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U.S. Cities Don't Make the Intelligence Cut

Posted by samzenpus on from the the-most-common-elements-in-the-universe-are-hydrogen-and-stupidity dept.

coondoggie writes "For the second year running, no U.S. city has made the list of the world's top Intelligent Communities of 2007, as selected by global think tank Intelligent Community Forum. The ICF selects the Intelligent Community list based on how advanced the communities are in deploying broadband, building a knowledge-based workforce, combining government and private-sector "digital inclusion," fostering innovation and marketing economic development."

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  1. whuh? by theonetruekeebler · · Score: 5, Funny

    Did I miss something? I was watching American Idol.

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    1. Re:whuh? by User+956 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Did I miss something? I was watching American Idol.

      What? They Pre-empted the season premiere of "Ow! My Balls!" with that crap?

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    2. Re:whuh? by blindd0t · · Score: 2, Funny

      Anyone who missed the season premiere of "Ow! My Balls!" can watch it here

  2. Buzzwordification by DirePickle · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh, curses! Our synergystic engineerification of innovationist intelligent-making just can't keep up with the likes of Dundee, Scotland!

    1. Re:Buzzwordification by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      As a resident of Dundee, Scotland, I can only say something must have gone horribly wrong with their methodology.

      In other words, if your city is on the list, panic.

    2. Re:Buzzwordification by jd · · Score: 2, Funny

      Och aye! Have ye some haggis with a wee dram or five? Nah, ye wurr tellin' me about this fiber you want installed. You wanted how much for it? Ach, you need more scotch. What was that ye said? Ye're sure ye don't want me to send a truck'o haggis to yer headquarters, then? Aboot this price. More scotch for the lad! Can't ye see he's parched! There. Ach, the piper has started his roonds. Ye look pale, lad. Have some more scotch, it'll do ye the world'o good. Gotta go? Come, lad, let's finish this deal. So you pay me a hundred thousand, install the cable all round Dundee, give gigabit to the homes, and free Internet for ten years. There. Signed. Now off ye go!

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    3. Re:Buzzwordification by Wizard+Drongo · · Score: 2, Funny

      Aye, away an heid yer weesht, ya wee sassenach bawbag. It's nae like the jakies here in bonnie scotland drink tha whisky. They cannae, them english bastards tax it tae much. They'll be af drinkin their bucky or floor polish. Ya numptie!

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  3. How far down? by bigdavex · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's nothing that a few nukes can't solve.

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  4. It's sad by MightyYar · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's sad to see the US fall so far behind in the category of meaningless buzzwords. I remember when we were the dynamic nexus of vocabulatory synergistics.

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  5. Obviously... by Stinky+Fartface · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...they didn't go to Paramus, New Jersey

  6. Yeesh. by loganrapp · · Score: 3, Funny
    They put (a district of) Seoul in there. A city where people keep dying from Counterstrike.

    They don't pee there, anymore! They just stop peeing.

    1. Re:Yeesh. by Wandering+Wombat · · Score: 2, Funny

      They have much to teach us...

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  7. Dumbest cities? by kjart · · Score: 5, Funny

    Where's the list of the world's dumbest cities? I'd like to move to one of them and use my moderate intelligence to take over.

    1. Re:Dumbest cities? by ayjay29 · · Score: 2, Funny

      >>Where's the list of the world's dumbest cities? I'd like to move to one of them and use my moderate intelligence to take over.

      Your moderate intelligence is no match for our puney weapons.

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  8. Re:How's it goin' eh? by afedaken · · Score: 2, Funny

    Slashdot needs a "+1 ANGRY" mod option.

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  9. Re:Incorrect by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Actually, Estonia, also known as E-stonia, prides itself on being an extremely high-tech nation.

  10. A new definition of intelligence by SuperKendall · · Score: 4, Funny

    Which community can load and update MySpace pages the fastest.

    Pass!

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  11. Re:Huh? by sulfur_lad · · Score: 2, Funny

    Pacific? Agenda? Because cities like Waterloo, Ottawa-Gatineau, Dundee, Issy-les-Moulineaux, Tallinn, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear are close to Asia and the Pacific? I think you've answered your own intelligence question... and intelligence is further confirmed by this being modded insightful.