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floatalong

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About floatalong

I work at a mega internet search company and kill patents for a living. For fun, I kill endgame mobs with a sparkle wand. (Nah, who am I kidding, I just kite them.) More often I'm just a lonely guy pouring his heart out.

[ my public key: https://keybase.io/patricklau; my proof: https://keybase.io/patricklau/sigs/yhh2TJY0Vq2Xi9bawC--SrIl-S8pRdh483wtReUJCrk ]

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    Comment #13797562

    This article makes a deeply flawed assumption by including "outside" patents, that is to say, patents which were acquired (rather than developed/filed/patented by the company's own…

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    Comment #12945340

    Most people try very hard, incredibly hard, to hide that they are lonely or don't have friends. Most people would rather admit they're depressed and get some quick pills rather tha…

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    Psychologists have long theorized that when the need to belong is unmet, people start to pay more attention to the world around them. Imagine times when you were driving down the h…

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    As angry as this video makes me, I'd point out that we've been making some progress in the fight against trolls. Yes, they're still a problem, but some things that have weakened th…

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    Comment #11781343

    Are you referring to Oracle's behavior? I would agree that while it's a glorious day, nonetheless the verdict is a chilling reminder of the abuse of IP.

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    I know this is limited to bankruptcy practice now. But I'd love to see this evolve, and maybe even two AI lawyers fighting in court, or a Judge Judy trained AI Judge. But humor asi…

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    Upvoted, but I can't say I feel good about how the data became public (obviously not your doing!). What's done is done. Otherwise, great article. I sorta wish you had more to work …

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    100% agree. Reminds me of the Diablo 3 art debate: http://www.diablowiki.net/Art_controversy

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    Comment #11645271

    Is there a way to enable keyboard input? (Or, how easy would it be to add?) Sounds amazing!

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