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John Markoff / New York Times:
It's a Shipping Container. No, It's a Data Center in a Box. — Sun Microsystems has developed a novel "data center in a box" in an effort to transform the fundamental economics of corporate computing. — The expandable computer system, called Project Blackbox, is based …
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Nick / Rough Type:
Trailer park computing — In a recent post on his blog, Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz coyly hinted at a rethinking of the corporate data center. "Now I understand that IT infrastructure has to be put somewhere," he wrote. "But the whole concept of a datacenter is a bit of an anachronism.
paulgraham.com:
The 18 Mistakes That Kill Startups — Oct 18: Deadline for next YC funding round. — In the Q & A period after a recent talk, someone asked what made startups fail. After standing there gaping for a few seconds I realized this was kind of a trick question.
Miguel Helft / New York Times:
It Pays to Have Pals in Silicon Valley — Peter Thiel, a PayPal co-founder, went on to start Clarium Capital, a hedge fund. He also runs a venture firm with other PayPal alumni. — Every now and then, a group of former PayPal employees get together to catch up on life and work.
ninemsn:
The geeks shall inherit the earth — Australian entrepreneurs are being forced to leave home in search of the funding they need to become the next YouTube in the Web 2.0 dotcom boom. Joshua Gliddon reports — Cameron Reilly has $5000 in the bank and a plane ticket.
Doc / Doc Searls' IT Garage:
The art of business vs. the business of art — Yesterday I heard from an Apple enterprise customer who had recently bought 80 Macbooks. Ten of them, so far, have had to bo back for heat, shut-down or freezing problems. This customer wondered if they were taking a risk buying another 300 of the things.
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Official Google Blog:
Corporate solar is coming — Epic games of beach volleyball, urban indoor workspaces infused with natural light, enthusiasm for the outdoors - at Google, we've always taken advantage of the sun. And now we're ready to use the sun yet another way: to create clean electricity.
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Somini Sengupta / New York Times:
Skills Gap Hurts Technology Boom in India — Nandan M. Nilekani, the chief executive of Infosys, at its headquarters in Bangalore. He says India must educate and provide jobs for its youth. — TIRUCHENGODE, India — As its technology companies soar to the outsourcing skies, India is bumping up against an improbable challenge.
Bryan Gardiner / PC Magazine:
MPAA: Frustrated Consumers Will Pirate — The MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) isn't known its leniency when it comes to the distribution of copyrighted material. — So it was no surprise on Thursday at the Digital Home Developers Conference that Brad Hunt …
Stefanie Olsen / CNET News.com:
Wikipedia co-founder plans 'expert' rival — One of Wikipedia's founders and closest critics is launching an alternative to the free online encyclopedia this week. — Larry Sanger, a co-founder of Wikipedia and the site's former editor-in-chief, is launching a rival site called Citizendium.
Leander Kahney / Wired News:
Straight Dope on the IPod's Birth — Thanks to Apple Computer's penchant for CIA-like secrecy, there are several myths concerning the birth of the iPod. — One of these myths is that the iPod has a father — one man who conceived and nurtured the iconic device.
Google Blogoscoped:
Niniane Wang, Googler — Niniane Wang (her first name is pronounced like "Vivian," the V substituted) is working at the Googleplex, currently leading "a confidential project." She's also a regular blogger and photographer. I've bugged her on her work at Google, life and everything in-between …
The Register:
Wal-Mart loses case for control of boycottwalmart.com — WIPO does not swallow 'confusingly similar' claim — The world's largest retailer Wal-Mart has failed in its attempt to gain control of the web address boycottwalmart.com. An arbitration panel has ruled that it was unlikely …
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Media Temple Crushes Shared Hosting — Media Temple launched a major new hosting service this morning called Grid Server. It matches low end shared hosting services in pricing ($20/month) but promises to grow along with the site, manage huge short term traffic spikes without a disruption …
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Jordan Running / Download Squad:
Gimme my embedded video! — This has been bugging me for awhile, and I've just got to get it out in the open: If I want to put a cool movie trailer, a funny Comedy Central clip, or a news clip on my web site, why do I have to go to YouTube, where some kid has uploaded it in violation …
