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by ktsmith 14y ago
> "We're only going to support it if it's not turned on by default" No, they are only going to support it if it is _actually_ the users intent, not a vendors intent. This is completely reasonable and the actions of MS are undermining th
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by ktsmith 14y ago
The thing about DNT is that the advertising industry (not malicious/shady websites) are supportive of it as a voluntary standard that they will comply with it. All the major players are saying they won't play nicely with IE10 due to the def
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by ktsmith 14y ago
In other words, almost no one will know. The thing is most people don't take the time to read those things they just click through blindly.
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by ktsmith 14y ago
>They key thing to understand is that if IE10 did not have DNT enabled, that the default setting would be _just as arbitrary_ and would still therefore not "map to user intent" in their words. There has to be a default in one direction
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by ktsmith 14y ago
The screwed up fingers are probably bad photoshopping/artifacts around the rings she wears on her left hand.
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by ktsmith 14y ago
> The only plus I see is that it's right before Burning Man, so maybe they'll get a caravan travelling from one event to the other. That's a helluva caravan if you are driving. It's about seven hours from Vegas to Reno and another two t
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by ktsmith 14y ago
Great data visualization but the stat widget headers are pretty hard to read due to the complete lack of contrast with the background color.
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by ktsmith 14y ago
This may not be of any benefit for those that are self taught. If you look at current licensing requirements which vary by state some require that you have a BS from an accredited engineering program. It's likely this will also be the case
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by ktsmith 14y ago
I think ntkachov is probably right and that this will augment hiring practices by some companies as a key indicator for HR to bring someone in for an interview. There could also be a trend for companies working on critical infrastructure (p
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by ktsmith 14y ago
I wouldn't be surprised if state government and possibly federal government programming jobs required it for all but entry level jobs as they currently do with things like civil engineers.
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by ktsmith 14y ago
Looks like a pretty weak offer. The relocation payment is very small. The pay in TN is quite a bit lower than I would expect given the cost of living. The crime rates are nearly double places like San Francisco. I can't find a list of the n
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by ktsmith 14y ago
> The assumption is that a modern jet (turbofan) engine is highly reliable. I was really surprised to find how true this was. One of my first jobs was working in a manufacturing plant for a company remanufacturing various parts of vario
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by ktsmith 14y ago
You are not alone, I also ask people to not get me gifts. I appreciate the thought but I almost always end up with duplicates, things that don't fit, things I don't need or want, and more clutter. I'd rather they just spend some time with m
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by ktsmith 14y ago
> I am tempted to find out who this person making $1M and find the dinosaur drawings in the dinosaur lesson plan, and then find who paid the illustrator to draw these things and let them know they are someone is making $1M on their back
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by ktsmith 14y ago
> It would be far smarter for the big educational publishers to buy this thing back for mega-bucks rather than launch a lawsuit they could lose. The linked article points out that Scholastic bought the site from it's creator and then so
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by ktsmith 14y ago
> Your logic is flawed here. TPT is selling lesson plans and live teaching materials, not books. I think the reverse is true here. An individual plan isn't that different from a compilation of plans. The rules of copyright still apply a
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by ktsmith 14y ago
A typical plan consists of a word document or PDF containing a description of the lesson, images (charts, graphics, posters, etc), fonts (rendered as it would be used, not as a reference), and instructions on performing the lesson. I've onl
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by ktsmith 14y ago
That's never stopped other copyright holders. How many lawsuits have made the press because they were against elderly, dead people, etc? Quite a few.
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by ktsmith 14y ago
The teaching exception does not include copying, only performance and display, copying and distribution is what's happening here. The plans I've looked at contained fonts/images that have specific licenses forbidding commercial redistributi
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by ktsmith 14y ago
I'm waiting for TPT to get sued for copyright infringement. From what I've seen of plans purchased by my wife and/or her school they tend to be distributed with copy protected content that have specific licenses preventing commercial redist
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by ktsmith 14y ago
How is Google's data going to fall out of date? There are millions of activated android devices providing them data.
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by ktsmith 14y ago
I could agree with your take that Windows Live Messenger, and Windows Live Spaces fit the description of a social network used in the patent. > "A social network is any type of social structure where the users are connected by a common
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by ktsmith 14y ago
I would certainly hope that any IP attorney litigating these patents would be able to argue that email is most definitely not a social network as used in the context of the patent.
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by ktsmith 14y ago
No one is forced to use Google+ or Facebook or any other platform that requires a real identity. Would I prefer it if you could use pseudonyms on these sites? Sure. That doesn't mean that any of these companies have to cater to my wants. I
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by ktsmith 14y ago
Outlook.com, hotmail.com and msn.com are not part of a social network which is a requirement of the patent.
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by ktsmith 14y ago
What about yahoo? Does Yahoo! have a social network? The patent specifically speaks to doing this mapping/routing in the context of a social network.
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by ktsmith 14y ago
There doesn't appear to be anything evil going on here. Google patented a method for having a primary persona in a social network, a number of other personas within the network held by the original persona, and being able to link the second
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by ktsmith 14y ago
A lot of people I know are choosing to have significant medical treatments performed in Singapore instead of the U.S. due to cost, quality of care and choice. Another anecdote, but I find it to be fascinating.
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by ktsmith 14y ago
I'm talking about staff computers, not computers for childrens use.
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They won't look at it unless it's completely dead. That is a side effect of budget constraints as well. It is usable, though painful, once it's up.

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