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by alok-g 5y ago
+1 In this case, unless shown otherwise, the assumption should be that the program is copying parts of itself to the output. Whatever the program is generating is likely to carry pieces which are a part of the program ... unless it is evid
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by alok-g 5y ago
They are. However, when code is generated there need to be an explicit clause in the license terms for the same. Else, by default, the generated code would be subject to the same license, GPL v3 in this case. I therefore recommend the au
723.
by alok-g 5y ago
Note that the license chosen is GPL v3. The code generated by the tool would also be GPL v3, which means that any larger work where the generated code is used may also be bound by the same license. I would request the authors to review th
724.
by alok-g 5y ago
I think this is beyond simply making the variable static/constant. It is the specific value of the constant that is allowing the division to be substituted with bitwise AND, which then makes it so much faster. I wonder how much the s
725.
by alok-g 5y ago
See my comment below. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27635481 I think Monkey selfie copyright issue was subtly different.
726.
by alok-g 5y ago
While the analogy is correct, the binaries generated by compilers does involve integration of creative work beyond that in the code compiled. The binary as such is a 'derivative work' generated from creativity of the authors of t
727.
by alok-g 5y ago
See my comment here on definition of 'bias'. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27631529
728.
by alok-g 5y ago
Note: I follow a more standard definition of bias [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bias ] which makes it errorneous nearly by definition. Indeed. Use of priors do not intrinsically make the system biased. It's a
729.
by alok-g 5y ago
Burnout is an official medical diagnosis, WHO says https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20026378
730.
by alok-g 5y ago
I always carry two laptops (personal + work) on all trips, domestic or international. Other than added inconvenience of having to take out and put back stuff during security checks, it has always worked out. Even when I end up exceeding t
731.
by alok-g 5y ago
I think you took that from the abstract. The abstract, description, or title, of a patent do not determine what a parent covers or not! That is determined by the claims of a patent. The abstract/description/title play a relativ
732.
by alok-g 5y ago
>> The original person said that 'patents prevented photomosaics'. I see your point now, although I do not see the original person (@tomcam) explicitly saying 'patents prevented photomosaics'. I only see "F
733.
by alok-g 5y ago
I presented my understanding in a simple to understand way here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27551350 The response from you on that comment is not sounding right to me, and so I present counter-arguments. >>
734.
by alok-g 5y ago
I personally also don't have a problem. Think however about people who are new to computers, whether adults or kids growing. They find it all confusing.
735.
by alok-g 5y ago
> If any program tweaks a dialog, say ... Yes. They should not have allowed this at all in hindsight. Well, too late. :-)
736.
by alok-g 5y ago
Additionally, this is all the more reason why Microsoft should think through before they release a new UI frameworks and instead of releazing and then shortly moving on to a new one. I do not really understand why this cannot be thought th
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by alok-g 5y ago
I agree that some features in Outlook feel like bloat and that it too has legacy UI. I do however find it to be the best (on Windows; unsure about on Mac). I would so much like Microsoft to sell it outside of "Office Pro" as I w
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by alok-g 5y ago
Good article. I have spotted similar bugs too which become evident very quickly when working with smaller resolutions and likewise with a smaller number of grayscales. > We choose a H×W rectangular grid of points, from which we will dra
739.
by alok-g 5y ago
+1 overall. >> I'm with you on filtering out the key points. But I felt I had to do that in paper meetings as well. Agreed. Even for the verbal discussions after paper meetings, the law of triviality still usually applies. h
740.
by alok-g 5y ago
> I want to point out the irony that you wrote a lengthy, dense document, despite your argument in favor of slides. I am not opposed to document writing. I am however saying that the true reasons when and why it works better are misun
741.
by alok-g 5y ago
Patents are not only about processes, they can also cover the final product amongst other aspects. The patent in question also does the same [1], as visible via claims 14, 29, 46, 51, whereas the claim 1 is about the "method". Re
742.
by alok-g 5y ago
I just finished looking through the manuscript [ https://deeplearningtheory.com/PDLT.pdf ]. Mathematics is heavy for me especially for a quick read, albeit a great thing I see is that the authors have reduced dependencies on
743.
by alok-g 5y ago
## I see two-three aspects that you are conflating together: 1. Expectations on the flow of information, whether the author/presentor is: (a) the authority figure, is teaching something to the audience and later answering questions
744.
by alok-g 5y ago
>> Is there any way of knowing if a certain type of program is patented? If you've a seen similar thing pre-existing, chances are that it may be someone's intellectual property, and which then should be respected. In this pa
745.
by alok-g 5y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photographic_mosaic#Trademark_...
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by alok-g 5y ago
+1 We try to go slower with such documents. E.g., the meeting may start by asking to read the first five sections and discussing them first. The meeting then may naturally be longer than an hour, usually two hours, and still may need a fo
747.
by alok-g 5y ago
Writing is followed for design reviews as well. The recommendations to solve the challenge you mention are to (a) writing better, (b) splitting into a sequence of meetings, (c) reading the document ahead of the time. There's no real re
748.
by alok-g 5y ago
That applies to presentations as well.
749.
by alok-g 5y ago
In my experience, the issue is not presentations actually. Whatever can be presented using documents can be presented using slides too. The real challenge is that slides present much less word-count space to deliver the right message, and
750.
by alok-g 5y ago
Understood that with printed docs multiple people may start commenting on the same points, however, the discussion happens only once still. I personally find that many of the comments showing up with online commenting are not worth, and the

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