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by deogeo 7y ago
> software inventors Are those the companies that force patented technology, to the exclusion of free alternatives, into widely used standards, so that they can charge everyone that wants to read a FAT32 filesystem? The ones that patent
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If 'it' is patent law, then yes. If 'it' is software development, then no. Do we want to encourage the development of patent law, or of software?
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Foolish for the companies currently on top, yes. Not necessarily foolish for consumers, that are harmed by competition being stifled by patents.
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No need to speculate - the EU, Russia, India, South Africa, and New Zealand have no patents on pure software - I'm sure there are other places too.
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Just the impression I got from the general developer community, and articles such as https://www.infoworld.com/article/2619609/why-software-paten...
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An argument that's rarely made: Almost everyone whose work would be protected by software patents, is fervently opposed to them. Except patent lawyers and multinationals. That should tell you everything on whether they're a good i
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by deogeo 7y ago
You're right - out of the many anti-union activities mentioned in your link, that one data point isn't anti-union.
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> Why hasn't this occurred? Maybe because they keep firing union organizers? > I question if there's a genuine need or desire among employees to unionize.If Kickstarter truly were a house of horrors [..] When two companies n
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Is that the Yog of Yog-Sothoth fame?
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Having your country owned by foreigners is rarely a good idea, even if they are a democracy. They put their own interests first.
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> Trump and his kind, she says, are even more dangerous than those who openly agitate against Jews. While 'his kind' is a conveniently vague term that lets the reader imagine whatever they want, I would expect Trump's admi
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I have a personal rule - never, ever criticize politicians when they do something right. The last thing I want is for them to think "We could solve this issue. But then the voters will ask why we didn't do so earlier... better d
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by deogeo 7y ago
So people want DRM in their printer cartridges? They want to pay for patent-encumbered filesystems instead of free ones? They want ads that spy on which websites they visit? They want to be lied to about the harms of sugary foods [1]? About
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Are you sure they didn't get more attention from free-speech crusaders simply because they got more coverage in the media? Speaking for myself, I see stories of government prosecution used to stifle speech extremely rarely (unless we c
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I'll decry it - for the growing surveillance state that shows how difficult it's getting to anonymously protest, for the corporate-skewed use of police resources (I'm sure more serious crimes went under-investigated while the
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> If you're making an empirical observation in the real world, the demands are much less rigorous The demands are only less rigorous when you agree with the conclusion. Link an article from a racist website dedicated to black-on-whi
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But I was not referring to only the declaration of independence, but to the US founding and history as a whole. For example, your naturalization acts were limited to "free white persons of good character", so it's pretty obvi
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Now try applying it to other groups of people.
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I meant specifically the recording devices in homes. I'm otherwise aware of China's general anti-Uyghur policy.
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> This approach relies on having a wife who is free to go shopping during the week. Or you can stop at a store on your way back from work...
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Just like you can refuse to work weekends, or for below minimum wage. But when your refusal puts you at a disadvantage compared to your competition, it eventually stops being a viable choice.
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> Ignoring the reality Leaving everything to the mercy of international markets is not an inherent feature of reality. Many countries had, and have, limits on foreign ownership of real-estate (and media), as well as reduced taxes on peop
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I'm sure it can be done - Sweden has 1/18th the consumption of Italy. So just copy Sweden. The biggest obstacle is probably the plastics and bottled water companies, who make billions on keeping consumer habits (and laws!) as they
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This reveals an important issue: Allowing GMOs changes more than just plant biology - it tilts the business landscape further in favor of multinationals. It also allows more options for product optimization. And since their incentives aren&
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> recording devices are being put in the homes of these people to prevent passage of oral culture/history to the young This is the first time I hear of this, but I haven't been paying close attention - can you tell me more abou
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"I hate to break it to Siri and its creators: if ‘it’ believes in equality it is a feminist." And I hate to break it to Sam Smethers, but feminism does not hold a monopoly on equality [1], and it has become associated with more th
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I got the distinct impression that there is a lot of overlap between those most likely to decry US history, and those that invoke supposedly foundational multicultural ideals to promote diversity.
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Create choice, such as by forbidding phone manufacturers from distributing custom versions of Android, if they want access to the Google Play store on any of the phones they sell? And then trying to keep those contracts secret [1], so tha
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The worship of the founding fathers... if you will permit me to generalize a little, I find Americans puzzling. When it is time to feel guilty, they are quick to put ash on themselves, and apologize for the racist, colonialist, genocidal fo
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If almost everyone working in a field that is to be 'protected' by patents, is passionately opposed to them, and the almost sole defenders are lawyers and multinationals... well, I think that tells you all you need to know on whet

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