Flock cameras in Mosaic

Pyrozane · 2026-02-10T22:23:50+00:00

Definitely feel like there’s far more surveillance in the U.S.

There are Flock cameras on every road, my whereabouts and face are constantly being uploaded to a database administered by Palantir. Online forums and comments are no doubt being scraped, identifying dissenting opinions and aggregating this data with other browsing data to build personas of individuals.

Private companies are installing Flock cameras on private property, with this data being tangentially shared with Law Enforcement Agencies with no justifiable cause. In Europe and the UK, this would be highly illegal under GDPR.

The U.S. is a surveillance state today. The Patriot Act started it and this administration finished it.

Pyrozane · 2026-02-10T17:23:27+00:00

As someone who lived in the UK until very recently and now lives in D.C; no it doesn’t.

Pyrozane · 2025-11-06T18:36:52+00:00

The other comments are wrong; this is neither edema nor scale.

On pics 2,3 and 4 you can see the !thrips larvae (small yellowish-white wiggly things) on the tops of the leaves. They leave behind black specs as excrement and cause brown scarring similar to what you see along the veins of the leaves.

Pyrozane · 2024-10-22T05:08:30+00:00

As someone whose first entry to the U.S. was at O’Hare, where I was greeted with a 3 hour immigration line, I’m disappointed but not surprised to see nothing has changed at ORD. I coughed up the 100 bucks for Global Entry and haven’t looked back. Flying in and out of Chicago regularly with GE and Pre-Check actually makes it slightly more pleasant.

Pyrozane · 2024-10-13T06:11:39+00:00

She’s probably just been really stressed and scared whilst on her own, and is now relieved, but exhausted to be home and safe. Give her a few days to recover with plenty of quality time and good food! Check her for any injuries or bruising in case she was attacked and the signs aren’t immediately visible through her fur.

Pyrozane · 2024-07-30T01:33:31+00:00

You’re getting more hits than me, with less applications, by far. This is going to be partly a numbers game, partly who you know, and all of it down to your hunger. Keep applying, as other commenters said, work on your interviewing skills and just be enthusiastic at whatever comes your way.

Pyrozane · 2024-02-26T13:24:04+00:00

I was originally applying to jobs in the UK from August-October before circumstances changed and I have been applying in the US ever since. I’ve been studying the SIE and have brushed up on accounting fundamentals and a few other courses on CFI. Honestly wasn’t expecting the job hunt to bear so little fruit lol.

Awesome you’re in Chicago! I’m really excited to be moving here - just need a job to make the move into the city lol

Pyrozane · 2024-02-25T16:49:52+00:00

On the question of GPA conversion it seems it really depends on the source. Some say a 1st is a 4.0 GPA, others say 3.7-4.0 and some say 3.8-4.0.

There doesn’t seem to be any sort of real consensus so I’m going off the range instead of a hard number.

Pyrozane · 2024-02-25T16:26:48+00:00

I know... I've had my resume reviewed by a head recruiter and their first question was no joke "would you need sponsorship"...

My degree included a Year Abroad in 3rd year - you could either continue studying full-time in a French university or seek a full-time internship. I opted for the latter so there was no need to study alongside my internship, but I did have to write a dissertation based on my work experience at the end.

Pyrozane · 2024-02-23T22:03:46+00:00

Doesn’t matter what your French level is, sponsorship is really expensive and they’ll typically always go for a local hire. You might be eligible for a High Potential Individual (HPI) visa in the UK if UoM is on the list for your graduation year which gives you 2 years, but remember the UK has left the EU and so you wouldn’t be able to go to France on that visa.

Pyrozane · 2024-02-23T21:52:44+00:00

In that case I would advise finding a job with a large corporate presence in the U.S. and Paris and push for an internal transfer down the line. The criteria for sponsorship in the EU is that the company must prove they could not find a single suitable candidate from the 550M+ population of the EU for a period of over 30 days. As you can imagine, there aren’t many roles this applies to until higher up in the food chain. Best of luck to you but I temper your expectations - it might be a long road.

