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#233959 - 19/09/2004 16:11 I need an exit
SuperQ
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Registered: 13/06/2000
Posts: 429
Loc: Berlin, DE
I'm thinking about moving out of the US to somewhere in europe. I was hoping some of the people here might have some ideas.

I'm a linux/unix sysadmin, I currently work for a university supercomputing center running linux cluster systems.

My partner is a technical writer for cray, and she also speaks finnish fluently, spanish reasonably, and has been working on a little bit of french.
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#233960 - 19/09/2004 16:59 Re: I need an exit [Re: SuperQ]
andym
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Registered: 17/01/2002
Posts: 3996
Loc: Manchester UK
CERN?

Plenty of big computers there.
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#233961 - 19/09/2004 21:16 Re: I need an exit [Re: SuperQ]
schofiel
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Registered: 25/06/1999
Posts: 2993
Loc: Wareham, Dorset, UK
There's a lot of UNIX sysadmin work in Finland. However, it's not a particularly easy place to live. I would always recommend the Netherlands - I live here - as it's an excellent place to live. It's just a bit flat - if you're a hill walker, well - forget it.
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#233962 - 20/09/2004 07:27 Re: I need an exit [Re: schofiel]
andym
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Posts: 3996
Loc: Manchester UK
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There's a lot of UNIX sysadmin work in Finland. However, it's not a particularly easy place to live.


Why is that?
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#233963 - 20/09/2004 09:26 Re: I need an exit [Re: andym]
schofiel
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Registered: 25/06/1999
Posts: 2993
Loc: Wareham, Dorset, UK
Cold, dark, expensive, almost arctic circle. People are friendly, but dark in nature. Alcohol is prohibitively expensive - a shot of whiskey in a bar will cost you over 10 quid!

Having said that, it's an amazing place for winter sports, so if you're into snowboarding or skiing, you are set.
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#233964 - 20/09/2004 09:56 Re: I need an exit [Re: schofiel]
andym
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Registered: 17/01/2002
Posts: 3996
Loc: Manchester UK
Having googled it, I've learnt two things: It's popular for winter sports and male suicide.
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#233965 - 20/09/2004 11:22 Re: I need an exit [Re: andym]
tahir
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Registered: 27/02/2004
Posts: 1919
Loc: London
Portugal's my favourite European country especially the North. Don't know about work though

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#233966 - 20/09/2004 11:40 Re: I need an exit [Re: andym]
Daria
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Registered: 24/01/2002
Posts: 3937
Loc: Providence, RI
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There's a lot of UNIX sysadmin work in Finland.


Why is that?


Finns are smart.

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#233967 - 20/09/2004 15:17 Re: I need an exit [Re: Daria]
andym
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Registered: 17/01/2002
Posts: 3996
Loc: Manchester UK
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There's a lot of UNIX sysadmin work in Finland.


Why is that?


Finns are smart.


If they're so smart, why do they need other people to run their Unix systems?
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#233968 - 20/09/2004 15:23 Re: I need an exit [Re: andym]
andy
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Registered: 10/06/1999
Posts: 5916
Loc: Wivenhoe, Essex, UK
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There's a lot of UNIX sysadmin work in Finland.


Why is that?


Finns are smart.


If they're so smart, why do they need other people to run their Unix systems?

Because all the really smart ones have moved to the US
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#233969 - 20/09/2004 23:42 Re: I need an exit [Re: andy]
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Registered: 28/04/2002
Posts: 770
Loc: Los Angeles, CA
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There's a lot of UNIX sysadmin work in Finland.


Why is that?


Finns are smart.


If they're so smart, why do they need other people to run their Unix systems?

Because all the really smart ones have moved to the US

and the ones in the US has moved to india.

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