Announcing Google Research, Europe

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Post by FredericJ » Thu, Jun 16, 2016, 9:44 AM UTC

Announcing Google Research, Europe
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Re: Announcing Google Research, Europe

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Post by Buetol » Thu, Jun 16, 2016, 10:26 AM UTC

I love how they throw in a link to picasa instead of google photos. Anyway, this is really good news with the EPFL and ETH next to it, it's perfectly placed next to the core research centers of Europe.

Re: Announcing Google Research, Europe

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Post by Roritharr » Thu, Jun 16, 2016, 10:37 AM UTC

This really makes me consider moving my family to Zurich.

Looking back at growing up in Germany/Europe made me really feel disadvantaged compared to people growing up in more tech friendly environments. I would want my child to grow up somewhere where technology is not overwhelmingly debated about in a negative light.

So much good stuff is coming out of ETH that it really seems to be a place where people talk more enthusiastically about tech in general.

Re: Announcing Google Research, Europe

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Post by ovi256 » Thu, Jun 16, 2016, 10:45 AM UTC

Roritharr wrote: post #3

This really makes me consider moving my family to Zurich. Looking back at growing up in Germany/Europe made me really feel disadvantaged compared to people growing up in more tech friendly environments. I would want my child to grow up somewhere where technology is not overwhelmingly debated about in a negative light. So much good stuff is coming out of ETH that it really seems to be a place where people talk more en…

>where technology is not overwhelmingly debated about in a negative light

Was this really true for the place you grew up ? It sounds so luddite.

Re: Announcing Google Research, Europe

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Post by Roritharr » Thu, Jun 16, 2016, 11:08 AM UTC

ovi256 wrote: post #4

Roritharr wrote: post #3

This really makes me consider moving my family to Zurich. Looking back at growing up in Germany/Europe made me really feel disadvantaged compared to people growing up in more tech friendly environments. I would want my child to grow up somewhere where technology is not overwhelmingly debated about in a negative light. So much good stuff is coming out of ETH that it really seems to be a place where people talk more en…

>where technology is not overwhelmingly debated about in a negative light Was this really true for the place you grew up ? It sounds so luddite.

My (single)mother was looked down upon for buying us a computer when my sister was 16 and I was ten. It went as far as the local priest calling social services because he assumed neglect.

It's not like I grew up around Amish, but its just generally a very acceptable stance here to be skeptical of all new technology. It's very apparent especially when you look at the discussions centering our school system.

We still debate about the harm of too much technology in school, theres still no real IT classes and people just now start looking toward programmers as a favorable job, simply because we have stable jobs while so many other industries have problems...

Re: Announcing Google Research, Europe

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Post by countryqt30 » Thu, Jun 16, 2016, 11:11 AM UTC

Roritharr wrote: post #3

This really makes me consider moving my family to Zurich. Looking back at growing up in Germany/Europe made me really feel disadvantaged compared to people growing up in more tech friendly environments. I would want my child to grow up somewhere where technology is not overwhelmingly debated about in a negative light. So much good stuff is coming out of ETH that it really seems to be a place where people talk more en…

I live in Zurich and attended ETH, thousands of bright people! :D

Re: Announcing Google Research, Europe

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Post by moondowner » Thu, Jun 16, 2016, 11:12 AM UTC

I guess ETH Zurich and EPFL are the reason why Google chose Switzerland "Europe is home to some of the world’s premier technical universities, making it an ideal place to build a top-notch research team"

Re: Announcing Google Research, Europe

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Post by igk » Thu, Jun 16, 2016, 11:27 AM UTC

Buetol wrote: post #2

I love how they throw in a link to picasa instead of google photos. Anyway, this is really good news with the EPFL and ETH next to it, it's perfectly placed next to the core research centers of Europe.

Also close enough to Germany(hours with a train/bus from TUM)to hoover up the bright minds from there.

And then there is France (polytechnique) and the rest of Europe...

Re: Announcing Google Research, Europe

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Post by igk » Thu, Jun 16, 2016, 11:29 AM UTC

Roritharr wrote: post #3

This really makes me consider moving my family to Zurich. Looking back at growing up in Germany/Europe made me really feel disadvantaged compared to people growing up in more tech friendly environments. I would want my child to grow up somewhere where technology is not overwhelmingly debated about in a negative light. So much good stuff is coming out of ETH that it really seems to be a place where people talk more en…

Can I ask you for details about your background? I grew up in central Europe and never experienced what you seemed to have experienced

Re: Announcing Google Research, Europe

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Post by tluyben2 » Thu, Jun 16, 2016, 11:32 AM UTC

Roritharr wrote: post #5

ovi256 wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>where technology is not overwhelmingly debated about in a negative light Was this really true for the place you grew up ? It sounds so luddite.

My (single)mother was looked down upon for buying us a computer when my sister was 16 and I was ten. It went as far as the local priest calling social services because he assumed neglect. It's not like I grew up around Amish, but its just generally a very acceptable stance here to be skeptical of all new technology. It's very apparent especially when you look at the discussions centering our school system. We still d…

Sorry where was that? I do not think you have to move to Zurich to experience something better. I have never heard about this and I grew up in a bible belt region in EU.