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Hillbillies who code: the former miners out to put Kentucky on the tech map

April 22, 2017/

‘A hillbilly is someone who is hardworking, thoughtful, and loyal,’ says Garland Couch, a miner turned coder. His employer’s ambition? To turn coal country into ‘Silicon Holler’

Cassady Rosenblum in Pikeville, Kentucky

Full Story: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/apr/21/tech-industry-coding-kentucky-hillbillies?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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