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I agree, it seems odd to complain about a geek shortage at a time when there are plenty of out-of-work geeks around. Hire some of them. That said, the article

I agree, it seems odd to complain about a geek shortage at a time when there are plenty of out-of-work geeks around. Hire some of them. That said, the article mentions cuts in Darpa's funding for research at universities makes me wonder if they're hoping more for geeks with grad degrees. Hard to tell for sure.

sliverstorm 17y ago
It's true there are plenty of out-of-work geeks, but I believe she is referring to the future. It is my understanding that the number of American students entering 'geeky' degrees is declining rapidly, which is certainly concerning for DARPA in both medium- and long-term P.O.V.'s.