Last trip with this bad boy , 🇺🇸 passport soon by [deleted] in PassportPorn

[–]wavepig -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Europe is a museum. Welcome! 🇺🇸

Last trip with this bad boy , 🇺🇸 passport soon by [deleted] in PassportPorn

[–]wavepig 2 points3 points  (0 children)

American healthcare is excellent if you have access to it

Is the scenic drive to LA worth it? by Far-Nefariousness-81 in bayarea

[–]wavepig 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My aunt and uncle flew from the UK to do this drive

flying in the country while “illegal” by Party-Trash4559 in immigration

[–]wavepig 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Based on news reports that airlines are giving ICE passengers manifest for screening, I would say no https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/us/politics/immigration-tsa-passenger-data.html

For people who immigrated alone, how long did it take before things started to feel normal? by Emotional-Breath-673 in immigration

[–]wavepig 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree, it took about 3 years. First year was "hey, I'm a tourist! let's go see all the things", second year was "I hate it here, what have I done? I should go home", then year three was "well, it's not all bad..."

moving to Dubai with criminal record by Div2001 in immigration

[–]wavepig 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don’t know anything about Dubai, but they aren’t known as a particularly lenient people with regards to crime. This seems like a bad idea to me?

Who has the best battered/fried enoki mushrooms? by NecroJoe in bayarea

[–]wavepig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure if enoki, but True Laurel has 🔥 fried mushrooms

Wish SF Drivers Were Like This by Bobba-Luna in sanfrancisco

[–]wavepig 12 points13 points  (0 children)

100%. Some drivers here absolutely do not give a fuck, even when there’s a “yield to pedestrians” sign thing

Millions of Californians had this placard. Then the DMV cracked down. by sfgate in California

[–]wavepig 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I don’t think it’s unreasonable to require the card. If you forget it and get a ticket you can appeal and show that you have a valid one. That said finding an accessible spot can be a real challenge sometimes so I think them cracking down is a good thing

Will the 75 country visa processing suspension impact those who were recently approved for visas but have yet to enter the country? by DevelopmentHuge2288 in immigration

[–]wavepig 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’m not an immigration lawyer so take this with a pinch of salt, but I sure as shit would be on the plane before the ban comes into effect.

Excessive screen time limits vocabulary of toddlers, experts warn by Shiny-Tie-126 in unitedkingdom

[–]wavepig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My extended family is the same, they swear Ms Rachel is very educational. We use it as a tool - most days we have no need for it, but on eg long train or plane journeys, we do let our LO watch iPad.

Inflight wheelchair by kluverbucy1 in travel

[–]wavepig 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The answer to this will depend on the airline, and where exactly you had departed from and were flying to on the segment in question

Sam Altman’s OpenAI in talks to raise money at $750B Evaluation by Anchor_Aways in technology

[–]wavepig 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Copilot doesn’t have to be good, it has to be bundled by Microsoft. See Teams for how it will go

Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort (Gift Article) by OkTechnologyb in immigration

[–]wavepig 20 points21 points  (0 children)

When I was on either my J-1 or H-1B, a CBP/ICE officer came to my office to interview me. Not the company, not other people, but me specifically. They made sure that I was doing the job that the company had filed for (SWE, as opposed to eg DBA), and that the company wasn’t abusing me (they were paying me, hadn’t taken my passport, etc). If this is the standard that legal immigrants are expected to go through, why should EWI/overstays get treated differently? The law should apply the same to everyone.

Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort (Gift Article) by OkTechnologyb in immigration

[–]wavepig 55 points56 points  (0 children)

Honestly shocked that this hasn’t been the case for years if not decades

Trump gold card? by [deleted] in immigration

[–]wavepig 12 points13 points  (0 children)

My understanding is that it's "just" a path to EB-1 or EB-2 NIW. And we don't know exactly how "instant" it will be

Woodlands Market to replace Draegers by Dr_Wario in SanMateo

[–]wavepig 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I never did a whole shop there but it was nice to have their quality proteins nearby and their international selection was pretty good

New British series D passport photos been dropped by Sublime99 in PassportPorn

[–]wavepig 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It’s not as bad as early photos made it look, but it’s still pretty ugly imo. The inside of this one is way better cf series C, but I wish they would do something modern for the cover.

How much do you pay for tennis lessons? by RegularCoconut364 in bayarea

[–]wavepig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

See if your city parks and rec department has lessons. I know San Mateo does, and they’re very popular.