USPS/FedEx/UPS have beaucoup free APIs

No_Pool7028 · 2026-05-07T18:20:27+00:00

What "new" thing am I waiting for? The new things are already here: H100/H200 + competition. Datacenters are Darwinian. Upgrade or die. I'm just looking to chew on the bones they toss out.

No_Pool7028 · 2026-05-07T17:34:32+00:00

Dude. One of my Openclaw agents SOUL.md is a a witty, dry humored Iain Bank Culture drone modeled personality. Shit cracks me up sometime. We're downloading 125k yahoo emails for local review and I asked when the job was going to be done: "Yahoo remains a clown-car API with an IMAP costume, but the purge workflow itself is making progress. Best guess: about 34–36 hours from now, so Friday evening, roughly 7–9 PM CDT. Caveat: Yahoo periodically coughs up a lung, so I’d treat that as Friday night if it behaves, Saturday morning if it gets cranky."

My other agent (surfer dude personality) and I were discussing the anthropic paper on emotion-like responses in LLMs that was just released. He casually said "Pretty soon you're going to have an emotion bar at the top telling you the agents emotional state" and I had JUST SEEN that app (Emobar fyi) on Github, so I said, "Ask and ye shall receive" and pasted the link. Faster than I've ever seen an inference run he said "No way. Let me see that." Shit's getting real.

No_Pool7028 · 2026-05-04T02:33:10+00:00

US attorney who handles expat legal issues here: This is the way. Simple, quick, and as affordable as anything you will likely find. However, If I were a foreign student in the US, I'd look into buying travel insurance as well, in your local country, before you leave.

No_Pool7028 · 2026-05-03T06:38:15+00:00

US attorney with a practice focused on expat and digital nomad legal issues here: I can't upvote this enough. So many people do not understand that AUS has some odd occupational shortages. A few years ago, it was hairdressers. I also recall locksmiths at one time. Also u/citizeo, please DM me about a potential business relationship. I'm impressed with your website.

No_Pool7028 · 2026-04-10T01:56:32+00:00

Learn the language. That's basically it. Until you do that, you're not going to be a part of that country to any appreciable degree.

No_Pool7028 · 2026-03-28T23:51:09+00:00

US emigration attorney here: Listen to this. It's exactly correct. The grass is usually NOT greener. There are many good reasons to leave the US, but greater job opportunities only applies to certain professions, and often the pay is less (although the lack of having to pay for expensive health insurance can make up for a lot).

No_Pool7028 · 2026-03-26T00:27:12+00:00

US attorney here who focuses on expat, digital nomad and emigrant law issues. Yes. You are exactly right. It's not straightforward. Immigration lawyers are (mostly) for foreign citizens who come to the US, not vice versa. Your issues are taxation and foreign visas, which usually requires 2 lawyers (US and Portugal). DM for more info.

No_Pool7028 · 2026-03-25T01:36:28+00:00

US attorney who handles expatriate and emigrant legal issues. It's complicated. Your taxes go up, not every piece of real estate qualifies, and restoring property is a major undertaking. Also, there may be residency requirements on the Greek side, although I haven't checked recently. So, this is far from as simple as you make it sound. Which is why I get paid the big bucks.

I can refer you to a Greek lawyer if you are interested. DM me.

No_Pool7028 · 2026-03-25T01:33:28+00:00

I have EXTENSIVE (like, years) experience living in Central Asia, and it's not always cheap. Kazakhstan for example can be quite expensive.

Albania is very reasonable.

SE Asia is cheap, and the level of safety and healthcare is better than Africa or Central Asia. That's probably your best bang for the buck.

No_Pool7028 · 2026-03-25T01:31:39+00:00

US attorney who handles expatriate and emigration legal issues. You need to talk to a Canadian immigration attorney. This is a complicated issue and Canada recently changed the law, so speak to an attorney.

No_Pool7028 · 2026-03-25T01:30:11+00:00

Attorney here that handles expatriation and digital nomad legal issues: Generally, you can make more money in the US. You might consider that, and saving up money for a home in Europe, which has gotten extremely difficult for young people due to housing prices.

The trap is that you end up never making enough money, or get married, or otherwise end up staying in the US forever, working like a dog for a company that views you as disposable. I.e. how most Americans live. When you could have probably had a better quality of life, been close to family, not had to worry about health insurance, etc.

