Looking for feedback: I'm building an Open-Data tool to help choose exactly where to relocate (and cut living costs)

Hey everyone,

After consecutive heatwaves, skyrocketing inflation, and the general rise in housing costs, I realized how difficult it is to find objective data when looking to move. I’m tired of territorial marketing blogs and biased "top places to live" lists that lack real depth and objectivity.

So, I started working on a side-project to fix this using cold, hard data.

The concept: You can either use a classic sidebar with filters and sliders, or simply type your life project in plain text (e.g., "1h max from Paris/London by train, €400k house budget, eco-friendly local government, and low annual rainfall"). An AI parses your prompt to pre-configure the filters, and the interface instantly updates a map with dynamic, overlapping data layers.

I've already started structuring the architecture and data pipelines (starting with France for the MVP, but fully scalable):

  • Real Estate: Official transaction history (notary data) + government rental market indexes.
  • Weather: Real 24-month historical data via Open-Meteo API (actual days of rain/sunlight, not just general averages).
  • Local Politics: Affiliation/political party of the local mayor and council.
  • Transit: Actual travel time to the capital (or custom hubs) using real-time railway and transit APIs.

My question to you: Is this an analytical tool you would actually use to shortlist and pick your next destination? What critical criteria or data layer am I currently missing that would make you confident enough to make a move?

PS: Nothing is deployed yet, I am strictly validating the dataset relevance and market interest before coding the UX.

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u/MIKMAKLive — 5 days ago
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Looking for feedback: I'm building an Open-Data tool to help choose exactly where to relocate (and cut living costs)

Hey everyone,

After consecutive heatwaves, skyrocketing inflation, and the general rise in housing costs, I realized how difficult it is to find objective data when looking to move. I’m tired of territorial marketing blogs and biased "top places to live" lists that lack real depth and objectivity.

So, I started working on a side-project to fix this using cold, hard data.

The concept: You can either use a classic sidebar with filters and sliders, or simply type your life project in plain text (e.g., "1h max from Paris/London by train, €400k house budget, eco-friendly local government, and low annual rainfall"). An AI parses your prompt to pre-configure the filters, and the interface instantly updates a map with dynamic, overlapping data layers.

I've already started structuring the architecture and data pipelines (starting with France for the MVP, but fully scalable):

  • Real Estate: Official transaction history (notary data) + government rental market indexes.
  • Weather: Real 24-month historical data via Open-Meteo API (actual days of rain/sunlight, not just general averages).
  • Local Politics: Affiliation/political party of the local mayor and council.
  • Transit: Actual travel time to the capital (or custom hubs) using real-time railway and transit APIs.

My question to you: Is this an analytical tool you would actually use to shortlist and pick your next destination? What critical criteria or data layer am I currently missing that would make you confident enough to make a move?

PS: Nothing is deployed yet, I am strictly validating the dataset relevance and market interest before coding the UX.

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u/MIKMAKLive — 5 days ago

Looking for feedback: I'm building an Open-Data tool to help choose exactly where to relocate (and cut living costs)

Hey everyone,

After consecutive heatwaves, skyrocketing inflation, and the general rise in housing costs, I realized how difficult it is to find objective data when looking to move. I’m tired of territorial marketing blogs and biased "top places to live" lists that lack real depth and objectivity.

So, I started working on a side-project to fix this using cold, hard data.

The concept: You can either use a classic sidebar with filters and sliders, or simply type your life project in plain text (e.g., "1h max from Paris/London by train, €400k house budget, eco-friendly local government, and low annual rainfall"). An AI parses your prompt to pre-configure the filters, and the interface instantly updates a map with dynamic, overlapping data layers.

I've already started structuring the architecture and data pipelines (starting with France for the MVP, but fully scalable):

  • Real Estate: Official transaction history (notary data) + government rental market indexes.
  • Weather: Real 24-month historical data via Open-Meteo API (actual days of rain/sunlight, not just general averages).
  • Local Politics: Affiliation/political party of the local mayor and council.
  • Transit: Actual travel time to the capital (or custom hubs) using real-time railway and transit APIs.

My question to you: Is this an analytical tool you would actually use to shortlist and pick your next destination? What critical criteria or data layer am I currently missing that would make you confident enough to make a move?

PS: Nothing is deployed yet, I am strictly validating the dataset relevance and market interest before coding the UX.

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u/MIKMAKLive — 5 days ago

[~1400€ / ~1500$ TTC] [FR] Looking for a robust Fullstack Dev laptop (Docker/Monorepos) - Dual Boot Linux & Light Gaming

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

Country France (FR)

Budget Around 1400€ TTC / ~1500$ USD (Absolute max 1800€ TTC / ~1950$ USD if it's a perfect match)

Are you open to refurbs/used options? Yes, open to high-quality refurbs/open-box pro laptops (like ThinkPads).

Screen size 14" to 16" (16:10 aspect ratio preferred for coding)

Weight limit Any, but under 2kg is a plus.

Purpose Professional Fullstack Web Development (SaaS platform, heavy background tasks) and light indie gaming.

Form factor Standard/Clamshell.

Intended usage

  • Applications: Dual Boot Windows 11 / Ubuntu (Linux is primary for work). Heavy Docker usage (multiple containers running simultaneously), Node.js, NestJS, and huge TypeScript monorepos managed with pnpm. Local lightweight AI tools (Ollama).
  • Games: Light 2D/Indie titles like The Binding of Isaac and FTL. I want them to run flawlessly at max refresh rate but don't need a heavy dGPU for AAA titles.

Desired battery life 6-8 hours of light usage (web browsing/text editing). I know Docker will drain it faster.

Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life Performance, Battery life, Size, Weight.

