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by nkassis 15y ago
They might ask for 35 years but if the judge gives him 35 years i'd go out to the prison with some free Aaron signs and do a hunger strike. I'm sure I wouldn't be the only one. That would be outrageous. Actually any jail time would be ridi
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by nkassis 15y ago
Why aren't they just trying to void the damn patent in question?
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by nkassis 15y ago
"My point is that even though you think you can't compete with these guys who read, study and do 'real' science they could use a lot of help from the likes of you. Sure learning some linear algebra and bayesian statistics can help in direct
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by nkassis 15y ago
You don't always have to get new data to make a splash. I particularly like this project (it's in neuroscience but similar things probably exist in biology) http://neurosynth.org/ They are doing meta-analysis of the neuroscience literatur
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by nkassis 15y ago
I fit the mold you are talking about. I started working for a neuroimaging lab about 1 year and a half ago. Basically I'm not a scientist at all, did Math as an undergrad but almost no stats or any of that type of vodoo stuff (topology, abs
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by nkassis 15y ago
HTC has some leverage but I have a feeling, after seeing OS 10.7, that Apple cares less about the Mac then their iOS devices. Would they sacrifice the Macs for the chance to block Android?
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by nkassis 15y ago
or the mpegla? not sure we want more of those.
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by nkassis 15y ago
I just don't believe most software patent fit the description of an algorithm. The real problem with them is they are patents for idea an not for implementation as an algorithm might be considered. When Amazon patented A 1 click button. The
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by nkassis 15y ago
I'm not for software patent but I always found the "Software is a mathematical algorithm" thing annoying. I don't think it's a really good argument against software patents.
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by nkassis 15y ago
So after reading the article I didn't see as piracy creates purchases but more as, there are people who just can't get enough and they buy and copy to satisfy themselves. Similar to drug addicts and the RIAA is similarly trying to keep on s
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by nkassis 15y ago
I'm a little sad for RIM and would like to support a Canadian company but in the end they just aren't able to adapt. I don't think they ever will unless there is a management change. Seriously a tablet that can't receive email Nativity? Tha
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by nkassis 15y ago
Is that really a federal crime? the trans passing part? I would think that would be a rather minor thing.
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by nkassis 15y ago
It's not illegal at all. Why would it be illegal? It's a private event. It's ethically wrong to me but not illegal.
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by nkassis 15y ago
I was thinking the same thing. To help him out NASA could be called defense spendings (alien invasion ;p) and there is also DARPA the two most useful agencies I know off both had an impact on space exploration.
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by nkassis 15y ago
But the retirement should be gradual right? When the economy slopes back down I was under the impression that Keyne's theory would suggest deficit spending again. Hence you'll always be yoyoing but never fully paying. You're right that his
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by nkassis 15y ago
Thanks for linking that, I find that very useful. I'll try to find a chart showing change in GDP during those years, I'm going to guess the debt was growing the whole time and GDP was the thing fluctuating.
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by nkassis 15y ago
"But when people are assessing how big a problem the debt is the question they are asking is how much it will impact our overall standard of living when we inevitably have to start paying it off" Fair point but will we have to pay it back?
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by nkassis 15y ago
I too feel like there something there people think has value but the average person doesn't see. But maybe there is nothing and this is really as irrational as it looks.
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by nkassis 15y ago
It would have made sense to compare that to total GDP or something other than a building, I find it kind of useless as it is. It's big but seriously you're talking about the largest economy in the world. I don't get all the irrational fear
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by nkassis 15y ago
I don't think wearing suit pants and a shirt in the summer as any worse than jeans an a polo. I mean suit pants can let a fair amount of air circulate through.
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by nkassis 15y ago
They are probably bound by contracts with the actual content owners which limits who they can give access to. Not saying it's right but even the price is probably not all their doing.
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by nkassis 15y ago
Well, I'm going to guess that the prosecution is putting that in there just in case they can get the jury to agree. They can claim anything they want, the jury has to decide if it's true without a doubt.
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by nkassis 15y ago
I like this example about the man and work. Why does the man find value in what work gives him in return? Because he feels he needs those things, he can still make the choice not to get them but why would have this choice in the first place
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by nkassis 15y ago
I don't understand why you think it's all BS. People might have unlimited wants but they have a limited amount of ressources to obtain those wants. The reality is, there hasn't been a real labor intensive new thing in the past 30+ years. Wh
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by nkassis 15y ago
Anyone going? Maybe an HN meet up could be fun.
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by nkassis 15y ago
I'm going to say without looking that's it's for ads. Oh and I'm sure that blocky logo isn't compressed at all, (same effect could have been done with the logo at 50x50 scaled up ;p)
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by nkassis 15y ago
Would it not work if they did what Henry Ford was doing. Price them so the workers can buy them? That way the money stays in your pockets while the workers enjoy a better life? Win-Win.
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by nkassis 15y ago
Maybe increase the number? That would make bribing effort a little harder since it would require spreading the money to more people. Wasn't the house of representative supposed to be sized in proportion with the population of the US?
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by nkassis 15y ago
Depends it's useful to know exactly how much it will be, sometimes it's not a big deal but it can make a big difference when there are large swings in exchange rates. I personally much prefer knowing exactly what I will pay.
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by nkassis 15y ago
"So Android, like every large software product on the planet, infringes numerous Microsoft patents." while that might be true you can't tell until there is a lawsuit. Right now Microsoft is claiming this but no one wants to bet the other wa

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