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Digital nomads are here to save Spain’s ghost towns
- giuliomagnifico 5y agoThat’s a nice law, I didn’t know about it. Only thing is that I hope they have well cabled/connected this small villages inside the mountains, it’s an indispensable thing for digital nomad/smart workers!
- diggan 5y agoNo need for cables since Spain is home to the largest, ad-hoc, P2P radio network Guifi.net. Simply buy an antenna, peer with someone you can see and you're all setup :)
- giuliomagnifico 5y agoSpeed and lag?! For a remote worker I think it’s not sufficient…
- diggan 5y agoThat's a bit like asking what the bandwidth and latency is when using the Internet, it really depends on the routing and a bunch of other stuff. When deciding between no internet and OK internet, I know what I choose :)
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- ddek 5y agoMy parents, who's house in the Scottish Highlands is approximately 30 mins from the nearest village, have remarked of the number of tech millionaires who have moved into the area. They know about 6 of them, which is quite a lot for such small communities. Overall the relationship is positive. They bring fiber and families, and in the Eastern highlands 'foreigners' (Stirling and south) are more welcome than in the wilder and more traditional West. There are concerns about excess development, but with so many empty holiday houses new permanent residents are welcome. There is definitely a feeling that, with high quality internet in, more 'digital nomads' will set up in rural Scotland. I don't see why not, at least in the summer. The scenery is stunning and the weather can be amazing (particularly if you hate heat).
- FerretFred 5y agoSoooo, tell me how the midges are these days? :) I love Scotland though, in all seasons.
- ddek 5y agoBad, but not as bad as mosquitoes. Ticks are much more of a problem now, as Lyme is a growing concern.