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BlaBlaMeter detects how much bullshit is in your text(blablameter.com)
108 points by grabeh 14y ago|92 comments
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by grabeh 14y ago
There may be alternative services which do not look to place any restrictions on where content can be viewed, which will place pressure on HBO, however, as long as a particular provider produces unique desirable content that they are comfor
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by grabeh 14y ago
But that for me doesn't capture the aspect of it being freely available to examine/read - perhaps such a term doesn't exist!
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by grabeh 14y ago
Thank you for the correction. Is there a term to describe code which although freely viewable is not open-source?
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by grabeh 14y ago
Ah I see - yes, I take your point. I agree that if it is easily available, it is likely to be copied, such is the reality of human nature. Unfortunately, it does rather incentivise keeping things locked up which is a shame in some respects
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by grabeh 14y ago
Just because a product uses open technology, it doesn't necessarily undermine the labour and creative skill that a person puts into creating a product from the open technology available. This could be the same skill put into a non-open sour
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by grabeh 14y ago
With a consumer, the loss is much harder to show as it's difficult to prove that if they hadn't downloaded for free, they would have purchased. But I don't think it's hypocritical to create that divide - after all there are many exceptions
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by grabeh 14y ago
It is one thing to attack copyright for being used against consumers who wish to use media, however it is a different issue when a third party is copying your platform wholesale and then deriving revenue from that act of copying. I think in
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by grabeh 14y ago
The unfortunate reality is that even if Softlayer comply with the DMCA request, the site could be moved to a host in a more infringement-friendly jurisdiction. Perhaps a letter from a Chinese law firm could help to escalate matters. A basic
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by grabeh 14y ago
If Myriad's process does in fact change the chemical structure of the gene and it is the altered structure which is able to be tested then I see some merit in their argument. That is, if it is the altered form which is protected, rather tha
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by grabeh 14y ago
In the case of consumers, certain clauses restricting consumer remedies would be unlawful due to legislation protecting consumers in any event. This includes removing implied terms like the implied term to exercise reasonable care and skill
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Startups' New Creed: Patent First, Prototype Later(businessweek.com)
2 points by grabeh 14y ago|0 comments
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by grabeh 14y ago
I suspect that a slight redesign of the site in question would not 'kill' Touch of Modern.
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by grabeh 14y ago
I think it may be a slight remix of 'Paradise' by Coldplay.
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by grabeh 14y ago
Sounds like you have the right attitude. Good luck for the future.
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by grabeh 14y ago
I prefer the new name in any event but that doesn't take into account the goodwill you have built up with the old name. The problem is the lack of certainty over the outcome of litigation. Clearly iZettle have at least an arguable case that
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by grabeh 14y ago
As far as I can tell, the plan isn't to create a standardised document but rather to provide greater transparency over existing TOS. In terms of court testing, one example is the OFT in the UK requesting that Apple make changes to its terms
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by grabeh 14y ago
Of course you are right but the suggestion was that the latter was the only visible indicator which is obviously not the case.
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by grabeh 14y ago
Is the quality of the tweets on a particular account not also a visible indicator of the 'goodness' of that account?
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by grabeh 14y ago
This has the potential to be a great educational tool and hopefully in time will reach a wide audience. If enough people are aware of the terms it will exert pressure on providers to be more open and reasonable with their terms. Of course w
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by grabeh 14y ago
Broadly speaking, any word can be trade marked if it is distinctive/not descriptive. Apple is distinctive for computers, but not for actual apples. As a result, I couldn't get a trade mark for 'Apple' for apples, but I could (or at least Ap
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by grabeh 14y ago
I'm sure plenty of firms would be interested in a candidate who has a good grasp of technical concepts so why not look to convert to become a lawyer by applying for training contracts with law firms? Many firms like candidates who have done
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by grabeh 14y ago
"Mapping the legal genome" brings to mind visualisation of case law in diagram form so dependent on search terms you could see a visualisation of relevant cases incorporating the precedent cases and then below them cases which have relied o
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by grabeh 14y ago
This move is against the grain of other sites which accept UGC. It has obviously been moved to the submission page from the main terms of use to attract attention to the clause, in order to increase the chances that Craigslist can rely on i
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by grabeh 14y ago
A search for 'Pinwheel' returns 'Pinweel' - so it appears to cover homophones not just identical spellings. I would always suggest doing a quick search on at least the trade mark registry in the territory where you are based when you are co
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by grabeh 14y ago
A cursory search of the USPTO's trade mark registry by Pinwheel would have revealed the pre-existing registration for Pinweel.
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by grabeh 14y ago
Apologies for the slightly over-assertive reply (and thanks for posting the link).
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by grabeh 14y ago
On a related note, LOCOG, the UK equivalent of USOC, has been enforcing sponsorship rights very heavily. Just today the sale of chips to contractors working on the site was banned at the behest of McDonalds, unless, they were also sold with
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by grabeh 14y ago
Good point. I can see more clearly the need to protect large corporate sponsors from actual competitors (e.g. Burger King, Pepsi) where there is likely to be a diversion of profits, but in this case, I am fairly certain that there will be n
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by grabeh 14y ago
I don't think the two situations are analogous in any way. In the case you posted, the SFAA were looking to run a sporting event using the word 'Olympics'. This is clearly going to cause an element of confusion to the public in terms of who

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