> longstanding inequities in Silicon Valley recruitment and hiring
Maybe for intern postions or higher positions, but for regular software developer positions "longstanding inequities" is just not true. From my observation 80% of SWEs are immigrants, we graduated schools nobody heard of in the US. For interview purpose it didn't matter. For all the hate (rightfully) have for leetcode interviews, it doesn't care about your background.
There's a risk of considering oneself better than average and that aggregate statistics don't apply to you. Like most drivers consider them better drivers than average. I'd bet the same with gun owners or any other activity. You don't think you can repeat the stupid mistakes, but we all can, you get stressed, sick, drunk,... life is long and full opportunities to make a mistake and get you back to the average case.
Curious if you have example of racist US visa/immigration policy?
There's a lot deserved criticism of current system, but can't think of anything specifically racist.
Green card quotas are based entirely on your country of birth.
For example, a UK citizen can obtain a green card far, far faster than an Indian citizen. If a UK citizen and Indian citizen on an H1B visa start the Green Card process at the same time, the UK citizen will obtain permanent residency typically in 9-18 months. For the Indian applicant, who applied on same day with same visa and process, it will likely be over 10 years before they have security of permanent residence.
Where you were born is built into the foundations of how the USA allocates Green Cards to many visa holders, regardless of who you are, how much you contribute to the USA or earn etc etc.
The UK is an interesting example given that it’s, effectively, the only country in Europe that cannot take part in the annual GC lottery.
And even then, Northern Ireland is exempt from that.
This has got something to do with the amount of British people who are already in the US, and I expect in the case of your example, that might also have something to do with the number of Indian H1B holders.
Exactly, H1B visas should be entirely blind to country of origin since to do otherwise would amount to de facto racism due to the racial demographics of many countries.
That's sound awesome. What's the name of the island/camp?
Writing from the Nickerson state park at Cape Cod which is also one of great parks with prestine lakes (and cheap for MA residents $20). Though cheapness makes it really hard to book, July-August you have to book at the opening date 6 month in advance.
Overall it's questionable on muscle efficiency. The main problem with scooters/skateboards is that beginners don't learn using second leg (it feels unnatural and takes practice). Thus getting tired with pushing with one leg.
Another thing at this form factor you can get electric skateboard, muscles are concern.
Muscle usage between a bike and a scooter isn’t even close. The leg you’re pushing with isn’t the problem, it’s that you’re supporting your whole body weight on one bent leg while you’re pushing, and effectively doing a one legged half-squat every time you transition from coasting to pushing and back. Add in the additional rolling resistance from the tiny wheels and the lack of mechanical advantage from gearing and overall you have something that’s only modestly better than jogging except when you’re costing down hill.
My experience is only with using skateboards for long distance, though similar should apply for scooters, but haven't tried.
If I haven't rode both bicycle and skateboards for distance for a while, I'd have exact same thought as you. From my experience of casual rider, it's opposite - I can easily go for hours on skateboard, while on bicycle I get tired and uncomfortable. I've ridden same bike paths 10-20 miles on bicycle and skateboard, and for me skateboard is easier. My guess because on skateboard I can change body position and muscles involved, can switch legs, push or pump. While on bicycle I'm locked in the same position, using same muscles all the time.
Jogging is way way harder than skate, I can barely jog 5 miles, but on skateboard 5 miles i won't even sweat.
I think more people are familiar with riding bycicle and thus it maybe easier for them to go longer distance.
But yeah scooter would be smaller and lighter,even electric powered ones.
Longboard would be even lighter. It takes some practice to start, but for city commute it's quite good and can't beat the portability.
The main goal of this action is sound - cut off Russian economy from outside and it achieves it. There're undesirable side effects that you listed, but the main objective is still achieved. And we should keep prospective and direct the anger at right target, these inconveniences are not comparable to the terror millions of Ukrainians are under now.
