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Old 18 November 2013, 07:59 AM   #1
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Smartest city? (USA)
I'll be the first to say that this list is incorrect. What do you think (Carl?)?

http://m.refinery29.com/2013/11/5742...north-america?
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Old 18 November 2013, 08:18 AM   #2
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Whats wrong with the list?
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Ottawa didn't make the list.
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Old 18 November 2013, 08:22 AM   #3
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Seattle made it. I'm just wondering where all the 'smart' people are. Although if I were smarter, I would probably know.
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Old 18 November 2013, 08:59 AM   #4
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Old 18 November 2013, 02:22 PM   #5
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Yep not about only where the smartest people are - just Fast Co.'s idea of what makes for a "smart" city using their own criteria.

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Old 18 November 2013, 03:15 PM   #6
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I have no idea what sort of weird metric they’re using to determine smartness or even what they there “defining” smartness to be?
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Old 19 November 2013, 12:44 AM   #7
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The criteria are in a link that was part of the OPs original linked article.
But their application does seem somewhat subjective in how they are scored.
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Old 19 November 2013, 12:48 AM   #8
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Most of these lists I find subjective. They results are often bendable.
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Old 19 November 2013, 12:49 AM   #9
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Seattle made it. I'm just wondering where all the 'smart' people are. Although if I were smarter, I would probably know.

I don't think that by just one person dragging the % down matters.
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Old 19 November 2013, 12:53 AM   #10
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I live in the Washington DC area. Last place I would have thought smart people were.
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a city can be "smart"?
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Old 19 November 2013, 09:13 AM   #12
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It is in the USA....
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Old 19 November 2013, 09:18 AM   #13
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Hmmm, better talk to Mayor Ford before you come here to Toronto
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Old 19 November 2013, 10:30 AM   #14
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Seattle made it. I'm just wondering where all the 'smart' people are. Although if I were smarter, I would probably know.
I just moved to Seattle from SF...bringing up the numbers...har har har.
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Old 19 November 2013, 10:39 AM   #15
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What do I think? I think the 0 in that top 10 was put next to the wrong 1...
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Old 19 November 2013, 12:19 PM   #16
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The criteria are in a link that was part of the OPs original linked article.
But their application does seem somewhat subjective in how they are scored.
Which was the criteria I was referring to as making little sense :P
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Old 19 November 2013, 12:22 PM   #17
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Old 19 November 2013, 12:39 PM   #18
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I don't think that by just one person dragging the % down matters.
In Toronto it might.
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In Toronto it might.
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Very true Dan, very true
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Old 19 November 2013, 02:48 PM   #20
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What do I think? I think the 0 in that top 10 was put next to the wrong 1...
I see what you did there, my North American friend.
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Old 19 November 2013, 03:08 PM   #21
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I just moved to Seattle from SF...bringing up the numbers...har har har.
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Old 19 November 2013, 03:35 PM   #22
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I know for sure If I were to have kids I would want to raise them back home in Boston
Besides, free childcare what with mom living there...
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Smartest American City?

I'm not sure.

Can an oxymoron have three words?
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Smartest American City?

I'm not sure.

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Old 19 November 2013, 08:53 PM   #25
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What defines city size, what about where Silicon valley is and again while not American Raleigh I thought was pretty sharp, at least it is in Biotech which is what i am involved in.
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