Ask HN: Stackoverflow Careers – what does "remote" mean?

I'm living in the middle of nowhere right now, and thought I might try finding remote work instead of relocating. So I'm applying to a bunch of supposedly remote jobs on Stackoverflow where I meet or exceed the qualifications, and I'm hearing crickets. I haven't had problems finding on-location work in the past. Even when I was right out of college, at least I got responses even if they were negative.

Are these jobs actually remote, or just on a technicality, like you can work from home once in a while but they expect you to be in the same area. Or maybe they're just being bombarded by applicants? Some of the jobs are marked as remote, but then in the description say that it's on-location.

So overall just confused here, trying to figure out this whole remote thing. Has anyone had luck getting actual remote work (i.e. different city) on Stackoverflow?