I'm another Bell Labs alum. This article seemed banal and backward looking. Think about what a "hothouse of innovation" is and was. Back then, you had to physi

I'm another Bell Labs alum. This article seemed banal and backward looking. Think about what a "hothouse of innovation" is and was. Back then, you had to physically gather people together to get ideas flowing. Today, we can do it here, on chat rooms, listservs, irc channels, blogs.