mahidol · HackerTrans

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I'm guessing he will get a bigger number, maybe even 30-50. But considering SBF and his personality, he doesn't seem like the guy that would ruffle too many feathers with prison officials and will most likely be released in half the time on account of good behavior.

mahidol

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Considering his bail was revoked before and the notoriety of the case, I have a feeling they are going to make him wait behind bars.

mahidol

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will drop an email, thanks :)

mahidol

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Never mind, both of these places are still open. Hm, wonder what happened there?

mahidol

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This is sobering. Just found out a couple beloved restaurants in the city I called home, and moved out of a year ago, are gone.

mahidol

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Motor fuel sales cannot be the sole main indicator for a "death spiral that can end oil".

Oil/Petroleum products are massively employed in the manufacture of daily life items (pretty much maybe everything, not just plastics) and cutting the usage of petroleum products in that area will be the real death spiral that can end oil.

mahidol

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This will be nice. Came down with delta in 2021 and lost all sense of taste for 2-3 weeks. Lost sense of smell for close to 3 months.

Truly one of the most sobering experiences when everything tastes the same way (ie no taste), and when smell is removed from one's life altogether.

mahidol

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Blackcurrants are no longer banned in the United States.

mahidol

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Not eliciting sympathy or anything - I've been in this country since the age of 12, but don't qualify for a green card since I turned 21 before my parents could get theirs. Even that's fine. I've been here for 14 years, I went to school here, I worked hard to get a job and be where I'm today.

However, I got screwed on the H-1B lottery these last 3 years (when over 50% of the applications are fraud, what else can you say). I wake up every day to face the rather realistic prospect of leaving everything behind - my family, my girlfriend of 3-4 years (who happens to be from a different country herself), my pet dog, my entire social network, my professional career/network.

I know I'm not entitled to being here, but I'm frightened at the prospect of returning to a country where I cannot speak the local language or understand the local working culture. I just don't know any other place in the world better than I know the United States.

I love this country from the bottom of my heart for everything it's given me in my life, and it hurts to see that nothing has changed, and seems like nothing will. I've paid my taxes dutifully, and I'll be willing to give back in any way, shape or form. But I don't get to make that choice :')

mahidol

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my parents' GC didn't go through until well after I turned 21.

mahidol

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This is worrisome - joined Amazon ~4 months ago because it seemed like the most sensible thing to do considering my immigration status. Have one last attempt left at the H-1B lottery; PERM is underway but no hopes of getting it finished before STEM OPT runs out. Was thinking of getting married to my girlfriend soon, but not too sure about that anymore (she's in the 3rd year of her PhD so she cannot really move with me) if I'm going to get axed considering the job market isn't the best either. Not hyped about the prospect of moving to my home country since I have not lived there since I was 9. F*k, life just hasn't been kind these last couple years.

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