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Re: Why I moved to Miami

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Post by seanmcdirmid »

paul9290 wrote: post #60

Taxes here in the states are overall disgusting, though you don't realize it until your salary inches upwards. When your making 40K to 55K here in the states the amount of taxes taken seems like a fair share. Though when you almost double that you wonder what's the point of making more money on paper as in your pocket you only make 60 to 65 percent of of your earnings - WTH?

....and taxes are any lower in other countries? I would love to be paying American rather than Chinese taxes on my salary.

Re: Why I moved to Miami

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Post by grogenaut »

Crake wrote: post #134
voltagex_ wrote: post #68

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If I hadn't just been to NY recently this comment would have sounded really conceited. For everyone wondering, if you get a chance to go to NYC just do it. Even if you think you hate big cities, do it. And get out of my way. [1] 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LmPBPWHJu4&noredirect=1

I'm always happy to have friends visit me here. I'm from the midwest, and most of my friends there have never been to NYC. It blows their minds, every time.

funny, it's blows my nyc friends mind to come to the midwest and eat at a real resturant. Non-argentine beef, local cheese and milk, local well yeah. Not as great as what you can get locally west coast but the beef and game are awesome in the midwest.

Re: Why I moved to Miami

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Post by grogenaut »

leif wrote: post #96
moron4hire wrote: post #85

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I've eaten well in every major city of the east coast, and a few in the UK. NYC is a monoculture of food. A distinct culture of its own, but a monoculture nonetheless. You won't find good BBQ in NYC. Decent fried chicken is easier to find in some backwards farm town of Pennsylvania than it is in NYC. I still assert that the best burger in the world is in Harrisburg, PA, and I specifically look and test everywhere I g…

It's a bit of a monoculture, but one that spans more cuisines than anywhere else. There are definitely certain aesthetics that are prized over others that are arguably worthwhile, but it's cross-cutting. You can get more diversity in, say, fried chicken, in PA, but you can't get the same diversity across cuisines, combined with the same depth and quality of execution, anywhere else.

so you're the food court of food then? You've got a lot of it but you can't make fried chicken for shit?

Re: Why I moved to Miami

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Post by seanmcdirmid »

grogenaut wrote: post #147
turar wrote: post #31

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I was under impression that Texas does have good schools, e.g. 3 of top 20 schools in the nation according to USNews are in TX: http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/national-r... Also, what are the "education states" and why?

2 are in neighboring "counties" in seattle. Wooh boring seattle.

Kirkland and Bellevue are both in king county.

Re: Why I moved to Miami

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Post by grogenaut »

auston wrote: post #44
azakai wrote: post #35

> Lastly, the weather in Florida is unparalleled from November to March. It's usually pretty good the rest of the year too Lies :P I've lived in Miami. March to November, it's super-hot and super-humid. And it has hurricanes.

Here is Miami in April: http://instagram.com/p/X7ufLBQWkI/ Miami in May: http://instagram.com/p/ZFur0VQWkM/ June: http://instagram.com/p/aBqCq_QWhp/ Yes it's hot (& most definitely humid) but bad weather is not really that common (at least for me in the last 2 years) & I think the sky & sunsets are flippin' beautiful!

I think what you're calling bad weather and what am are 2 different things. I miss "bad weather" aka big ass storms. I don't miss hot & humid.

and oh god that last picture makes me cringe and wrap myself in my 30 degree blanket.

Re: Why I moved to Miami

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Post by grogenaut »

crystaln wrote: post #56

I made the decision a long time ago that people come first. Comparing the people of San Francisco to those of Miami, well, in this case you get what you pay for. I feel like a rock star wild man anywhere else. In San Francisco I feel like I'm surrounded by people smarter, more creative, and better at life than me. That's worth every penny. I'll take a hovel in SF over a mansion in Miami any day. Besides, the defense…

you haven't shown me that you aren't just consuming in SF.

Re: Why I moved to Miami

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Post by grogenaut »

mbreese wrote: post #49
lobster_johnson wrote: post #40

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It's pretty common to use the main airport name as a synecdoche referring to the city. I regularly see CPH used instead of Copenhagen, OSL instead of Oslo, BCN for Barcelona, etc. Doesn't work for all cities, of course.

Yeah, but how many people know where ORD is without having to think about it for a minute.

its chicago. right off the bat. used to be the biggest layover place in the us. but generally CHI works too.

Re: Why I moved to Miami

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Post by Samuel_Michon »

stonlyb wrote: post #52
Samuel_Michon wrote: post #4

In light of the current (and ongoing) discussion on editorializing titles on HN: The article title “Why I moved to Miami & you should too” is very different from the HN submission “Before moving your startup to NYC or SFO”. I don’t always agree with HN moderators’ title changes, but in this case, I can see why the title would be reversed (it hasn’t been yet, as of me writing this.)

Happy? ;-)

Euphoric!

Re: Why I moved to Miami

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Post by grogenaut »

Zisko wrote: post #83

As a native born Miamian studying CS the University of Miami, this excites me. I grew up in Bal Harbour and around college time I knew leaving would be a mistake. Nothing compares to the Aventura/ South Beach/ Coral Gables environments. However, It's been really hard to get into the tech community here, even though theres an amazing potential for startups in this city. I'm working on something myself but it seems as…

as a person who's been telling SF and NYC to FU, you should really go try other parts of the country and see what you like. Then come back to FLA if you like it.

Re: Why I moved to Miami

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Post by grogenaut »

seanmcdirmid wrote: post #149
grogenaut wrote: post #126

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No way not a problem. I live in Seattle and it's gorgeous for 2-6 months a year. 6 on a good year fingers crossed for global warming . But the rest of the year means a shit ton of snow and I LOVE snow. If I didn't I'd be in Austin or the south. I agree with you, it's absurd for most of these people to live in SF.

Seattle gets snow maybe once every 2 years, otherwise you only see it if you go to the passes or on a clear day when you can see it on the mountains. Now rain on the other hand....

by snow I mean snow in the mountains, the type that is fun, not snow in town, the type that causes other fun but not as useful
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