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Infringement != theft


IP infringement and theft are different things, infringement is often done in regards to IP that is in the open, if I hack and steal your trade secrets which are by definition secrets and not protected by a patent what is that then?

And in any case you are arguing about semantics, "theft" is also technically not a singular legal definition but an amalgamation of different civil and criminal legal statues.

In most jurisdictions intangible property also does fall under the broader definition of theft: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theft


Theft in the UK (England and Wales) is covered by the theft act 1978 (and previous)

A key term is intent to deprive, hence most people nicking a car will be done for taking without consent - no need to prove an intent to permanently deprive.

Copyright infringement is a whole separate law and is clearly not theft as there's no intent to permanently deprive.


It is only for overseas military from WV using mobile devices for voting on foreign soil.

No cause for concern.


I enjoyed this article, it used ML to classify geographical areas in NY culturally, based on pizza topping availability and $1 slice availability.

They also attempted to predict the likelyhood of availability of toppings, based on neighborhood features.


Stupid question, but are you the actual Kim Dotcom?


No, definitely not.


For those downvoting this, why do you disagree with parent?

I upvoted you.


Thanks! I'm guessing I didn't explain the third point well enough, I've been thinking about this stuff for quite awhile, and it's hard to convey what I mean in one paragraph.

I wrote a post [1] once talking about this in more detail, but it's pretty old and my thoughts have changed a bit since then. I'll try to write an article explains it better once I have the time and energy.

[1] https://medium.com/@rayalez/comedy-theory-fd142076657e


Henny Youngman was one of the firsts.


JRE7?


That's a very terse question, but I'll take it that you're interested in whether TLS clients running on Java 7 will (out of the box) trust Let's Encrypt server certificates

The answer is that for Oracle's Java updating to 7u111 is necessary for this to work (or to 8u101 if you run Java 8) and that for other people's Java implementations it will depend upon where they get their trust store, Oracle's is the most popular in Java.


So, no toilet paper and paper towels then?

Just a washcloth and bidet?


Certainly more environmentally friendly, although transitioning to those for public settings requires more maintenance and procedure than simply having a waste basket in the bathroom.

My girlfriend did exchange in Brazil and fell in love with bidets there.


And the soap/detergent and food remnants being processed at the sewage plant, or the septic pumping truck that cleans out your tank and transports the waste.


What an excellent answer!


I have the same problem.

IMHO do both: multiple LRU caches by category.


I think I work with you.


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