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by joelhaus 16y ago
Maybe, but what is the alternative to transparency? More regulation? The SCOTUS thinks not. Even if the next guy is no better, with greater awareness/transparency, constituents will have a basis for trying again with someone new. One hopes
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by joelhaus 16y ago
Looks like a pay-wall is up. This seems to work: http://www.google.com/search?q=Tim+Wu+to+Advise+FTC&qscr...
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Columbia Law's Tim Wu to Advise FTC(online.wsj.com)
4 points by joelhaus 16y ago|2 comments
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by joelhaus 16y ago
First, the healthcare provisions intended to decrease cost have yet to go into effect. You're right about costs being too high and hope that this law has a positive impact. Here is the implementation timeline: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/20
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by joelhaus 16y ago
So would a lot of large content publishers. Apparently advertising revenue isn't satisfying their needs yet. I believe you are referring to indirect ways of generating revenue, but recently, publishers seem to be heading more towards direct
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by joelhaus 16y ago
I found this very strange... Did Bing increase clickstream data usage in their algorithm when Google saw Bing results get more Google-like in October of 2010 or not? Shrum: Not so, Bing told me. In October, Bing says it rolled out a n
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Homeland Security Tries/Fails To Explain Why Seized Domains/Google Are Different(techdirt.com)
4 points by joelhaus 16y ago|3 comments
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An interesting view on ISP download caps in Canada(blog.pault.ag)
1 points by joelhaus 16y ago|0 comments
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Doing Business in..Sydney(sternopportunity.com)
2 points by joelhaus 16y ago|1 comments
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by joelhaus 16y ago
Exposing this practice has also introduced another potential problem for Bing. Gaming of their search results. I would expect to see spammers sending many thousands/millions of clicks on specific Google search results through Bing's Toolbar
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by joelhaus 16y ago
Correct, collaboration is much better (realtime editing/chat/cloud storage and sharing). Admittedly, Excel has a smoother editing experience (which is the real issue here) and is probably better suited for more resource heavy tasks, but Goo
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by joelhaus 16y ago
Totally agree, hopefully MS will get on the ball one day and improve the editing features. Limited syntax highlighting and an awkward commenting tool are available, but mostly unusable. Google Spreadsheets is catching up fast (and has even
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by joelhaus 16y ago
Good luck with Swaptitude, it definitely appears to fill a need... I'm sorry to hear about the TicketStumbler situation; out of curiosity, did you consider selling before shutting down? If so, it would be interesting to hear why you chose t
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by joelhaus 16y ago
The formulae themselves are not visible, so it takes a lot of mousing around to convince yourself the cells do what you think they should To toggle formulae visibility in Excel hit: ctrl+tilde(~)
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by joelhaus 16y ago
Sounds a little bit like the NFL: http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/nfl/14905 The major sports leagues in the U.S. (football/basketball/baseball) are definitely an interesting microcosm of various economic systems.
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by joelhaus 16y ago
"scraper sites or sites with less original content" To clarify, this change measures unique content site-wide, not just for a particular web page/url? I may be too focused on semantics, but it would be important if you are trying to max
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FFC taps Googles Page for mobile white space spectrum(blogs.forbes.com)
2 points by joelhaus 16y ago|0 comments
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Study: Google “Favors” Itself Only 19% Of The Time(searchengineland.com)
6 points by joelhaus 16y ago|4 comments
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by joelhaus 16y ago
My next quilt/car/accounting software/home purchase will certainly not come from a manufacturer that operates this way. It seems like this management approach would breed an utter lack of strategic product direction. Leads me to believe tha
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The Incredible Freedom Of A Facebook Engineer(businessinsider.com)
2 points by joelhaus 16y ago|1 comments
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by joelhaus 16y ago
Tim Wu recently discussed these issues on CSPAN and I posted his interview on Charlie Rose a few days ago (videos): http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/TheMas http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2080742 Warning: put in a historic contex
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by joelhaus 16y ago
No, but reading complaints when others do is just dull.
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Spectrum worries at CES: Deja vu all over again(news.cnet.com)
1 points by joelhaus 16y ago|0 comments
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by joelhaus 16y ago
A reminder to "think for yourself" can be helpful, and does not necessarily imply a lack of clarity or boldness. Sometimes a story is told so well, that you get emotionally wrapped up and forget to take a step back and make a fair-minded an
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Tim Wu on Net Neutrality and Technology Life-cyles(charlierose.com)
4 points by joelhaus 16y ago|0 comments
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Munster Says Google Has 'Given Up' on Social Networking(youtube.com)
3 points by joelhaus 16y ago|0 comments
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Doctors Getting Rich With Fusion Surgery Debunked by Studies(bloomberg.com)
1 points by joelhaus 16y ago|0 comments
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Fiber-Optic Networks Regain Some Glow(online.wsj.com)
1 points by joelhaus 16y ago|0 comments
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by joelhaus 16y ago
Thank you troels. I agree that it's important to bring something valuable to the table and my technical expertise is limited (but improving). Can you give some examples of things you would look for? Without knowing your answer, I would poin
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by joelhaus 16y ago
Sure, it's a very targeted product and we're still in the process of refining the business requirements, so apologies for any vagueness. The firm (which I have done work for) focuses on various tax matters for international corporations and

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