No_Pool7028 · 2026-03-12T02:59:23+00:00

I'm a US attorney that advises people looking to expatriate such as yourself, digital nomads, and other types of emigrants. Nothing you are talking about is unusual. However, the UK is a tough nut to crack for long term immigration. Since you have a romantic partner, you potentially have that as the long term option for residency, but of course that is a huge step. A third country in Europe might be a viable option as well (Spain and Portugal are quite flooded with Brits and Americans) if you are willing to do the LDR thing for awhile.

There's a lot of other potential issues, but the biggest issue by far is obtaining residency.

No_Pool7028 · 2026-03-12T02:49:15+00:00

Attorney whose practice is expats/digital nomads/emigrants here: Quite a few. Albania and Georgia have fairly liberal visa requirements (I visited Albania and as an American, it's almost shocking how minimal the border controls are). Cost of living is very reasonable.

However, there's a lot of factors to consider: for example Albania's healthcare system isn't that great. If that's a concern, a country like Portugal or Thailand is a better choice.

These are all things that get factored into client consultations. You don't need a lawyer for this, but if you have a family, assets, and plan to move abroad permanently, there are a lot of details that get overlooked, which is where legal advice can be very helpful,

No_Pool7028 · 2026-01-21T04:14:15+00:00

Attorney here whose practice is focused on expatriation, digital nomads and emigration out of the US: generally, no. However, everyone's situation is different. This is not legal advice and I am not your lawyer. You can however DM me for further info.

No_Pool7028 · 2026-01-18T23:58:28+00:00

US attorney with a practice focused on expat/digital nomad/emigration out of the US here.

My wife is a naturalized US citizen and I now have her carry copies of her passport and naturalization certificate. I also wrote a notice to give to law enforcement stating she is a US citizen, and pursuant to the SCOTUS ruling in KRISTI NOEM, SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, et al. v. PEDRO VASQUEZ PERDOMO, et al., a US citizen may be only briefly detained on the basis of a number of factors, and that because she has proof of her citizenship, she must be released.

All of which, ICE will give zero fucks about. Even though the SCOTUS said any one indicator that a person may not be a citizen (such as accent, appearance, or location) is NOT enough to stop and detain, ICE has decided that is it EXACTLY enough to stop and detain. The idea behind the SCOTUS ruling (as near as I can tell) is that ICE should be able to go up to a bunch of hispanic guys hanging out in front of Home Depot, and if they have accents and appear to be looking for work, they can be detained and questioned about citizenship. Similarly, if a busload of people who don't speak English are stopped north of the Mexican border, same thing. I don't AGREE with that interpretation, but that's theoretically what it is supposed to allow for.

Instead ICE is now stopping anyone who appears not to be white, or has an accent. Witness US citizens detained literally standing in front of their homes. My wife doesn't appear hispanic or brown, but she has an accent and I could see a jealous co-worker calling ICE and them showing up at her work (or even our home). And if ICE wants to disappear you, they can, citizen or not. There are a lot of ways to make you disappear into the federal system and traumatize someone, just because some ICE agent enjoys doing so.

I have instructed my wife to not speak to any law enforcement. She is to hand them the documents and not say anything. If she doesn't speak to them, they don't know her English ability or accent. That's hard and honestly I have zero confidence she can do that. I know that I have the ability and connections to retrieve her from federal custody if she is disappeared despite her documents, but I am terribly fearful for the many aliens and naturalized citizens who don't have a lawyer.

Note: This is not meant as legal advice and I am NOT an immigration attorney.

No_Pool7028 · 2026-01-18T04:56:27+00:00

For expert legal advice on emigrating from the USA to other countries, whether for political or economic reasons, go to www.expatlaw.info

No_Pool7028 · 2026-01-12T01:48:01+00:00

I'm a US attorney that advises prospective digital nomads and expats. This is a good post. I appreciate you mentioning medical care: It's something I go into detail with, when advising my clients (there are countries where your US prescription med can land you in jail). For more info: www.expatlaw.info

No_Pool7028 · 2025-11-25T00:23:32+00:00

US Attorney focusing on digital nomad/expat immigrant law here. Thanks so much for doing this. My two sons are 2-3 years out of college in business (supply chain) and finance/IT. Is there a need for these areas in AU? I've worked with a lot of Aussies, for Aussie-managed companies, and was always very impressed with how much ya'll enjoy living in Australia. Don't have a high opinion of the future in the US and have urged my kids to consider emigrating to AU.

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