law
January 20, 2014 11:20:00.862
This is why I'm starting to think that a system with no patents or copyright would be better than what we have now. Amazon got a patent for... predictive stocking:
So Amazon says it may box and ship products it expects customers in a specific area will want based on previous orders and other factors — but haven’t yet ordered. According to the patent, the packages could wait at the shippers’ hubs or on trucks until an order arrives.
You see that stuff your grocery store does each week? Same thing. But some set of morons at the USPTO couldn't figure it out.
Tags:
stupidity, patents
posted by James Robertson
st4u
January 20, 2014 10:39:45.678
Today's Smalltalk 4 You looks at the repository capabilities built on top of Fuel in Pharo. If you have trouble viewing it here in the browser, you can also navigate directly to YouTube. To watch now, click on the image below:
If you have trouble viewing that directly, you can click here to download the video directly. If you need the video in a Windows Media format, then download that here.
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smalltalk, fuel, pharo
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posted by James Robertson
smalltalk
January 19, 2014 17:57:25.063
posted by James Robertson
podcastAAC
January 19, 2014 10:20:52.361
Welcome to episode 159 of Independent Misinterpretations - a Smalltalk and dynamic language oriented podcast with James Robertson and David Buck.
This week David and James pick at a number of Small things in Smalltalk - like whether or not to have a period at the end of a method.
You can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes (or any other podcatching software) using this feed directly or in iTunes with this one.
To listen now, you can either download the mp3 edition, or the AAC edition. The AAC edition comes with chapter markers. You can subscribe to either edition of the podcast directly in iTunes; just search for Smalltalk and look in the Podcast results. You can subscribe to the mp3 edition directly using this feed, or the AAC edition using this feed using any podcatching software. You can also download the podcast in ogg format.
If you like the music we use, please visit Josh Woodward's site. We use the song Troublemaker for our intro/outro music. I'm sure he'd appreciate your support!
If you have feedback, send it to jarober@gmail.com - or visit us on Facebook - you can subscribe in iTunes using this iTunes enabled feed.. If you enjoy the podcast, pass the word - we would love to have more people hear about Smalltalk!
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smalltalk
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posted by James Robertson
podcast
January 19, 2014 10:20:09.574
Welcome to episode 159 of Independent Misinterpretations - a Smalltalk and dynamic language oriented podcast with James Robertson and David Buck.
This week David and James pick at a number of Small things in Smalltalk - like whether or not to have a period at the end of a method.
You can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes (or any other podcatching software) using this feed directly or in iTunes with this one.
To listen now, you can either download the mp3 edition, or the AAC edition. The AAC edition comes with chapter markers. You can subscribe to either edition of the podcast directly in iTunes; just search for Smalltalk and look in the Podcast results. You can subscribe to the mp3 edition directly using this feed, or the AAC edition using this feed using any podcatching software. You can also download the podcast in ogg format.
If you like the music we use, please visit Josh Woodward's site. We use the song Troublemaker for our intro/outro music. I'm sure he'd appreciate your support!
If you have feedback, send it to jarober@gmail.com - or visit us on Facebook - you can subscribe in iTunes using this iTunes enabled feed.. If you enjoy the podcast, pass the word - we would love to have more people hear about Smalltalk!
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smalltalk
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posted by James Robertson
st4u
January 17, 2014 10:13:06.878
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posted by James Robertson
py4u
January 16, 2014 11:16:18.747
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posted by James Robertson
st4u
January 15, 2014 10:01:37.750
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posted by James Robertson
py4u
January 14, 2014 9:29:28.923
Today's Python 4 You looks at Sets (collections that only hold unique items). If you have trouble viewing it here in the browser, you can also navigate directly to YouTube. To watch now, click on the image below:
If you have trouble viewing that directly, you can click here to download the video directly. If you need the video in a Windows Media format, then download that here.
You can also watch it on YouTube:
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python, collection, set
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posted by James Robertson
itNews
January 13, 2014 20:56:14.000
It dawns on Microsoft that a laptop or desktop is different than a tablet or a phone:
To distance itself from the Windows 8 snafu, Microsoft's next major update -- Threshold -- will reportedly skip Windows 8.2 and jump straight to Windows 9. Windows 9 is expected to arrive in April 2015, with internal sources saying that Windows 9 will make good on many of the Windows 8 features that caused such cruel and unusual distress to Desktop users. The Start menu is expected to make its illustrious return, and you should be able to run Metro apps on the Desktop in windows. Microsoft is still on schedule to release Windows Phone 8.1 and a service/feature pack for Windows 8.1 at the Build conference in April.
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windows
posted by James Robertson
