Many great people have come from Mississippi, or passed through on their journey in life. Sadly, I think most of these great people end up leaving, thus re-enforcing some of the problems the area faces.

I was thrilled to see a rigorous reverse engineering article. It's exactly the sort of thing I always hope to find when I browse HN. But I have to admit, it was a special delight to get to the end and find that the author was a fellow MSU alum. :)