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by xhkkffbf 2y ago
Let's take this to an extreme. Imagine an app that does little except thread together the basic UI components provided by iOS. In other words, something that most people here could write in an afternoon. Now imagine it ends up on the A
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by xhkkffbf 2y ago
They haven't paid any judgement or do anything but engage lawyers. The monetary cost so far has been minimal. The fact that they folded immediately told me that they worried about losing and they wanted to minimize their liability.
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by xhkkffbf 2y ago
But competitors can't. They can't form trusts and punish outside competitors. That's a big part of the Sherman anti-trust act.
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by xhkkffbf 2y ago
I think they were shuttered because they realized that the lawsuit had legal merit. Shutting down the operation was the simplest way to limit liability.
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by xhkkffbf 2y ago
I would rather have a battery pack that's half the size and half the price because 300 miles is enough for most of my work. Really I would be fine with 100 miles in about 45-50 weeks/year.
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by xhkkffbf 2y ago
The article says that it eliminates the problem. But I find that hard to believe. On the other hand, silicon dioxide is already oxidized so it can't burn more.
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by xhkkffbf 2y ago
If photovoltaic cells can create power from radiation in the visible light range, I suppose there might be radiovoltaics that can do something similar. But I wonder if they can capture the high power fluxes from a modern core.
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by xhkkffbf 2y ago
There's often another reason. Some companies like Google own quite a bit of commercial real estate. Forcing people to use the office again is bolstering that investment in real estate. Is it working? Not really.
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by xhkkffbf 2y ago
Isn't this what Southwest essentially does? I've been on a Southwest flight that makes four or five stops, all with the same number. But I'm sure no person took more than one stop on the same plane.
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by xhkkffbf 2y ago
Pretty much all of them, really. Business concerns are always important because the union doesn't want to kill the business. That would be really bad. In the case of this example, the manager was given a budget and that meant choosing
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by xhkkffbf 2y ago
Most major religions have been around for a thousand or more years. Given evolutionary pressures, it's clear that they must have gotten a few things during that time or they wouldn't be here. While people like to dump on religions
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by xhkkffbf 2y ago
IT would be nice for FB to at least explain the decision. I know the scale makes it daunting to actually treat users like humans, but it would still be nice.
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by xhkkffbf 2y ago
Experience shows that the pools don't get much reuse. Look at the abandoned venues in Beijing. After all, there's only one world championship each year and dozens of very nice pools already on the planet. BTW, it's not clear
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by xhkkffbf 2y ago
Sometimes they just move the pool to a new city and set it up in an arena for another championship.
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by xhkkffbf 2y ago
What makes you think that the robot won't have a financial interest? The company that makes it will want a profit. The dentist that buys it wants to make a profit. If there's an AI under the hood, it might decide that someone need
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by xhkkffbf 2y ago
Yup. I watched a friend get fired because the union salary was double for people with 20 years of work. Yeah, they were more efficient and knowledgeable, but not 2x. So they replaced him with a younger new grad.
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by xhkkffbf 2y ago
Apex? I suppose Acme was taken.
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by xhkkffbf 2y ago
You are correct.
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by xhkkffbf 2y ago
Not to take away from these legit ones, but it surprises me that some of the recent plagiarism cases included people who plagiarized their acknowledgements. Like really?
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by xhkkffbf 2y ago
They're not the only ones. I've seen other AI firms like Adept doing the same thing. I smell a class-action suit from all of the video makers who weren't protected by YouTube.
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by xhkkffbf 2y ago
There are a lot of false and exaggerated claims in the world. Why are we bothering to spend so much time on this in court?
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by xhkkffbf 2y ago
I'm not sure I would take ownership if you gave me $2b. It would take more for me to bite.
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by xhkkffbf 2y ago
Here's my question: if humans caused megafauna extinction, why did this not happen in Africa? That's where many of the megafauna continue to live. But humans came from Africa.
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by xhkkffbf 2y ago
Harder to jam?
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by xhkkffbf 2y ago
I personally know a "Doctor Coffin" (coughing & coffin) as well as a Doctor Payne.
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by xhkkffbf 2y ago
Uh.... public libraries pay for their books. Then they share them with taxpayers who fund them. You may see this as "free", but your tax dollars are actually compensating the authors.
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by xhkkffbf 2y ago
Predatory publishers? Please. Self publishing has never been easier. Authors can keep 100% of the revenues if they choose. The fact that they willfully sign away large percentages just reflects the reality that printing, design, editing, di
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by xhkkffbf 2y ago
What does "once" mean here? Book sellers use a business model where the cost of creation is split between all of the purchasers. If "once" means that piracy can begin after the first sale, well, that first sale is going
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by xhkkffbf 2y ago
But somehow I feel like you're here to argue for the right to pay nothing for the labor of these people. If it sucks so much, why do you care if they lock it with DRM?
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by xhkkffbf 2y ago
As an author of books, I can tell you this just prevents me and other authors from creating new books. I dare you to take the same position about not paying workers for any other career. Who pays you? Should they be able to take your work w

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