bchociej

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by bchociej 11y ago
Would love to see this open sourced and able to run on my local machine (Tonic as a whole, I mean).
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by bchociej 11y ago
https://juristat.com/
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by bchociej 12y ago
Well, the docs for these things are online and there are hundreds of opcodes. Some are less benign than "inventory status". One hopes that any of the "S" opcodes ("set" as opposed to "inquire" or &quo
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by bchociej 12y ago
Why BSD license it if you don't want others using it? That's the point of the BSD license. "Redistribution is permitted" etc.
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by bchociej 12y ago
The patent application linked numerous times in this thread is listed as abandoned after being rejected for non-patentability. Type the application or publication number into [1] for details. [1] http://portal.uspto.gov/pair
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by bchociej 12y ago
USPTO's PAIR website indicates that the application was rejected for non-patentability. I'd link it but PAIR doesn't do permanent links. Go to the main page at [1] and type in the application or publication number. [1] http:
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by bchociej 12y ago
USPTO's PAIR website indicates that he filed the patent application himself. (It was rejected on non-patentability.)
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by bchociej 12y ago
Can you link to that? I've only been able to find rejected applications so far.
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by bchociej 12y ago
Is there a patent covering it? I've only seen rejected applications so far.
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by bchociej 12y ago
What's more, his patent application was rejected, both for non-patentability, and on similar grounds as a previously rejected patent of a similar nature. Type the application number into USPTO's PAIR website at [1] for details. (E
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by bchociej 12y ago
> However, he failed to grasp some basic IP concepts Indeed. His patent was abandoned, according to the USPTO's PAIR website at [1], after being rejected for non-patentability. Aside from being apparently non-patentable subject matt
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by bchociej 13y ago
That's exactly right. A friend of mine in St. Louis is currently negotiating $14/sq.ft. down to, ideally, $12. Last I heard from my CxO friend in California, he was excited to find $30. To me, it's shocking that anyone would
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by bchociej 13y ago
That's true, and I think jakestl understands that. But it's received with a tone of "look, what a surprise, those Midwestern folks are worth something," which definitely isn't a great way to make someone feel.
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by bchociej 13y ago
Not too deeply, I think. Outsourcing implies the use of second-rate talent (and literally refers to sourcing cheaper talent outside of the company, which is not the case here). It's definitely condescending, and I understand why tech t
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by bchociej 13y ago
If I recall correctly, 'retard' has a very different connotation in Spanish-speaking cultures than in Anglophone ones.
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by bchociej 13y ago
For (almost all) photos, JPGs are smaller and therefore load quicker. Its compression is much less noticeable in photographs, and therefore the size savings are usually worth it. For logos, text, geometric imagery, etc, you generally need t