> a lot of smart hacker immigrants would never move to a "red state". As someone who isn't an American I can't really weigh in on this statement but there is p

> a lot of smart hacker immigrants would never move to a "red state". As someone who isn't an American I can't really weigh in on this statement but there is plenty of data that suggests that hackers would live in a "red state". California was a red state for all of the 60's through to the end of the 80's and silicon valley thrived during that time. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/11/07/MNGQO9NJOM1.DTL http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/11/... http://www.democracyforums.com/showthread.php?t=19761 http://www.democracyforums.com/showthread.php?t=19761