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droobles | 1 year ago | on: Should more of us be moving to live near friends?

My friends and I joke about moving back to our home town to be together, possibly on the same block, mostly because of how cheap it would be. Truth is I have a lot of childhood and frankly recent trauma there and would never want to move back. Thankfully over time we’ve all seemed to be coincidentally landing in the same metro area over the years so we see each other a lot and it’s been a great way to bounce back from COVID.

droobles | 1 year ago | on: Letting go of the idea of keeping up

Like... an involuntary book club? As in one person opened up that they read something like The Scarlet Letter? I'm sorry that you experienced that.

At an old job I read a fiction series based on a suggestion from my manager but that's because we liked the same type of books, absolutely was not expected to be read to join the "in" crowd. If anything, we were the "out" crowd!

droobles | 2 years ago | on: Ask HN: Help, any US-based companies that allow you to work from Europe?

I am not an accountant nor a lawyer but my hunch is that to engage with US companies from abroad you would either need to be transferred or apply for a job at an entity in the EU representing that employer or you would need to operate as a 1099 contractor (self employment).

1099 in EU may not be so bad, you would most likely still need to pay for access to national healthcare but it would be cheaper than US insurance. You will need to report your taxes with both the US and your country of residence, but there is a foreign income exclusion available that would make it so you didn't actually pay any taxes to the US besides what your employer owes. Again, not an expert, you might look into this further with your own research or consult a CPA that has experience working with Digital Nomads or citizen contractors working abroad.

droobles | 2 years ago | on: Designer News is dead

I started my career as a print designer and hung around designer news, helped me into my transition to digital and then ultimately as a developer!

droobles | 2 years ago | on: Canada's new tech talent strategy

Sounds like the best decision if you enjoy it and found love. I only ever hear great things about Montreal, my wife and I plan to visit from the US in a couple months on vacation, we're really excited!

droobles | 2 years ago | on: The hustle never ends and I'm so over it

Slow and steady wins the race, and the majority of startups fail.

I agree that a balance needs to be struck and something needs to be done, but I'd favor a healthy cadence for my team than have them burn out and quit, leaving me holding the bag.

droobles | 2 years ago | on: The hustle never ends and I'm so over it

What I've found in my experience is I started putting up boundaries instead of being a "yes" man and those I've worked with have responded pretty positively to it. Most of the time they're just trying to figure out their own emergencies so as long as they have something to tell their boss it's cool – "We won't be able to meet with xyz until Thursday since they have limited resources" "Okay, update us on what happens Thursday then".

droobles | 2 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who got hired from HN?

I flirt with the Who's Hiring threads all the time. One day I may apply to one, looks like interesting problem spaces in far off places.

droobles | 2 years ago | on: Making $10k/m from a French learning app

I'm (re)learning French this year and I'll check out this app, looks cool.

It seems many newer language apps are starting to focus on the "comprehensible input" method touted by language learning influencers like Steve Kauffmann, and at least for me it's definitely working. Comprehensible input (video content, books) along with weekly practice on iTalki has absolutely skyrocketed my language learning progress and really I only put in ~5hrs a week. Lots of money in the post-covid market for language learning as it was a hobby a lot of people picked up in quarantine.

droobles | 2 years ago | on: Update on Sharing

Anyone else notice Netlfix also being laggy and shows crashing consistently in these past few months? I've pretty much stopped watching it in favor of HBO's streaming platform.

droobles | 2 years ago | on: Ask HN: Hybrid or Full EV Car in Flyover States for 2023 (US)

Thank you for that, that's a very detailed comparison! I use my Kia Soul like a truck sometimes, I've hauled around a push lawn mower plus tools as well as large music equipment, just laid canvas down in the back. Very useful. It makes sense that a hatchback vs. a cube car shape you would lose that vertical space.

EDIT: removed the extra "comparison"

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