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Two crazy questions. 1. What's the hacker/drone ratio there. Do you meet smart people often? 2. What's the women/men ratio. And are girls good looking? Sor

by ardit33 18y ago

Two crazy questions. 1. What's the hacker/drone ratio there. Do you meet smart people often? 2. What's the women/men ratio. And are girls good looking? Sorry about question #2, but it is totally relevant to single 20 something guys. Last thing I want to end up is somewhere where everybody is fat and republican (like some, I don't want to name, states in this country).

davidw 18y ago
Boulder is anything but Republican, from everything I've read. My wife and I are considering moving there. It seems like it's one of the few smaller (and thus maybe more "livable") towns with a lot of startup activity. BTW, some earlier discussion of nice places to live: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=111398 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=111398
mixmax 18y ago
..totally relevant to single 20 something guys Though many won't admit it it's relevant for men of all ages, postures, colors and political standings.
- steveplace 18y ago
  I think 20-somthings have a bit more of a hormonal relevance.
  - mixmax 18y ago
    hmm, if my memory serves me correctly you may be right on this one. :-)
patrickg-zill 18y ago
Your friendly neighborhood Fat Republican here! (waves) There are nice things about Boulder such as smart people, lots of stuff to do, especially if you are into outdoors activities, good food, micro-breweries, etc. There are lots of Linux users in the area, and lots of engineering types. The local universities can be depended on to bring attractive women to the area, in addition to the ones already there. I have no idea how much money you have, it will matter as the nicest areas are expensive - you pay for the view. Heading east towards Gunbarrel, Longmont etc. prices go down as the mountain views are less spectacular. You should know what a "trustafarian" is: a person of any age who does not have to actually work because they have a trust fund. Boulder is crawling with them. Politically the area will vary from pretty far left in the center of Boulder to "fat-republican" the further out you go. I won't mention the loopy leftist politics, as they are the hallmark of such places as Ithaca, Boulder, Berkeley and are implicit in areas where "fat Republicans" are not in evidence.
- DanielBMarkham 18y ago
  I'm a fat libertarian. Wonder where we're supposed to go?
  - davidw 18y ago
    Some sort of floating cities in the ocean, last I heard:-)
    - DanielBMarkham 18y ago
      Two words: awe. some. Now that I understand we are supposed to self-sort by political party and weight, it'll be a lot easier to find the other rotund realists.
xiaoma 18y ago
I had no complaints on either issue. The fact that students make up a third of the population of the town probably had something to do with that.

by ardit33 18y ago

davidw 18y ago

Boulder is anything but Republican, from everything I've read. My wife and I are considering moving there. It seems like it's one of the few smaller (and thus maybe more "livable") towns with a lot of startup activity. BTW, some earlier discussion of nice places to live: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=111398 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=111398

mixmax 18y ago

..totally relevant to single 20 something guys Though many won't admit it it's relevant for men of all ages, postures, colors and political standings.

steveplace 18y ago
I think 20-somthings have a bit more of a hormonal relevance.
- mixmax 18y ago
  hmm, if my memory serves me correctly you may be right on this one. :-)

patrickg-zill 18y ago

Your friendly neighborhood Fat Republican here! (waves) There are nice things about Boulder such as smart people, lots of stuff to do, especially if you are into outdoors activities, good food, micro-breweries, etc. There are lots of Linux users in the area, and lots of engineering types. The local universities can be depended on to bring attractive women to the area, in addition to the ones already there. I have no idea how much money you have, it will matter as the nicest areas are expensive - you pay for the view. Heading east towards Gunbarrel, Longmont etc. prices go down as the mountain views are less spectacular. You should know what a "trustafarian" is: a person of any age who does not have to actually work because they have a trust fund. Boulder is crawling with them. Politically the area will vary from pretty far left in the center of Boulder to "fat-republican" the further out you go. I won't mention the loopy leftist politics, as they are the hallmark of such places as Ithaca, Boulder, Berkeley and are implicit in areas where "fat Republicans" are not in evidence.

DanielBMarkham 18y ago
I'm a fat libertarian. Wonder where we're supposed to go?
- davidw 18y ago
  Some sort of floating cities in the ocean, last I heard:-)
  - DanielBMarkham 18y ago
    Two words: awe. some. Now that I understand we are supposed to self-sort by political party and weight, it'll be a lot easier to find the other rotund realists.

xiaoma 18y ago

I had no complaints on either issue. The fact that students make up a third of the population of the town probably had something to do with that.