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by sunchild 16y ago
Sorry, but this is why those silly disclaimers continue to propagate. They are nothing but noise in most cases. An exception might be tax advice disclosures.
542.
by sunchild 16y ago
Doesn't change the fact that it's a colorable claim. It doesn't look to me like any of the defenses you list would lead to summary judgment based on the facts.
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by sunchild 16y ago
Anyone can contract for anything, unless it's against public policy in the form of a law.
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by sunchild 16y ago
I remember seeing these emails when this story broke. IAAL, and it looked to me like this is a colorable claim (without predicting its eventual outcome). It was weird to me that journalists and tech commentators dismissed it so readily at
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by sunchild 16y ago
"In terms of spammy results, if millions of people are applying upvotes to good results every day, true human-eyeball search QA will be working at massive scale." And if a disproportionate number of those humans who bother to vote are spamm
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by sunchild 16y ago
It is always a mistake to ask: "how long will this take you?" I've spent my career as a lawyer dealing with this problem. The solution is to choose a price that represents the value proposition of the output (whether it's code or contract
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by sunchild 16y ago
I'm highly tolerant of spelling/grammar errors, normally. Who cares about "it's" vs. "its" in this context, right? But in this case, I needed to re-read every sentence. Even after re-reading it a few times, I had to guess the author's int
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by sunchild 16y ago
I've used the Company Corporation without any problems in the past. You don't really need these services at all. If you do use one, it's common knowledge that you need to re-file amended articles and bylaws. What they file for you is just
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by sunchild 16y ago
Yeah, as a long time EngineYard AppCloud customer, I have to defend them a bit here. 1. The platform has evolved in a nice, iterative way with no interruptions to my service. 2. Even without a support plan, they have some of the best peop
550.
by sunchild 16y ago
In my case, I have a good idea what "comfortable" living is. At the low end, I would need around $2K net/mo (assuming I were to relocate to S. Asia – something that I've given serious thought to doing). If I stayed here in Manhattan, NYC,
551.
by sunchild 16y ago
It reads like a terrible script from one of those "House on the Hill" type of movies. I keep waiting for the evil mastermind to introduce himself and explain why he's brought everyone together. And, at the same time, it also sounds a whole
552.
by sunchild 16y ago
I've always put the low-end cutoff for "wealthy" at "can I comfortably live on interest, assuming a reasonable annual return?"
553.
by sunchild 16y ago
Opt in vs opt out. It makes a difference under the law.
554.
by sunchild 16y ago
This article misses a key point. If you want to confirm that the person who opted into your service is who they say they are. Otherwise, you're looking forward to abuse complaints from email recipients, and it only takes a few of those to
555.
by sunchild 16y ago
I'm at a loss to understand the headline of the original article. There is an incredibly simple tax calculator at ( http://www.corp.delaware.gov/frtaxcalc.shtml ) that makes it obvious that there are two alternative methods of calculation w
556.
by sunchild 16y ago
You're putting words in my mouth there. There's killing in the name of hunger, and then there's killing in the name of sport. I don't give a shit how much PR GoDaddy wraps around this story (hungry villagers, elephants on a rampage to des
557.
by sunchild 16y ago
While I understand that the file system is the single greatest source of confusion for casual computer users, I definitely do not think iPhoto is the best alternative paradigm. Most casual users that I know hate iPhoto and iTunes with a pa
558.
by sunchild 16y ago
It's not offensive to "vegetarians" – it's offensive to people who care about living beings.
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by sunchild 16y ago
That comment was based on Allen's account of Ballmer and Gates plotting to dilute him – a dick move by any measure, esp. after Allen showed his good faith on a number of occasions. Gates and Allen were friends at when they went to school to
560.
by sunchild 16y ago
Are you seriously asking for a citation to show that Bill Gates is (was?) a ruthless person with questionable ethics? Forty years of ripping off other people's software, berating and humiliating his own team, buying and shutting down compe
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by sunchild 16y ago
He isn't doing it to benefit himself. He probably doesn't care whether you like him or not, and he definitely doesn't need your money or respect. I guess Paul just wants the world to know that the image of Gates as our benevolent patron of
562.
by sunchild 16y ago
Groupon CEO: You shouldn't trust my contractors or my instincts, because I don't.
563.
by sunchild 16y ago
Really? For me, those Windows Phone 7 ads fall into the category of "make me never want to do business with you". I guess I don't identify myself as a douche doing "more clubbing, less staring" or whatever.
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by sunchild 16y ago
Who listens to these analysts? They all work for outfits that bet against their own advice, most likely.
565.
by sunchild 16y ago
Yes, turn on CNN or MSNBC right now, and all you will hear about is an imminent meltdown, and what it means for US nuclear power. This article is a drop of sanity in a sea of stupidity.
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by sunchild 16y ago
I was referring to Japan achieving the 2nd (now 3rd) largest economy within 40 odd years following near total annihilation. Not really interested in debating that point either, in case that's where you're heading...
567.
by sunchild 16y ago
People who need cash will sell at a depressed price. People who have cash will buy from them. The overall optimism for Japan's recovery is likely to be based on at least some hard facts: Japan is a leading national economy on the world st
568.
by sunchild 16y ago
Correct. This has little to no effect on transaction or corporate practice. Some of these vendors claim to handle M&A due diligence. Having been through one or two mergers/sales myself, I am convinced that no expert system in the nea
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by sunchild 16y ago
JAL is my favorite airline. If I can, I always fly JAL. Sounds like bad ad copy, bu† it's true.
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by sunchild 16y ago
I'm no expert in this area, but the conventional wisdom is that China is saturated with group buy sites that pre-date Groupon launch stateside.

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