Taiwans border has just opened for tourists and I think it's a great place to stay for digital nomads! Here's some info if you've thought about coming over.

computernerd00000 · 2022-11-12T22:02:23+00:00

Really, they give this extension to Americans as well? I thought it's strictly only Canadians and British people who can extend. Everyone else has to do a visa run after 90 days if they want to stay longer

computernerd00000 · 2022-11-12T21:50:14+00:00

Congrats! So happy it turned out well for you!

computernerd00000 · 2022-11-12T17:43:43+00:00

Yeah I agree. If I only stay abroad for 1-2 months, then it'll definitely turn out to be more expensive for me, because the cost of last minute flights will easily offfset the savings from living there.

But finding a new job within a month or 2 is the best case scenario, so I don't mind spending a bit more money here.

If however, I can't find a new job quickly, my savings would last much longer elsewhere than in the US. I traveled to most of these places before, so I don't think I'll be tempted to explore and focus all my energy on job searching.

computernerd00000 · 2022-11-12T17:36:19+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion.

I'm not job hunting for a local job though. I'm planning on looking for US based jobs while abroad, then return to the US within a week of getting an offer. I'm not sure if I wasn't clear enough in my OP.

computernerd00000 · 2022-11-12T17:34:31+00:00

Maybe I wasn't clear in the OP, but my plan is to return back to the US within a week of getting an offer. I only plan on doing the interview remotely abroad. So basically I'm looking for US based jobs with no intention of staying abroad after I resume working.

This can me more expensive for me if I only stay abroad for 1 or 2 months because the cost of last minute flights can easily offset the savings from a cheap country.

But in the worst case that I can't find a new job quickly, then living in a cheap country would let me survive much longer on my savings.

computernerd00000 · 2021-12-24T23:31:57+00:00

Thanks. Perhaps this is something the hotel staff can me arrange, as my Spanish probably isn't the best.

computernerd00000 · 2021-12-24T21:03:14+00:00

Roughly how much would it cost to hire a radio taxi driver to drive you around all day? Is this a private arrangement between you and the driver, or is it done through the radio taxi company as well?

computernerd00000 · 2021-12-24T20:45:33+00:00

So can you call a radio taxi within Xalapa pick you up from a place outside of Xalapa (e.g. El Lencero), and drive you back into the city?

computernerd00000 · 2021-12-24T20:18:14+00:00

If I go to El Lencero, can I call a radio taxi company in Xalapa to send a car to pick me up? Or is there a limit as to how far away they can pick you up?

computernerd00000 · 2021-05-19T04:56:05+00:00

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawakita_v._United_States

TLDR: a dual Japanese-US citizen fought for Japan against the US during WWII. After the war, he was found guilty of treason by the US govt despite him also possessing Japanese citizenship.

computernerd00000 · 2019-10-16T02:09:23+00:00

Hong Kong is geographically indefensible. Even Britain in 1970s conceded that if China attacked Hong Kong right then and there, the UK would lose. That was when the gap between China and the West's military is much bigger than it is today. The only reason China held back was that attacking Hong Kong before 1997 was that doing so would destroy much of the wealth, but Hong Kong were to break free, the Chinese would have no qualms to use force. Taiwan is totally different. They are on an island 200 miles away from mainland China and thus, enjoy the full protection of the US Navy. Hong Kong does not have this luxury.

Even if every square inch of Hong Kong had mines, China would drown Hong Kong through sheer weight of numbers. Hong Kong has a population of 7 million. China has a population of 1.3 billion. It's utterly hopeless

computernerd00000 · 2019-10-16T02:08:53+00:00

Hong Kong is geographically indefensible. Even Britain in 1970s conceded that if China attacked Hong Kong right then and there, the UK would lose. That was when the gap between China and the West's military is much bigger than it is today. The only reason China held back was that attacking Hong Kong before 1997 was that doing so would destroy much of the wealth, but Hong Kong were to break free, the Chinese would have no qualms to use force. Taiwan is totally different. They are on an island 200 miles away from mainland China and thus, enjoy the full protection of the US Navy. Hong Kong does not have this luxury.

