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Microsoft Excel: The ruiner of global economies?
Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, April 17 2013 @ 07:24 PM EDT
However, the underlying numbers and the existence of the correlation was broadly accepted, due in part to Reinhart and Rogoff's paper not including the source data they used to draw their inferences. [emphasis added]
arstechnica   Ummm, sounds like a more fundamental problem here than just spreadsheet abuse. ars also says at the bottom of the article there was no peer review before publication, and still the gullible swallowed it.

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Prenda Law Is Under Withering Fire
Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, April 17 2013 @ 07:30 PM EDT
Neologism for today: Prenderast

But if Prenda go down for administrative reasons
some technical evidence (PDF) may become moot.

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Apple patent ... online learning?
Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, April 18 2013 @ 07:46 PM EDT
Apple Inc. (AAPL)’s Massive Patent Haul: 8 Intriguing Images - Insider Monkey
led me to:
U nited States Patent Application: 0130095464
which, on reading some of the claims before
admitting defeat. I just don't get it... I did host a few
Moodle sites in the past but, innovative? ...
inventive step?...patentable subject matter? I'm getting old!
Can anyone honestly find anything interesting of value in this?
Maybe, defensive patent? Surely not to bar competition?
and, for completeness, credited by original article:
Apple's Virtual University Patent Finally Comes to Light - Patently Apple

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Windows phone embarassment for Michican judge
Authored by: RichardB on Friday, April 19 2013 @ 03:44 AM EDT
A little light relief from Apple v Samsung: L ink

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Ex-Texas DA Faces Charges for Man's Prosecution
Authored by: Anonymous on Friday, April 19 2013 @ 03:50 PM EDT

I have a rather interesting question. From the article:

The process is similar to a grand jury proceeding, but people can defend themselves against the evidence presented.
That seems to indicate that a person can't defend themselves against the evidence presented in a Grand Jury.

Anyone know if that's true? And if so, what the process of a Grand Jury is such that such a defense is not required/allowed?

RAS

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Guest post
Authored by: Anonymous on Saturday, April 20 2013 @ 12:56 AM EDT
<blockquote>The defendants who fight for their rights must pay millions,
and they have virtually no ability to recover their legal fees.
</blockquote>

Perhaps if the contingency lawyers had to share the downside as well they would
think twice.

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Academic Publisher Monopoly
Authored by: Anonymous on Saturday, April 20 2013 @ 08:38 AM EDT
What could be more innocuous, more sure of a friendly,
positive response, than calling up an upscale bookstore and
asking for the ISBN of a book they carry?

Just don't call our local university bookstore. It's _their
policy_ not to provide ISBNs when asked. They know, you see,
that once you obtain a book's ISBN you'll go rent the book
instead of buying it from them at should-trigger-antitrust-
investigation-class prices. (Of course, where possible the
book you buy is a software/book bundle, suitably up-priced,
that includes software you don't need and won't use in the
class.)

So our collegegoing son makes a quick trip up to campus with
his booklist, obtains the ISBNs with a bit of on-the-spot
investigation--move over, Brains Benton--and returns home to
his computer save himself hundreds of dollars per semester.

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