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They're in a suburban area on comcast cable. I think they consistently get like 8Mbit down (not sure of up).

Seeing as I am 6hrs ahead of them I'm not really concerned about bandwidth stealing of theirs ;)

TheFroon Ask HN: Berlin - costs of living, python jobs?

Yes, learning about visa/work permits is a lengthy process. If you want me to explain to you the UK one feel free to drop me a line at mbesto AT gmail.

My company (IT consulting company, mainly in ERP tech) may have something...I don't know specifically but they have their hands in everything from online MMO to betting website development to big ERP tech. We also have a partner recruiting company, could put you in contact there as well.

Glad to hear you want to get intl experience. I can't recommend it enough. There are some restrictions I have to deal with as foreigner but otherwise it's a great way to see the world.

sidenote - literally just started learning Python myself and love it so far.

TheFroon Ask HN: Berlin - costs of living, python jobs?

I'm an american, only speaking english, I've worked in Germany and work in the UK right now. Basically stick to the following areas:

1. Scandinavia/Nordic areas - Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland

2. UK - Obvious english speaking choice ;)

3. "Germanic" - Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland

Countries like France, Spain, Italy, etc are very difficult for a non-native speaker.

Getting a visa in the UK is quite difficult (especially because recent administration). Not sure about the other areas but I imagine its quite easy. My german stay was through a large corporation (40K+ employees) and my current work I had the difficulty of getting a tier 1 uk visa on my own.

What programming languages and business areas are you interested in?

TheFroon I don't miss cable tv

I'm an America who lives in the UK and I have yet to use any sort of cable/sat provider since moving here.

Setup: Acer Aspire Revo - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/225756 £300 + Loaded with Boxee + Proxied to an old laptop at my parents house in the US

Services I use: 1. NFL overseas Gamepass package (~$250 for whole season) - every game in full HD (yes literally just as good as watching it on cable HDTV...NO JOKE) 2. Hulu (via proxy) 3. Netflix (via proxy) 4. BBC (awesome programming) -> BBC iPlayer

TheFroon Times and Sunday Times reveal online reader figures

aligns with my political spectrum much closer.

So you want to continue to read content from a media outlet that has an agenda from a particular political perspective AND you consider this an important part of your day.

I'm sorry but I have to respectfully disagree with your methods of thinking. Doesn't this make you blind to anything else out there?

TheFroon [dead]

Fair enough...anyway to delete it?

To be fair, people post links to "idea inspiration" websites all the time...I don't see how this is much different.

TheFroon Japan: To Fix Your Economy, Honor Your Failed Entrepreneurs

I personally would find it much harder to start a company in Germany than the US for example. How does one deal with the "social" laws / customs? IIRC, the Germany company (40,000+ employees) I used to work for had the following rules/laws: - 12 month maternity leave - 32 vacation days per year - 6 month paid after termination (so for example, if you fired someone you had to pay them for 6 months)

I'm not sure if these are government regulated or just were forced from the works council. Therefore I could foresee well-funded start-ups in Germany to be quite successful but I can't see bootstrapped-type organizations popping up as frequent as they do in the US.

TheFroon Ask HN: Review My Startup - Hypernumbers The Team Spreadsheet

You can get someone fairly professional to do a voice over here: http://voice123.com/

I've used the service before and the quality of people I got was very good. For a 30s clip you can get someone pretty good for about $100-$200