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Re: Ask HN: If you could work remote where would you live?

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Post by jez »

mactunes wrote: post #56
jez wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I can't imagine wanting to use satellite internet as my daily driver. A quick search says that the physical limit for latency is around 500ms? That's unplayable for most video games, and would make things like SSH'ing to a server pretty annoying. But I imagine you'd probably go there to get away from things, and just rely on internet when absolutely needed.

Starlink will be a LEO (low earth orbit) satellite network. Satellites travel at much lower altitudes resulting in much lower latencies (I think easily below 50ms was what I read before).

Ah wow, I didn't realize that Starlink is a service specifically planning to address latency! Thanks.

Re: Ask HN: If you could work remote where would you live?

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Post by gindely »

quercus wrote: post #33

I wonder why so many people wishing to live in rural locations pick places with brutally cold winters, rather than the tropics. If you want to live off the land you'll have a much harder time of it in cold places.

These are people who are living remotely. It's probably better than they pick a place where the land is less productive, since they intend to live off their coding skills. They can leave the productive land to the people who need it.

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Post by moltar »

el_don_almighty wrote: post #47

This is a lie because there's no such thing as a remote career. Remote work is how you become a commodity.

You become a commodity only if you choose to. It’s your responsibility to avoid that.

A construction worker is a commodity.

A construction worker that does church restorations from a specific era isn’t.

Re: Ask HN: If you could work remote where would you live?

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Post by captmeatballs »

andres99x wrote: post #59
captmeatballs wrote: post #50

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How is it living there? I'm from Buenos Aires, but I'm seriously thinking of leaving. Being close and much freer Uruguay is a natural choice, but I'm not entirely sure. Would you recommend emigrating to Montevideo?

Definitely! It has a much slower peace than BsAs, but quality of life is pretty good plus it’s quite stable economically and socially speaking. If you are in the tech industry you will have plenty of work, and if you export software you have some nice tax exceptions. Judging from the outside and being your neighbor, i’m quite worried about the direction Argentina is headed right now.

It's pretty worrysome. And it's not just the economy that's tanking. The way the government is limiting more and more freedoms every day is quite concerning. I think you guys have a much stronger tradition of upholding freedom, so I might move there once restrictions are lifted.

Re: Ask HN: If you could work remote where would you live?

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Post by andres99x »

captmeatballs wrote: post #65
andres99x wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Definitely! It has a much slower peace than BsAs, but quality of life is pretty good plus it’s quite stable economically and socially speaking. If you are in the tech industry you will have plenty of work, and if you export software you have some nice tax exceptions. Judging from the outside and being your neighbor, i’m quite worried about the direction Argentina is headed right now.

It's pretty worrysome. And it's not just the economy that's tanking. The way the government is limiting more and more freedoms every day is quite concerning. I think you guys have a much stronger tradition of upholding freedom, so I might move there once restrictions are lifted.

You will be welcomed!

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antisthenes wrote: post #13

Mediterranean coast for sure. Croatia, Greece, Montenegro, Italy, Spain, South France, etc. Maybe Tunisia or North Morocco. Depends on which culture makes the best impression, and after that, I would settle down for 5-6 years. My 2nd choice would be the Carribean, but the countries are more hit and miss, small islands means everything is expensive, and hot weather year round sounds nice in theory, but I'm sure I'd ge…

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Re: Ask HN: If you could work remote where would you live?

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Post by neonate »

badtuple wrote: post #54

Either Seattle or stay in Portland. I'm happily employed in Portland and not looking to change gigs, but if my current job went 100% remote I'd probably move to Seattle. I love the PNW, and Portland's just a bit too small of a city for me. I did the nomad thing for a couple years and loved it, but I sort of got it out of my system. The lifestyle can be lonely. And at this point in my life I'd rather cultivate a life…

Since you mention travel...I love the Portland airport and hate the Seattle one. Not the deciding factor of course.

Re: Ask HN: If you could work remote where would you live?

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Post by thequux »

I faced this decision about 2.5 years ago; I had a remote job for which I could work anywhere, and I had just separated from my wife so I needed to move. I chose Gent, Belgium, and I haven't regretted that decision for a moment. The city itself is beautiful and an absolute joy to walk or bike around in, the people are all very friendly and welcoming, and, being a university city, most people you meet are intelligent and well-educated. I strongly recommend it to anybody who's looking to escape from the madhouse that is the United States these days.

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Post by rb808 »

Its different if you are 20s and single vs having a partner with a regular job and children in a good school district. For the latter there really aren't that many good locations around the world. Most of those places already have high house prices. Will be nice to have a summer house though to spend a big chunk of the year.
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