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by sweisman 3y ago
Early 1991 snapshot of Forth program to control the test harness of the Electron Drift Instrument of the Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences at UCSD, later launched on the Space Shuttle. There are regular posts about Forth, including
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by sweisman 5y ago
This site has saved my bacon more than once.
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by sweisman 6y ago
My understanding is that NDAs only apply to settlements, not to actual judgements. Also, no one wants to settle.
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by sweisman 6y ago
To understand what is going on, a summary of the legal repartee going on is as follows, written by Vox Day, who formulated the legal strategy and to my understanding, basically wrote all the legal briefs. The crazy thing is that neither the
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by sweisman 6y ago
My apologies. It's all factually incorrect. The only lawsuit filed was by Patreon, because it was upset that it had to abide by the terms and conditions of its contract of adhesion. "The comedian instructed his fans to file suits
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by sweisman 6y ago
The ToS say you waive your right to a jury trial or participating in a class action. Both are wrong. By stating those conditions, Patreon is guilty of deceptive practices. Which is illegal. All Patreon users can file a demand for arbitratio
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by sweisman 6y ago
There were originally about 100 backers, plus the creator himself, filing claims. Since then, I believe at least another hundred have decided to join the fun. Patreon Delenda Est.
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by sweisman 6y ago
Patreon is on the hook for all arbitration costs, minus $250 that the aggrieved consumer must pay as a filing fee. The risk is because Patreon's liability is open-ended. Each arbitration is a MINIMUM of $10K, and escalates from there,