wtf, 4 of the 5 accounts that posted comments were created recently:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5893195 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5893174 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5893169 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5893160

Yeah, we know. We asked our current users to help spread the word, but now we see that it looks less credible due to the new user accounts. These are real comments from our users. I'm sorry that this looks like faked by us. :(

..this is news?

No it's just funny.

who should be concerned about Prism?

If Mailjet was served a warrant for information in Canada, wouldn't they provide the relevant information?

Of course we would, but as stated in the post, the process is stricter (an independent Judge is needed...).

they didn't have access to all private messages from Facebook and I doubt the turnaround time would have been fast enough to retrieve messages at customs.

Richard Stallman: doesn't get hyperboles

I'm almost 100% certain it was a joke

is £50k enough to live in London on your own? (i.e. a one br flat)

Yes. A reasonable one bed (not a studio) flat in zone 2 will be around £1000-1200 pcm.

Of course it is. If you are single you can live comfortably in zone 1 for that, even in Kensington. All-in rent for about £1k. I'm confused by the replies saying you can't. There's people living happily near me earning a lot less than that.

But you wont be buying anywhere anytime soon in zone one

Yeah. I am in zone 3 (15 minute walk from the office which is awesome) at £1200 a month for a very nice (large) one bed room flat. I could get a two bedroom with a little more space for the same price but this flat is gorgeous and I love the lay out plus location to work is perfect. Close enough but not too close ;)

I would say you could get by on 35k but you wouldn't have much left over. Could do it for a year or two in a grind if you really had to though. Anything less and you will probably get pissed off with yourself as you will most likely feel under valued quite quickly. Especially if you have to pay anything at all for travel.

I lived comfortably in zone 2 on £40k a year.

I was paying £250 a week rent for a one bedroom flat in a complex with gym + pool in zone 2.

Rent prices are a little higher than they were two years ago now though!

Prices are generally higher now. How much were you spending on commute?

It was approximately £20 a week.

In the summer I used to walk which took around 40 minutes so I spent a little less.

Yes.

Myself, my wife, 3 children, a car in a 2 bedroom maisonette with two gardens in zone 5.

No problems. Apart from the incurred debt from having to live on a much lower salary for several years beforehand. That is the biggest problem for me.

Barely, if your lifestyle is western (can't leave in bad area), you like to have holidays abroad and what to save some money as well.

Yes.

I live in Zone 4 in a 1 bedroom flat for £910 a month and I only earn £42k.

Bollocks. My gf and I are currently living off of my 40k since she's unemployed. In zone 2. It's totally doable and you'll have money to spare if you're alone with that kind of salary.