I went to San Francisco to look for a programming/game dev job. Had my shoes stolen-you really need to be on top of all the scams there by the library. I found most of the people there tight lipped looking straight ahead. Visited Las Vegas for a chess tournament. It was better than SF but strangely similar in desperation as there isn't much greenery there. In Clearwater,FL (by Tampa) the housing is cheaper, There is the good and bad: No real mass transportation, plenty of food nearby,hurricanes come close but no big deal,drunk hobos with cardboard signs, way too many near dying elderly cranky people.
