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Ask HN: Does changing locales to fix productivity doldrums work for you?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=757407The article about the creative bliss of moving to an attractive, cheaper foreign environment to bootstrap a startup:http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=756570... got me thinking on a somewhat tangential question: Does moving around to change your environment actually help you work? Or is it solving the wrong problem the wrong way?From a personal state-of-mind angle that the author is pushing, I guess I'm not entirely sold on the fact that a change of scenery will let a hundred flowers of creativity bloom - in a sustainable way - to an extent that confers upon a startup a meaningful economic advantage. The cost differences might, but I'm not so sure about the aesthetic/spiritual quality.I've moved around a lot in my 23 years. I emigrated from Russia with my parents when I was 6, and moved around the US several times during childhood. Within the last few years spent in Georgia, I've moved several times within the general area I inhabited, including twice within Atlanta. When I was young,Aug 12, 2009 5:53 AM
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Light-Emitting Wallpaper Does Just What it Sayshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85d5a53463409e8ddf79b3233acc7d&url=https%3a%2f%2fgizmodo.com%2flight-emitting-wallpaper-does-just-what-it-says-292565&c=7705361374458473901&mkt=en-usI can’t tell you much about this wallpaper, except for that I think it rules the school. It’s basically a two-dimensional light source that switches on and off. Please, someone put Jonas Samson’s idea ...Aug 23, 2007 4:12 AM
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Light-Emitting Wallpaper Does Just What it Sayshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85d0d3b8154c139b66a1c0f95509b3&url=https%3a%2f%2fgizmodo.com%2flight-emitting-wallpaper-does-just-what-it-says-292565&c=7705361374458473901&mkt=en-usI can’t tell you much about this wallpaper, except for that I think it rules the school. It’s basically a two-dimensional light source that switches on and off. Please, someone put Jonas Samson’s idea ...Aug 23, 2007 4:12 AM
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Light-Emitting Wallpaper Does Just What it Sayshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85d2b109d441dc906685d9b64d59bf&url=https%3a%2f%2fgizmodo.com%2flight-emitting-wallpaper-does-just-what-it-says-292565&c=7705361374458473901&mkt=en-usI can’t tell you much about this wallpaper, except for that I think it rules the school. It’s basically a two-dimensional light source that switches on and off. Please, someone put Jonas Samson’s idea ...Aug 23, 2007 4:12 AM
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Light-Emitting Wallpaper Does Just What it Sayshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85df1b24b9403c9f555e077f61ce2d&url=https%3a%2f%2fgizmodo.com%2flight-emitting-wallpaper-does-just-what-it-says-292565&c=7705361374458473901&mkt=en-usI can’t tell you much about this wallpaper, except for that I think it rules the school. It’s basically a two-dimensional light source that switches on and off. Please, someone put Jonas Samson’s idea ...Aug 23, 2007 4:12 AM
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Light-Emitting Wallpaper Does Just What it Sayshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85d0ef7ff34d98905143d21334069c&url=https%3a%2f%2fgizmodo.com%2flight-emitting-wallpaper-does-just-what-it-says-292565&c=7705361374458473901&mkt=en-usI can’t tell you much about this wallpaper, except for that I think it rules the school. It’s basically a two-dimensional light source that switches on and off. Please, someone put Jonas Samson’s idea ...Aug 23, 2007 4:12 AM
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Light-Emitting Wallpaper Does Just What it Sayshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85d797b1a646ceac045d55ac0d7338&url=https%3a%2f%2fgizmodo.com%2flight-emitting-wallpaper-does-just-what-it-says-292565&c=7705361374458473901&mkt=en-usI can’t tell you much about this wallpaper, except for that I think it rules the school. It’s basically a two-dimensional light source that switches on and off. Please, someone put Jonas Samson’s idea ...Aug 23, 2007 4:12 AM
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Light-Emitting Wallpaper Does Just What it Sayshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85da1030f047dea4c017b7cc7957b1&url=https%3a%2f%2fgizmodo.com%2flight-emitting-wallpaper-does-just-what-it-says-292565&c=7705361374458473901&mkt=en-usI can’t tell you much about this wallpaper, except for that I think it rules the school. It’s basically a two-dimensional light source that switches on and off. Please, someone put Jonas Samson’s idea ...Aug 23, 2007 4:12 AM
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Light-Emitting Wallpaper Does Just What it Sayshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85ca548db54788b7a6062618fc2dac&url=https%3a%2f%2fgizmodo.com%2flight-emitting-wallpaper-does-just-what-it-says-292565&c=7705361374458473901&mkt=en-usI can’t tell you much about this wallpaper, except for that I think it rules the school. It’s basically a two-dimensional light source that switches on and off. Please, someone put Jonas Samson’s idea ...Aug 23, 2007 4:12 AM
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Light-Emitting Wallpaper Does Just What it Sayshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85e1cc7f6c4a00b62d8298d4f0fee3&url=https%3a%2f%2fgizmodo.com%2flight-emitting-wallpaper-does-just-what-it-says-292565&c=7705361374458473901&mkt=en-usI can’t tell you much about this wallpaper, except for that I think it rules the school. It’s basically a two-dimensional light source that switches on and off. Please, someone put Jonas Samson’s idea ...Aug 23, 2007 4:12 AM
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Light-Emitting Wallpaper Does Just What it Sayshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85e42a42024b48bb60fac2e34bb900&url=https%3a%2f%2fgizmodo.com%2flight-emitting-wallpaper-does-just-what-it-says-292565&c=7705361374458473901&mkt=en-usI can’t tell you much about this wallpaper, except for that I think it rules the school. It’s basically a two-dimensional light source that switches on and off. Please, someone put Jonas Samson’s idea ...Aug 23, 2007 4:12 AM
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Light-Emitting Wallpaper Does Just What it Sayshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85e49e0ab0465f87401f2e3beffca4&url=https%3a%2f%2fgizmodo.com%2flight-emitting-wallpaper-does-just-what-it-says-292565&c=7705361374458473901&mkt=en-usI can’t tell you much about this wallpaper, except for that I think it rules the school. It’s basically a two-dimensional light source that switches on and off. Please, someone put Jonas Samson’s idea ...Aug 23, 2007 4:12 AM
