(I'm a googler, but I didn't cut this deal , so I can't speak to the deal teams) I was just in jordan and met a number of Palestinians (expat and visiting from

(I'm a googler, but I didn't cut this deal , so I can't speak to the deal teams) I was just in jordan and met a number of Palestinians (expat and visiting from the region) and I can only say that they seemed as technical as any hacker I've met in Cambridge or in the Valley. (this means that I met people as smart and as inexperienced as I've met in those places too) They work under what we'd consider tougher conditions (less reliable power and rough and tumble internet connections) but that doesn't keep people from experimenting and learning. As a funny side note, do you know what SICP sells for in Jordan? 11$! (the jd is pegged to the us currency)