Posts by artagnon@mathstodon.xyz
 (DIR) Post #AIwfHgKkiZ5WixfoaO by artagnon@mathstodon.xyz
       2022-04-29T12:04:21Z
       
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       @ColinTheMathmo @RyunoKi More of a general comment, but authentication is usually done via a POST request. Now, I don’t know the specifics of encoding the password etc, but curl -XPOST -d … would send a json-encoded POST request.
       
 (DIR) Post #AulF3HaCWfP7P8zXma by artagnon@mathstodon.xyz
       2025-06-03T18:00:26Z
       
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       @ricci Hehe, there’s also an Eritrean chap at my neighborhood café who calls me uncle (to my face). Most of the others call me brother, which I personally prefer.
       
 (DIR) Post #AwEXyOgq330xPGqGW0 by artagnon@mathstodon.xyz
       2025-07-17T19:11:11Z
       
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       @ricci Is it your birthday? Happy Birthday! 🎂
       
 (DIR) Post #AwQ2jPkB59S1eJIZlo by artagnon@mathstodon.xyz
       2025-07-23T08:17:39Z
       
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       @ricci
       
 (DIR) Post #AwSB3iPgZD5bICpC0e by artagnon@mathstodon.xyz
       2025-07-24T09:00:23Z
       
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       @ricci Oh wow, these are really great cards!
       
 (DIR) Post #AxTUdZ534jxQrPH2R6 by artagnon@mathstodon.xyz
       2025-08-23T22:06:35Z
       
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       @ricci As someone who consciously moved out of the US, I think I can safely say that, as much as the US is doing pretty much everything wrong, there is no alternative for an immigrant who wants to start a career in STEM fields today. I moved to Europe because, as I aged, I placed higher value on overall quality of life beyond just work, but I will admit that I used the US as a trampoline: I'm also a slightly strange case, because I can do good self-driven work without external incentives (this was developed at an early age, when I was contributing to git). The US still has the top universities and the most opportunity for career progression. The cream of academia and industry still has a strong incentive system based on merit.A broad oversimplification of the situation in Europe is that computer-literacy in France is abysmally low, everyone is jobless and penniless in Italy and Spain, there is no housing available at any price point available in the Netherlands, the Scandinavian countries have no higher education, and areas surrounding Munich, Zurich, and London have a tiny fraction of industry jobs. I was shocked to see the people employed at a major tech company in Europe: these people would either be laughed out of the US, or be stuck in some janitorial job forever. The strong merit-based incentive structure only exists in elite hedge funds or local setups of American companies.Canada and Australia aren't in much better shape either, although I'm not very familiar with the situation there. China, Japan, and South Korea are xenophobic, and the work culture is slavish. That probably leaves the tiny island city-country of Singapore, which isn't a bad option if you don't mind the tiny city.