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German researches recorded the sleep patterns of 397 residents in areas where there was previously no mobile reception. After erecting 10 towers, many people complained about a change in sleep patterns. 5 of the 10 towers were turned off though so had no actual effect. Just the believe was enough to cause problems. [0]
That statement is false. If an EV is run on electricity generated from coal only, the overall emissions output is close to that of a comparable ICE car [0]. Introduce some friendlier methods into the mix and your beating ICE by quite a margin.
The main source of emissions from an EV come from the manufacturing process. Even those can be significantly reduced when proper methods are applied.
[0] https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesellsmoor/2019/05/20/are-el...
Depending on the location, they could just let you go. Imagine moving from Idaho to NYC. Drastic increase in cost. If an employer needs to compensate for that, I'm pretty sure theyll think long and hard whether its worth it.
My work phone is an iPhone, my personal an Android, and across the family there is a multitude of old and new, Android and Apple.
Telegram is using (or used) some homebrew encryption protocol and I simply don't trust it. As it doesn't have a proper tried and tested encryption I'm not going to use it. (The encryption may have changed by now, as I haven't kept tabs on it.)
Signal is okay. There are 2 main things that irk me. Signal's Windows App is bad. Long loading times, bad UI. Keeps crashing for me. I also frequently video chat with family. Signal's quality is considerably worse than that of other services. The sound is choppy and video may or may not work. This is on all devices I own, regardless of network speed.
iMessage and FaceTime are good but platform locked. The video call quality on FaceTime is the best one across all services for me. The picture and sound is just significantly clearer than anywhere else. If I talk to family members with an Apple device I will generally use FaceTime.
WhatsApp still remains my main one for the simple reason that it gives me the best average experience across all devices and circumstances. Video and phone calls could be better but are acceptable. Chats are easy to use and work. Service quality is generally good. WhatsApp for me stands out because it doesn't really negatively stand out anywhere else. Yes, owned by Facebook is something I'm not entirely comfortable with, but right now, there simply isn't any other application that for me is consistently average across every platform.
Find an employer who is willing to hire you and go through H1B visa lottery, which is the normal work visa.
Enroll in a US university, ideally a STEM degree, and use the OPT visa extension to get a foothold in the US.
Marry an American?
Probably plenty more options, but I'm not an expert in US immigration.
As for you coworkers, I would simply set fixed working hours, like in the office, and put that into calendar, skype, teams, what have you and close everything else. Thats when you stop work and are not reachable anymore.
I had the same issue as you. Got called at 8pm about a project on my private number (massive mistake handing that out to someone work related). Told them I'm not working right now, reach me under my work phone from 9-5 and call back then. Don't even allow for discussion.
I've looked at and talked to a lot of different people at different universities in comp sci bachelors. For the most part the curriculum is the same. What sets some schools apart are what you do on the side and general academic environment.
Some people might say that going to university just for the sake of a degree might be a waste, but again this depends on you and your circumstances. There are companies that only hire people with a degree. It's a stupid way to make a hiring decision, but here we are.
I've actually just finished my masters degree in info systems and can definitely understand your thought process. Let me know if you have any other questions. More than happy to help.
The companies I have worked for in the past and those where friends and family work tend give "raises" to match inflation and sometimes a bit on top.
There are also plenty of companies that dont raise your salary at all unless you get promoted.
I think that is part of why many people advise new graduates to change jobs every 2-3 years for some time as often the salary of the newly hired tends to reflect the current market rate.
I have had instances where newly hired people with less experience than colleagues received 20% more salary simply because they were new. This is for the same job and productivity level.
Your standpoint on promotions is perfectly fine and even healthy. Not all people want to get promoted and as long as your are comfortable in your job and like, or at least not mind, doing it, thats okay.
Your boss and the company you work for may very well genuinely care about you. They may have also raised your salary because your are extremely knowledgeable in your area and cant afford to have you leave the company. They could also very much underpay your current market rate and raised your salary to match what other people are earning in that position. No one except your boss can answer that.
Leaving a company that you like working at is a risk and can backfire. I did it once and regretted my decision. Other times it can be a great decision and expose you to new things that you may end up liking even more than your current job.
At the end of the day that decision is squarely on you.
Moving a few people probably doesn't cause an issue if the rest of the plane is completely empty.
If you move 20 people from the right side to the left side of the plane this will probably have some kind of effect.
On smaller regional aircraft they sometimes ask people to move seats to the other side or back to front.
Right now I'm in premium economy as for some reason the ticket was cheaper than economy.
Realstically speaking there is virtually no difference in service for them.
Assuming that I get the usual economy food and I'm really the only person on the flight.
Had an empty flight with Singapore Airlines right after Christmas and they didn't.
This is British Airways so we'll see.
I am not a slow writer, but for many things I prefer to have a phone call as I find it significantly easier and quicker to clear up any potential misunderstandings.
I get that there are people that prefer text over voice and I do try to accomodate depending on preference, but if I have to have a proper conversation that may get a bit technical its simply quicker to call.