¶Boy the Guardians are fun to watch this year. They’re off to a great start — 28 games in, and they’re tied for the most wins in baseball (19) and only the Braves have a better win percentage (.704 vs. .679 for Cleveland). Plenty of players with great personalities, too.
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/2024/04/30 on May 1, 2024 at 1:05 AM
¶Hey, look at that…someone else that shares my opinion on Apple’s FineWoven case and wallet. I actually like mine, and am a bit sad to see Apple abandon the material so soon after launching it (although it looks like we’ll get one more round of FineWoven cases and wallets for the forthcoming iPhone 16.
¶Change is hard.
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¶I don’t know what a “patent listing” is, at least in the context of “patent filings” as mentioned in this article, but I do know that we already have ways for dealing with “junk” patent applications - the patentability requirements of existing law. If those aren’t met, a patent the USPTO shouldn’t issue a patent. If the Office needs more resources to better analyze “patent listings” or “patent filings” (I assume both refer to “patent applications”), then give the Congress needs to increase funding for the Office.
¶It’s a question of resources, not rules.
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¶Some newspapers are suing OpenAI for its unauthorized use of their content for training its LLMs, while others are striking licensing deals with the company. I’m sure the new revenue stream offered by AI training is, and will be, tempting to some media houses sitting on significant content archives, but I’m happy to see others resist the cash grab and fight the good fight. Of course, they might just be holding out for better terms, too.
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¶the company “never even submitted them for testing to the [Food and Drug Administration] or National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and the masks were never certified as N95.”
¶File this under unintended consequences of the response to the pandemic. Anyone with a factory or supply chain can manufacture and ship medical equipment, devices, and supplies, right? I wonder how many people and companies shipped bogus hand sanitizer.
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