StefanBatory

> How much of this account is realistic?

Not Romanian, but Polish - that account is eerily similar to the vast majority of technical PhD stories amongst my friends.

Easier said than done - having to live in a country in a different language, without family/friend support, having to deal with no money.

Still might be not enough to be safe.

Because you need experience. At least in my country, unpaid internships are the norm; and you won't be taught anything, or held to a lower standard. You just do the job that you'd be normally paid for, just for free.

And even then, I had a few friends that had to go for another few months of unpaid job (not internship) later on. Because nobody would hire them without experience, and some companies don't consider internship to be one.

I ended up on SSRI because of that, personally.

"ex-army programmers really excel in their junior years"

My feeling is that they're just built different, military, especially in US will either teach you or make you disciplined (not something I'd say about my country, you'll learn how to get hazed and drink). If you have a task, well, you better solve it quick, no distractions.

Also... the picture of left-handed people would fit in here.

https://slowrevealgraphs.com/2021/11/08/rate-of-left-handedn...

The very much same applies here I think.

"Do not commit the sin of empathy"

Oh trust me, not all.

"They certainly have Asimov and European classics."

I live in a top 5 city in Poland. My local library *has only school readings and harlequins". Interlibrary loan or anything else? Nope, they don't offer that.

I don't get why do people love independent bookstores.

For me, locally - those never have anything else than top books on selling lists, selling them for the stock price. I am not a rich person and I can't justify paying ~ 30-40% more just to support them.

"Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.

Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.

Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.

Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment, it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.

Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.

Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.

And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be. And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy."

by Max Ehrmann ©1927

"Why are you so obsessed with suppressing the truth?"

What? What I said is that I feel for the innocent students there, not that there are no cheaters? Please, don't put words into my mouth that I have not said.

That's why I said it's not like I don't get it.

There's no solution at this point for this year.

"The decision to cancel the release of this year’s results will weigh most on Grade 12 students who won’t get a chance to do it again next year, Shin said. But he didn’t think the onus was on the university. “It’s obviously a cheater’s fault, right? They’re the ones who cheated. They’re the one to break the rules. It’s their fault morally and logically.”

... I guess so, but how it is fault of someone who did not cheat? They are lumped in together, like it's their fault too. Not that I don't get that, but still.

Or doing the best with bad question ;)

It is a dog whistle for "We let gays/trans/atheist people exist."

Also, while I think that barring a fringe part of society, everyone would agree, the fun part is, how do you get to people to agree who's pro-Russian or not ;) Of course, this is for local parties, but go to /r/Poland and /r/Polska and ask them, what parties are pro-Russian. Then to Wykop, both Mikroblog and frontpage, and see the reactions.

Same thing will apply here.

I had been talking with my conservative colleagues - they were deeply unhappy with him on stance of migration, LGBT issues, or even very recent - his talk with Vance, whom they support (American politics are just so big that it has effect on us even across the ocean).

Then, from religious point of view - they didn't really like his ecumenism approach, to them it was borderline of heresy.

There is no alternative. Governement, or corporations. Choose one.

Well - what it was, that you have said? You fully know it changes things.

In Poland, he was a figure bigger than life.

:(

And for political side - in Poland, he was seen as way too leftist/liberal for the conservatives in Church, and too pro-Russian for the liberals in it - he had not condemned Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Minimal is ~$930 after taxes, though; I rarely see people talk here about salary pre-tax, tbh.

~$1200 is what I'd get paid here after a few years of experience; I have never saw an internship offer in my city that paid more than minimal wage (most commonly, it's unpaid).

I wonder what will happen first - will companies move to LLMs, or to programmers from abroad (because ultimately, it will be cheaper than using LLMs - you've said ~$500 per day, in Poland ~$1500 will be a good monthly wage - and that still will make us expensive! How about moving to India, then? Nigeria? LATAM countries?)

Let's not jump to the gun here. It could be as well that there's nothing there, or so on. And being accused of something you didn't is something I think we'd all want to not deal with.

That being said, I do also very much hope it's not what you say because I've been noticing that trend too :(

not in here - they aren't a place for that :( at best, events for primary/secondary school, and that is it

and yup, they are certainly underfunded and i don't envy them, i do believe that most of them are trying to do as much as they can. :(

Because I saw others here speak about their libraries, I will too.

I'm Polish, I live in a big city. My libraries around, are, to say it mildly, awful. At best, they'll contain old school readings, some history book from communist period and old tech manuals (old as in, Win 95 guides or for tech that is no longer used).

I really envy Americans in this aspect.

Yup, thankfully. I posted below too that I was wrong, just without link

I tried to see if that book is still available to get, doesn't seem like so, at least in paper :< It's certainly one I'd love to have on desk.

I hate how with most history books published here, after a year or two it's impossible to get them due to low print :(

I remember seeing similar idea in the past on HN - a website serving a few channels, that were the same for everyone browsing at the time. Is it a similar thing? It strikes some memories, but it's hazy for me :(

Also - amazing job with the design