Ice_cream_suit 6 days ago | parent [-] | on: Microsoft Is Said to Have Agreed to Acquire GitHub

Time to move to Gitlab...

Ice_cream_suit 6 days ago | parent [-] | on: After 10 Years, Nathan Myhrvold's $3B of Private E...

"In total Myhrvold’s firm has acquired 95,000 patents and launched or been behind dozens of lawsuits, making it a giant patent troll. But Intellectual Ventures’ litigation strategy has been dealt some setbacks. The nation’s top patent court has thrown out patents Intellectual Ventures has tried to assert against companies like Capital One. This week a federal appeals court issued a ruling that will make it very difficult for Intellectual Ventures to assert a patent it had sued Ericsson for infringing."

greglindahl 6 days ago [-]

Myhrvold hasn't been as successful as Perfect 10 at establishing useful precedents, but he's not far behind.

Ice_cream_suit 14 days ago | parent [-] | on: As Google Feeds Cats, Owl Lovers Cry Foul

Humans kill 58 billion animals each year.

I do not see anyone suggesting that we stop feeding humans.

strstr 14 days ago [-]

Feral cats aren't people?

blarg1 14 days ago [-]

or are they ...

briandear 14 days ago [-]

Humans are more important than feral cats.

joejerryronnie 14 days ago [-]

That could be debatable.

Ice_cream_suit 15 days ago | parent [-] | on: Has there been progress in philosophy?

Has there been progress in art?

danieltillett 15 days ago [-]

Interesting question. No if you mean aesthetics, yes if you mean techniques.

Ice_cream_suit 16 days ago | parent [-] | on: Andy Rubin Puts Essential Up for Sale, Cancels Nex...

Wonder if this has anything to do with it:

"Former Android Head Left Due To Sexual Misconduct Claims" https://www.channelnews.com.au/former-android-head-left-due-....

"The woman who filed the complaint reportedly worked in the Android division run by Rubin, which would make any personal relationship between the two violate Google policy; the company requires employees to disclose such relationships so that one of them can be moved to another division. Rubin left the Android department in March 2013 to lead Google’s efforts in robotics, but the HR investigation is said to have taken place in 2014. That investigation, according to The Information, concluded that “Rubin’s behavior was improper and showed bad judgement.”" https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/29/16714264/andy-rubin-leav....

Ice_cream_suit 21 days ago | parent [-] | on: A Very Sad Goodbye – OSSIC X: The first 3D audio h...

Class action litigation is starting. See the comments on the page for more information.

Ice_cream_suit 21 days ago | parent [-] | on: Why a Dutch court stopped high school students fro...

"Almost 70 percent of schools in the Netherlands are administered by private school boards, and all schools are government funded equally.

The instrumental variables results show that private school attendance is associated with higher test scores. Private school size effects in math, reading and science achievement are 0.19, 0.31 and 0.21"

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/705501468323653171....

Ice_cream_suit 21 days ago | parent [-] | on: Why a Dutch court stopped high school students fro...

Like in most countries, it is probably linked to social class.

I studied at a private school in Amsterdam when I lived in the Netherlands in the 70's. Most of my parents professional colleagues sent their children to private schools too. The reasons included quality of education, availability of certain subjects a...