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alkimie
14y ago
I tried a few drawings just for fun. Success seemed to correlate with how photo-real the artist's style happened to be. But is this recognition? (Other than for male/female.)
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alkimie
14y ago
I've got a early 2009 17" MBP just extensively serviced by Apple (new logic board, display, etc.), and I've noticed that when closed and I pick it up and put it down on a table, the apple logo glows for a moment and goes out. I'm convinced
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alkimie
14y ago
It is fascinating that none of the major news outlets seems to have reported this as of yet.
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alkimie
14y ago
Use Google No Country Redirect. I struggled with this at length both for my computers and those of my children until I found the obscure google switch: google.com/ncr That tells google not to attempt to redirect to local language. You will
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alkimie
14y ago
They claim: "Design and functional elements are additionally protected by patents, including European patent No 001742719, Russian Federation patent RU2010501345, and US patent (pending)." I did a few minutes searching at the WIPO website b
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alkimie
14y ago
I find it interesting that WWII and the Korean War do not show as spikes in his graph.
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alkimie
14y ago
No, I don't believe so. I could (or can and do) use my real name. I simply don't -want- to use my real name. I dislike giving incorrect answers to questions. I did use that box when testing the new requirements for lack of a better fit.
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alkimie
14y ago
The point is that they don't -want- you to use pseudonyms. I don't know about the rest of you but I segregate the various presences in the aether. What I found most offensive is that they omitted the option of saying that you did not want
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alkimie
15y ago
How about the Middle East?
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alkimie
15y ago
After looking at the screenshots of the carrier-side it seemed to me that the Carrier IQ system allows much more interaction/control from the carrier side. Pending patent applications sometimes can tell you a lot about where a company is h
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alkimie
15y ago
I's suggest that Siri really is something new under the sun: it is the first large-scale, distributed AI system interacting with the 'real world' in an uncontrolled manner. It would not surprise me if somewhere in the back end queries are
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alkimie
15y ago
I'm the son of an immigrant and married one as well, so I'm quite sympathetic....but....he has not explained why his status changed from being legally in the U.S. to some other status....
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alkimie
15y ago
Hi there.... I went ahead and downloaded and installed the app. Really had trouble with the popup agree to terms and conditions thing. Had to force quit several times before I succeeded in registering. Tried the wizard selecting technolog
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alkimie
15y ago
Patents are territorial. That is, unless someone has filed an application (or designated Australia as part of a national phase of a Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) patent application, nothing will issue in Australia. Generally, companies
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alkimie
16y ago
The employer should be sorting this out for you. It is not simple, and the leaving and reentry on a tourist visa is by no means certain. They do catch on.
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16y ago
I'd like to suggest that you consider creative commons licensing the designs with right of modification to multiple parties. There are locality-related aspects to tutoring, and success may depend on factors difficult to assess. I mentor s