Re: I never thought I'd say this... (Score 4, Insightful)

Maybe you should consider living somewhere else than if you want a career in IT. Through all of history the characteristics and features of a geographic location have dictated the type of economic activity that goes on there.

Ever wonder why big cities tended to be near rivers or coasts ( at least prior the development of the automobile? ) there is a reason!

Wonder why all those orange groves get planted in Florida and not Maine?

I don't think the point is that the orange groves are in Florida. The point is that you can eat Florida oranges pretty much anywhere in the country if you want them, and there's no good reason not to have broadband everywhere as well. As you said, we didn't stay by the water, we made cars and moved on. I guarantee that you are literally surrounded by things that, at some point in history, would have been unavailable to you because of geography. Thankfully, technology has been steadily overcoming geographic location pretty much since there were such things as technology and geographic location. Now we need to overcome are the gatekeepers and monopolists holding back a service that is vital to our society.