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In the Toronto area this week, temperatures are about -20 degrees Celsius (-4 F) with 40-60 km/h (25-40 mph) wind. ;)

protomyth 13y ago
Cold winters always gave me time to do more coding so I could enjoy the summer more, but I'm in North Dakota these days so I might have a odd view of cold.
- mitchty 13y ago
  I really don't get the aversion to cold weather either. It is part of the reason us "northerners" read so much. When it gets to -24F out, aka you can get frostbite underneath clothes, you tend to say well lets just sit inside and do stuff or read/etc... Cold isn't bad, cold+wind, that is the killer. I met a woman from socal that moved here recently. It was about 20F out and all I had on was a sweater. She looked like she was going to go for a recreation of Shackletons expedition. Granted I might be a bit crazy but cold really isn't that big of a deal. Look at the Buddhist monks that dry off wet towels on their shoulders in subzero weather. But, if it keeps out the riffraff eh, I'll keep it.
  - protomyth 13y ago
    Yep, cold + wind is what kills you. I've always said North Dakota is quite good at killing the stupid or unlucky[1]. Oil has brought a lot of people from southern states and I worry a lot about their safety. This weekend we should hit -26F before wind chill off a 20-30 mph wind. Good time to stay in and code. 1) for the love of what you hold holy do not go too fast on icy roads (that means you SUV driver). One unlucky moment like sliding a foot or two in front of a semi will be it. Don't leave that as an Xmas present.
    - csdreamer7 13y ago
      Why Toronto? Why not Vancouver? I've never been to Canada but they do seem to have a growing tech scene.
HorizonXP 13y ago
I've been living in Palo Alto for the last year, and I'm moving back to Toronto next week to bootstrap my own startup. The weather has been making me think twice!

Cold winters always gave me time to do more coding so I could enjoy the summer more, but I'm in North Dakota these days so I might have a odd view of cold.

mitchty 13y ago
I really don't get the aversion to cold weather either. It is part of the reason us "northerners" read so much. When it gets to -24F out, aka you can get frostbite underneath clothes, you tend to say well lets just sit inside and do stuff or read/etc... Cold isn't bad, cold+wind, that is the killer. I met a woman from socal that moved here recently. It was about 20F out and all I had on was a sweater. She looked like she was going to go for a recreation of Shackletons expedition. Granted I might be a bit crazy but cold really isn't that big of a deal. Look at the Buddhist monks that dry off wet towels on their shoulders in subzero weather. But, if it keeps out the riffraff eh, I'll keep it.
- protomyth 13y ago
  Yep, cold + wind is what kills you. I've always said North Dakota is quite good at killing the stupid or unlucky[1]. Oil has brought a lot of people from southern states and I worry a lot about their safety. This weekend we should hit -26F before wind chill off a 20-30 mph wind. Good time to stay in and code. 1) for the love of what you hold holy do not go too fast on icy roads (that means you SUV driver). One unlucky moment like sliding a foot or two in front of a semi will be it. Don't leave that as an Xmas present.
  - csdreamer7 13y ago
    Why Toronto? Why not Vancouver? I've never been to Canada but they do seem to have a growing tech scene.

HorizonXP 13y ago

I've been living in Palo Alto for the last year, and I'm moving back to Toronto next week to bootstrap my own startup. The weather has been making me think twice!