I have a friend who is a foreigner, and is in a master's CS degree program in the US. He's married to an American woman as of a few months ago.
What is the reasonable amount of time it should take for him to be able to get a green card and work here in the US?
And is there something he can do to help expedite any process(es) (maybe not a greencard?) so he can legally work and support himself and his new family?
Largely because of the Biden administration's policy of waiving the in-person interview requirement in marriage-based green card cases, the process has been very fast over the last 4 years, often taking less than 6 months from the time of filing until the approval of the green card application. If the new administration brings back the interview requirement, then I suspect that the processing time will go back to what it was before, which typically was at least 1 year. While a green card applicant is waiting for their green card application to be reviewed and approved, they will receive a temporary work card. The processing of work card applications is all over the place but has been better over the past 2 years and can take less than 3 months now (although it also can take much longer). There is a way to request expedited approval of a work card application but the standard is high. Instructions for requesting expedite review of an immigration application are available on the USCIS web site.
You are missing a critical point. Before this, there was likely no proof that people could share or rely on to question if _any_ ghost could be an illusion.
This is very important to future critical thinking because this gave people evidence to back up being skeptical for future illusions that they can't immediately explain.
When I see a card magic trick, for all intents and purposes it "appears" magic. Once I learn _one_ card trick, I start to realize it's not magic. Regardless if I can prove anything or not.
This same applies here with ghosts. People needed to know they _could_ be fooled, how it was done doesn't matter, because people were being scammed and were afraid of things that weren't ghosts.
Proving something is a ghost has never been done, so ghost scams is a good thing to educate people on.
> With most Work for Hire agreements in the US, the client owns the code..
I think you have this backwards. By default the creator owns the code. (unless you agree in writing otherwise) Some exceptions I am aware of (IANAL) is if you are an employee, then the employer owns the code by default.
Under the "work for hire" clause, I think (?) that if you are commissioned for the work as an individual, you should have the copyright by default but may not have the copyright based on agreements made. But if you are commissioned as a business entity, your business entity would own the copyright. (again, unless explicitly agreed otherwise)
If someone else can chime here, as I may be wrong on this.
That's true of code developed in the absence of a working agreement. What GP meant, I assume, was that in _most_ cases, when you freelance or contract with a business with a MSA or other contract, that contract is going to specify that the work performed is WFH. Default ownership of copyright and code doesn't apply in this case.
But, if for some reason the agreement didn't specifically note the work performed as WFH then yes, the developer still owns the copyright to code they worked on. Where it gets muddy as hell is when you work with a team, some of whom may be other contractors and some of whom may be employees of the client.
I have signed a number of work agreements when being hired by a number of US companies.
They all clearly state that I transfer all rights, including the copyright, to the company. But it only applies to the code I write using company's technical means, or otherwise as a part of doing my job.
(Hence I keep any private stuff on my own laptop, never on company's.)
Yep, just came here to say this. I was going to run their maze through a photoshop filter to remove the extra garbage to see what difference it makes. (but eh, we know it would)
I wonder if there are multiple different causes. Because I have had migraines regularly since I was a little kid and sleep was the only cure. (Hours of crying until I'd pass out) But when I got to a teen I tried every pain killer I could find and finally I found that none of them helped unless I took it very early when the pain started. (Within maybe 30-40 min) And even then only ibuprofen worked. (And I have to take quite a bit) But even then the pain doesn't go away for some time. But at least it doesn't get any worse.
So I keep ibuprofen in every car, bag, and a few places around the house.
OTC medication is not typically strong enough to fully fend off a migraine (no, excedrin migraine doesn’t count). Go see a doctor, explain your symptoms etc and get prescribed something like rizatriptan.
Seconding Rizatriptan. It's a game changer. It also seems to work better earlier, before the pounding really sets in, but in the worst case it still turns it down a lot.
In addition to triptans, there's another class of migraine medication that's relatively new, but given the cost and back and forth your doctor will have to do, they prefer to start with triptans: *gepant drugs like Nurtec and Ubrelvy.
Emphasis on the "something like": there are several different drugs in this class (triptans), and it might take a couple of tries to get one that works for you.
Personally, sumatriptan doesn't work reliably, rizatriptan makes me feel super woozy, but eletriptan works well and without noticeable side effects.
For all of the other folks here saying ibuprofen isn't strong enough: I have the same, and only with ibuprofen (vs. other over-the-counter drugs like aspirin or paracetemol): if I catch it early enough, sometimes it staves off the full blown migraine development.
I've had migraines since childhood, fortunately only every couple months for 2-4 hours. Weirdly, I'm so used to the pain at this point that I kind of take it in stride.
The downside is that ibuprofen also often upsets my stomach, and in the bad ones, I barf from the pain, so there's a gamble as to which route to go down.
This is similar to my symptoms. So far I haven't found any over the counter painkiller that helps me reliably. At least not in the doses you're supposed to take.
A few years ago I read something about a theory that migraines have to do with the body's heat regulation, and it was suggested to try a hot shower. That does seem to help me. So nowadays when I get a migraine (thankfully only about five times per year or so) I run a hot bath and stay in the tub for two to three hours. It's not fun, and for the first few minutes the headache gets worse and really starts pounding (blood pressure changes due to the heat maybe? I don't know). But then the heat does seem to take a lot of the edge off, and after a while the pain actually stops. Which it doesn't reliably do with painkillers only. Much better than lying around in bed, unable to sleep.
Not medical advice, your mileage will vary. But might be something others would want to try. If you're going to suffer and wait for it to stop, you might as well consider doing that in the bath.
This question speaks to the biggest communications battle I have had for the past 20+ years in my career.
I have a coworker that uses his quick talking ability to manipulate, accuse and scam his way through meetings and his daily work. He is management level (so am I) and it's impossible to have reasonable discussions for many reasons.
My solution:
I graciously communicate in a professional manner, work properly with this person as a normal work flow. I listen and give my feedback and this works really well to make the day go smoothly for both of us and anyone else in the area.
After any encounters with this person, I think about what happened, I make some notes about the events (date stamp it as well) and then let it sit in my mind until the next day at a minimum.
I have found that after doing this, I realized what really happened, (if I was tricked or manipulated or not) and then I do all of my responses in email.
I do not even try to do it verbally. In fact I have told this person and upper management, that I am not comfortable talking about events _because_ I am do not have quick responses to ward off the manipulations (I don't call it this to upper management though).
I state plainly that I do not want confrontation, and I just want to do my job, and I get too emotional and can sometimes communicate poorly verbally.
This is a reasonable statement, and I no longer have to replay my conversations when things go wrong, because I do it all in writing.
This has had the side benefit of causing this bully to back down, because he has relied on hiding behind clever wording and phrasing that I could not counter. And because I am being very open about my responses, he knows he would have to do the same if we wants to respond and his true motivations and intent would be revealed.
So I am now simply happier at work. I hope this helps some.
Why is there so much marketing to support nuclear?
The reason people don't want it in their back yard is because disasters are so drastic (even if rare), the waste nearly permanent (and one of the most toxic we produce on earth), and trust in government and corporations to protect our health and safety is at historic lows.
I simply do not trust lobbiests, CEOs and career politicians with the health and safety of my family, and I don't think anyone else should either.
I think those in the nuclear business understand this is the last hurrah. It's now or never, so the marketing is being pushed to the maximum. It also means you shouldn't trust a single word from them; they're desperate and care nothing for their future reputation if they fail.
What is the reasonable amount of time it should take for him to be able to get a green card and work here in the US?
And is there something he can do to help expedite any process(es) (maybe not a greencard?) so he can legally work and support himself and his new family?
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