untorquer
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- Comment on What are some of the things someone permanently relocating away from the US should be aware of? 4 hours ago:
You have 180 days visa free to be in the schengen area(most of EU).
It may be better to apply for your Visa in host country rather than through a US consulate. It’s often much faster, and there’s no third party which imo is safer.
It’s a one-way trip for your pets. At least last i looked into it the US doesn’t allow you to import house pets. So changing your mind will mean losing your pet. Speaking of bringing pets, that process is insane.
You WILL get homesick no matter how awful you feel about the US, it will take at least a year to go away.
The anxieties you bring with you from living in the US will take years to resolve.
You’ll need to get good at saying where you come from by referencing either New York City or LA.
FOR DIVERS:
Divers license discerns between automatic and manual transmission, trailer weights, and motorcycle displacement. There’s probably not a direct exchange so you’ll need to research for your discussing country. Your US license may be valid for a limited period after establishing residence.
use your turn signals at roundabouts. Yes, if you’re exiting left, signal left, if you’re exiting right, signal right. Always signal right when you exit. (Opposite for left hand driving) Optional if you’re diving a BMW.
Priority roads are a thing and right of may be different.
Right-turn on red may not be legal.
- Comment on What are some of the things someone permanently relocating away from the US should be aware of? 5 hours ago:
Seems like it only matters if your taxable income is over ~$130k? So with foreign income exclusion that would mean you’d have to make over ~$250k/year for the 5 previous years.
At that point you can just pay your problems away…
- Comment on What are some of the things someone permanently relocating away from the US should be aware of? 5 hours ago:
There’s also an income exclusion under $125k/yr.
- Comment on What are some of the things someone permanently relocating away from the US should be aware of? 5 hours ago:
If you pan to keep and use your passport*
- Comment on What are some of the things someone permanently relocating away from the US should be aware of? 5 hours ago:
All of this really depends on the tax treaty the host country has with the US, if it has one. If there is none, or the treaty doesn’t credit in this way, you could be double taxed.
- Comment on What are some of the things someone permanently relocating away from the US should be aware of? 5 hours ago:
This is a complicated tax situation. Taxes tend to be based on place of employment. So if you’re working for a US company you’ll need to look into what tax treaties your country of residence has with the US, because your US employer will likely have to withhold taxes and provide a W2. Your host country will ask that you report your income. If the treaty allows, you can claim tax paid in the US as a credit. The reverse is often true in these treaties.
This will often have consequences with things like pensions, Holiday pay, etc… For example, if your country has a lot of mandated vacation you may either not have that benefit, or your company will have to conform to the country’s rules which could cause friction, especially with American companies.
- Comment on Let's gooooo 21 hours ago:
That sounds like my experience with the real thing. Didn’t really do anything but kill my alcohol buzz.
- Comment on People complain that it's poor design that humans eat and breath through the same pipe(throat). Are there any animals which don't though? 5 days ago:
Bacteria and fungi do respirate but they don’t necessarily have organelles. So depends on how you use the term “breath”. I think viruses mostly rely on the host cell’s preexisting homeostasis.
- Comment on 🪨 Rock on 🪨 5 days ago:
Switching jobs or self employment misses the point and fails to resolve the issue of obligation on grounds of survival. Living on the street isn’t exactly a solution either.
- Comment on 🪨 Rock on 🪨 5 days ago:
I think the argument is that the 9-5 is torturous by a particularly direct comparison to sysiphus. Granted, most work is easier than pushing a boulder, but just as life stealing.
- Comment on 🪨 Rock on 🪨 5 days ago:
all philosophy will sound bad if you imagine the worst possible case scenario it could apply to
all philosophy will sound
badprofitable if you imagine the worst possible case scenario it could apply toAh capitalism!
- Comment on 🪨 Rock on 🪨 5 days ago:
I love doing a good job and completing a project. Those moments are wonderful and i cherish them deeply but they’re fleeting. The obligation to have and maintain a career for survival is the issue. I like the work i do, i loath that i have to do it.
- Comment on 🪨 Rock on 🪨 5 days ago:
Yeah but videogames can actually be fun for a while. I suspect work would be far more bearable if everything could be completed. I would be much happier if I didn’t need a job to survive or have a decent standard of living.
- Comment on That explains a lot 5 days ago:
I love clover! So much softer than grass. I like Moss more, looks the nicest!
Clover is better at retaining moisture too. So yards with lots of clover tend to stay green longer in dry periods, which also helps life. Keep things cooler too.
Grass is really just awful ground cover.
- Comment on Was big bird called little bird when he was young? 6 days ago:
Sesame street characters don’t have names. They are referred to by their species.
