What should I do if my parents are installing a security camera in my bedroom?
Here are a few ideas -Sneakily spray clear coat on the lens, if you’re bad at spray painting like me, it will make the lens hazy, but still seem ok from outside. if you got enough time before the installation, you can sand the lens with 80 grit and then clear coat it.Do the math (or Physics?) and use permanent / electromagnets to produce an electromagnetic field in your room that renders all electronic devices within the field unusable.If the field of view of the camera isn’t your entire room, you can stash all your playboys in a blinded corner.use optical illusion - a set of mirrors to generate a kaleidoscopic effect and totally confuse the person watching the video footage.Get access to where the video footage is being temporarily stored (if its CCTV it would probably be linked to a memory device on a nearby computer) and hack into that device. Modulate the clock and timings on the footage to show it 3 days later than live!. this will give you enough time to edit the footage before it goes live.Ask a friend to steal your camera (or steal it yourself) and damage a window or something to fake a burglary. Tell your parents that they pointed a gun at yaIf the above “very practical” pro tips don’t work, let them install the camera and when its midnight, start acting like you have been possessed by a spirit etc. After a few days your parents will take you to the exorcist's, bribe the exorcist and tell them to tell your parents that its the camera that is bothering an evil spirit and it will keep possessing your child unless you get rid of that device.Even if that doesn’t work, tell your parents that you’re now scared of sleeping alone in your room and would like to sleep in their room instead. They will agree at first as they are loving parents, but later when they wouldn’t get any chance for romance or making out in their own room they will kick you out of the house…problem solved!Lemme know how it goesPeace
Is it better to move to Canada as a Permanent Resident instead of staying in US on H1B?
I took this route and I’m very happy with my choice. Toronto is a great city and I love having all the peace of mind and freedoms that come with PR. I’ve spent a years on work visa’s in Singapore and the US. As for lower salaries, etc its hard to compare tax rates are lower in Toronto then in US+California also you get so much more back in terms of healthcare, great schools, parks, safety, a very positive government and a young and fast growing tech scene. In terms of the tech scene Toronto has companies like Google, Slack, Shopify, Wattpad, Ecobee and so many more. And you are always free to launch your own startup.I wrote about my experience the move and how to get Canadian PR here on the MovNorth siteI love having the freedom of PR and living in this city. After so many years it’s amazing to know that I’m free to change jobs easily, build my own startup or take a break from working. No more stamping, restrictions and visa paperwork. Our kids love being surrounded by so many parks filled with their friends. The neighborhood school is amazing and my kid will be starting the french immersion program this year. Me and my wife love our week long trips to Montreal and the food choices around here are pretty great. Also 2 year super-visa’s for my parents to come and stay.And in a couple more years we’ll apply for citizenship of our new home country. I get a lot of mail from people in the valley asking about Salaries etc. I think its more important to take a pause and list your priorities and think about how you want the next 10 years of your life to be.I wrote about my experience the move and how to get Canadian PR here on the MovNorth siteMov North
What is life like for poor people in Finland?
40 some years ago… When I was young child, we did not have money. We did not have a car nor a phone and our black and white tv had just one channel. No running water or inside toilet…washing machine to talk about. Our clothes were not the latest style from paris by far but they were mostly warm. Food was simple. Potatos, pasta, sausage and such. We picked berries and secretly mushrooms as it was considered food for really poor. Hehe. Well, most folks looked our family as lesser folks but hey, what can you do? Twice a year, Town council gave these tickets to buy shoes and such for the salt of the earth and sometimes if my mother applied with a nice letter, once a blue moon, I could get new shoes.Life for poor folks in Finland is most likely the same that life of poor in everywhere else. Coping with what you have. Trying to get out of that misery. But the elements might get you killed if you dont know how to cope. I dont know where the person who asked this question comes from but Finland is a wast / empty country. Small but sparesly populated. There are no empty building blocks that one can use for shelter as in USA movies. The homeless men are often called “men of forest”, metsien miehet or “Ranta remmi” meaning gang that you find near lake/sea shore. Also there is a saying that one lives under a rowing boat when he has hit the bottom. Poverty today is that your money doesnt last for rent, food, medication, hobbies. clothes. Some people must deside if they want to eat or get the meds for diabetes or some other condition they are in.