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Poll: Where do you live?

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Re: Poll: Where do you live?

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Post by lhorie »

toqy wrote: post #36
lhorie wrote: post #25

Pasting this in dev console will give you a quick and dirty rundown. It sorts locations by points. [...document.querySelectorAll('.fatitem table .athing')].map(el => [el.textContent.trim(), el.nextSibling.textContent.trim()]).sort(([,a], [,b]) => parseInt(b) - parseInt(a)).map(a => a.join(' - ')) As of this post, California is leading, followed by other places w/ large tech hubs (Germany, UK, Canada, NY, Washington)

This is begging for a console.table console.table([...document.querySelectorAll('.fatitem table .athing')].map(el => [el.textContent.trim(), el.nextSibling.textContent.trim()]).sort(([,a], [,b]) => parseInt(b) - parseInt(a)))

Good call!

Re: Poll: Where do you live?

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Post by gojomo »

A useful poll!

But the very-literal should be reminded: the linguistic mechanisms of synechdoche & metonymy often result in a fuzzy use of parts, or regions, or emblematic examples, or associated items to mean some other closely-related more-amorphous entity.

For example, "the White House" for the entire elected president's policy team, no matter which part (or if it's operating from some other place). "Wall Street" for finance, even that outside of New York. Someone's "good eye" to mean their entire skills of evaluation (of detail, aesthetics, potential, etc).

And of course 'Silicon Valley' for, depending on context:

• a narrow geographical region around the south SF Bay

• dominant industries in that region, especially computer/infotech

• the whole SF Bay Area, or even Calfornia - at least to the extent there's some (possibly thin/alleged) connections to tech or the SF bay

• all computer/infotech companies everywhere, with weak but not absolutely-required implication of some connection (HQ/roots/investors) to above

• mindsets highly associated with the any of the above

These shifting boundaries based on context/intent annoy people who prefer precision, but are inherent to terms used this way.

Re: Poll: Where do you live?

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Post by j_4 »

cobbaut wrote: post #27
the_duke wrote: post #16

Too many options. I'd have found a continent poll more interesting, I bet many will just not bother scrolling.

Scrolling? You do know about / right? Just type /Belg (or Ctrl-f) to find Belgium.

Well, I did ctrl+f but this is actually the first time I'm hearing about / for quick search, haha. Thanks!

Re: Poll: Where do you live?

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Post by capableweb »

tluyben2 wrote: post #4

Not sure if this post still ranks in the morning as it's evening in the EU so probably not many people will answer, while the Americas will. I know there are a lot of people from the EU here.

Yeah, would depend on how long it'll be featured on the frontpage page indeed. I know people who only check the /best page once a week or something like that too who would probably miss this unless a ton of people upvote it.

Or maybe we can ask @dang to give it a "jobstory" treatment so it keeps around the frontpage for longer?

Re: Poll: Where do you live?

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Post by andrewxdiamond »

mothsonasloth wrote: post #15

Why does America get states and UK doesn't get England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland?

Well, we have states that are almost 3 times as large as the entire UK. If the pollster listed every region the size of Wales, this would be a very long list

Re: Poll: Where do you live?

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Post by qnsi »

tluyben2 wrote: post #4

Not sure if this post still ranks in the morning as it's evening in the EU so probably not many people will answer, while the Americas will. I know there are a lot of people from the EU here.

Im off to a party, see you later HN

Re: Poll: Where do you live?

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Post by sigil »

There were similar polls in 2013. We could compare against those to measure tech dispersal over the last decade!

- "Poll: Where are you currently living?" (Countries, 2013) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6582647

- "Poll: If you're in the US, What State Do You Live In?" (US states, 2013) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5222370

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