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Comment Does it weight the same as a Database? (Score 1) 201

It was decided a while back that while you can't copyright an individual record of a database that contains public information. You can copyright the database in its entirety.

If a duplicated exactly every record of your million record database, its a good chance I just copied it instead of collected the data myself. If I copy your 10 record database exactly, or public information, can you really prove I copied your database?

Comment Re:How is that an "upshot"? (Score 2, Insightful) 167

But how is Uber a "bad company". It sounds like they are completely sticking to their clearly laid out payment system. Shes simply arguing that their payment system is bad for 1) Taking a 10% cut of everything including tips. 2) Charging a $1 booking fee, 3) Not reimbursing for gas/maintenance.
All the drivers understand the payment system and agree to it, if it wasn't a fair deal, people wouldn't be doing it. These people certainly aren't "employees" by any stretch of the imagination.

Comment Re:Can superconductors compute? (Score 3, Informative) 73

http://spectrum.ieee.org/semiconductors/design/superconductor-logic-goes-lowpower

It appears that "logic" is done through wave form cancellation.

You have a waveform, if you pass through the same point an inverse waveform you cancel out the waveforms and end up with a 0, or a matches wave form will amplify the signal giving you a 1. Though, no, I don't fully understand how this is used for computation, it doesn't appear that they know either.

Comment Re:In this case, its pure extortion (Score 1) 510

Plenty of private streets are on the map. Either way, look at google maps of any airport, You will see where the yellow color of the street ends. That is the end of the "public street". If you want to provide a driving service to drop passengers off on the public street as close to the airport as you can there is nothing the airport can do (though I'm sure they would be upset anyways). They charging them with trespassing because they are using the airports private driveways to make money. Imagine if you were running an airline charter service and just decided to land on their landing strip without paying them. They do allow free of charge the ability for the general public to enter the airport free of charge because they realize it would hurt their business to do otherwise. But they reserve the right to forbid any business looking to make a profit off them from entering their private driveways.

Comment Re:In this case, its pure extortion (Score 1) 510

I think they do have a case on the whole

offering “goods, merchandise, property, or services of any kind whatsoever” on airport property

If you are taking advantage of airport property to make money, I can certainly see the argument for the airport to make money for your making money on their property, same as if I setup a vending stand on airport property.

Comment Re:That's not news (Score 2) 393

Its true there are a lot of regulations governing the pots of money, but the real reason is that if they spend an extra 5 million this year on raises, they are pretty much forced to spend 5 million every year forever more, and they are also setting the bar higher in for any other raises. So the iPads are way cheaper in the long run (though I agree, not a good investment)

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