I can confirm that this point of view is the polar opposite of the Hungarian Consulate in Vienna. I had to go around her and go straight to the top to get my Work Visa issued which was already confirmed to be accepted back in Budapest (I just needed to go through the proper channel to have it issued) because:
"I'm sick and tired of all these god damned Americans trying to do whatever they can to get themselves into my country!"
6+ hours later, talking to the Vice Ambassador and Ambassador via phone, we got an apology and the paperwork.
Also, it's not all pretty roses in general. Many people give you weird looks if you just look American and will have fevered attitude because of it, without saying a word. Granted, there are times that your statemnet might be correct, but please - don't count it as bullshit when it does actually happen.
I am a U.S. Citizen working in Budapest, Hungary for IBM (SQL monkey). If you're serious about this, have as much lined up and in place prior to coming - it's going to take time. Granted each country is different (though I'm not sure how the EU calculates into things as Hungary just joined in May), but regardless of where you go, it's going to take time. Hell, the US takes a good long time too. Also, IIRC be aware that any income over $80,000/year income will be taxed both by the country you are in and the IRS when you return to the states (I think I remember reading this somewhere on the Embassy's website, though it might've been the IRS site).
Clean up your CV, add fluent languages as skills, etc.
Step 1 is finding a company willing to handle the paperwork and costs involved. Other markets might be better, but it took me over 5 months in Hungary - mainly because I don't speak Hungarian, but also because I'm American.
Once this is done, there is usually a waiting period where the company must present the position to the government to see if there is someone suitable within the country to fulfill the position. This, at least in Hungary, can take up to 60 days before the final decision to award a work permit can take place, possibly adding to the length of time. My work permit required my Passport, diploma (HS or College), paperwork showing residence, offer letter and some other work provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers (they were handling the entire affair with IBM).
Step 2 is aquiring a Work Visa or some other kind of visa that will allow you to work in the country. This usually requires that a work permit already be issued.
Step 3 then involves the rest of the paper work - Social Security Cards, Temporary and Permanent Housing Card, Tax ID Card. I've been legally employed since September 1 and have been given the Tax ID Card and the Temp Housing Card. I need the Permanent Housing Card before I can be issued the SS Card even though I'm already paying Social Security.
In all, from Interview 2, when they took all my documents, to actual hire date, it took 7 months and I'm still not completely done.
I will have to go through this again in July/August (it is supposed to be easier the 2nd time around), as the first work permit is issued for 360 days and my Work Visa expires the day prior to my hire date anniversary. My second permit & visa will be issued for 365 days. I've been told that after 2006, I will be able to obtain a work permit that will be valid for 5-7 years, afterwhich I need to obtain something similar to temporary citizenship.
Experiences in other countries, particularly those that have been EU states for some time will probably have an easier time (maybe, I'm not sure), however I will say that it has been one of the most difficult hirings I've ever imagined having.
On second thought, my fiancee (the reason I'm here in the first place) is going to have an even more difficult time getting permanent residence in the US after we're married, so maybe it's not too bad afterall.
There are a good number of distros out there that already ship with Postfix and some that don't (Slackware is one). However, no distro to my knowledge actually has Postfix as the default MTA - they're all still defaulting to sendmail. Is this release enough to start asking for Postfix to be the default, or should we be waiting for the 2.2?
For personal choices, the need for some hardcore proof to give to Patrick to include Postfix in Slackware is very high - many in that crowd have been making noise for Postfix, but convincing Patrick is difficult at best! This might be a good time to start trying.
any Windows or KDE user who tries out Gnome will find themselves clicking on the wrong button because Gnome has it backwards.
Am I weird because I actually read what the button says before clicking it, rather than clicking by instinct? Or at least look at the pretty icon defining Cancel/Don't Save/Save?
It takes a second to do this and saves heart ache by clicking the wrong thing.
If one doesn't take the time to actually know/think about what they're clicking, then invariably said user needs to also be thoughtless with whatever action happens from clicking. A dialog box asking for user input is there because the developer feels it's necessary for the user to THINK about what they are doing.
