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Comment Old hat (Score 1) 72

Back in the Dark Ages of 40-odd years ago, when I studied Computer Science, I can remember that as well as the more widely discussed, and used, Relational Databases, we did also briefly touch on Hierarchical Databases -- which would seem to be very close to what Salesforce is attempting to patent.

I'd suggest that the likelihood of Prior Art not existing for this idea is zero.

Comment "Cloud software" (Score 2) 59

This may be relevant:

The plan also calls for the owners association to have a voice in the sale of Fisker’s intellectual property, which includes the designs and computer code that were necessary to build and operate the vehicles. The owners need long-term access to Fisker’s “cloud software,” which is crucial for sending over-the-air updates to the vehicle software that controls the Ocean.

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-08-24/fisker-bankruptcy-ocean-car-owners-shareholders-chapter-7-11

Comment This will only increase the cash-burn rate (Score 2) 126

Adding video streaming will only add to the company's expenses (probably significantly). It's audience is too small to generate additional video revenue that comes even close to compensating for this. The result will be even quicker bankruptcy.

'Profit through Bankruptcy' -- the Trump money-making strategy.

Comment "Evidence" not "science" (Score 1) 609

I would note that Tyson's suggestion was "weight of evidence", not "science". Science is not the only discipline based upon "weight of evidence", so are a wide range of other fields, including engineering, logistics, and (one would hope) the more grounded and less speculative areas of such fields as economics and Guhin's own sociology.

What is the alternative to basing decisions on weight of evidence? Basing them on wishful thinking?

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NHS Should Stop Funding Homeopathy, Says Parliamentary Committee 507

An anonymous reader writes "Homeopathic remedies work no better than placebos, and so should no longer be paid for by the UK National Health Service, a committee of British members of parliament has concluded. In preparing its report, the committee, which scrutinizes the evidence behind government policies, took evidence from scientists and homeopaths, and reviewed numerous reports and scientific investigations into homeopathy. It found no evidence that such treatments work beyond providing a placebo effect." Updated 201025 19:40 GMT by timothy: This recommendation has some people up in arms.
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Small, High-Resolution LCD Monitors? 370

An anonymous reader writes "I'm a veteran user of an old 17" Dell Trinitron CRT monitor. I run it at 1400x1050 with an 80Hz refresh rate — about as high as it goes before it'll go out of the monitor's scan range. More recently I've been looking to finally upgrade to an LCD monitor but found that, for the most part, every 17" monitor on the market runs natively at 1280x1024, as does every 19" monitor — I have to go for a 20" to go higher. Now yes, I know I'm complaining about just 120 pixels horizontal and 26 pixels vertical, but my laptop's 15" display runs natively at 1400x1050. Is there any standalone monitor on the market that'll natively do higher than 1280x1024 without killing my desk space?"

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