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by flipbrad 17y ago
they should watch out, though. Taking the piss in T&Cs is a) an overt acknowledgement that they are aware that nobody reads them, and b) that they don't take their T&Cs seriously. Since it is an essential part of contract formation
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by flipbrad 17y ago
in the UK, we have the Sale of Goods Act which will imply terms into consumer contracts, and a number of other statutory protections that apply default terms (and strike down others), e.g. UCTA (unfair contract terms act) and UTCCR (unfair
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by flipbrad 17y ago
yup. this will get patented. the cost to make might only be $3, the cost to buy will be much higher.
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by flipbrad 17y ago
as far as I know, it's not particularly clear yet (surprising, since Negative Pressure Wound Therapy - NPWT - has been around for ages. The USSR had some guys working on it, inc. Bagoutdinov). Possibly, it's just vacuuming up nasty crap, ke
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by flipbrad 17y ago
Ouch, what a mishmash of the law goin' on here. ACLU v myriad wasn't about patentable second use of patented products, nor was it about obviousness over the state of the art (the natural world is not considered to be in the state of the art
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by flipbrad 17y ago
tongue in cheek, methink?
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by flipbrad 17y ago
might there be a patenting issue? edit: see the comment below re: patenting
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by flipbrad 17y ago
How's about not claiming to take ownership of my IP for the mere service of hosting and labelling my pics?
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by flipbrad 17y ago
do you not think that one can only find that hilarious, by totally missing the point of its publication, i.e. to point out, either aggressively or tongue in cheek, that one kitchen vessel spends too much time commenting on the makeup of ano
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Youtube accuse Viacom of 'secret uploads' black ops(news.bbc.co.uk)
3 points by flipbrad 17y ago|0 comments
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by flipbrad 17y ago
It's good, but I clicked through hoping it was actually announcing some new feature/power - this really is nothing but a PR statement and a nice but oh-so-cursory introduction to Franz Och. I'm a little suspicious. I note that Google serves
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by flipbrad 17y ago
could an engineer/physicist be kind enough to calculate how hard that lamp would have hit the nice wall, door or window had things gone a little awry?
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by flipbrad 17y ago
what part did credit rating agencies like Moodys have to play in all this? They seem to have escaped from quite a lot of scrutiny in all of this...
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by flipbrad 17y ago
you'd be infringing the terms of your contract with the artist, and he could sue. there's a cold, hard legal side to this work which I find every bit as fascinating as the invention itself, and I would consider totally inseparable from the
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by flipbrad 17y ago
can't a work of art remain a work of art - or even take on new artistic meaning - if it's declared 'not art' or 'dead' to the artist? Especially when it's entitled 'a tool to deceive and slaughter'!
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by flipbrad 17y ago
in summary, this is the cover story from the Jan 2010 issue of The Scientist discussing possible amendments (amongst others?) to put into a refresh of the Modern Synthesis that was set out in the 40s - namely: * Evolvability (looking at ca
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Should evolutionary theory evolve?(the-scientist.com)
1 points by flipbrad 17y ago|1 comments
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by flipbrad 17y ago
I don't know if I back the argument, but I'd suggest that widespread knowledge of a class of people being wiped out greatly increase the stress, fear and terror struck into the hearts of all others in that class who have yet to get rounded
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by flipbrad 17y ago
very impressive! zero obfuscation though... How long until technology gets to the point where this can all be done in real time, giving powers that be absolutely insane CCTV monitoring abilities?
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by flipbrad 17y ago
We had to pay £30 for a change, if I recall correctly...
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by flipbrad 17y ago
I certinaly don't. I'll bite: >> than to point out other's misspellings.
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by flipbrad 17y ago
I regret my oneworld ticket approach to a 6.5 month backpack break - in retrospect I should have seen far fewer places and got a better feel for the ones I was in. It's also not nice having flights booked so far in advance that it's hard (n
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by flipbrad 17y ago
Here's hoping Scoopler can rise to the challenge of staying one step ahead of this...
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by flipbrad 17y ago
It does mention breach of contract several times. but not what contract... perhaps they're trying to imply a contract/rely on oral contract? does anyone know if there's precedent showing how a court would react to the publication of letters
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by flipbrad 17y ago
... so explain Crown prerogative in the UK then. (and don't tell me the UK has no constitution - it has no unified, codified constitution, but it sure as hell has one)
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by flipbrad 17y ago
>> Of course, it is still a good idea for North Koreans to do whatever their governemnt calls "legal" given that they have to power to enforce it. But the fact that I have the power to mug the neighbour kid and I call it legal doesn
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by flipbrad 17y ago
fine, but losing it undermines the overall case and any present justification there is. how much is a matter of opinion, but it's bound to be non-negligible given the continuous obstructionism to releasing it in the first place.
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by flipbrad 17y ago
>> the possibility of starting a spin-off company is a motivator to do great research There's appallingly little rational justification for what you're saying, or historical evidence. Oxford, for example, has done nothing but slip
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by flipbrad 17y ago
there are a few reasons - not all of them individually convincing, granted, why this might be viewed as OK: - public interest (not voyeurism, but clear relevance to major international consequences, and a mass casualty incident) - as real,
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by flipbrad 17y ago
2001-09-11 06:27:40 Skytel [003928287] D ALPHA TOM. THIS IS RAY, MY CONTINENTAL FLIGHT CANCELLED MHT TO EWR. NEXT FLIGHT IS AT 9:40 AM ARRIVING 11 AM. PAGER NUMBER 1 888 935 8317 EDIT: sorry - the proper place for comments like that is

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