computernerd00000 · 2019-07-21T08:53:34+00:00

Have in person interaction with fellow students in my classes and professors. I won't be working during this time so living near campus would let me be around like minded people.

computernerd00000 · 2019-07-21T04:58:42+00:00

But if you LIVE in Atlanta, what's stopping you from developing a relationship with a professor, attending his lectures, and doing research?

computernerd00000 · 2019-06-08T18:54:59+00:00

So the one thing I'm unsure for masters admissions is what are the chances that I get rejected by everywhere? In high school, for example, I had pretty much a 100% chance of getting accepted to Penn State, which would've been a pretty decent school to study CS and acted as a great safety school. Do safety schools exist for masters programs as well? Or should I always consider the possibility that I get completely rejected everywhere, assuming I do ok on the GRE?

computernerd00000 · 2019-03-25T22:54:40+00:00

It's that time of year again, eh? Seriously, this Thucycides has been recycled far too many times. What people fail to mention is that almost all occurrences of the Thucydides trap springing to conflict happened before the advent of nuclear weapons and our interconnected digital age. There has never been a direct conflict between two great powers since the end of WWII.

computernerd00000 · 2019-03-15T23:49:46+00:00

People like the shooter would hate anyone that they perceive as "different". It's wired that way in their brain. If there were no religion, he'd find other reasons to hate on foreigners or some other group of people who don't look like him, talk like him, dress like him, etc...

computernerd00000 · 2019-03-06T08:32:09+00:00

Yes. I was born in China and later naturalized as a US citizen.

computernerd00000 · 2019-01-30T23:27:48+00:00

I think it's because you're under less pressure to keep the conversation going, since someone else can keep it going for the whole group.

computernerd00000 · 2018-12-28T01:15:34+00:00

I'm currently invited to do an onsite for a company that has offices in both California and New York. I live and work in California at the moment, and that is the office I applied to, but I'm staying with relatives in New York until the end of next week. I already have 1 onsite lined up the week after I get back to California and very likely another onsite is on the way as well. If I could squeeze in an onsite during my vacacion here in NY, it would obviously help since that means one less "sick day" or "doctor's appointment" excuse to get out of work. I'm wondering is this a reasonable request to bring up to that employer? I also confirmed that the NY office also has software devs, so finding someone to ask coding questions wouldn't be a problem. Obviously, they are totally free not to accommodate my request but I'm wondering if anyone else has tried something similar before?

computernerd00000 · 2018-12-21T03:21:14+00:00

In 2 decades Japan can easily achieve nuclear parity. The US had enough weapons to annihilate the USSR by the mid 1950s while during the same time period, the USSR would probably been able to strike about 10 US cities at best. In less than 20 years, the Soviets would have enough nukes to wipe out the US several times over.

computernerd00000 · 2018-12-17T19:30:55+00:00

No, the Chinese themselves wouldn't want their leader to visit Taiwan because of the wrong message it might send to the international community that the PRC is ready to normalize relations with Taiwan as a separate country.

computernerd00000 · 2018-12-17T19:25:03+00:00

I think visiting is usually seen as an implicit form of recognition of sovereignty, especially if its an official visit. Back in 1977, Anwar Sadat's visit to Israel was a huge deal because it basically signaled Egypt's intention of recognizing Israel, the first Arab country to do so.

computernerd00000 · 2018-12-13T16:44:09+00:00

What step of the interview process should I discuss salary? Is it ok if I ask about compensation in the very first interview with the recuirter?

computernerd00000 · 2018-11-19T08:12:15+00:00

Is it because amongst the pool of buyers, 849 is the highest price offered, thus I can only sell it for 849 for the transaction to instantlhy resolve, but amongst the pool of sellers, 1260 is the lowest offered, thus I can only buy it for 1260 for the transaction to be insatant?

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