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Poll: Where are you from?

53 points by lucumo ↗ HN
This site has many entrepreneurs which is what attracted me to it in the first place. But I feel that there's an important difference between the start-ups done by many here and by me and a friend: we're doing it in Delft, The Netherlands.

So, I wondered, are all of you from the USA or is this place much more international than I think it is?

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cvboss
edited: oops, i think you just added Oceania.
lucumo
Yeah, I did. Forgot that one, but remembered it on review :-)
mahmud
Arab world.
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patio11
I live in Central Japan. (Originally from Chicago.)
nixme
San Francisco now but originally from Philadelphia.

I bet the SF Bay Area probably has the highest concentration of HN readers than any other specific part of the US.

skinnymuch
Probably. And then near the new york area next. Good 'ol Silicon (V)alley.
ohkanon
From the Bay Area too. Specifically Fremont. Silicon Valley is amazing for tech advances huh?
timtrueman
I'd love to see a poll of Bay Area versus non Bay Area, although I bet it would be unsurprising.
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rudle
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. In Toronto right now though.
rms
Pittsburgh.

(Pittsburgh meetup next Saturday night, the 28th, at 9PM at Church Brew Works in Lawrenceville. Email me for details and to be informed of future meetups)

sjs382
Pittsburgh! :) I'd email you but I already belong to the mail lists for Dorkbot, Refresh, Devhouse, etc and don't want duped emails. :)
rms
Not much of a mailing list here... basically every two months or so myself or Ed think that we should probably have a meetup and then we email other people to figure out times that work.
z3r0p4r4d0x
Melbourne, Australia
dhotson
Hey, me too!
jasonb05
me three
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gord
me also and am looking for a startup co-founder.

Hacking in scheme on a web- data- related prototype as outlined on quantblog.wordpress.com.

whatusername
Count me in as #5.
tdm911
Frequent reader, less frequent poster and #6 from Melbourne (Geelong to be exact!)
markm
Just got back from Melbourne, (Toronto, ON), loved it and will return, and I just kept thinking 'If there was a start-up culture in Melbourne, I'd move there in 2 seconds!' - and now there are 6 responding to the thread, :)
tdm911
'If there was a start-up culture in Melbourne, I'd move there in 2 seconds!'

Whilst it's not huge, it's certainly growing. Silicon Beach is a community pushing technology innovation in Melbourne (and the rest of Australia). You can read a little more about it here: http://melbourne.siliconbeachaustralia.org/about-2/ and here: http://www.rosshill.com.au/article/silicon-beach-melbourne/

joshsharp
Count me in as well. Good to see some people here I know on Twitter, but wasn't aware of on HN.
rosshill
Melbourne / Geelong here too! I was impressed when I put the SB blog post above together too. There is a nice range of events happening, and a good amount of code happening too :)
sho
I am surprised to see such a strong Melbournian contingent. Maybe the rain keeps you indoors, nothing to do but program? ;)

Sydney here, although going back to Tokyo for summer. (Reference for Melbourne residents: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer)

rdouble
I'm in SF, but my sister lives on the Bellarine Peninsula. I've spent about 6 weeks in Australia and love it. If anyone has info about startups hiring in Melbourne or Geelong I'd love to hear about them.
joshsharp
You're in SF and you want to move to Melbourne for a startup? That's the inverse of what I always hear about... ;)
rdouble
I've been here doing startup type work for ages. Wouldn't mind spending some time down under.
froo
Speaking of Melbourne, how's the weather? Nevermind I'll ask again in 5 minutes when it has changed!

Perth, Australia here.

gaoshan
41.285208,-81.098628
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ashishk
NYC anyone?
conesus
Right here, too.

NYC seems to be an attractor to tech. Maybe it's Pecha Kucha. Or maybe a very well attended Ignite. Tech Meet-up anyone?

Or it could be Williamsburg... and the creatives it attracts.

arjungmenon
Close to NYC: Long Island.
stevenm
next to stony brook too, contact me - xtac@ymail.com
Zev
I'm from Nassau, but up near Rochester for college. If that counts as being on Long Island.
Alex3917
In case anyone here isn't already on it, there is a mailing list for HN readers in the NYC area:

http://groups.google.com/group/nyyc

Traffic is basically non-existent, but it's useful to be subscribed because we use it to organize meetups every few months.

agotterer
Murray Hill area. Open to meetups and beers. Contact in profile.
josh_nyc
Manhattan here. I love the energy. It's great for inspiration!
wenbert
Cebu, Philippines
arvin
Manila, Philippines
edgarjph
Makati. Poor Makati. Sa may Market sa C5.
andrix
Hey! Greetings from Montevideo, Uruguay!
juliend2
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
ramchip
Montreal (francophone) here
dreur
Me too =), In Sherbrooke for the moment
Yopie
Jakarta, Indonesia
sherl0ck
denpasar, Indonesia, hey dude :)
rms
Hey, send me an email please, would love to talk briefly as I am looking for a business partner in indonesia.
rms
Hey, can you send me an email? I import an herb that grows in Indonesia and if I can secure it at less than the prevailing wholesale price me and a wholesaler could make millions of dollars.
sho
Just wait a while, you might be able to buy your, uh, "herb" right over the counter in California soon enough.
rms
Different herb
sho
Million-dollar profits from non-illicit herb arbitrage sounds .. unusual.

Don't suppose you feel like elucidating? Just curious.

rms
I did two years ago here and set off an enormous flame war; while entertaining, it is completely unnecessary. I'd be happy to discuss details via email.
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mshenoy4573
Massachusetts, USA.... Anyone from New england?
mickt
Yup, in Boston.
markbao
Is there a HN meetup in Boston? If not, I'd be happy to organize one.
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whughes
Do you think it would be better to add an entirely separate category for San Francisco and area? I suspect that while they're not as overrepresented as some may think, there may be a sizable number that could be broken from the US.
anatoli
Vancouver, BC (previously lived in Czech Republic and Russia)
Xerxesb
Australia, anyone?
gord
Some Melburnians listed on this page.
transburgh
Anyone from Ohio?
nuclear_eclipse
I'm from Cincinnati, currently living in Rochester, NY for university, but planning to move back this summer....
dsil
Originally from Cincinnati, now in Silicon Valley
alnayyir
Columbus, but not from that city, but am from Ohio.