Interesting that this article comes up along the same time as the Penny Arcade / Surface article does. Both are examples of "out side the echo chamber" tech st

Interesting that this article comes up along the same time as the Penny Arcade / Surface article does. Both are examples of "out side the echo chamber" tech stories. Personally, while the article was a little light, I like the idea of encouraging a segment outside the normal tech bubble to embrace entrepreneurial ideas. As much as it pains me to say it, any Tom, Dick, Harry, or Mary can learn the basics of developing sites (or basic mobile apps). We saw this in Bubble 1 and we are seeing a plethora of platforms and classes today to help in this regard. What is hard? Interesting ideas and delivering on them -- the drive, the development, and sticking with it. The themes that come up in the article are an interesting different take on what people find relevant One area I've been hoping to see more from are ideas from aging baby boomers and the problems or challenges they see. We are talking ideas from people in their late 50s and 60s. One area ripe for the picking -- due in part to many suffering because of the housing mess -- how to leverage some of their existing expertise and have an ondemand / skilled work force. Unfortunately, a lot of them (and this is relevant to the prison population as well), face a tough time in finding a regular 9-5 job for a variety of reasons.