What New Orleans Taught Me
commonedge.org
What New Orleans Taught Me
1–10 of 61 posts
Re: What New Orleans Taught Me
#2Formatting of the photos and new paragraphs looks off FYI. It’s distracting enough to make the article difficult to read.
Re: What New Orleans Taught Me
#3Speaking of community, there is a really nice little tech community going strong in New Orleans that I think reflects the culture talked about here. If you are ever in town you should stop by an event https://www.noladevs.org/.
Feel free to reach out to me if you want some intros.
Re: What New Orleans Taught Me
#4Formatting of the photos and new paragraphs looks off FYI. It’s distracting enough to make the article difficult to read.
I see that the right edge of the photos are cutoff on mobile, but the bulk of the image still appears. The paragraphs might be indented a bit more than usual, but otherwise they're clean and fit entirely on the screen.
Not sure how a barely-chopped photo edge makes the actual article "difficult to read".
Re: What New Orleans Taught Me
#5[deleted]
Re: What New Orleans Taught Me
#6Speaking of community, there is a really nice little tech community going strong in New Orleans that I think reflects the culture talked about here. If you are ever in town you should stop by an event https://www.noladevs.org/ . Feel free to reach out to me if you want some intros.
Any recommendations on which meetups are worth attending?
Re: What New Orleans Taught Me
#7As someone who just signed a PNS on a condo in the French Quarter yesterday (what timing for this HN post!), I'm looking forward to finding that balance between the universal and the intimate - I come from New England, where the elitism and tribalism the author speaks of is easy to find, and easier to get sucked into.
I've been here a few times now, mostly frequenting the Quarter, Marigny, the Warehouse District, and the Garden District -- each seem (to me) to be their own special, slower spin on different areas of the country. I'm sure some will disagree, but to me, the French Quarter, while obviously having tons of European influence, feels a lot like a New England town (except the weather of course!). Marigny (again, to me) feels almost SoCal-esque, with its small bungalows and arts focus. The Warehouse District feels like a rust belt city, very industrial but charming, and the Garden District feels straight out of Georgia or South Carolina, the most southern. All this is to say it all makes New Orleans a very special place.
Re: What New Orleans Taught Me
#8As someone who just signed a PNS on a condo in the French Quarter yesterday (what timing for this HN post!), I'm looking forward to finding that balance between the universal and the intimate - I come from New England, where the elitism and tribalism the author speaks of is easy to find, and easier to get sucked into. I've been here a few times now, mostly frequenting the Quarter, Marigny, the Warehouse District, and…
Marigny reminds me of San Fransisco a little. Just less urban looking, less busy and much more intimate.
Re: What New Orleans Taught Me
#9Didn't grow up in the city, but relatives came from there, I still have an "ear to the ground" so to speak, am Saints fan and visit occasionally.
Pros: - Great food
- History (relative to the US at least)
- Laid back culture
- Decent public transit. Not as good as NYC or SF, but in the city and even outlying areas like Metarie the streetcar gets you alot of places
- Interesting architechture in places like the Garden District and French Quarter
- All-in-all, one of the most unique places in the US
Cons:
- Weather is shyte, although winters tend to be mild (ironically it can get cold at times, even worse than say the SF Bay)
- K-12 education outside of private and parochial Catholic is mostly, not good
- The politics. Depending your perspective, you get the worst of both worlds (batshit insane conservatives running the state vs. corrupt liberals running the city)
- Every other commercial you see will be for personal injury lawyers. The tort decisions there are out of control and insurance rates are high.
All this is probably OK for childless young adults. I'd think twice before settling down there though
Re: What New Orleans Taught Me
#10Formatting of the photos and new paragraphs looks off FYI. It’s distracting enough to make the article difficult to read.
I see that the right edge of the photos are cutoff on mobile, but the bulk of the image still appears. The paragraphs might be indented a bit more than usual, but otherwise they're clean and fit entirely on the screen. Not sure how a barely-chopped photo edge makes the actual article "difficult to read".
Hmmm - not sure why either! Probably just a warped reading style.
Didn’t mean to come off as rude.