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by cyanbane 15y ago
I'm surprised the makers of Zelda haven't sued Bethesda for Skyrim.
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by cyanbane 15y ago
This was one of the first projects I donated to on Kickstarter and one that I am sooo happy I did. I use it as an example to other web developers when I mention why I think the Kickstarter model is really the future of creating useful thi
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When do you write your best code (relative to local time)?
5 points by cyanbane 15y ago|7 comments
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by cyanbane 15y ago
Interesting (IANAL). So what is the legal distinction, persistence? I read recently that the MLK "I Have a Dream" Speech was copy-written. I assume the difference in persistence comes from the delta between if I go up to the front o
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by cyanbane 15y ago
Yup. I remember when DeCSS hit they had shirts printed up with the code on the back. I know this was a small file the OP sent, but at what point is the medium the moved to a context in which it is free speech? Has twitter reached that poi
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by cyanbane 15y ago
One interesting thing about this is the question of what is a file. Depending upon how Twitter stores a tweet, does a file actually exist at their location, or only a stream of information? Under current DMCA what would they be asked to
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by cyanbane 15y ago
To be fair, it looks like it was a busy day for them: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405297020446800457716...
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by cyanbane 15y ago
From DOJ Presser: For example, when notified by a rights holder that a file contained infringing content, the indictment alleges that the conspirators would disable only a single link to the file, deliberately and deceptively leaving the i
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by cyanbane 15y ago
Totally agree, I just don't see why on earth Google would want to do something like this with the ability for such awful backlash in exchange for what I think would be minimal bump in profit for a company like them.
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by cyanbane 15y ago
Really need Facebook/Twitter to do the same to strike a nerve with a large demographic. Google would definitely bring attention to the cause, but the ability to broadcast oneself / status on a personal level needs to be hindered to have a
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Raph Koster - Rigid programming philosophies are the devil(plus.google.com)
69 points by cyanbane 15y ago|16 comments
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by cyanbane 15y ago
In the most non-tinfoil-hat way I can say it, when people like Cerf try to agnositcize the medium like I think he is doing here, it makes you wonder what type of future he is already envisioning. In his view, does the net get over-regulat
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by cyanbane 15y ago
I think he is trying to mitigate the medium in which the access to information happens (the internet in this case) and make sure that when we think of human rights we think of it in a broader sense of what we should have access to, not how
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Ask HN: Best Fiction Book(s) You Have Read In 2011
2 points by cyanbane 15y ago|2 comments
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by cyanbane 15y ago
One of the most original and best games of 2011. That being said I feel like the colors are much more vibrant on the 360 (have tried both using same monitor). Soundtrack is worth a listen too - although song names might be spoilerish.
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Can now "rent" Kindle editions from Amazon?(amazon.com)
2 points by cyanbane 15y ago|3 comments
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by cyanbane 15y ago
The question is, 'Was Matt Cutts ever THE Googleguy?' ( http://www.webmasterworld.com/profilev4.cgi?action=view&member=GoogleGuy ) I always wondered who it really was years back.
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by cyanbane 15y ago
I just went back and looked and I have read Dragon's Blood which I attributed to Anne McCaffery, but it looks like it was written by Todd McCaffery (son you mentioned). I enjoyed the book and I agree it looks like she left the series in go
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by cyanbane 15y ago
Bummer, loved Pern Novels as a kid.
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by cyanbane 15y ago
If that IS their biz model I personally would love it. I don't watch much TV, but what I do watch is usually in bulk via a 3rd party streaming service and a year or five late. If Netflix started bringing other titles that were cancelled
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Senators introduce "STOCK Act" to stop "insider trading" in Congress(cbsnews.com)
2 points by cyanbane 15y ago|0 comments
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by cyanbane 15y ago
Agreed, THIS is hacking.
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by cyanbane 15y ago
Depends on if a company needs 250k or 2m for traction.
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Kinect Effect - 1 Year Later (MS Video)(youtube.com)
2 points by cyanbane 15y ago|0 comments
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Coldplay latest act to freeze out streaming services(news.cnet.com)
3 points by cyanbane 15y ago|0 comments
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by cyanbane 15y ago
As much as I love stackoverflow, I don't know that I want to create a hiring culture/environment in which the top thing on a resume is what % of users person x is in with regards to answering questions (or creating answers people like) on a
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FBI to launch nationwide facial recognition service(nextgov.com)
60 points by cyanbane 15y ago|63 comments
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by cyanbane 15y ago
I didn't' realize the referrer (and querystring param) was sent cross domain over SSL. So as long as you are utilizing SSL everything should remain the same.
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by cyanbane 15y ago
So Google says 'we will play the game just like everyone else' and not report to you organic search terms coming from SSL (even though we have access to the data), but we also have a product (webmaster tools) that we can show you who is sea
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by cyanbane 15y ago
Correct me if I am wrong, but this could have pretty big implications for people tracking query terms on anything that has been self created (for SEO purposes etc). Other analytics packages (self-rolled/3rd party) won't have near the amoun

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