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mstade wrote: post #390
jobigoud wrote: post #284

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Interesting. How does bandwidth work? For example when you are in Florida do you rent a place just for a few weeks (can't stay more than 3 months) and register with an ISP or do you stay at a hotel? I'd love to have that freedom, I already work remotely, but I can't really be offline for multiple days unless it's on purpose for vacations.

Typically I go to places like coffee shops and such that might have decent wifi. It takes a couple of days of scouting to find a few good spots, but there's always some. I also generally get a prepaid contract or hotspot with whatever local cell provider is the fastest and/or has the best coverage. I almost exclusively go to places where I know internet isn't going to be an issue, for when I'm working. I do a bit of…

I forgot to mention I have a couple of sim cards from various countries in the EU that have generous roaming. Like Three UK which will give you essentially free roaming (but not calls and texts) certainly within the union, but also in places like the USA. It's not enough for tethering (indeed, it doesn't even work) but it's good enough for keeping internet on your phone for things like GPS, simple mail etc, holding you over between wifi hotspots.

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Post by pier25 »

anon1253 wrote: post #280

Iceland. Clean water and air, plus practically "free" electricity. Developed utilities and infrastructure. Small and mostly friendly population. The natural beauty there gets to me every time I visit. There is nothing like seeing a bright aurora, or driving through something seemingly other-worldy. And…it might possibly survive nuclear or climate catastrophe.

The food though...

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Post by trprog »

lukevers wrote: post #113

Scotland (if I have to pick a city, Edinburgh). I don't really know what the job market is there for software development though. NY is great because of the huge market, but after traveling all over the UK (and Scotland twice), both my wife and I would love to live there. There's not nearly as many people as there are here in the US (which is a plus), and it's beautiful everywhere.

>I don't really know what the job market is there for software development though

There is a lot more work in Glasgow it seems. We are considering moving and I get the odd email from some Scottish recruiters I spoke too. Thus far I think virtually 100% of the jobs they have sent my way have been based in Glasgow.

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Post by justincooke »

I just currently locked down a 12 month lease in Saigon, Vietnam. I've been visiting here often the last couple of years and keep feeling pulled back to the city, so decided to commit to being here for most of the time the next 12 months.

It's a "big" city in Asia without being massive. (Bangkok, Tokyo, Manila, etc.) Great coffee shop scene, rooftop bars, restaurants, and friendly expat entrepreneurial community/vibe. In fact, Obama came through a few months ago and gave a talk at one of the co-working spots to some of the local entrepreneurs!

Here are some good write-ups on entrepreneurship in Saigon:

https://www.virgin.com/entrepreneur/the-worlds-best-start-up...

https://www.coworker.com/lab/14-reasons-why-saigon-is-the-ul...

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Post by smashingx »

avenoir wrote: post #244
dogismycopilot wrote: post #6

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I'm here. It's not that awesome.

I moved to Denver about a year ago. It's all subjective of course, but I really struggle to understand the benefits of living in Boulder outside of a more vibrant tech scene and being a nice cozy town. The rent is ~$300-$400 more expensive. The trails are absolutely packed with people. There is beer pong and loud parties on every corner in the summer. Yes, it's a little closer to skiing resorts, but we're talking ext…

I don't agree with this comment at all, "the trails are packed?" WTF, "beer pong and loud parties on every corner"? And no, is not closer to skiing resorts, there are way too many other towns closer to skiing resorts. I don't even know what city is this dude talking about, maybe some place in new york or california. I've lived in Boulder for about 10 years, and I've never seen anything like that.

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Post by rossng »

dasboth wrote: post #170
rossng wrote: post #141

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Edinburgh has lots of interesting technology companies: Rockstar, SkyScanner, Amazon, Codeplay etc. The University of Edinburgh has an excellent CS department and hosts the UK's national HPC facility, ARCHER. It's one of the few cities in the UK that I would be tempted to move to from Bristol.

> one of the few cities in the UK that I would be tempted to move to What are the others, out of interest?

Good question. Cambridge and Oxford have interesting technology but very high cost of living. Bath is close to Bristol and part of the same city region. I'd prefer to avoid London due to air quality, cost and commute. I would consider other cities (e.g. Manchester, Sheffield, Newcastle) if I find interesting work.
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