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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. 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!

  2. 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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    Table-ized A.I.