Before the delay, this is what Todd (maintainer) said this thread on March 22nd:
"The GNOME release is planned for March 24th, but I doubt I'll have everything ready until this weekend at the earliest. Even so, since *so* much stuff is changing, I may hold off until the 1st or 2nd week of April to ensure everything is stable."
I think we'll see Dropline 2.6 before the end of April. I'd rather not have it rushed and keep the stability in my Slackware install *wink wink*
Now living in Hungary, which was part of the Eastern Block, I can state for the record that just because the Soviets forced the language does not mean people speak it. My fiancee remembers a few choice words, but after a few years of it in school, remembers NONE of it. She does, however, speak fluent Hungarian, English and Spanish. The same is true with her friends as well.
Many other people hardly speak the language. Her parents, like many others here, detest the language and have forced themselves to forget that which was brought onto them.
I've learned to NEVER assume someone speaks a language (that whole American in another country thing).
I found Elena's site (the first time round) 2 days before it hit Slashdot on another popular website. If there's another group out there that can cause mass slashdotting of sites, and bring some of the worst minds I've seen on the net, it's them.
That's not to say we're not creeping her out, but there are other mass communities as well.
I can honestly say, from experience now, that the Trabant, while scary to ride in, is quite a thrilling ride when combatting hills, pot holes, and any other slight variation in the road. You feel like Fred Flinstone sometimes - it's almost as if you could smash your feet THROUGH the paper-constructed floor. Nothing like cruisin' around in a compressed-paper car at 50km/H!!
My fiancee currently has a 1984 Trabant 601 SPEC sedan (though it's called a Limo - why? I don't know) here in Hungary. Here's some specs of interest: - 2cyl 595cm^3 engine - 615 kg / 1,000kg max rated weight
We use it to go up and down the hill (living in Fot, just outside of Budapest), as it's easier and faster than walking, to get to the bus stations. It's old, beatup, but it does the job - relatively reliably too.
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He's even posted to SecurityFocus' job postings back in 2001. Resume is as shown above, but sent via a Hotmail address.
Amazing.
I can confirm that this point of view is the polar opposite of the Hungarian Consulate in Vienna. I had to go around her and go straight to the top to get my Work Visa issued which was already confirmed to be accepted back in Budapest (I just needed to go through the proper channel to have it issued) because:
"I'm sick and tired of all these god damned Americans trying to do whatever they can to get themselves into my country!"
6+ hours later, talking to the Vice Ambassador and Ambassador via phone, we got an apology and the paperwork.
Also, it's not all pretty roses in general. Many people give you weird looks if you just look American and will have fevered attitude because of it, without saying a word. Granted, there are times that your statemnet might be correct, but please - don't count it as bullshit when it does actually happen.
I am a U.S. Citizen working in Budapest, Hungary for IBM (SQL monkey). If you're serious about this, have as much lined up and in place prior to coming - it's going to take time. Granted each country is different (though I'm not sure how the EU calculates into things as Hungary just joined in May), but regardless of where you go, it's going to take time. Hell, the US takes a good long time too. Also, IIRC be aware that any income over $80,000/year income will be taxed both by the country you are in and the IRS when you return to the states (I think I remember reading this somewhere on the Embassy's website, though it might've been the IRS site).
Clean up your CV, add fluent languages as skills, etc.
Step 1 is finding a company willing to handle the paperwork and costs involved. Other markets might be better, but it took me over 5 months in Hungary - mainly because I don't speak Hungarian, but also because I'm American.
Once this is done, there is usually a waiting period where the company must present the position to the government to see if there is someone suitable within the country to fulfill the position. This, at least in Hungary, can take up to 60 days before the final decision to award a work permit can take place, possibly adding to the length of time. My work permit required my Passport, diploma (HS or College), paperwork showing residence, offer letter and some other work provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers (they were handling the entire affair with IBM).
Step 2 is aquiring a Work Visa or some other kind of visa that will allow you to work in the country. This usually requires that a work permit already be issued.
Step 3 then involves the rest of the paper work - Social Security Cards, Temporary and Permanent Housing Card, Tax ID Card. I've been legally employed since September 1 and have been given the Tax ID Card and the Temp Housing Card. I need the Permanent Housing Card before I can be issued the SS Card even though I'm already paying Social Security.
