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pyreko commented on I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney, who does work for YC and startups. AMA    · Posted by u/proberts
KerrAvon · 3 months ago
That’s only the Canada -> US leg, though. They can still grab your phone on the US -> Canada return trip, ne pas?
pyreko · 3 months ago
I've crossed a few times between the two via plane since Feb and when exiting the US, they could not care less from my experience.

EDIT: I do remember hearing some cases of being searched when leaving through land borders, but that's more of cars being searched for smuggling IIRC?

pyreko commented on I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney, who does work for YC and startups. AMA    · Posted by u/proberts
ridgewell · 3 months ago
The one that I frequently hear of as a layman (not a lawyer) is Toronto Pearson Airport's Preclearance, which has a very strict and narrow view of the TN Status eligible occupations.
pyreko · 3 months ago
Obviously anecdotal but I've had zero issues with preclearance at Pearson as a TN holder, both crossing and when applying for TN. They usually just ask me some combination of where I work for, what I do, and if I know when my TN expires, and that's it. My experience applying there has also been incredibly uneventful. I guess engineering is a bit easier to do though, especially if you have a strong application that's been done by lawyers.

I've been given hell by immigration about my TN when flying directly into US airports though.

pyreko commented on Ask HN: CS degrees, do they matter again?    · Posted by u/platevoltage
pyreko · 4 months ago
As some other people have mentioned, one area it _could_ matter is if you are ever looking to work in another country and need to apply for a work visa.
pyreko commented on The Sound Proof Booths of Silence   dota2.com/newsentry/36755... · Posted by u/namiwang
Dowwie · 2 years ago
this photo from the article amazes me: https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//3703047/a37c...

that's a packed stadium, up to the nose bleeds

pyreko · 2 years ago
Similar photo from League of Legends' world finals from 2022 (Chase Center): https://res.cloudinary.com/dxb0ptf6a/image/upload/c_fill,dpr...

If you haven't been paying attention to the eSports scene it can definitely be really surprising, but the crowd size and the production value of these things is insane to think about, especially if you aren't expecting it for just a video game.

pyreko commented on Giving up the iPad-only travel dream   sixcolors.com/post/2023/0... · Posted by u/haunter
mvdtnz · 2 years ago
Maybe it's an American thing but I don't think I know a single person who owns or uses an ipad, with the exception of rich parents who use them exclusively to distract children. I certainly don't notice a lot of ipad users in airports or trains.
pyreko · 2 years ago
Canadian here, iPads are really common amongst (uni/college) students as well, from my experience - they make good notetaking/general course work devices. Off the top of my head I think like 40-70% of students in my classes had an iPad.

And as another comment said, iPads are pretty common options here for some people who aren't really power users that essentially want a phone experience, but bigger. I've set up my mom with an iPad + PiHole for home use and she's super happy with it as a video and browsing device that is generally reliable. She does have access to a PC I built as well, but an iPad is much more portable around the house for her (e.g. she needs to follow a recipe while cooking).

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