I understand this logic, but in this particular case I don't think it's a good move. I can't see any really good effects here. People in Russia won't notice this change (I don't believe they're able to do with their government something right now, but even this argument is irrelevant, they wouldn't be triggered at all). For all the Russian business it's rather a gift, because if Russian isn't able to pay for something outside, he will pay to someone inside for the similar service. And all these Russian companies will pay taxes after that. There also will be new companies to collect money and roubles from clients so these clients could pay for some services outside of Russia via proxy et cetera.
I'm not against inconveniences per se. But this just doesn't really make sense. It's an inconvenience for a small minority of Russians outside the country and foreigners inside. But I don't understand what the main objective that was achieved here (except the beautiful press release).
I'd understand if they blocked all Russian cards, but it's technically impossible, and this measure looks like a PR move without any real meaning behind it.
>The main goal of this action is sound - cut off Russian economy from outside and it achieves it.
It doesn't achieve that. Their economy is only cut off from the west. China, for example, still is find to trade with them. The west is still buying their oil too.
Not true. You have to look at the entire political situation in Ukraine, starting at least since 2003-4. And, especially 2014 and the US-backed putsch that took place that year.
I'm well aware of political situation in Ukraine. I took part in the protests of 2004 that led to "US-backed putsch", had nothing to do with USA. You're stripping Ukrainian people of any agency. Not everything is secretly manipulated by USA or Russia, people of the country are not mindless bots.
why would USA be secret about supporting Ukraine? USA was one of the countries guaranteeing Ukraine's safety in exchange for nuclear weapons release. I would argue USA is not doing enough for what they signed up for.
We made no such guarantee. This is a tiresome revisionist reading of history. No one in the United States signed up to turn Ukraine into an American protectorate in 1994.
> Kharkiv and Mariupol, which have shown to be 2 of the largest bases for the neo-nazi and far-right militia recruitment in Ukraine.
What are you talking about? Kharkiv and Mariupol are 95% russian speaking population. Before the Donbas events, these were very pro-russian cities, after Donabas the population learned what Russia is. The same amount of neo-nazis tehy can find in Minsk or St. Petersberg, may as well bomb these.
We're talking about neonazi and far right militias in the ground that are being trained and funded by America. You clearly didn't read any of the sources that I linked(which are Western, and in some cases, US military sources). I'm not talking about dumb neonazis larping somewhere, we're talking about well armed and funded militias that are being used to fight a proxy war, killing civilians.
Regarding Kharkiv and Mariupol I won't discuss further as you clearly are more motivated by rhetoric, than talking about actual facts.
The statements you make don't pass basic sniff test. America training anti-russian militias in Kharhiv, would be like Russia training anti-american militas in Toronto. Did America trains some small % of overal ukrainian army - yes, can you find some wierdoes there - sure. But large scale anti-russian milita training in kharhiv is nuts (well was nuts until last week, now it's different story)
About rethoric vs facts. Is Kharhiv not predominant russian speaking population? In 2010 elections Kharkiv voted 70% for Yanukovych, very pro-russian candidate (wanted to unite Ukraine with Russia which resulted in hime being booted in the end). Today Kharkiv is resisting russian invasion for 7th day, surrounded 40km from russain border, is all this resitance by american trained neo-nazis?
Massachusetts is trying to force Boston suburbs to lift single family restrictions. Great intention, though i have feeling each town is going to fight for years against it.
It's not compulsory and it's not lifting, only requiring multifamily zoning around transit catchment areas. Towns that refuse to implement it lose out on state funding meaning the wealthy towns are free to ignore it. Perversely, those towns will now cost even more to live in because they need to offset the lost state money.
Maybe for intern postions or higher positions, but for regular software developer positions "longstanding inequities" is just not true. From my observation 80% of SWEs are immigrants, we graduated schools nobody heard of in the US. For interview purpose it didn't matter. For all the hate (rightfully) have for leetcode interviews, it doesn't care about your background.