In all, from Interview 2, when they took all my documents, to actual hire date, it took 7 months and I'm still not completely done.
I will have to go through this again in July/August (it is supposed to be easier the 2nd time around), as the first work permit is issued for 360 days and my Work Visa expires the day prior to my hire date anniversary. My second permit & visa will be issued for 365 days. I've been told that after 2006, I will be able to obtain a work permit that will be valid for 5-7 years, afterwhich I need to obtain something similar to temporary citizenship.
Experiences in other countries, particularly those that have been EU states for some time will probably have an easier time (maybe, I'm not sure), however I will say that it has been one of the most difficult hirings I've ever imagined having.
On second thought, my fiancee (the reason I'm here in the first place) is going to have an even more difficult time getting permanent residence in the US after we're married, so maybe it's not too bad afterall.
I saw this too.
Maybe I don't have a clue, but how can such a closed society use something so open and world community driven?
of the Glitter Boy Boom Cannon when they read Mach x railgun?
There are a good number of distros out there that already ship with Postfix and some that don't (Slackware is one). However, no distro to my knowledge actually has Postfix as the default MTA - they're all still defaulting to sendmail. Is this release enough to start asking for Postfix to be the default, or should we be waiting for the 2.2?
For personal choices, the need for some hardcore proof to give to Patrick to include Postfix in Slackware is very high - many in that crowd have been making noise for Postfix, but convincing Patrick is difficult at best! This might be a good time to start trying.
Unless you're talking about the Sumo or "white devils" varieties in the jumpsuits, I don't think you'd be seeing any large scary men...
any Windows or KDE user who tries out Gnome will find themselves clicking on the wrong button because Gnome has it backwards.
Am I weird because I actually read what the button says before clicking it, rather than clicking by instinct? Or at least look at the pretty icon defining Cancel/Don't Save/Save?
It takes a second to do this and saves heart ache by clicking the wrong thing.
If one doesn't take the time to actually know/think about what they're clicking, then invariably said user needs to also be thoughtless with whatever action happens from clicking. A dialog box asking for user input is there because the developer feels it's necessary for the user to THINK about what they are doing.
Before the delay, this is what Todd (maintainer) said this thread on March 22nd:
"The GNOME release is planned for March 24th, but I doubt I'll have everything ready until this weekend at the earliest. Even so, since *so* much stuff is changing, I may hold off until the 1st or 2nd week of April to ensure everything is stable."
I think we'll see Dropline 2.6 before the end of April. I'd rather not have it rushed and keep the stability in my Slackware install *wink wink*
Now living in Hungary, which was part of the Eastern Block, I can state for the record that just because the Soviets forced the language does not mean people speak it. My fiancee remembers a few choice words, but after a few years of it in school, remembers NONE of it. She does, however, speak fluent Hungarian, English and Spanish. The same is true with her friends as well.
Many other people hardly speak the language. Her parents, like many others here, detest the language and have forced themselves to forget that which was brought onto them. I've learned to NEVER assume someone speaks a language (that whole American in another country thing).
I found Elena's site (the first time round) 2 days before it hit Slashdot on another popular website. If there's another group out there that can cause mass slashdotting of sites, and bring some of the worst minds I've seen on the net, it's them.
That's not to say we're not creeping her out, but there are other mass communities as well.
I can honestly say, from experience now, that the Trabant, while scary to ride in, is quite a thrilling ride when combatting hills, pot holes, and any other slight variation in the road. You feel like Fred Flinstone sometimes - it's almost as if you could smash your feet THROUGH the paper-constructed floor. Nothing like cruisin' around in a compressed-paper car at 50km/H!!
My fiancee currently has a 1984 Trabant 601 SPEC sedan (though it's called a Limo - why? I don't know) here in Hungary. Here's some specs of interest:
- 2cyl 595cm^3 engine
- 615 kg / 1,000kg max rated weight
We use it to go up and down the hill (living in Fot, just outside of Budapest), as it's easier and faster than walking, to get to the bus stations. It's old, beatup, but it does the job - relatively reliably too.