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InclinedPlane on June 25, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Darpa: US Geek Shortage Is National Security Risk

A quibble: Silicon Valley isn't the only place where being a geek is cool, the Northwest is a perfect example (especially Portland and Seattle).

natesm on June 25, 2011 [–]

Boston, or rather, Cambridge... we have a certain school here.

InclinedPlane on June 25, 2011 | [–]

Cambridge perhaps. Boston much less so. I've been there, it doesn't compare to Seattle or Portland in being geek friendly.

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