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Re:Where’s the Next Silicon Valley? VC Is Betting on the Mid... by cylinder on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @04:51PM (#15964707)
NYC doesn't have a bad climate. Every season is enjoyable except for early Spring when you are just sick of jackets and barren trees.

Summer can be gross in the middle of Manhattan due to the density and trash smells, but Brooklyn was just fine.

Snow is an issue if you live in the suburbs and need to drive everywhere, I'll grant you that.

Miami Beach and even Cancun are a short flight away.

Source: nostalgic ex-NYer now living somewhere with a "good climate."

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Re:Where’s the Next Silicon Valley? VC Is Betting on the Mid... by santaclaus on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @08:06PM (#15966062)
> Snow

Ehhhhhh, about 15 minutes after the first snow you prep yourself for spending the next 5 months or so sloshing through giant deep puddles of pitch-black semi-frozen slush. Plus everything ends up with a fine dusting of road salt.

Source: six years in Manhattan.

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Re:Where’s the Next Silicon Valley? VC Is Betting on the Mid... by cylinder on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @11:17PM (#15967006)
It wasn't like that the last two winters fortunately
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