May 21
From a story at Valleywag:
Someone at the San Jose Mercury News is pushing for a Walk of Fame in the capital of Silicon Valley. The mayor’s itched to put Valley greats out on the street ever since a Mercury News columnist suggested it years ago. Now the idea has a torch-bearer at the paper (unnamed in their article and editorial). And they’re saying the inevitable: “Oh my god, let’s make it interactive!”
But imagine a “Silicon Valley Walk of Fame” that featured digital video, or a holographic projection, with audio you could access from your cell phone. Maybe each “star” would be activated by a silicon chip replica. That could be a fun and sophisticated way to celebrate our stellar geeks.
Until “fun and sophisticated” becomes “embarrassing last-year technology.”
It is unclear if the biggest supporters are the people who Ellison and the other geeks stepped on, on their way up.
