Washington’s smug tech industry needs kick in butt
14 May 2009From Techflash:
University of Washington computer science professor Ed Lazowska is known as a straight talking rabble-rouser who doesn’t pull many punches. And he certainly lived up to that reputation today at the OVP Venture Partners Technology Summit, criticizing everything from the state’s inability to adopt a broadband policy to a culture of mediocrity at the UW.
But Lazowska — who appeared on stage with the equally opinionated Mark Anderson of the Strategic News Service – reserved his toughest comments for a Lake Wobegon mentality in the state where everything appears to be above average. …
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