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Consider the following:

1. What if content from one company dominated Google’s search results?
2. What if this company provided all the videos, maps, places, weather and flight search results in search results?
3. What if this company was owned by Google? Wait. I’ll let you Google that.

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“…Domain names are 21st century real estate. ICANN runs all these virtual estate names on the interwebz, so you have to apply for a gTLD like .home or .coffee through them (dibs on .hustler).

All you need is a meager $185k application fee and $25k per year, granted no conflicting applications or disputes arise (like .xxx vs .sex). If, however, a dispute doth arise, thou shalt pay an adjudication fee on the order of $70k to $122k per hour. Yes folks, I ain’t talkin’ rich, I’m talkin’ wealthy [video]. This may upset the whole domain market, but I think otherwise…

…So the bankers under-priced LinkedIn’s IPO stock. This hasn’t stopped semi-tech company Groupon from filing their $20 billion IPO earlier today. Post-bubble cohorts like Farmville-maker Zynga and Facebook must be…

…Unfortunately tech stocks, like designer handbags, do not subscribe to mere mortal supply-and-demand economics, so don’t short your Farmville cash any time soon.”

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If you love(d) StarCraft

My [network] naming convention, if you haven’t guessed, is StarCraft/StarCraft2. The name of the unit should reflect the power, size, and special abilities of the hardware. To some extent this is an art, however there are a few set rules which must be followed.

Rule 1: Flying vs Ground

• Starcraft units, in general, can either fly, or they are stuck on the ground.
• Computers, in general, are either mobile (laptops), or they are stuck on the ground.

Summary

• Laptops and other wireless devices are flying units.
• Boxes that are not inherently mobile are ground units.

Rule 2: Race

Starcraft has three main races: Zerg, Protoss, and Terran.  Zerg are the icky gooey alien race (think “Alien” alien); Protoss are the super intelligent shiny sleek technological aliens (think ET);  And Terran are the more traditional space age humans.

Computers have three main operating systems: Unix, OSX, and Windows;  Unix is the icky, gooey nerd computer (think “command lines”);  OSX (Mac) is the super pretentious shiny sleak technological computer (think Unibody Macbook); And Windows is the more traditional normal day human computer.

Starcraft also has other kinds of creatures in the universe.  Loveable animals called critters which mindlessly roam around, and mostly unknown super beings called the Xel’Naga.

Computers also have other kinds of operating systems in the universe.  Random things like the Wii which are based on who knows what, and the mostly unknown Google OS called Crome OS.

Summary

• Unix / Linux varieties is Zerg
• Windows is Terran
• Mac is Protoss
• ChromeOS is Xel’Naga
• Other is Critter

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Hilarity will ensue.

If you’re smart and studying computer science or engineering, you should apply for a March/April 2011 part-time internship at FreshCode. You’ll get to work on beautiful thinks like RooiHub and earn R400 a week in beer money while learning about the business of software.

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