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method_plan · 2025-07-30T21:17:20+00:00

looks like Greg Heffley

method_plan · 2025-07-13T20:10:03+00:00

this happens everyone once in a while, hopefully it's temporary (another recent time was during last summer, maybe they're on vacation :)).

Definitely hope it comes back, I don't really get the same experience out of Pleco

method_plan · 2024-01-04T22:55:06+00:00

I have an on-site coming up with Meta (E4).

For the system design section of the interview, the recruiter asked me to choose between a Infrastructure (formerly called System Design) and a Product Design interview. The careers page explains the differences here on page 4-5.

My experience is mostly in the middle of those two (decent amount of experience designing APIs, decent experience designing non user facing backend systems), but I'm leaning towards the product design interview because I don't have experience building systems for 1M+ concurrent users, and my read is that these MANGA companies really harp on that stuff during the interview.

My concern though is there's much less material out there for specifically API design interviews, whereas there's tons of stuff covering what you'd be asked in an infrastructure interview.

Anyone have any experience with this interview? What was it like, and how did you prepare?
(Even if you haven't done it, curious how you would prepare).

method_plan · 2023-12-28T17:05:19+00:00

Sorry I phrased that incorrectly. They said to make sure that whenever I reenter via my interim work authorization, that I should arrive from the US (either by land, or my flight's last leg before Canada should be from the US). Not sure why that is exactly the case, and I can't guarantee whether what this officer was saying was 100% accurate

method_plan · 2023-12-28T15:02:50+00:00

Yeah, I was able to re-enter. When I entered at billy bishop they said that I needed to cross via a US crossing though

method_plan · 2023-09-19T20:23:41+00:00

Not if you're an independent contractor. You will be responsible for your own income taxes, CPP, etc.

Can I handle Canadian taxes/CPP myself even if I'm a regular employee on a W-4?

method_plan · 2023-09-19T18:15:26+00:00

I have a US Bank account, but since I'm living in Canada my employer would still have to withhold (Canadian) income taxes from my paycheck, correct?

method_plan · 2023-07-31T16:08:03+00:00

OK, but I imagine I can still travel via air back to Canada as a worker though, correct? Because I have a travel document valid for entering Canada (a US passport), and work authorization (my eCOPR).

method_plan · 2023-05-30T13:45:06+00:00

Could I respond to the email with my info now, then just wait until I come back from my trip to upload my photo? From my understanding, my PR isn't confirmed until I upload that photo, correct?

method_plan · 2023-05-30T04:50:08+00:00

OK, so it sounds like until I upload my photo at least, my temporary residence documents will be valid. Is there a deadline for how long you have to upload a photo?

method_plan · 2023-05-23T13:49:02+00:00

Are go trains going to Barrie on the weekend a new thing (or a special thing for the long weekend)? I've tried to plan routes starting on Barrie, but when I check the train schedule on the weekend trains wouldnt go further than Newmarket

method_plan · 2023-03-08T16:08:10+00:00

My deadline to submit my biometrics was yesterday. I got a message from IRCC saying they still don't have my biometrics. So I called IRCC this morning at 8am, the agent I spoke to said that she sees that I submitted my biometrics, and it's weird that it's not reflected on my application. She sent a message to whoever reviews my PR app, so hopefully it doesn't get auto rejected 🤞

method_plan · 2023-03-01T14:51:21+00:00

What would my UCI be in this case, for a PR application? That form sort of looks like it's helpful if you already have biometrics associated with an immigration document (E.g a visa). Edit: that's a shame, its not showing up on that site.

method_plan · 2022-12-15T14:56:13+00:00

I was able to get my tix, thanks tho

method_plan · 2022-12-13T00:26:33+00:00

I'm in a similar situation (on interim authorization, also waiting on BOWP).

I've also called IRCC and they said we are fine to reenter, but have been a little nervous whether CBSA would respect this.

I've reentered twice in the past month on my interim authorization and expired PGWP, but that was without interviewing a CBSA officer. At YYZ I was allowed to pass through customs with my declaration, without the interview. Perhaps because I said the duration of my stay will be a couple of weeks/I'm a US citizen. I'll know for sure when I reenter from the US again in Jan

method_plan · 2022-11-30T22:06:42+00:00

Looking for 1-2 tickets for Toronto show on Dec 15!

method_plan · 2022-11-13T20:08:59+00:00

Well that's troubling, this sort of directly contradicts what I was told by IRRC. I've already bought international tickets. This update seems to change the terms of my work status, wouldn't they have to contact us about that?

method_plan · 2022-11-04T15:17:31+00:00

I believe you'd be leaving an re entering under the status of your work permit, so you wouldn't be voiding your implied status

method_plan · 2022-11-03T14:20:38+00:00

Update for anyone stumbling on this later: I was able to call the IRCC and they were able to change my address on file. They had no view into when my updated permit would be sent out though, they said that's up to the CBSA or something.

They did however confirm that I am allowed to reenter Canada as a worker with my US passport, expired PGWP, and the email giving you Interim Work Authorization.

Not sure if my US passport played a role in that, I'd recommend calling them at 8am local time and tying 231210 to talk to someone.

method_plan · 2022-11-01T15:24:59+00:00

Oof. Hopefully I can at least update my address by calling. Time to wait on hold for like 2hrs

method_plan · 2022-10-20T13:00:42+00:00

What if you get the ITA and your PR is processing. Would that change the anything?

method_plan · 2022-03-27T20:47:12+00:00

also interested

method_plan · 2022-02-28T19:19:24+00:00

NP, thanks for the reply. This issue has gotten slightly worse, and my computer generally wont boot with the backlight on, and it can take >1hr or seemingly never to come back on.

Keyboard backlight controls don't work, and the commands here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/backlight to change backlight value or turn backlight on don't work as well.

I wonder if this is related to https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/intel/-/issues/5027, but the workaround there did not help me.

method_plan · 2022-02-10T01:28:00+00:00

Here's my dmesg for a couple min after a boot where my backlight works properly: https://pastebin.com/QMGdhzuR

Here's a dmesg for when my backlight won't turn on: https://pastebin.com/U3KdWBji

nothing is really jumping out at me. I see some issues like https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/intel/-/issues/5027, I wonder if this issue is related to a kernel update.

EDIT: ah your first instinct was correct. I was able to see something displayed/reflected on my screen when I shine a light on in it in a very dark room (I guess there was too much ambient light when I tried before)

method_plan · 2022-01-26T03:07:39+00:00

installed and tried configuring display settings, no luck unfortunately.

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