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Re: [OPINION] Best place in the US for NetAdmins


From: William Herrin <bill () herrin us>
Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2014 21:01:19 -0400

On Sat, Jul 26, 2014 at 1:13 PM, Owen DeLong <owen () delong com> wrote:
Bill, on your list of not so wonderful things in DC, you left off:
        Weather
                In the sumer, the DC area is, well, what you’d expect from a hot, humid, fetid swamp.
                In the winter, you can make ice cream outside without rock salt (though there’s plenty of
                        salt available on the roads).

Meh. The weather is always temperate indoors. You ARE a computer guy, right?


Contrary to Bill’s claims, we have nearly as many data centers
housing lots of interconnect, content providers, etc. out here,
too. We’re also a primary gateway to Asia and the Pacific as
well as Australia.

I wouldn't dream of suggesting that silicon valley lacks for anything
of interest to computer and networking folks. You even have heavy
taxation, heavy regulation and a state government ever on the brink of
financial collapse, all things less prevalent in Northern Virginia.
Though if you really enjoy those things you can always visit DC or the
People's Republic of Maryland.

Regards,
Bill Herrin



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