Info/Requirements

  • RAM: 32 GB minimum is non-negotiable. Ideally up-gradable to 64 GB later (SODIMM slots), or 64 GB out of the box if soldered.
  • Storage: 1 TB NVMe SSD minimum (needed to split comfortably for the Windows/Ubuntu dual boot).
  • CPU/GPU: Strongly prefer AMD Ryzen (Zen 4 or Zen 5) because of its superior efficiency, thermal management, and excellent integrated Radeon graphics (Radeon 780M/840M). AMD iGPUs provide great stability under Linux compared to Nvidia dGPUs.
  • Screen: High contrast/OLED or high-quality IPS. Crisp text resolution is a must to prevent eye strain during long coding sessions. No aggressive built-in privacy filters (like ePrivacy) that ruin viewing angles and my ide.
  • No Macs. Windows/Linux x86 architecture only (due to the fact that i hate macs).
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u/MIKMAKLive — 5 days ago

[Achat Laptop] Dev Fullstack / Auto-entrepreneur – J'hésite entre du neuf récent et de l'upgrade ThinkPad (Budget ~1400€ TTC)

Salut !

Je me lance enfin en freelance en dev fullstack, donc il est temps de quitter mon PC fixe et de prendre un vrai laptop. Comme je démarre en franchise de TVA, je ne récupère rien, donc je regarde les prix TTC.

Je fais surtout du Vue 3, Nuxt, Node/NestJS, avec des monorepos pnpm et pas mal de microservices Docker qui tournent en permanence.

Mes contraintes :

  • Linux (Ubuntu) en OS principal + dual boot Windows obligatoire.
  • Minimum 32 Go de RAM (64 Go plus tard serait un vrai plus).
  • 1 To de SSD.
  • 14" mini (16" me va très bien aussi).
  • Pas de Mac.
  • Pas de filtre ePrivacy (c'est moche, c'est sombre, pour le dev c'est catastrophique)

Je joue aussi un peu, mais rien de fou : Binding of Isaac, FTL... Je cherche juste un truc qui fasse tourner ce genre de jeux sans souffler comme un avion.

Après pas mal de recherches (LDLC Pro, Back Market, quelques boutiques espagnoles...), j'hésite entre trois approches.

1. ThinkPad P14s Gen 5 AMD (~1540 €) — mon favori

  • Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS
  • 32 Go DDR5
  • 1 To SSD
  • Radeon 780M
  • 14"

Ce qui me plaît surtout, c'est que c'est un ThinkPad série P avec de la RAM sur SODIMM, donc je pourrai passer à 64 Go plus tard. Et les iGPU AMD ont l'air de bien s'entendre avec Linux.

2. Zenbook S 16 OLED / IdeaPad Slim 5 OLED (~1400–1850 €)

Le gros argument ici, c'est l'écran OLED (surtout le 16"), qui a l'air incroyable pour passer des journées à coder.

Par contre, les 32 Go sont soudés... J'ai un peu peur de regretter dans 3 ou 4 ans si Docker, les VM et les outils IA deviennent encore plus gourmands.

3. ThinkPad P15s Gen 2 reconditionné (~500 €)

  • i7 11e gen
  • 32 Go
  • SSD à remplacer par un 1 To

Clairement l'option la plus raisonnable financièrement pour démarrer. Par contre j'ai peur que le CPU commence à tirer la langue avec plusieurs conteneurs Docker et que la ventilation soit souvent présente.

Du coup j'aurais quelques questions :

  • Est-ce que le saut entre un i7 11e gen et un Ryzen 8840HS vaut vraiment les ~1000 € d'écart pour du dev (Docker, compilations, monorepos, etc.) ?
  • Des retours sur le P14s Gen 5 AMD sous Ubuntu ? Niveau drivers, autonomie, chauffe, bruit ?
  • Vous partiriez sur une Radeon 780M ou vous considérez qu'une Nvidia dédiée devient vite indispensable aujourd'hui ? Je ne fais ni IA locale ni gros jeux AAA.

Si vous avez d'autres modèles à recommander autour de 1500 € (neuf ou reconditionné), je suis preneur.

Merci !

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u/MIKMAKLive — 5 days ago
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Avis: un outil pour choisir ou déménager et soulager son porte monnaie ?

Salut à tous,

Après les vagues de chaleurs à répétitions et l'augmentation générale des prix, je me suis mis en tête d'avoir un outil qui permette d'ajouter mes préférences et de déterminer quelles zones géographiques (voir même quelle ville !) serait la plus à même de m'ouvrir les bras.

Après des années à scruter des sites de com' territoriale à la "Paris je te quitte" qui manquent d'objectivité, de shitpost instagram et du manque d'envie / volonté de villes qui ont tout pour plaire ...

L'idée : soit tu utilise les filtres en sidebar (potard et compagnie), soit tu tapes ton projet en texte brut (ex: "1h max de Paris en train, budget maison 400k, ville plutôt écolo et pas trop pluvieuse") avec tes propres clefs d'IA qui pré-paramètre les filtres, et l'interface affiche une carte avec des calques dynamiques.

J'ai commencé à structurer les API pour la France :

  • Immo : Base DVF (notaires) + Loyers du Ministère de la Transition Écologique.
  • Météo : Historique réel sur 24 mois via Open-Meteo (jours de pluie/ensoleillement).
  • Politique : Nuance du maire via le Répertoire National des Élus.
  • Transports : Temps de trajet vers la capitale (ou d'autres points selon vos préferences) via l'API SNCF/Navitia.

Ma question : Est-ce que c'est un outil que vous utiliseriez concrètement pour arbitrer un déménagement ? Quels critères essentiels manquent selon vous pour sauter le pas ?

PS : Je n'ai encore rien déployé, je valide juste la pertinence de la base de données avant de coder l'UX.

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u/MIKMAKLive — 5 days ago