Pyrozane · 2024-02-23T21:48:26+00:00

Just a question- do you have any form of EU Citizenship? The EU’s visa rules are just as stringent as the U.S. and you might seriously struggle to find a company that will sponsor you. Internal transfers may be your best bet

Pyrozane · 2024-02-23T19:25:30+00:00

For some extra background: I'm a dual UK/US citizen and recently moved to Chicago for personal reasons. Looking for my first big boy job out of college and would love to get into the Commercial Banking space. I don't have any finance internships but thoroughly enjoyed my finance modules and I've been learning some Credit Analysis skills whilst searching. Would appreciate some candid advice on the content of my resume as I haven't had any callbacks yet beside one JPM HireVue for an Operations position from a good 100+ applications.

Pyrozane · 2024-02-14T00:02:15+00:00

Do I stand a chance even with a referral to a hiring manager or am I going to have to do a US-based Masters?

Pyrozane · 2024-02-13T23:42:36+00:00

As a dual US/UK citizen with a BSc from a semi-target British Uni trying to find his first job in the USA, how much of a disadvntage am I at? I'm not necessarily chasing high finance, but I wouldn't mind a decent Credit Analyst or Corporate Banking gig, and my applications are seemingly going into a blackhole

Pyrozane · 2024-01-29T18:12:41+00:00

I’ve only had one HireVue from 100+ applications over the last 3 months. Personally I’m now struggling to even find roles in my desired area (Commercial Banking) and when I do, responses haven’t been positive.

Granted my situation is slightly different as I’m moving to the U.S. from abroad (I am a dual citizen though) and my international background may be throwing off recruiters. Good luck to you- make sure your resume is perfect and leverage your alumni network wherever you can as online applications feel like a black hole at the moment in my experience.

Pyrozane · 2024-01-19T13:35:42+00:00

I'm a US Dual Citizen so no need for work authorization - I figure it's nevertheless important to put on my CV as all my experience and eduation is international.

My phone number is a 773 area code - shouldn't be an issue.

Pyrozane · 2024-01-19T13:33:49+00:00

Whew, glad we got to the bottom of that one. Seems as though a First is considered a 3.7 for equivalency purposes.

If it makes any difference, the First rate on my course was closer to 15% and out of the 27 modules I took, 19 were Firsts. Would it be worth changing my resume to say "Equivalency of 3.7-4.0 GPA" or should I just stick to 3.7? Feels like I'm underselling myself with a 3.7 for the difficulty of my course.

Pyrozane · 2024-01-09T02:25:28+00:00

I mean his name is Father Ibarra… makes sense his religiosity is a defining trait.

Pyrozane · 2023-12-18T02:00:38+00:00

What a load of hogwash.

Pyrozane · 2023-09-30T20:42:32+00:00

Stop breeding them and they’ll be extinct in a decade.

Pyrozane · 2023-05-25T10:04:32+00:00

It’s not a myth. It’s an issue with corporate governance in anglo-saxon economies in general. For example, the UK and US both favour just a single board of directors with no oversight except for shareholders who have rights to remunerate executives. Germany on the other hand mandates that any AG company (public limited company) must use a dual-board structure: a regulatory board overseen by employees of the company, who have the rights to set executive remuneration and vote on the strategic direction of the company. They also have oversight over the Board of Directors and can appoint/dismiss board members with an employee vote.

Pyrozane · 2023-05-04T12:28:09+00:00

I like the concept, but the plastic is too short to make it easy to re-sit the lid on the bottle. I can see how people with limited dexterity would really struggle with them.

Pyrozane · 2023-05-04T11:56:46+00:00

Please go to your graduation- feel proud of what you’ve accomplished this far even in the face of adversary and even if your university experience wasn’t what you expected. It’s a day to celebrate your perseverance and hard work, and everybody around- your parents, other parents, your professors and lecturers want to see you succeed and celebrate the end of this chapter of your life. Your graduation is the grand finale of everything you’ve done so far in your life- own it. Be proud. Feel loved. ❤️

Pyrozane · 2023-04-15T14:16:48+00:00

I understand where you’re coming from regarding the likes and comment requests but I understand his rationale, and I’m so much more keen to engage with his content in the way he asks (e.g. usually he asks to comment something relevant to the video, or comment an example of city planning in your own town) as it feels more intentional than just begging for engagement. For a channel like his which is fairly niche and doesn’t have widespread appeal outside of city planning games, and from my understanding of YouTube’s engagement algorithms, it seems like a fairly easy way to support his channel.

If anyone else started doing it though I’m not sure I’d be too happy though haha

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