Recent content by zeno

Just chose a random spot in Newark for brunch. https://www.blueprintcafelounge.com/copy-of-menu With a drink and tax and tip I would say you're walking out of there $25-30 minimum

There are so many places outside of Palermo. It's the least imaginative thing to default to Palermo. Buenos Aires is vast and I've found amazing places to eat just walking around different neighborhoods like San Telmo, Villa Crespo, and getting recommendations from local foodies.

The ability to create your own currency is a huge power. It means you can manipulate tax rates, redirect resources, make it harder to save or easier to spend, and vice versa. There's a reason why most stable, democratic regimes give independent power to their central banks. Otherwise...

I may be miscalculating, but 494k pesos using either blue or MEP gives me just a few dollars north of $1k USD converted. It is cheap but that model of the 14 pro is $999 + sales tax in the US. In New Hampshire and other states where you don't pay sales tax, it's still cheaper. Don't get me...

I have both a Stanley and a Zojirushi. Zojirushi works great and I can't really tell which one is better, but reviews from the NYTimes give Stanley an edge in terms of temperature retention. Zojirushi is more expensive, but I think more elegant. Stanley is much more robust and seems like it...

If you plan on becoming a mate drinker, bring a Stanley 1.1 quart thermos. It's $25 in the US, but about $90 here

The easiest thing to do for you is to just purchase a Skype subscription with a US number

We usually call them "programming languages", not "coding languages". With your experience, you should be able to set up a linux-based router like DD-WRT or OpenWRT with a friend in the US and use OpenVPN or Wireguard to mask your location and use any number of VoIP providers to set up a phone...

Why do you anticipate having a US number as a requirement? It seems most companies have settled on using Zoom, Meets, or Teams to do work calls/meetings. If you have a US carrier, you always have the option to have it roam, meaning you will continue receiving calls and messages abroad, but the...

US Remote jobs usually assumes a US domicile. No W-2 job ever allows you to work remotely for a US company while residing abroad due to tax and labor laws both in the US and in the country where you reside. If they happen to have an office in a foreign country, you are hired by the local office...

Did you ever have a haircut that you loved? Take several pictures from all sides and then wherever you go you can show the barber visually rather than via words. This has worked everywhere.

At the end of January, transactions started working like MC. It stayed in pending state for 3-4 days with the "official" rate. Before that it settled right away at the MEP rate.

Just wait 3-4 days.

I've been following this drama on TikTok. In summary, she's not being targeted for what she's saying but how's she's saying it. Sticking in political terms she doesn't understand. Many Argentines agree that Argentina is not as developed as Western Europe, so you shouldn't expect otherwise...

I have a 45-liter soft-cased carry-on backpack bag (Tom Bihn Aeronaut 45) and nobody has ever weighed it even though sometimes it weighed over the limit. I think with backpacks nobody cares about the weight. The logic seems to be that if it's light enough to carry on your back, it's not heavy...