Google Fiber Draws Startups To Kansas City

Google's super fast internet has turned Kansas City into an unlikely incubator for startups and tech entrepreneurs. One small neighborhood where a group is working on their ideas has been dubbed, the "Silicon Prairie." From the article: "The advantage here for startups is simple: A fast Internet pipe makes it easier to handle large files and eliminates buffering problems that plague online video, live conferencing or other network-intensive tasks. Though the Kansas City location presents challenges for startups, including the ability to raise money outside the traditional Silicon Valley venture capital scene, entrepreneurs like Synthia Payne believe it's the place to be right now for up-and-coming tech companies. Payne is one of those entrepreneurs hoping to launch her startup dream — an Internet subscription service for musicians who want to collaborate online — on the cheap. She shares the State Line Road house, known as the 'Home for Hackers,' with other startups under a deal that allows them to live rent-free while they develop their business plans."

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Re:That's the whole point

[TheGratefulNet]

its not even 'lack of education', its *willful* ignorance.

it would be one thing if a school had no money and could simply not educate people. this is not the case here; in this case, they have all the funding they need but they CHOOSE to follow jesus over science. every single time.

for people like me, that would be a show-stopper. I would not want my kids indoctrinated in that! people usually go out of their ways to find 'the right school districts'. well, going to a fundie place like kansas is like sending you child to learn from religious cults. you would not want that if you had a choice and I would not want that, either.