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Top U.S. Tech Cities

Posted by Zonk on from the very-scientific dept.

srizah writes "Wired.com claims to have used a 'scientific methodology' to rate the top 10 tech towns in the US. They use some very reliable indexes, like 'Craigslist postings per capita' or 'Number of attendees at local meetings of dorkbot'. The usual suspects (Seattle, San Francisco) show up on the list, but some might surprise you. From the article: 'Raleigh-Duram - The jocks here may get worked up about college hoops, but the tech set is passionate about Linux distros and Mac-PC holy wars. North Carolina's Triangle is ground zero for Red Hat, SAS Institute, and an IBM center. Bonus: The area hosts two World Beer Festivals a year.'"

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  1. Nothing about Provo/Orem? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Come on, nothing about Provo/Orem? Home of SCO AND Novell? Nothing says tech like "Most mentioned on Groklaw".

    1. Re:Nothing about Provo/Orem? by Original+Replica · · Score: 5, Funny

      hey Mormon chicks are very frequently HOT, and tend to want lots of kids. Marrying a Utah lass might well be an upgrade and virus protection.

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    2. Re:Nothing about Provo/Orem? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      hey Mormon chicks are very frequently HOT, and tend to want lots of kids. Marrying a Utah lass might well be an upgrade and virus protection.

      ... and you can marry as many of them as you want!

  2. Los Alamos by metlin · · Score: 5, Insightful

    What about places like Los Alamos (LANL), Albuquerque (SNL, LM etc.) or Batavia (FNAL).

    If by tech they only mean CS related stuff, then sure, that list makes sense.

    But Los Alamos has some of the smartest and best people and has a lot of "real" tech.

    I mean, if particle accelerators, rocket science and weapons tech. don't constitute real technology while AJAX is counted as a technology, I must be missing something.

  3. "Circuit City sotres per capita"?! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Surely that's a negative index. What an utterly useless franchise.

    - chad

  4. +1 Geek Points by khendron · · Score: 5, Funny

    Only a true geek would describe lovebird calls as "pinging."

    Well done! But you should have continued and called it the lovebird "handshake" protocol.

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