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  1. Rubberhose on Encrypted Filesystems With Linux? · · Score: 3

    You can try rubberhose - http://www.rubberhose.org/. From the homepage description: "Rubberhose transparently and deniably encrypts disk data, minimising the effectiveness of warrants, coersive interrogations and other compulsive mechanims, such as U.K RIP legislation. Rubberhose differs from conventional disk encryption systems in that it has an advanced modular architecture, self-test suite, is more secure, portable, utilises information hiding (steganography / deniable cryptography), works with any file system and has source freely available. Currently supported ciphers are DES, 3DES, IDEA, RC5, RC6, Blowfish, Twofish and CAST." It is not quite true that all filesystems are supported - do not use a journaling filesystem such as RieserFS, JFS or XFS.

  2. H1B Visas, Practical Training and Green Cards... on Work Options In The U.S. When Student Visas Expire? · · Score: 1

    There are short, medium and long term options that all have their drawbacks - and all involve a degree of risk. The shortest term is to apply for a year of practical training. They are allowed to do this if a) they are on an F1 visa and b) have an employer already lined up. If they are here on a J1 or other visa there is very little hope that this will be a viable alternative. Medium term is to try to get an H1 visa. This will also require an employer already lined up who will be willing to sponsor them. This can be arranged during their year of practical training. The disadvantage of H1 visas is that they have a limited lifetime. In fact it is now becoming a problem for a lot of workers in the US on H1 visas who are having to return to their home countries now that their H1 visas are expiring. The third alternative is to apply for a green card. To be eligible they may need to either get their employer to sponsor them or marry a US citizen or apply for the diversity visa lottery. This last is a little known lottery held by the INS every year to boost immigration to the US from countries that would otherwise be underrepresented in the immigration statistics. If they are from a country that sends a lot of immigrants to the US they are likely not eligible. The eligible countries change every year, and there is about a 1 in 16 chance of getting it. However, it's worth it if they want to stay here for any length of time.

  3. TurboTax and WINE on Tax Software for Linux? · · Score: 1

    TurboTax 98 works with WINE-991031. I don't know about TurboTax 99.