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2:55 AM ET, March 8, 2008

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Jason Calacanis / The Jason Calacanis Weblog:
How to save money running a startup (17 really good tips)  —  [ UPDATE: This post caused some big debate over at TechCrunch.  I respond here with the blog post titled “can you work at a startup and have a life?”  I updated #11 to make my point a little less harsh, more true to my true feelings ]
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Jason Calacanis / The Jason Calacanis Weblog:
Can you have a life and work at a startup company?  —  < warning: somewhat rambling post follows.  will probably be a little disjointed >  —  My “pal” Duncan Riley seems to be channeling Valleywag today.  He took my post centered around tips to save money at a startup and spun them into the headline …
Duncan Riley / TechCrunch:
Calacanis Fires People Who Have A Life  —  Mahalo founder and serial entrepreneur Jason Calacanis has some interesting tips up today about how to squeeze every single last thing from your startup employees.  —  Helpful advice includes (our interpretation):
Discussion: Stilgherrian
Allen Stern / CenterNetworks:
Calacanis: Working at Mahalo is Like Prison Except We Gots Better Coffee  —  Earlier today, Mahalo CEO Jason Calacanis came out with 17 ways to save money running a business.  He calls them “really good tips” - There are a couple of good ones on there like buying good chairs for employees …
Alain Sherter / Tech Confidential:
How to save money running a startup, and your workers, into the ground
Stilgherrian:
How do you treat your staff? Like 37signals, or like this prick?
Discussion: Mashable!
Jay Adelson / Digg the Blog:
Rumors and Speculation  —  Normally our policy is to not comment about things like this, but this morning's rumors about a bidding war involving Google and Microsoft have created such a stir we feel compelled to tell you all directly that they are completely inaccurate.
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John Vause / CNN:
Chinese hackers: No site is safe  —  ZHOUSHAN, China (CNN) — They operate from a bare apartment on a Chinese island.  They are intelligent 20-somethings who seem harmless.  But they are hard-core hackers who claim to have gained access to the world's most sensitive sites, including the Pentagon.
InfoWorld:
Sun: We'll put Java on the iPhone  —  Sun Microsystems is developing a Java Virtual Machine for Apple's iPhone and plans to release the JVM some time after June, enabling Java applications to run on the popular mobile device.  —  The JVM is to be based on the Java Micro Edition (ME) …
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Michael / Wide Awake Developers:
Steve Jobs Made Me Miss My Flight  —  Or: On my way to San Jose.  —  On waking, I reach for my blackberry.  It tells me what city I'm in; the hotel rooms offer no clues.  Every Courtyard by Marriott is interchangeable.  Many doors into the same house.  From the size of my suitcase …
TrustedReviews Gaming Feed:
EXCLUSIVE: 60GB Xbox WILL Replace 20GB Model  —  It's world exclusive time again.  —  Following my outing of the 16GB iPhone I have once again have attained from a rock solid source that Microsoft WILL be replacing the 20GB hard drive on the standard Xbox 360 with a larger 60GB version.
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Jeff Atwood / Coding Horror:
A Question of Programming Ethics  —  From the ACM Code of Ethics: … It's hard to square that with the following hair-raising tale Dustin Brooks sent me via email: … I generally try to give people the benefit of the doubt, but it's difficult to imagine any scenario …
Rusty Dornin / CNN:
BBQ-smoker-turned-'Robocop' chases off drug dealers  —  ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) — It's midnight on the streets of Atlanta, and bar owner Rufus Terrill patrols his neighborhood with a rolling crime fighter of his own creation.  Meet “Bum-bot,” as Terrill describes it; others in his neighborhood call it simply, “Robocop.”
Discussion: Gearlog and Slashdot
Motorola:
Motorola Announces Departure of Stu Reed  —  Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced that Stu Reed, formerly the president of Motorola's Mobile Devices business, has decided to leave the Company, effective immediately.  —  Mr. Reed and his team launched a number of key initiatives important …
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Tom Krazit / One More Thing:
Motorola losing former mobile phone head, marketing chief
Discussion: InfoWorld and Electronista
Bs Angel / Hawty McBloggy Invites You to Play:
Bungie Unscrews Previously Screwed Gamer  —  Exactly one week ago today I told the story of Nathaniel.  Nathaniel had an Xbox 360 upon which he collected signatures and custom artwork from notable members of the gaming community.  When the console broke, he called Xbox support and explained the situation.
Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
Chris Anderson and Michael Arrington: Back-to-Back on Charlie Rose  —  Yesterday was Geek-Out Night on The Charlie Rose Show.  Wired editor-in-chief Chris Anderson and our own Michael Arrington appeared on back-to-back interviews (30 minutes each, separate interviews).
Michael Learmonth / Silicon Alley Insider:
Hulu: Launch Next Week?  —  When will NBC and Fox's Hulu launch?  Let's see...  - Glowing Fortune profile just hit newsstands.  — The company has summoned analysts for a Monday briefing.  — It's supposed to launch this quarter.  This quarter ends in March, right?
Discussion: HipMojo.com
Peter Svensson / Associated Press:
MobiTV seeks to shut down Web forum  —  NEW YORK - MobiTV Inc., which provides TV services on Sprint Nextel Corp. cell phones, is trying to shut down a Web forum that is carrying instructions on how to get access to its channels for free.  —  MobiTV sent a letter to Howardforums.com …
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John Consoli / Mediaweek:
The WB to Be Resurrected Through New Web Site
Max Freiert / Compete Blog:
February Top Social Networks - Make way for the new guys
Discussion: TechCrunch and VentureBeat
Willpark / IntoMobile:
Howard Chui: Howard Forums is set to take on MobiTV over breached security
Discussion: Engadget Mobile and Gear Diary
Pui-Wing Tam / Wall Street Journal:
In Silicon Valley, a Flight to Safety
Monica Chen / DigiTimes:
HTC expected to launch MID handsets in 2008
Greg Sandoval / CNET News.com:
5,000 MTV Networks' employees potential affected by breach
Ionut Alex Chitu / Google Operating System:
Adding Page Numbers to Google Documents
Enigmax / TorrentFreak:
BitTorrent Throttling Company Sandvine Sees Sales Down 88%
 Earlier Items: 
InfoWorld:
Brothers sentenced for software piracy
Discussion: The Register
Greg Sandoval / CNET News.com:
Brad Greenspan miffed over thwarted attempts to acquire Stage6
Discussion: TechCrunch and Mashable!
Alpha Doggs / Network World:
All-time greatest Google songs
Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
Kyte Becomes A Mobile-to-Web Video Platform For Brands (Adds …
I, Cringely . The Pulpit | PBS:
Antisocial  —  Do you remember Citizens' Band radio?
Garett Rogers / Googling Google:
GOOG-411 expands outside of United States
Matt Martin / GamesIndustry.biz:
Ballmer: “We'll support Blu-ray”
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

 
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