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The Mez Ledger · Weekly Close May 15 – May 22, 2008 162 stories · Vol. 08 · Catalogue 21 · Issue 143 Get it by email ↓
The week's top story

Andrew Chen: Why every Web 2.0 startup needs to think about Metcalfe's Law

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Business 12 stories

  1. Andrew Chen: Why every Web 2.0 startup needs to think about Metcalfe's Law

  2. Apple’s market share of PCs over $1,000 hits 66%

  3. James Simons: former mathematician and now billionaire hedge fund manager

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  1. Insanity? Why A Bootstrap Entrepreneur Raised $17 Million in Venture Funding

  2. LifeLock CEO Had His Own Identity Stolen Numerous Times, Suit Alleges

  3. Why Raising VC Funding Does Not Equal Success

  4. Wigix: A Stock Market for Your Stuff

Sports 4 stories

  1. Peter Molyneux: My Next Game a 'Significant Scientific Achievement'

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  1. Why Microsoft will buy Facebook and keep it closed

  2. I spent a week building a game on AppEngine. Here's what I learned.

  3. Ceiling Height Influences Thinking Patterns

Technology 139 stories

  1. PG: Disconnecting Distraction

  2. Why Zappos Pays New Employees to Quit—And You Should Too

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  1. The Frontal Cortex : The Hidden Cost of Smart Drugs

  2. You Can't Soak the Rich

  3. Essential Python Tips, Tricks, and Hacks

  4. Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years

  5. Cory Doctorow: Our dangerous statistical ignorance

Entertainment 2 stories

  1. YourWeek: a reddit-powered TV news program by PBS

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  1. Netflix/Roku box threatens Apple, Microsoft plans for streaming video

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