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elangelcentral··on Has philosophy ever clarified mathematics?
Yep https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell's_paradox
elangelcentral··on Timing attack against HSTS to sniff browser history in Chrome and Firefox
At a glance, looks about 75% accurate for me. But what really freaked me out is that it correctly flagged a financial institution (not a major one) where I have an account yet feel pretty sure I haven't visited the website in months.
elangelcentral··on The Hardest chess problem in the world?
Even if it doesn't actually happen, it often impacts play, especially in the end game.
elangelcentral··on Los Angeles' Booming Creative Class Lures New Yorkers
They bury the lede: Los Angeles is pretty great if you don't have to commute to work.
elangelcentral··on GPG and Me
Thunderbird & Enigmail. 7/10 would encrypt again.
elangelcentral··on The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Adam Carolla’s Settlement with Podcasting Troll
you can hire a very very good patent litigator for $700 an hour. Some big names charge as much as $1000 but I know of no one who charges anything close to $2000. my rate as a fifth year associate at a 'top' firm varies a little by case and client but is generally around $500.
elangelcentral··on The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Adam Carolla’s Settlement with Podcasting Troll
Patent trolls usually have lawyers working on contingency fee basis. The lawyers take most of the risk ... the troll has very few costs. In comparison the defendants usually rack up hundreds of thousands of dollars in discovery costs (because, unlike shell company trolls, they have lots of records).
elangelcentral··on The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Adam Carolla’s Settlement with Podcasting Troll
yes. $2 million through trial is pretty standard.
elangelcentral··on The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Adam Carolla’s Settlement with Podcasting Troll
he may have gotten a deal that includes other podcasters ... at the very least he fought the troll until it gave up and made statements suggesting it wouldn't sue other podcasters ... I'm inclined to give the guy the benefit of the doubt for now ... huge risks and expense with continuing litigation after a walk-away deal has been offered
elangelcentral··on The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Adam Carolla’s Settlement with Podcasting Troll
Marc Maron just tweeted this: https://twitter.com/marcmaron/status/501483878444695552

Sounds like the deal might formally extend to at least some other podcasters.