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by kauffj 8y ago
There are several (lots?) of defense patent networks. This is an offensive patent network with the intent of proactively obviating or severely reducing patent enforcement.
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by kauffj 8y ago
Rather than have an argument about categorization I'll instead respond to the core moral question. I do not think it is moral to claim that you own a story or a logo in the same way that one owns a shirt or a cell phone. (But yes, I th
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by kauffj 8y ago
This seems like as good a thread as any to mention one of my favorite unrealized enterprises: Patent Trolling for Good (PTG) The idea is simple: take the traditional model of a patent troll, but alter the settlement terms to create a cascad
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by kauffj 8y ago
LBRY | Lead App Engineer, Blockchain Engineer, API Engineer, more | REMOTE and ONSITE (Manchester, NH) LBRY is a blockchain-based protocol facilitating the discovery, distribution, and purchase of digital content. This is a fancy way of say
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by kauffj 9y ago
Hi, LBRY CEO here (LBRY.io). If you're interested in our technology and product, everything we build is open-source and MIT licensed. Our GitHub is at github.com/lbryio There is a contributing guide at lbry.io/faq/contri
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by kauffj 9y ago
Uh, okay so it was a T540p? I don't see how this changes anything. They list the computer as Linux compatible. It was not, and they were neither interested in returning it or updating their site.
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by kauffj 9y ago
I'm currently on my fifth ThinkPad, so you could say I'm a fan. But I'd like to warn everyone that uses Linux to be careful about buying one. I bought a T540 3 years ago that shipped with a Bay Trail processor. This processor
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by kauffj 9y ago
A blockchain is necessary because there is no other method of having a shared, distributed database of digital content that is not owned or controlled by a single party.
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by kauffj 9y ago
The claim that sandwich-making is monopsonic seems dubious. Statista has the largest employer at 12.7% market share and "Other" at 55%: https://www.statista.com/statistics/307965/market-share-of-f... Res
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Is Buying Tokens the New Venture Capital?(medium.com)
2 points by kauffj 9y ago|0 comments
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by kauffj 9y ago
Yes.
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by kauffj 9y ago
Individuals have immediate, direct incentive to wear seat belts. Seat belts are not a collective action problem the way climate change is.
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by kauffj 9y ago
The most insightful and thought provoking analysis of health care I've seen in the last several years is this one: https://randomcriticalanalysis.wordpress.com/2016/09/25/high... It argues that the high
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by kauffj 9y ago
Absence of evidence isn't evidence of absence. Those links relate to Vibram making unverified or unproven claims, not claims known to be false.
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Spee.ch: blockchain-based image sharer being built in real time starting 6pm EST(spee.ch)
4 points by kauffj 10y ago|0 comments
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by kauffj 10y ago
I re-ordered the FAQ, this was a great suggestion. Thank you!
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by kauffj 10y ago
New video coming soon with public launch! That was made when net money spent on LBRY was < $10,000.
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by kauffj 10y ago
No downvotes from me, but there is a GUI: https://github.com/lbryio/lbry-app
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by kauffj 10y ago
LBRY offers the same or better protections against infringement that HTTP does.
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by kauffj 10y ago
Yes, substring matches prefer earlier claims.
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by kauffj 10y ago
It matches by claim id, which is a much longer hash, but the system will do partial matches. In the case of conflicting partial matches, the first claim (temporally) is resolved.
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by kauffj 10y ago
It is tough to strike a balance between a good introduction for technical people and non-technical people. https://lbry.io/quickstart is good practical introduction. https://lbry.io/what is a more theoretic
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by kauffj 10y ago
That FAQ article is old and I'm going to update it to point at https://lbry.io/faq/naming . You can get names as short as: lbry://name#a Where #a can actually be that short. If you want a name with no ide
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by kauffj 10y ago
It was a crass and tone-deaf attempt on our part to signal awareness. Lesson learned. Subsequent attempts to engage sincerely were also met with derision, so I'm not sure anything could have ever been done that wouldn't have been
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by kauffj 10y ago
It's back, sorry about that!
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by kauffj 10y ago
It's back, sorry about that!
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by kauffj 10y ago
Similarly. We will maintain a similar list and official releases will respect this list. This does not remove the blockchain entry, since this is impossible, but it would be irresponsible and illegal in most countries to continue to host co
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by kauffj 10y ago
Great suggestion! Done. https://github.com/lbryio/lbry.io/commit/ab6a3fe538f5c55e1f3... If you're in our Slack, DM me a wallet address at @kauffj for a tip!
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America’s Legal Pot Economy Is Forced Underground(bloomberg.com)
3 points by kauffj 10y ago|0 comments
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by kauffj 10y ago
Only vanity URLs are reserved rather than owned. See this for more: https://lbry.io/faq/naming

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