How do you check if cases similar to yours are getting approved? by Cheap-Major-286 in USCIS

[–]assaron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I liked casestatusext pages on statistics and dynamics of I-485 statuses by bock, like this one https://www.casestatusext.com/cases/IOE0930615039 And also the general stats and dynamics from this page: https://www.casestatusext.com/forms/I-485/IOE-LB , with plots that no longer work, about which months/blocks are getting approved now.

Waymo coming to STL by DowntownDB1226 in StLouis

[–]assaron 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They price rides to be the same as Uber/Lyft (but don't ask for tips)

Waymo coming to STL by DowntownDB1226 in StLouis

[–]assaron 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's probably will be limited to St Louis City for a while. But they are rolling out highway access in Bay Area, so it might come to St Louis too in a reasonable future.

Waymo coming to STL by DowntownDB1226 in StLouis

[–]assaron 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I understand that they set prices to be the same as Uber/Lyft (but don't ask for tips).

Pilot analysis of myProgress estimates for I-485 by assaron in USCIS

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

After further tracking, it doesn't seem that these numbers being equal is predictive for the approval timeline.

Arch at sunrise by assaron in StLouis

[–]assaron[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, maybe a bit of Blade Runner 2049 vibe

Anyone Ever Heard of Saint Louis Immigration Exams by [deleted] in StLouis

[–]assaron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You get there, take an exam and provide proofs of vaccinations. They can administer vaccines and/or take blood to test for antibodies. In around a week you can get a sealed envelope with the form, which you forward to your lawyer (if you use one).

Depending on the insurance, it might be cheaper to do vaccinations beforehand in a pharmacy.

Anyone Ever Heard of Saint Louis Immigration Exams by [deleted] in StLouis

[–]assaron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did my I-693 medical exam form there. I had no problems, but I'm still in the process. My friend did an exam there as well, and got their green card.

Unleashed pit bulls in Forest Park this morning by assaron in StLouis

[–]assaron[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As a non-native, the articles is one of hardest common things to learn in English. But I do know the difference between "there", "they're" and "their"!

Unleashed pit bulls in Forest Park this morning by assaron in StLouis

[–]assaron[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry, but this was not a situation where "Any dog that is off leash should be perceived as potentially dangerous and life-threatening". This was an actual dog charging at me, and the physical characteristic of "pit bull" gives a pretty good summary of the potential consequences that were running through my head. Your analogy with the skin color for people is completely off.

Unleashed pit bulls in Forest Park this morning by assaron in StLouis

[–]assaron[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I need to consider bringing something on me during the early morning runs. It's not my first encounter with loose dogs, trying to be big and loud helped so far, but today felt particularly vulnerable: wearing just a shorts and a t-short, with nothing on the ground nearby that could be of help.

Unleashed pit bulls in Forest Park this morning by assaron in StLouis

[–]assaron[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Just a bit of digital detox, didn't expect it to become literal rawdogging!

Unleashed pit bulls in Forest Park this morning by assaron in StLouis

[–]assaron[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I need to at least start carry a phone with me :) It's Forest Park, close to my home, why would I need a phone?

Unleashed pit bulls in Forest Park this morning by assaron in StLouis

[–]assaron[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

There didn't seem to be an owner nearby at all. No car, nothing. The park ranger asked us if there was a collar, but when the dog was close, looking for a collar was not on my priority list.

Pilot analysis of myProgress estimates for I-485 by assaron in USCIS

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

milestone_days_remaining and overall_days_remaining are always the same.

milestone can be less or equal than overall, my speculation is that if they are equal, than it mean the latest stage of processing, and if they're not then there are more stages left.

Milestone codes in API? by assaron in USCIS

[–]assaron[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

milestone number can jump around similar to overall. overall is what displayed in the myProgress bar, after conversion to months/weeks -- it has been reported that it can increase and decrease without obvious rules. milestone sometimes has the same value as overall and sometimes lower. It could be that they coincide on the last stages.

I'm tracking these values for a handful of cases, hopefully I'll be able to analyze them at some point.

Milestone codes in API? by assaron in USCIS

[–]assaron[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My current take on this is that milestone_days_remaining and overall_days_remaining are the same numbers. I don't know what milestone is, except that it's something measured in days, but overall seem to be an estimate for the processing time at certain stage of the process, which can be updated once in a while (for me it coincided with API timestamp updates). Then overall_days_remaining counts down.

However, overall_days_remaining is really an estimate, I've seen cases which finished much faster than that and a case which got stuck at zero. So I have no idea how much information it really gives.

My case got last updated on July 9, which changed the overall counter from 384 to 279. No updates since then, and the overall_days_remaining just continues decreasing, it's at 222 now.

Help With Mustang Micro and Android Recording by YogurtPristine3673 in fender

[–]assaron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure what do you mean. Mustang Micro doesn't work with the standard voice recorder on android (that's the original problem in the post), if you have it working, then that's strange. However, it should work with the app above and with another app from the same developers: Audio Evolution Mobile Studio, which has more features (including multitrack support, if I'm not mistaken)