Comments on: Microsoft Research Lab Opens Quietly Next to MIT, Director Says Area’s Intellectual Climate Like “Dry Timber” Ready to Ignite http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2008/07/29/microsoft-research-lab-opens-quietly-next-to-mit-director-says-intellectual-climate-like-dry-timber-waiting-to-ignite/ Business + Technology in the Exponential Economy Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:14:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: The Opening of Microsoft Research New England « Another Day in the Antz Farm http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2008/07/29/microsoft-research-lab-opens-quietly-next-to-mit-director-says-intellectual-climate-like-dry-timber-waiting-to-ignite/comment-page-1/#comment-30496 The Opening of Microsoft Research New England « Another Day in the Antz Farm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:53:41 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=3596#comment-30496

]]> By: Daniel Weinreb http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2008/07/29/microsoft-research-lab-opens-quietly-next-to-mit-director-says-intellectual-climate-like-dry-timber-waiting-to-ignite/comment-page-1/#comment-25897 Daniel Weinreb Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:38:05 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=3596#comment-25897 The original founders of this lab appear to be primary theory people. I wonder to what extent the lab will be focused on theory issues. I suppose they'll do a wider range of things than that. Butler Lampson is a great catch for them. Lampson was responsible for a lot of the crucial technology produced by Xerox PARC in the seventies. H was one of the leading triumvirate of Xerox PARC SSL (System Sciences Lab (if I have that right), who, along with CSL, are responsible for the concept of single-user computers with high-resolution bit-map displays, mice, windows, and local-area networks. Their influence on the computer science world is immense. I wonder whether this means that Butler is leaving MIT. Hmm, from the Wikipedia article on him, I see he's an Adjunct Professor, which presumably he could continue to be. That's good for MIT. And for MIT to have a close tie to the new Microsoft lab is surely good for both of them. The only problem, for me, is that the lab will be competing for talent in the area, with my company and with Google. The original founders of this lab appear to be primary theory people. I wonder to what extent the lab will be focused on theory issues. I suppose they’ll do a wider range of things than that.

Butler Lampson is a great catch for them. Lampson was responsible for a lot of the crucial technology produced by Xerox PARC in the seventies. H was one of the leading triumvirate of Xerox PARC SSL (System Sciences Lab (if I have that right), who, along with CSL, are responsible for the concept of single-user computers with high-resolution bit-map displays, mice, windows, and local-area networks. Their influence on the computer science world is immense.

I wonder whether this means that Butler is leaving MIT. Hmm, from the Wikipedia article on him, I see he’s an Adjunct Professor, which presumably he could continue to be. That’s good for MIT. And for MIT to have a close tie to the new Microsoft lab is surely good for both of them.

The only problem, for me, is that the lab will be competing for talent in the area, with my company and with Google.

]]> By: FilipeAlvesFerreira http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2008/07/29/microsoft-research-lab-opens-quietly-next-to-mit-director-says-intellectual-climate-like-dry-timber-waiting-to-ignite/comment-page-1/#comment-24927 FilipeAlvesFerreira Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:59:01 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=3596#comment-24927 Dear Jennifer and Dear Christian, Parfois le probleme est simplement le cloisenement entre les uns et les autres. Par exemple mes connaissances reduites face aux possibilites des experts comme vous deux. J'ai eu l'idee d'un substitut de l'investissement pour que l'Homme puisse creer des nouvelles richesses. The money datevaluation, the webcashmotor and the new Economy 4G3W, peuvent devenir une realité, si des gens comme vous acceptent de regarder la chose. Voudriez-vous le faire ? Regards/FilipeAlvesFerreira#4(1942) Dear Jennifer and Dear Christian,
Parfois le probleme est simplement le cloisenement entre les uns et les autres. Par exemple mes connaissances reduites face aux possibilites des experts comme vous deux.
J’ai eu l’idee d’un substitut de l’investissement pour que l’Homme puisse creer des nouvelles richesses.
The money datevaluation, the webcashmotor and the new Economy 4G3W, peuvent devenir une realité, si des gens comme vous acceptent de regarder la chose.
Voudriez-vous le faire ?
Regards/FilipeAlvesFerreira#4(1942)

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