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Siberia - The Next Silicon Valley?
eldavojohn writes "CNN Money is running a story about Siberia's rising tech industry.The movement towards tech is centered in Akademgorodok (Academy Town), with a 15 percent annual increase in the number of firms. Even though the area industry's worth is still fledgling compared to other areas, the growth cannot be ignored. 'President Vladimir Putin has also taken note, backing the construction of a $650 million technology business district with $100 million in state funding for infrastructure. "We simply mustn't waste this chance," Putin declared in Akademgorodok following a 2005 trip to tech-savvy India, "especially as other countries have achieved success without such a strong starting position." High tech is the sort of thing that the Kremlin, realizing that Russia's natural resources can't last forever, would like to develop.'"
You'd never have any problems cooling server rooms.
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In Soviet Russia, dead horse beats you!
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Siberia, huh? To attract bodies, they may want to make it as family friendly as possible, like adding a water park.
Oh wait...
- Just my $0.02, take with a grain of salt, your mileage may vary.
Thank you! I was scrolling, and scrolling looking for the "In Soviet Russia" joke.
I mean, this is Slashdot, and this article was just begging for it, and all these folks are having this serious discussion...
People. We're losing our edge around here! First the jokes, then the serious discussion.
Sheesh.
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Horse zombies scare me. I prefer it when dead things act as they should...
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I was born in Ukraine in the former USSR and lived in Yakutia (North East of Siberia) above the Arctic Circle for 6 years. I can tell you this: it's freaking cold in the winters. Of-course it can be a plus for development of more indoor activities, like computer programming.
Like Boston. Some years ago, someone from MIT was recruiting me for the Media Lab, and as we were walking across the campus to the T station, it was sleeting. He commented "There are fewer distractions out here". I got back on the plane to California.