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Theranos, the one from the blood tests? 
I enjoyed that fall.
Kent Sharkey wrote: I think it would go soapboxy a little fast
It would, I miss the soapbox.
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Quote: One of the peculiarities of the patent system is that you don't have to actually prove your technology works to get a patent on it. That explains why Theranos—which was famously unable to get its technology working—managed to get a number of patents anyway. These included Patent #8,283,155: "Point-of-care fluidic systems and uses thereof."
This patent describes a generic architecture for a machine that automates testing for the presence of substances in bodily fluids.
Am I alone in feeling my blood boil over sh1t like this?
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No... you are not alone.
But sadly we can't do anything against it (at least anything that wouldn't bring us problems, if we get caught)
M.D.V. 
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modified 18-Mar-20 6:25am.
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Quote: In the system described by the patent, an operator inserts a "test device" (which contains both the bodily fluid to be tested and the reactants required to perform the test) into a "reader device." The reader device then triggers the necessary chemical reactions to perform the test and reports the results. Theranos' patent isn't limited to any specific...
That covers most clinical tests.
That's proof that the patent offices grant patents for just every sh1t.
Oh sanctissimi Wilhelmus, Theodorus, et Fredericus!
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Bernhard Hiller wrote: That's proof that the patent offices grant patents for just every sh1t.
That's the proof that the patent system is a big crap and should be removed or re-done correctly.
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Patents should be replaced by copyright. One problem is that patents don't allow for independent discovery. Never mind the trivial things for which software patents have been granted. Do you know that there's a patent on saving, in a buffer, the portion of a display that will be overlaid by another window, so that it can quickly be restored when the overlay is removed? Effing ridiculous.
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Greg Utas wrote: Patents should be replaced by copyright
That would be better than is now, that's for sure. Although copyright is a bit crappy too (at least as it is getting handled lately)
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I wonder when/if Nvidia is going to turn their APIs for AI, genomics, and drug discovery loose on this problem. Actually, it is not a matter of turning their APIs loose. It is a matter of focusing application development on the problem.
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The article opens with: In late December last year, Dr. Li Wenliang began warning officials about a novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China, but was silenced by the police before tragically succumbing to the disease two months later.
I'm sick of reading this item of fake news.
Yes, he was told to shut up, because random doctors going around inciting panic with unauthorised public announcements is a bad thing, during the information-gathering stage of an incident like this.Quote: Meanwhile, almost simultaneously, a computer server halfway across the world started issuing worrying alerts of a potential new outbreak.
Indeed, because it wasn't a secret that the Chinese government was trying to hide -- if they had tried to hide it, you can rest assured that it would have been well and truly hidden.
So I'm not reading further than the first paragraph, because I don't want to risk infection from any other misinformation.
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Mark_Wallace wrote: So I'm not reading further than the first paragraph, because I don't want to risk infection from any other misinformation.
You still read more than me 
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LMAO. You funny.
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This article is for software developers who aspire to take up more of a leading role within their organization. "Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things."
Edit: Fixed the title. My Copy/Paste is full of coughy
modified 17-Mar-20 17:41pm.
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Wrong paste for the subject?
Kent Sharkey wrote: "Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things."
Interesting quote 
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Dang, yeah. Fixing. Thank you. (and yeah, love that quote)
TTFN - Kent
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If they are doing things right and doing the right things, why is there a constant barrage of complaints about software project being late and/or failing?
Oh, silly me. It's because the developers are always messing up. Management is never at fault and don't you forget it.
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 And also don’t forget that the design docs are all complete and accurate. 
TTFN - Kent
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They likely were at the time of their writing. They are not always updated when requirements change which seems to be almost always.
That is, assuming there actually was a design and it was documented in the first place.
"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"
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"Management" is a broad category. In my experience it's the wankers who promise things to customers, not knowing or caring that the schedule will be unrealistic. Bonuses often incentivize them to do this, so that's part of the problem.
modified 17-Mar-20 21:08pm.
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I wonder how is called discipline of doing right things the right way
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True. In the workplace, the right thing can rarely be done by following an approved process.
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Time and time again I see the discussion of Microsoft’s level of investment in VB.NET framed around the same faulty assumption: it’s just too darned expensive and impractical for Microsoft to support two .NET languages How to create (or destroy) a dev community
And even if VB isn't your favourite language, I think it's still a great read as it applies to other "off the narrow path" technologies and languages that may fall off the support trains.
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How he managed to write that without swearing is beyond me.
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Quote: it’s just too darned expensive and impractical for Microsoft to support two .NET languages
I guess this is the reason why F# will never be as big for .NET community as Scala for Java community.
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