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   by advocateone 6y ago

   My guest booked today was Morgan Housel, a VC and former journalist who's frequently on CNBC. We had to reschedule b/c of a conflict -- this would have been the perfect day to get your startup on. Remember, you really have to get
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   Tell HN: Podcast Looking for Startup Guests

   2 points by advocateone 6y ago|1 comments
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   by advocateone 6y ago

   I know this is obvious, but it's important to look at your online agreement or terms of service for customers to see what they've agreed to. If you're not legally culpable, I don't see the reason for the refund. The fact
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   by advocateone 6y ago

   Respectfully, I have the opposite view and left my comment at the top.
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   by advocateone 6y ago

   In response to your question, about exactly where to come down on billionaires, I'm not sure but there are some great points on here, and for the folks questioning why so many techies question having billionaires and lean more toward s
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   by advocateone 6y ago

   Hi Everyone - I know there's a lot of prose in the responses below, but you may discover a lot about the entire patent system (especially business method and software patents) and the issues startups have to deal with, by checking it o
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   by advocateone 6y ago

   Thanks much for your clarification. Regarding whether there are multiple patents issued on the MRI – (1) Assuming that the algorithmic steps work properly (i.e., without typos and the like) . . . Please see my explanation about patent claim
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   by advocateone 6y ago

   Thanks much for your insight, pedalpete. I found your comments helpful and insightful on a number of different levels. Regarding reverse engineering, while I don’t know the particulars from the legal perspective it’s fine and done quite oft
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   by advocateone 6y ago

   Very well said, and insightful, truly.
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    by advocateone 6y ago

    Thanks so much for bringing this to my attention. I took a quick look at the litigation docket for this case, which was consolidated with actions against a number of other defendants too. This was in the Eastern District of Texas, considere
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    by advocateone 6y ago

    Thanks much for your reply. Turing’s application of Godel merely says that there are some calculations a computer can’t do. There are still a finite number of instructions that are unique and would reasonably pass muster under our patent la
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    by advocateone 6y ago

    That’s kind of a sweeping generalization for the few examples here and not exactly applying the scientific method, don’t you think? I hope you notice that I’m purposefully not using legal jargon because I genuinely want an honest communicat
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    by advocateone 6y ago

    Sounds like you've had some bad experiences. I really appreciate your sharing this. Regarding the balloon, you'll have to check out some of my other responses about the obviousness legal standard for obtaining a patent. Unfortunat
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    by advocateone 6y ago

    You make a couple of great points. Let me analogize the problem. Imagine that one day you’re reading books and working on computers and floppy disks. So your information is limited. To be more fair, you’re searching paper copies of patents
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    by advocateone 6y ago

    Sorry for the long reply here, but I think a lot of people have the same thoughts, so I’ll elaborate. It’s not in the individual instructions that there is uniqueness, but instead in the combination of them, that makes the code. By your sam
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    Ask HN: Why Are Software Patents So Awful?

    9 points by advocateone 6y ago|19 comments
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    A lot of you otherwise smart folks are misinformed about patents

    1 points by advocateone 6y ago|0 comments