- Comment on Jon Stewart lacerates hand on air, for the second time. 1 week ago:
Only took like 40yrs
- Comment on I am from a different millenia 1 week ago:
Oh we didn’t buy things with apples as you youths like to do these days. Our apples were too big to use as money.
- Comment on I am from a different millenia 1 week ago:
Oh we didn’t buy things with apples as you youths like to do these days. Our apples were too big to use as money.
- Comment on I am from a different millenia 1 week ago:
So I wore my wallet on a chain, which was the style at the time.
- Comment on Observer 1 week ago:
Yeah they beamed with pride when asked about their work. They were so observant and laser focused and we hit the mark every time while they were here. It was pretty obvious they’d make waves when they quit. Still, no one expected it.
- Comment on transformations 1 week ago:
Still the best graphical explanation of the Fourier transform. Still wish they just showed this in signals and systems and saved the remaining 3 months of the quarter.
- Comment on So, is the USA screwed? 1 week ago:
Power market’s going to get real funky in over the next 6 months as utilities run out of runway on their renewable programs.
- Comment on I feel my life is empty. Is there any way to stop this? 2 weeks ago:
100% fair, that’s my current issue tbh. Honestly it’s bullshit they even charge for the first session.
- Comment on How do you express romantic interest in someone? 2 weeks ago:
Speaking from US context, and referencing your other post.
“Hey do you want to go on a coffee date?”
There’s little words or statements that can act as indicators which are direct/specific yet not pushy. You need to take the risk and be at least a little direct. You also need to be able to receive and handle rejection well.
Social setting means a place you are both at voluntarily and not as a course of daily needs such as a party, concert, book club, barbeque, club, etc. Anything not income/job-related for either party. Not the grocery store, not the bus, not the DMV.
Reading signs of interest in you: -Someone stays physically near you (e.g. within arms reach) for the majority of the night at a social gathering. -someone keeps focusing on you over multiple gatherings -Someone is electing to talk specifically to you significantly more than to other people in a social setting.
- not a strong an indicator: They’re smiling, making lots if eye contact, etc… -Touch is a pretty uncommon but big indicator when paired with the above. (Hugs, sitting against you, etc.)
These are signs, not invitations. You still need to ask about their intentions, and express yours in some way. Always form enthusiastic consent. If they’re not clearly enthusiastic then either ask their intentions very directly or move on.
I am not providing advice on sex at all here, too complicated and situational especially around consent.
- Comment on I feel my life is empty. Is there any way to stop this? 2 weeks ago:
Yeah you definitely want to be around supportive and emotionally reliable and safe people your first time. Set and setting are extremely important.
Also just dip your toes in. You don’t need to leave the planet. If the people you’re with are pushing you to take them in the first place they’re the wrong people.
- Comment on I feel my life is empty. Is there any way to stop this? 2 weeks ago:
Sounds a therapist problem and not a therapy problem. Not that therapy is perfect, just that you didn’t receive any.
- Comment on I feel my life is empty. Is there any way to stop this? 2 weeks ago:
A therapist that claims to know it all or makes promises that they can help you (esp. Short term) is just a licensed grifter. Can that fucker and find one that gives a shit.
The most significant factor for success in therapy is that the therapist has a similar condition to yours and they’re engaging in therapies that worked for them. Next it’s important they look like you (share your demographic somehow). Your dedication cones immediately after that.
- Comment on I feel my life is empty. Is there any way to stop this? 2 weeks ago:
Honestly, if you’re in the US especially, mutual aid might at least be interesting. You can try Food Not Bombs or MADR or a regional/local org.
There’s pscilocybin or MDMA for a break from the shitshow or even a guiding light.
Therapy is kind of difficult since it’s expensive and you need to sift through multiple therapists to find one that clicks with you. It’s the most likely thing to benefit you as long as you find the right one. Maybe antidepressants will help?
At the end of the day you have to choose something to do for meaning. Change is going to take months or years. Silver bullets are the rare exception.
- Comment on Entropy? Never heard of it. 2 weeks ago:
The problem isn’t a missing technology. it’s our political and economic system.
I’m all for advancing tech but nothing is going to work until we fix our behavior. We use fossil fuels because they’re profitable and allow or growth-at-all-cost economy. There’s nothing for which they’re the only option. Only a few things for which they’re the best option; the power grid and transit aren’t on that list.
- Comment on My employer blocking trusted adblock extensions but allowing ad blockers that whitelist corporate ads 2 weeks ago:
This is why i like working for a small company(<10 Employees). They let me use their money to build a PC for both personal and business use. Linux on one hard drive for personal use, windows on the other for business.