Frankly, I just can't get enough of these funny/insightful comments... I'm looking forward to Sunday just to get to this roundup. Wouldn't it be awesome if TD had a reddit-style commenting system?
Discussion threads would still be preserved and good comments wouldn't get buried, which so often happens particularly when there are too many comments to go through.
I don't know if the patent was new or not; I'm actually curious to see the prior art. But my intuition as someone "skilled in the trade" is that the concept is definitely NOT obvious.
Do you remember how things worked pre-iPhone? It would actually be hard to imagine because there was no such thing as natural-direction, touch&grab scrolling (or maybe there was) but the rubberband effect is, in my opinion, a nifty little user interface innovation that greatly improves usability.
If it were so obvious, how come we never saw it anywhere else, for example in desktop web browsers?
I too am curious about the accounting practices in the case of movies (we all know about how it works in the case of music) but treating gross box office figures as if they were net income doesn't make much sense.
System and method for crowdsourced prior art finding online... I wonder if:
A) Has EFF patented this?
B) If not, would a troll be daring to take on EFF?
Although it's not my cup of tea either (nor many others'), you can look at it as one more "against all odds" factor. In fact, I don't think it even satisfies Pirate Mike Masnick's "be awesome" criteria (not for most)... And yet, Alex is still doing great.
Yes, and then Darrell Issa? Wasn't he one of the "good guys" with all his fighting for access and transparency? I now wonder why exactly he wanted that access...
Do it Mike, do it. You heard the guy. Everyone else: vote the above post as insightful or something. Even though it's less-than-well written, the underlying point is super valid.
How do we better reward insight and thoughtful commentary over the quick hit-scoop?
This would be as big an endeavor as trying to reduce healthcare costs by shifting the incentive structure: rewarding providers based on the results they achieve, not on how many tests/procedures they do.
Mike and/or one of these initiatives should team up with JACK ABRAMOFF and see if there's any hope to at least start changing things. I, for one, do buy Abramoff's newfound righteousness and his experience could prove invaluable in an effort like this.
Abramoff is a rare opportunity now - unique, in fact - and not taking advantage of it would be a shame.
Mike should sink a little (for the greater good!) and write a quintessential link-bait article, complete with a catchy headline and all. Say, for example:
"Justin Bieber to face felony charges under new law"
or "5 reasons why Justin Bieber will go to prison next year"
or "Do you want Bieber out of jail? You are not alone! 3 ways to stop the madness TODAY"
etc.
As for the article itself, it should be written in a language targeted to non-TD readers and should be the right mix of FUD, credibility and call-to-action so that it gets shared around.
Do it for the greater good, Mike!!!
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Y U No put reddit-style voting system?
Frankly, I just can't get enough of these funny/insightful comments... I'm looking forward to Sunday just to get to this roundup. Wouldn't it be awesome if TD had a reddit-style commenting system?
Discussion threads would still be preserved and good comments wouldn't get buried, which so often happens particularly when there are too many comments to go through.
I don't know if the patent was new or not; I'm actually curious to see the prior art. But my intuition as someone "skilled in the trade" is that the concept is definitely NOT obvious.
Do you remember how things worked pre-iPhone? It would actually be hard to imagine because there was no such thing as natural-direction, touch&grab scrolling (or maybe there was) but the rubberband effect is, in my opinion, a nifty little user interface innovation that greatly improves usability.
If it were so obvious, how come we never saw it anywhere else, for example in desktop web browsers?
Robot and Frank. A must-see movie.
Set up a sting operation and follow the money.
I too am curious about the accounting practices in the case of movies (we all know about how it works in the case of music) but treating gross box office figures as if they were net income doesn't make much sense.
Re: Incorrect perspective
The title of that BizJournal article says it all... "Akamai case tests IP law boundaries".
On that line of thought, I actually do want the FTC to rule against Apple, only to bring attention to the patent system.
Re: Re: Crowdsourcing
System and method for crowdsourced prior art finding online... I wonder if:
A) Has EFF patented this?
B) If not, would a troll be daring to take on EFF?
Re: Day's music is not my cup of tea
Although it's not my cup of tea either (nor many others'), you can look at it as one more "against all odds" factor. In fact, I don't think it even satisfies Pirate Mike Masnick's "be awesome" criteria (not for most)... And yet, Alex is still doing great.
But, but... the children!!
Re:
Yes, and then Darrell Issa? Wasn't he one of the "good guys" with all his fighting for access and transparency? I now wonder why exactly he wanted that access...
Re: Re: That's a tougher sell.
"Will the failures of SOPA & ACTA [...]"
No... At least according to Betteridge's Law of Headlines which states "Any headline which ends in a question mark can be answered by the word 'no'".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge's_Law_of_Headlines
Re: hiding, censoring and harboring pedophiles
Do it Mike, do it. You heard the guy. Everyone else: vote the above post as insightful or something. Even though it's less-than-well written, the underlying point is super valid.
A little Techdirt tweak
It'd be so easy to create a filter that replaces a double dash (--) with an emdash (?). Y u no do it, Techdirt?!
Re: Re:
Are you referring to reverse discrimination?
I just don't get it. Isn't there someone in this country to be like... Hold on a second... WTF is going on here?
Re: Re:
Obvious is obvious, c'mon
How do we better reward insight and thoughtful commentary over the quick hit-scoop?
This would be as big an endeavor as trying to reduce healthcare costs by shifting the incentive structure: rewarding providers based on the results they achieve, not on how many tests/procedures they do.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:
You're disturbed ;)
Mike and/or one of these initiatives should team up with JACK ABRAMOFF and see if there's any hope to at least start changing things. I, for one, do buy Abramoff's newfound righteousness and his experience could prove invaluable in an effort like this.
Abramoff is a rare opportunity now - unique, in fact - and not taking advantage of it would be a shame.
Here's a solution, but you must act NOW! Don't wait until it's too late!
Mike should sink a little (for the greater good!) and write a quintessential link-bait article, complete with a catchy headline and all. Say, for example:
"Justin Bieber to face felony charges under new law"
or
"5 reasons why Justin Bieber will go to prison next year"
or
"Do you want Bieber out of jail? You are not alone! 3 ways to stop the madness TODAY"
etc.
As for the article itself, it should be written in a language targeted to non-TD readers and should be the right mix of FUD, credibility and call-to-action so that it gets shared around.
Do it for the greater good, Mike!!!