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US economy unexpectedly sheds 92k jobs in February

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Re: US economy unexpectedly sheds 92k jobs in February

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Post by tinfoilhatter »

gaoshan wrote: post #109
TwoNineA wrote: post #55

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Last year we cancelled a planned US vacation, this year we didn't even think about it. Going back to Europe two years in a row. I don't give a fuck about tariff policy of our supposed "friends" but when our "friend" repeatedly threatens our independence and sovereignty, no thanks. Not going to step into the USA for a long time.

Can't blame you. Coming from the US I have been making a point to vacation in Canada, fwiw. Short of voting, protesting and getting into arguments with MAGA people I don't know what else I can effectively do.

Considering every US president sans van Buren has been related to one another, I'm not sure voting is very effective either.

Re: US economy unexpectedly sheds 92k jobs in February

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Post by nixon_why69 »

reactordev wrote: post #754
jjav wrote: post #743

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> It's not really "exotic". I don't know about "exotic", but for anyone living in the northeast of the US, the easiest way to visit Europe (sort of) is to drive up to Montreal/Quebec.

Or they can go to St Augustine, New Orleans, or mid Manhattan to also get that Euro-Architecture feel (sort of). Having been to Europe, no comparison. Nothing prepares you for walking along a city street then “oh fuck, a castle…” and learning that it is now, the city’s government building. Cool… (Stuttgart, you’re awesome)

New Orleans is pretty far from the northeast, and Montreal has the 18yo drinking age if you're in the 18-21 age bracket.

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Post by gzread »

dmos62 wrote: post #97
nerdsniper wrote: post #89

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Even a single CBP employee scrolling through your texts feels like too much to me. But when they take your phone, they're making copies of all the content in the phone and as much as possible from any apps/websites you're logged into. And that permanently lives in a database which doesn't afford you even the very thin veil of protection against misuse that a US citizen might be granted. It does all seem to be too muc…

Curious, how do they make copies of everything? Do they just film the phone as they're scrolling it?

They use a specialized device like Cellebrite, there's a whole industry for this

Re: US economy unexpectedly sheds 92k jobs in February

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Post by groestl »

tinyhouse wrote: post #365
cheesecompiler wrote: post #29

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There is a significant majority of people in Canada who not only vocally decided to not go to US but discourage their friends from doing so too. People have judged me for driving through the states.

Less people visit the US because it's do damn expensive. That's the biggest reason for most people. Most people don't have any principles, they go where they can afford. Last year I was in NYC and Miami beach and was shocked how expensive everything was. (I know these are expensive places but that's where most tourists go - they don't visit Kansas)

Well, my business would be paying the trips, and everybody still refuses. So it's not the money.

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Post by gzread »

srean wrote: post #460
nerdsniper wrote: post #254

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The latest iPhone model in lockdown mode would be super resistant. Lockdown mode is specifically engineered to protect against Cellebrite / Pegasus-level threats. However, if you’re a noncitizen you might be refused entry, and if you are a citizen you might never see that phone again. The phone will be stored for years until/if Cellebrite finds a vulnerability in that iPhone model, and then it will be searched. Also…

Very interesting. Are there any technical hindrances that prevent Android being the same ?

Yes, all Android phones except for GrapheneOS are vulnerable to something, so they'll just copy the flash storage and hand it back to you.

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Post by gzread »

nerdsniper wrote: post #103
dmos62 wrote: post #97

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Curious, how do they make copies of everything? Do they just film the phone as they're scrolling it?

They connect it to a little box that hacks into the phone and downloads everything. Search for "Cellebrite Universal Forensic Extraction Device (UFED)" or "Grayshift GrayKey". The border agent doesn't have to know anything about phones/computers, it's just "plug in, press button". With modern phones, they really only work if you unlock your phone before handing it to them, and they'll make you do that. If you don't u…

Sounds like every citizen should come through with a burner phone until ICE doesn't have time to search everyone's bags.

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Post by rapnie »

justin66 wrote: post #473
xhkkffbf wrote: post #312

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That's a bit ironic. If all of the undocumented people in the US spent this much time trying to emigrate legally, the US wouldn't need ICE and we wouldn't be having this discussion.

> If all of the undocumented people in the US spent this much time trying to emigrate legally Many of the "undocumented people" (what an Orwellian phrase) that have been rounded up by ICE are picked up during court hearings or immigration interviews. An easy way for agents to meet their quota without doing any actual investigative work. Say what you will about them but there's no denying those people were by definiti…

> Many of the "undocumented people" (what an Orwellian phrase)

Yeah. Also "Illegal aliens" used often by US government officials is even more Orwellian.

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Post by gzread »

0xy wrote: post #554
bosch_mind wrote: post #145

I grew up in the US and lived there for 30 years, but now I live in Europe. Every single one of my friends in their 30's finds visiting the US absolutely terrifying (even those who have previously been). I have yet to meet a single friend in today's day that has expressed any interest in visiting.

A Senior Software Engineer in Stockholm can expect to make less money than a Graduate Software Engineer in the United States, and will pay more taxes. It's simple, as a technologist, you live in Europe if retirement isn't important for you. Because you'll have almost nothing to show for it after 30 years in tech in Europe.

How does the cost of living difference work out? And quality of life?

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Post by gzread »

lurking_swe wrote: post #672
BeetleB wrote: post #633

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> In big tech the benefits are the same, Depends on which big tech. 15 days of vacation, BTW, doesn't even come close to comparing with much of Europe. And I didn't mention London. London is crap. Probably all of UK is. Most Europeans I know in certain countries travel a lot more than Americans at big tech.

What if i told you some big tech jobs let you earn $300k+ a year, while take 4 weeks+ time off, and working 40hrs a week? My first SWE job was at an older fortune 500 company where tech was not its main focus. You started with 14 days of vacation and slooooowly worked your way up to 4 weeks after like 20 years of service lol. My point is, in the U.S. your experience varies WILDLY based on your employer. Not saying th…

Then you'd be laughed at because apart from the salary, that's the legal minimum requirement in much of Europe. "Our company is so great, we do what other countries legally require all companies to do!" yeah okay buddy

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Post by gzread »

ActorNightly wrote: post #579
sailfast wrote: post #53

“Unexpectedly” lol We’ve been digging ourselves a giant AI-inflated hole in the economy for months and folks have just been playing musical chairs to grab as much money as possible before the music stops. Hard to believe it’s taken this long. I never wanted to live through the late 70s / early 80s economically but I guess I’ll have my chance!

I hate to break it to, you but AI is not the reason why the numbers are down. AI makes everyone productive - for every engineer that is laid off due to AI from big tech, that person still has skills that when coupled with AI makes them eligible for slightly lower paying job. The reason the numbers are down should be pretty obvious.

Where is the evidence AI makes people more productive?
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