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Apple Patent: System & method for performing an action on structured data(patft.uspto.gov)
1 points by dstein 15y ago|0 comments
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by dstein 15y ago
As part of my condo fees I have access to a community swimming pool. Last year I didn't use it even once. Big mistake, it's a wonderful way to spend an afternoon, either by yourself or with friends. I take my ipod, drinking water, my com
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by dstein 15y ago
Aren't there anti-competitive laws that forbid banning competing ads?
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by dstein 15y ago
I've tried both ways. I tried to do the "nice sendoff" by giving a huge 2 month notice, and even trained my replacement, documented all my procedures etc. What did I get? It turned out apparently I hadn't been at the company long enough,
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by dstein 15y ago
Sure you can, every software patent grants ownership of an idea regardless of whether it is implemented, or even an invention.
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by dstein 15y ago
It's not bold or dumb in Canada. Expect to see similar plans from Rogers and Bell very soon. The Canadian telecom industry, backed by the CRTC, has operated as a public cartel for a very long time now. These are the same folks responsibl
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by dstein 15y ago
Let me get this straight, he invents a new technology, doesn't patent it, then sends a prototype to one of the most vile software companies in the world, then gets fucked over big time... and he's surprised??
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Is OSX Lion Available Yet?(is-lion-available.com)
1 points by dstein 15y ago|0 comments
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by dstein 15y ago
Exactly my point. YC says that's what they're looking for, but YC startups tend to look more like this little "social calculator" web app then a company that will invent a new operating system, programming language, and personal computing
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by dstein 15y ago
Whatever happened to Y-Combinator funding startups tackling "hard problems", and searching for "the next Microsoft" ?
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by dstein 15y ago
According to Wikipedia: The term "patent troll" was used as early as 1993 to describe companies that file aggressive patent lawsuits.
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by dstein 15y ago
How many of these businesses would buy Google Apps for the same or more than what Microsoft Office + Exchange costs? That's how I judge quality. And I can pretty much guarantee that few, or none of those businesses would choose Google App
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by dstein 15y ago
People incorrectly give Google credit for quality when it's not deserved. There are very few products that Google makes that would survive in the "real" marketplace if they weren't free and not subsidized by their search revenue. Google Do
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by dstein 15y ago
They aren't suing every Android OEM out of necessity. Microsoft has converted to patent troll in lieu of innovating in the mobile space.
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by dstein 15y ago
google app engine No beginner programmer should be doing anything on a cloud platform. You need to learn how to run a webserver locally first.
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by dstein 15y ago
I hope that was satire. He needs to learn how to write HTML forms by hand, and a script to process the submissions. In that case, Rails MVC + SASS + HAML would be an absolutely abysmal way to learn how to do it. Python and barebones html
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by dstein 15y ago
The only difference between Lodsys and large software/hardware companies like Microsoft and Oracle is the size of their litigation targets. I'm beyond convinced that the entire software patent systems needs to be abolished.
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by dstein 15y ago
You're missing the meta-strategy that Google ideally wants all computing I/O to run through its filters. If you use Gmail, Chrome browser and OS, Google Docs, Android, and now G+, then Google has a vice grip on your balls. Google isn't the
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by dstein 15y ago
You're just ahead of your time. Fortunately, with the way computing seems to be heading, one day we all will be able to say we still have every file (document, image, etc) we ever created.
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by dstein 15y ago
Yeah plus.google.com doesn't work very well on Safari for iPad.
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by dstein 15y ago
They need to at least make an effort to test on things other than Android. It is unusable on an iPad at the moment. You cannot make a post because of some really bad JavaScript.
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Google+ will burst the tech bubble
28 points by dstein 15y ago|14 comments
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by dstein 15y ago
Beer Advocate ( http://beeradvocate.com/ ) has been around for a while.
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by dstein 15y ago
I have worked in the US under a TN work permit, and had to jump through many hoops and use loopholes to get around my lack of a formal university degree. As I understand those loopholes have since been closed and it is even harder now. In
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AudioGL preview: music generator/sequencer with 3d interface(youtube.com)
1 points by dstein 15y ago|0 comments
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by dstein 15y ago
Just because the US has historically had jurisdiction doesn't mean they always should forever. ICE has taken actions recently that proves conclusively they don't deserve this authority.
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by dstein 15y ago
I imagine a decentralized DNS service based on the bitcoin network would be kinda cool.
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by dstein 15y ago
Then .com's should be phased out. Migrate all .com to .co.us.
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by dstein 15y ago
Honestly, how did we end up in a situation where some website has a complete list of everybody's friends and family email addresses and doesn't grant you access to them? One culprit is probably spam. Your email address became something to
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by dstein 15y ago
I'd put Airbnb as a competitor to hostels, they're not really competing with Craigslist directly.

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