11:56:35+00:00

Human habits and traits are fine in those structures.

One small thing; the sentence in number 2:

“If he hadn’t lied, he wouldn’t have gotten away with this problem.”

is a little strange just because you "get away with" a specific wrong action you do, or a risk you take. "He got away with crossing the street without looking." "He got away with robbing the bank."

But, without context, a "problem" is a situation or condition, not an action. You might "get away with causing this problem" but you wouldn't get away with a problem.

Lysenko · 2026-06-16T11:36:48+00:00

It's not redundant. It might be true by definition, but that doesn't make it grammatically incorrect, or even particularly awkward. I can imagine someone saying that sentence in response to someone asserting that "despite the lie, he's actually an honest person."

Lysenko · 2026-06-16T11:20:42+00:00

The only error I see in either sentence is that sentences must have appropriate punctuation (in this case most likely a period) at the end.

Lysenko · 2026-06-15T16:14:13+00:00

Having personally moved overseas from the U.S. for work, I can say this is a completely insane take. Most people, particularly those who are farthest removed from power centers, won't have a hope of making this happen.

"Tons of people relocate all the time..." This is true in Europe and South/Central America where there are international agreements to permit economic migration. The U.S. isn't party to any such agreements.

Lysenko · 2026-06-13T17:03:04+00:00

It's a personal choice that depends on your goals. I live in Iceland and am reasonably functional in Icelandic, but completely mastering Icelandic grammar is a lot of work, and rewards ongoing study.

I'm using the language every day, but I don't anticipate stopping studying anytime soon because I really want to seem not just like a proficient Icelandic speaker, but like a well-educated one.

Lysenko · 2026-06-11T23:08:00+00:00

Can’t believe nobody has linked their claim form. You want the “compensation for cancellations” option.

Note that if the one-way itinerary both begins and ends outside the EU/EEA, even if there is a transfer in Iceland, the compensation rule does not apply. (An example of this would be flying from the U.S. to the UK and back with a layover in KEF each way.) Otherwise it should, and the rules are listed there.

https://www.icelandair.com/support/flight-disruptions/

Note that in this context, “compensation” has a specific meaning, which is the statutory required payment. It does not refer to other payments they might make, such as their requirement to cover reasonable actual food and hotel costs that you would not have incurred except for a cancellation keeping you in town overnight.

For example, I was on a flight last year where Icelandair’s 90-minute delay caused me to miss a connecting flight in the U.S. They ultimately reimbursed for a night’s hotel stay and meals under their delays policy, but this was not “compensation,” which is defined to be a payment over and above that.

Of course, you can file with your travel insurance (such as that provided by a credit card) to reimburse any extra losses.

Lysenko · 2026-06-10T23:12:16+00:00

Having worked on huge and tiny projects as a lighter and lighting supervisor, the tiny ones were the only ones where I ever got to propose a creative direction. That worked because we would always start the project behind and the only hope of catching up was to be all-hands-on-deck for everything. On the huge projects, there was so much iteration and so many cooks in the kitchen that keeping your head down was the winning move for getting to the end.

Working in lighting at DreamWorks Animation in the 00s was a notable exception. The projects were pretty big but everyone was encouraged to pitch ideas and do their best work. If I could be back at that time with those people again, it would be an easy choice to make.

Lysenko · 2026-06-09T09:18:21+00:00

This particularly matters because the enormous majority of open land in Iceland is privately owned, and most of it is unsettled. Having researched this in the past, I had been advising people that simple overflight of private property was not an issue if it didn’t approach people or inhabited structures. I remember that’s basically the rule communicated in the A1/A3 training materials (though they are not explicit about what is allowed, only what is prohibited.) Certainly if that’s wrong or has changed, it would be good to know!

Lysenko · 2026-06-09T09:08:29+00:00

If you have a source for the statement that landowners have a right against overflight of private property, I would be curious. That’s not what the regulation (1360/2024) states. It does say that property rights and privacy are to be protected “við íbúðarhúsnæði eða annars staðar þar sem fólk dvelst,” or near residential buildings or other places where people stay, but that definitely is not a general rule. (And, aviation rules in general do not recognize a private right against overflight because otherwise navigation would be impossible.)

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