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I believe it is the facts in this case that make the discussion unpalatable for certain posters. For example, separately, I actually wrote to this company duri
by logicallee 13y ago
I believe it is the facts in this case that make the discussion unpalatable for certain posters.
For example, separately, I actually wrote to this company during the comment thread, and received a reply. I found their reply very informative and posted it to the main thread (here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7753308 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7753308) with a simple statement which nobody could find objectionable. It is my impression that someone nevertheless managed to find the facts themselves objectionable.
- icebraining 13y agoWhat "facts"? The fact that it wasn't any company research, but actually university-funded? The fact that the inventor was doing a PhD, not working for free?
- logicallee 13y agoYes, those facts among others. If anything these facts imply he "wouldn't have needed" his patents, in order to get funded and build the thing.