Sorry but your advice (that link) is good for an absolute antisocial geek who strives to live on the cheap in order to fulfill the ultimate goal of contributing to OSS. This is not advice for someone who wants to find a job fast.

You're essentially suggesting that I recluse myself even more than I did in the past year, in a low rent city (which in Canada will definitely have 0 tech scene) or far away in the burbs where the commute is long enough that I could code on it. Essentially, to become a full fledged renegade of society.

I prefer the more rational approach that involves being a city, and going to meetups, conferences and hackathons to meet other engineers that are actually working in tech.