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Twiistup 6 Highlights

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As should Eric Sikola and ExpenseBay who won the “Showoff&# judges competition ( Photos featured here taken by (cc) Kenneth Yeung – [link] ). The tone of the panel was set by David’s announcement that he was relocating to Silicon Valley (and dragging Geni & Yammer with him).

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Never Hire Job Hoppers. Never. They Make Terrible Employees

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It all started yesterday when Jason Calacanis sent a Tweet telling GenY’ers / Millennials or whatever people under 30 want to be called these days that job hoppers look like “flakes. &# I simply sent a supporting Tweet saying that I agreed. They make terrible employees. Yes, 2% of you have legitimate reasons for having 5 jobs.

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Findmypast.com Sets Up Shop In Venice

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Findmypast.com is entering a competitive market here in the U.S., Findmypast runs an online, family history and genealogy site which provides genealogical records, in particular, a rich collection of British, Irish, and Australian records dating back to 1200. Findmypast.com did not say how big of a team it will be hiring in Venice.

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History of Cheating and Cheat Codes in Video Games

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Eventually even products entirely devoted to cheating emerged, like the Game Genie cartridge. The “cheat” industry started to become competitive and even combative for video game producers, and it became clear that cheats were compromising the quality of games and their experience.

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Why We Can’t Let Luddites Ruin Global Trade

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People who failed to industrialize, however well intentioned one’s goals, were at a competitive disadvantage to those who had. To try and pretend we can put the genie back in the bottle on globalization is a fantasy. And they will eat our lunch. And that somebody is China. And Russia.

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