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Developments in tech in Toronto over the past seven years

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Re: Developments in tech in Toronto over the past seven years

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Doesn't Dan, like, hail from Alberta? I worked for a couple months in Calgary and really liked it.

Who's Dan?

I probably seem like I really hate Calgary but I don't... I was talking about the praries at large and Calgary is just one city.

I mean they made a knock-off CN Tower out of spite but I won't hold it against them... :P

Re: Developments in tech in Toronto over the past seven years

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Depends on your experience/expertise. I typically see vast ranges with more junior people charging $50/hr, intermediates at $80/hr, and seniors (people with decades of business experience) between $100-180/hr. I sub out work now and then, I'll add an email address to my profile. I'd like to know your skill sets.

Oh thanks for your reply. Here in Québec city consulting companies charge 70-75 for gov contracting, and in insurances companies you can get 80-100 per hour. Yes add your e-mail adress, we can take the discussion further :)

Done.

Re: Developments in tech in Toronto over the past seven years

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post #111

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Doesn't Dan, like, hail from Alberta? I worked for a couple months in Calgary and really liked it.

Who's Dan? I probably seem like I really hate Calgary but I don't... I was talking about the praries at large and Calgary is just one city. I mean they made a knock-off CN Tower out of spite but I won't hold it against them... :P

'dang, the moderator on this thread.

Central Illinois is a big, flat, boring, methamphetamized prairie too, but I'd still rather live in Chicago than on either coast. Most places you could think of wanting to live are surrounded by boring places.

Re: Developments in tech in Toronto over the past seven years

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You said: The Canadian praries (AB, SK, MB) are rough. It's cheap because people don't want to live there.

I don't see how that contradicts anything else I've said. The average wage in Nunavut is higher than Toronto, does that make it a better place to live?

Saying "people don't want to live there" while at the same time admitting more than 2M people live in a high income area seems to be contradictory, no?

Re: Developments in tech in Toronto over the past seven years

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I don't see how that contradicts anything else I've said. The average wage in Nunavut is higher than Toronto, does that make it a better place to live?

Saying " people don't want to live there " while at the same time admitting more than 2M people live in a high income area seems to be contradictory, no?

I said 1.3m in the metro area, which includes the population of Calgary. A high average salary doesn't necessarily make the whole of Calgary a high income area either. The average hourly rate of low population places can be easily influenced by outliers, like in the case of Nunavut and several cities in Alberta, contractors doing seasonal work in dangerous trades.

Re: Developments in tech in Toronto over the past seven years

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post #111

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Who's Dan? I probably seem like I really hate Calgary but I don't... I was talking about the praries at large and Calgary is just one city. I mean they made a knock-off CN Tower out of spite but I won't hold it against them... :P

'dang, the moderator on this thread. Central Illinois is a big, flat, boring, methamphetamized prairie too, but I'd still rather live in Chicago than on either coast. Most places you could think of wanting to live are surrounded by boring places.

Are they? Would have assumed SF. Didn't think YCombinator had any presence in Canada. I thought dang was a shared account used by multiple moderators as well.

Re: Developments in tech in Toronto over the past seven years

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Is that CAD or USD though? Because you're still really underpaying if it's CAD.

Unless you are living in the US and getting paid in CAD what does it matter? That's not really a legitimate perspective.

It matters because you don't just spend your earnings locally.

Re: Developments in tech in Toronto over the past seven years

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'dang, the moderator on this thread. Central Illinois is a big, flat, boring, methamphetamized prairie too, but I'd still rather live in Chicago than on either coast. Most places you could think of wanting to live are surrounded by boring places.

Are they? Would have assumed SF. Didn't think YCombinator had any presence in Canada. I thought dang was a shared account used by multiple moderators as well.

No, 'dang is Dan Gackle. There are two public moderators, 'dang and 'sctb (Scott "Certificate Transparency" Bell).

Re: Developments in tech in Toronto over the past seven years

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Unless you are living in the US and getting paid in CAD what does it matter? That's not really a legitimate perspective.

It matters because you don't just spend your earnings locally.

Actually, most people do.

Re: Developments in tech in Toronto over the past seven years

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post #116

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Are they? Would have assumed SF. Didn't think YCombinator had any presence in Canada. I thought dang was a shared account used by multiple moderators as well.

No, 'dang is Dan Gackle. There are two public moderators, 'dang and 'sctb (Scott "Certificate Transparency" Bell).

Oh cool. Dan is seriously committed, he's almost omnipotent lol.
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