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speckz · 2 days

He also asked them to weigh in (non-binding) on whether or not they are copyrightable. See page three of the official jury slip. Ultimately he has to make the decision, so I'm not sure if this was a "see which way the wind is blowing" thing, or some sort of personal validity for the decision he was making.

speckz · 2 days

Yes it does. The judge clearly stated that you can't just claim an infringement and ask for damages. You have to be demonstrate that the infringement was malicious or actually led to some sort of profit / competitive advantage.

OP stated this, you said "that's wrong"... turns out you're wrong.

speckz · 2 days

Correct, the other important thing to point out is that the judge will be deciding on the "are APIs copyrightable?" question next week. He's making that call himself as a matter of law, but did ask the jury to weigh in on it. Oracle can appeal the shit out of his decision because the jury did not reach a unanimous decision when they weighed in - forcing the judge to decide on it.

speckz · 2 days

Sorry, but so are you. From TFA:

"Judge Alsup then reminded Boies that, in order to claim infringer damages, Oracle will have to prove a "causal nexus", i.e a connection, between the infringement and the body of profits being sought. To this Boies replied:"

The judge made it quite clear, absent a nexus - there will be no damages awarded.

silence_hr · 2 days

Oracle: "I'm going to publish this programmatic interface to my application, for the public to use... BUT TOTALLY DON'T LOOK AT IT, MM-KAY!?"

Cronny · 3 days

Since I started this program I have found a 1.5-2.0% increase in productivity per day.

I don't think he's making the claim that "napping" creates the productivity gain, I think he's saying "the policy" creates the productivity gain. Be it a nap, a 30 minute RC copter session, or general "my boss is a cool dude"-ness... he has seen x benefit since y date (where y = date the policy went into effect).

frogger42 · 7 days

One of my favorite styles.

Low hop flavors
High carbonation
Sweet malt taste
Hints of banana or clove depending on the yeast used.

A perfect "just finished cutting the lawn" style. If you have more than one can, try the next one with a slice of lemon squeeze in there.

TheSquirtleSquad · 7 days

Yes - one of my buddies has been a conductor for about a decade now. He tells me stories like this all the time.

Suicides, stuck cars (that you later find out were empty), cows, deer... all the time. At first it really messed with his head but he's almost immune to it now.

IamSarcasticus · 7 days

Ahhh, durka durka durka durka.

droivod · 7 days

You're conveniently ignoring the thousands of trades your 401(k) fund makes over the next 20 years to manage that portfolio for you.

The "Vanguard Super Awesome Fund (VSAF)" isn't a company, it's a portfolio being managed by Vanguard made up of tens (hundreds) of companies. They trade their interest those companies all day long, to grow your money.

If they get taxed on every one of those trades, that money comes out of your growth. It's not a 0.5% tax on initial 401(k) purchase and final 401(k) withdrawl... it's a 0.5% tax on every transaction. It's a compound interest problem, and it's going to amount to a lot of money out of your pocket over 30 or 40 years.

Is your 401(k) growing by at least 0.5% daily? Because there is a strong chance you'll be losing that much in growth.

rOfLRfLolrfoLRfL · 10 days

By definition, tariffs are in place to penalize an industry. The U.S. applies a federal tariff to Chinese goods to promote U.S. goods.

My guess is the TN tariff is extraordinarily high to discourage gross consumption of Jack Daniels. If it was $5 a fifth, people would drink it like water... when it's $30 a fifth you slow their consumption down.

It's like tobacco taxes. Taxes take it up from $1 a pack wholesale to $8 a pack retail in an effort to discourage smoking.

Aschebescher · 10 days

Yeah - she emigrated in the '40s... so there you go. =)

rOfLRfLolrfoLRfL · 10 days

Tax codes are not the issue here.

JFC, you're completely incapable of abstraction. Give up on the car thing - you're not capable of following along with me.

As someone who used to co-manage a liquor store, state tariffs can be anywhere from 20% to 60% of the bottle price.

Aschebescher · 10 days

Interesting. Meine grandmutter kommt von Nürnberg and she always taught me the esset could be used in place of any double s.

rOfLRfLolrfoLRfL · 10 days

There is no alcohol tariff on Fords so I used sales tax in my example.

You don't seem to understand tax codes very well.

Aschebescher · 10 days

You caught me with an accidental e in Deutsch... but what's your issue with mißfällt? That's an esset (double s), not a B.

rOfLRfLolrfoLRfL · 10 days

Fords are made in Detroit... so your argument is there should be no ~~sales tax~~ auto registration or license plate fees on Fords sold in Michigan?

Edit: For Mr_Walter_Sobchak, since he can't extrapolate and compare scenarios.

Aschebescher · 10 days

I know it's perfect German, it's an absurd translation: Child drinks b.c. dealer is unavailable.

OP posted it as "German Advertising", yet he clearly speaks well enough to translate that and see that there's no chance in hell that was an ad.

Aschebescher · 11 days

For someone who speaks Deutsch so well, why would you post this as "German Advertising" when the translation is clearly absurd and not an ad?

Das mißfällt mir.

Edit: Clarification.

rOfLRfLolrfoLRfL · 11 days

Did you really just try to compare produce to liquor?

Most States have significant liquor taxes and tariffs.

z-arah · 11 days

everyone else is too stupid to drive without your direction

Clearly you aren't old enough to drive yet...

LibertyFtw · 11 days

Lawyers. Lots of them.

LibertyFtw · 12 days

He's not "out", he's just not going to invest any money on advertising / etc. in states that haven't voted yet. He'd prefer to spend the remaining dollars on propping up the delegate count.

thesystemx · 12 days

100% agree, and the management team attempted to make those very arguments (we've had a "partner in India" who augmented our staff for a few years - it was nothing but headaches for all of the aforementioned reasons).

The reality is, an accountant who doesn't understand how to build software and how to manage it long term just can't wrap his head around those counter-numbers. He sees cheap today, and thinks maintenance will be cheap too. I've watched it happen at countless companies.

thesystemx · 12 days

Easier said then done. Sole earner for a three person household, so quitting without lining something up is out of the question. Plus it's a flyover state with not a lot of employers, so you have to wait for the right opportunity to open (if you want at least how much you're making).

I'd love to quit on principal - but it could be 3, 4, 6 months before I can line up a smooth transition.

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