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LA Times Examines Silicon Valley

Posted by michael on from the silly-valley dept.

Richard Finney writes "The Los Angeles Times has a special section on Silicon Valley. Most of the stories focus on the 'survivors struggling through the toughest stretch in tech industry history.' There's also a story on Five Reasons to Hope - New technologies that may help Silicon Valley rise again: Biotech, microsensors, nanotechnology, flexible electronics and data mining. We'll see."

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  1. Should be read as by sielwolf · · Score: 2, Funny

    Five Reasons to blow you life savings.

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  2. As the saying goes... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Too many cooks spoil the broth.

    There's way too many IT people nowadays & it's spoiling it for everybody.

    wait a minute...

    If we all became layers... We could wreck that industry too! GO FOR IT!

  3. I know what the missing part in the article is.. by ewhenn · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's duct tape. Silicon valley needs more duct tape. I'm not sure why the people in Silicon Valley did not see this a long time ago! Duct tape will solve all your problems, its even good to bandage up a broken arm.

  4. Re:Cost of living is still too high by seanadams.com · · Score: 2, Funny

    15 years ago I moved out of the Valley (Saratoga) because it (SV) was turning into a overcrowded cesspool.

    I'll bet you just couldn't make the payments on your $24M two-bedroom home.

  5. Ok, we strike back by krokodil · · Score: 2, Funny
    LA Times Examines Silicon Valley

    We will strike back. Next week "SF Chronicle" will examine Hollywood!

  6. Re:peoples opions from the area by Timesprout · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yeah but now that Buffy has quit the vampires will take over. Oh wait you live in SunnyVale ...

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  7. Re:I know what the missing part in the article is. by panaceaa · · Score: 2, Funny

    I have two rolls of duct tape in my San Jose-located closet, and I still have a job. Coincidence?

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  8. Bushvilles by Tablizer · · Score: 4, Funny

    Healthy, strong men were living in cardboard shacks in great numbers. (which were called Hoovervilles, as people blamed Hoover for the Depression.

    New start-up idea. Sell boxes to all the umemployed techies in Silicon Valley: Bushvilles. They only need to have one perk: Net access.

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