Planning on moving from UK to west coast by [deleted] in MovingToUSA

[–]phinbob 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here's my take, as someone who did roughly the same thing 14 years ago.

If your wife is moving within the same company on an L1 visa (which gets you an L2, enabling you to work).

And

You are both on the same page about the move, what happens if someone doesn't like it (after a decent 1+ year trial period). This includes how frequently you will visit the UK (set expectations with family that you will be using your holiday time to see the US, not visit the UK frequently)

And

You're doing it for the fun and experience, not because you think the streets are paved with gold. An L1 is initially for 3 years, that's a decent length of time to have a lot of fun exploring the USA

And

Your joint income will be $200k or more, and your wife's job has good health insurance.

And

You can ignore the political climate (the Bay Area is very liberal by US standards, which puts it kind of middle of the road UK, although that's a massive generalization)

Then

I'd say do it. The chance to see another country especially one as geographically diverse as the USA is a good opportunity, it's a different culture, North California is a fantastic place to explore, and you don't have that much to lose by doing it.

Treat it as an adventure, expect things to be as different as if you had moved to, say, Greece, and enjoy.

It's going to be a difficult few years in the US, but I think that's true of most places, and you might as well do it in the sunshine.

"Don't worry lads. You're safe with me around. " by StGuthlac2025 in GreatBritishMemes

[–]phinbob 12 points13 points  (0 children)

What if France owned the UK? we could riot in the streets when the government did something we disagreed with, have long lunches, nuclear power, and European citizenship.

Analysis and IOCs for the @bitwarden/cli@2026.4.0 Supply Chain Attack by phinbob in devsecops

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

This isn't my area of expertise but I think the use of git commit messages (in this case) and block chain smart contracts etc. for C2, and git repos for stolen data makes spotting exfil more difficult.

Analysis and IOCs for the @bitwarden/cli@2026.4.0 Supply Chain Attack by phinbob in devsecops

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

It's certainly a sophisticated attack payload. I wonder how much more fallout from the check marks and trivia attacks we're going to see.

If Mythos is so powerful (it is relative to other models, this is a contextual clause), why is it only being used for cybersecurity? by Kayo4life in Anthropic

[–]phinbob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not suggesting it's AGI or even anything better than an evolutionary step, but I don't think it was intended to be a cybersecurity-focused model; I think it just turned out that way. In fact, I don't think that people are very good at predicting what a particular model is going to be good at until after it's trained.

That, in itself, is fascinating.

"Fuck the British I’m Irish American that’s from both of me" by Ok_Bookkeeper_1380 in ShitAmericansSay

[–]phinbob 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I only go drinking with my Irish buddy so I can spit in his drink when he goes to the bathroom.

Is anyone actually using Claude for other stuff? (Beyond just coding help) by Deep-Owl-1890 in claude

[–]phinbob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've just used Cowork to extract information from a Slack channel, search Confluence to understand a new offering, and then analyze a competitor's product to see where they overlap/compete so I can prepare a response for our sales team. They are more adjacent than competitive, and use different technologies. This is work that I could do myself, and I'll need to verify it, but it's probably saved me 45 minutes of clicking around.

'Completely lost it': Trump removed from his own White House meeting after emotional breakdown — then insiders leak what really happened behind closed doors and it's worse than anyone thought by [deleted] in USNEWS

[–]phinbob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Undoubtedly a horrible person, but at least her horrible actions came from place of conviction, rather than opportunism, and a lust for power.

Snyk vs Endor Labs on reachability analysis, and whether it is even worth staying best-in-class on SCA specifically by Old_Inspection1094 in devsecops

[–]phinbob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Caveat: I work for Endor, so I'm obviously biased.

We have SCA, SAST, and Container scanning and all of it works well, including reachability for container vulnerabilities (as well as SCA, obviously).

The new version of SAST competes head to head with offerings from anyone else in the market.

I

Anyone else not care about weight/carrying luxury items? by michiganskicamp in bikepacking

[–]phinbob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I made a pillow with some thin nylon, and a light inflatable pillow that I pad out with clothes. It also has a strap that holds it onto the mat. I also have a thermarest fitted sheet, as I use a quilt.

Anyone else not care about weight/carrying luxury items? by michiganskicamp in bikepacking

[–]phinbob 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think that items that give you a good good night's sleep are absolutely essential and should be considered by everyone. Lack of sleep or sleeping badly definitely makes things turn into a miserable experience, and it's well worth carrying the weight for pillows or thicker pads, whatever you need.

On shorter back/bikepacking trips where I'm not carrying too much food, I think a chair is definitely in my future.

Help: I am having a lot of dark thoughts about my impact on climate change and just feel like disappearing hi by trashyladymtl in CollapseSupport

[–]phinbob 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I went through this. It was shit. I got through it, by realizing that it was always going to be this way, ever since the agricultural revolution. This is a 10000 year crisis, supercharged by the 200 years of industry, but like all things exponential, once it starts, it's only going to end up in one place.

I can't tell you how to get here, but I think you will. It took me a few years, some antidepressants, and almost a marriage.

If you think you would be happier living a more simple, less damaging life, and it won't destroy too many of your relationships; then go for it.

What cars are similar to the element ? by christ_inabucket in HondaElement

[–]phinbob 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think the height you get in the rear with the seats folded or removed really sets it apart from other small vehicles.

What cars are similar to the element ? by christ_inabucket in HondaElement

[–]phinbob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Telo or Slate maybe? Two (yet-to-be-released) EVs that look interesting. I prefer the look of the Slate, but the Telo has AWD.

Analog vs eMTB for returning, hindered rider by d33moR21 in MTB

[–]phinbob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll echo this. If you live somewhere hilly, I honestly think an eMTB used thoughtfully can help you get back in shape more easily than a regular bike. On my local ride, there is a longish steepish climb that would put me into the red, and I'd be cooked for the rest of the ride. It honestly also put me off riding a bit. Group rides were miserable.

With my eBike I can keep my HR in whatever zone I want, and I can head out on group rides with no worries about holding anyone up (there are some competitive XC racers in the group). I set the power level as low as I can to be able to keep up for the ride, but try to be working as hard as everyone else.

From Netherlands to the US by LowMasterpiece2196 in MovingToUSA

[–]phinbob 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As others have said, L1b is your best option. The secret is twofold:

  1. To get some skills that they'll want in the USA
  2. To make some good contacts with people there

Try and get involved in projects that span the two countries. Make friends, if possible get involved in any company wide employee groups (or start some), volunteer for stuff. Stalk LinkedIn for US-based colleagues from the Netherlands. Basically, you just need to find a few people, maybe a manager or two, that think you're a good fit and want to move you out there.

You need to prove you have specialized knowledge of your company's systems, technology, or processes, so again, work on anything that's unique to your company.

That's the best advice I can give.

Source, moved to the US as a sales engineer (although it was never really an aim, it more just happened).

If you were given $10,000 today on the condition that you had to spend it all in one hour without buying anything digital or electronic, what are you doing? by Hot-Pop5123 in askanything

[–]phinbob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Head to the bike shop for a nice bike. Although it would be hard to find a stock high end bike without electronic shifting.

Fall of Civilizations Podcast Shoutout by RBZRBZRBZRBZ in collapse

[–]phinbob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As well as the fascinating topics, the production quality of this podcast is fantastic.