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Take a look at Taiwan's Gold Card program. They are pretty eager to issue them in technology and the country is a joy. You can get by only knowing English, but you can of course get much more of your time if you're willing to pick up Chinese.

Ask HN: Do You Program on Paper?

I'm increasingly tiring of sitting in front of a computer and typing all day, and frequently wish that it was more convenient to work while walking or outside. I also find thinking with pen and paper to be much more pleasant. I've been thinking about figuring out a way to do my actual programming work on paper, and only transcribing at the last moment, but using most computer languages isn't...

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“ It is called APL, which is not very common, but it is very lethal”

golden snippet taken out of context