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Also interesting is the skew in visiting Facebook via desktop computers vs. mobile in tech-centric areas vs. non-tech-centric areas. In addition, it was interesting the see the difference in usage patterns between Denver and Boulder, given that they are so close geographically.

I could be wrong, but I don't think Apple has a history of violating patents from practicing small software developers. Seems like they're pretty much only sued by patent trolls.

And also grouping first generation immigrants with native born Americans of south and east Asian ancestry.

Eh, I doubt people would be saying the tech industry lacks diversity if 40% of the workers were black instead of Asian.

No mention of TSMC in the article?

I certainly do think what you have described it's a well accepted stereotype, and it may well be true in your anecdotal experience, but I don't think there's been any real evidence that Asian applicants, as a whole, are nothing but test taking, piano/violin playing robots or are as a whole less well-rounded (by whatever measure) than white applicants.

As for your own experience, prop 209 passed in California banned the state, including state universities, from considering race, so you were not judged by any heightened Asian standard like some other schools.

Asian-Americans (including Chinese-Americans) have to have better grades and test scores to have the same chance as your average white American to get into an elite university, so I can see why Asian-American parents would think it's necessary for their children to focus so much on improving their test scores.

Those fast food items you listed are usually a part of a meal that includes fries, which add another 400-500 calories.

It could raise your cost of living (e.g., housing) because now there are more people who could afford to pay a certain price for something than before.

I experience so many more random beach balls using Safari that I never experience using Chrome. That is why I use Chrome.

It seems based on the tech site reviews that I've read, flagship Android phones have only now caught up to or surpassed iPhones with regards to camera quality with the latest iterations of flagship Samsung and LG phones.

Most people would consider a Ferrari to be more desirable than a Toyota, yet Toyota sells many magnitudes more cars than Ferraris because Ferraris are out of reach for most consumers. If money were no object, many more people would own Ferraris in lieu of Toyotas (but not all, given that Toyotas may be more practical, more reliable, easier to maintain, etc.).

Same on Safari on Mac OS X.

>Overall the genuine & counterfeit Beats are nearly identical.

But the article did not include any comparison of the audio quality of the counterfeit and genuine Beats headphones, so how could the article come to such a conclusion?

>One might argue that on paper the money involved for an individual won't be that much, which is sort of true but the bigger issue is perception. This makes Chicago seem like a greedy money grubbing place that's gonna nickel and dime you any change they can get.

That perception certainly hasn't hurt San Francisco.

Once again. It's the New York Times.

Generally the elite law schools are the top 14 schools in the USNWR rankings. Texas falls just outside of the top 14. It's still a great great law school, and a great school to go to if you want a decent chance at working for for an elite law firm (or the Texas office of a national/international law firm) in Texas or in the southwestern part of the US, but it generally doesn't have the nationwide reputation that even the schools near the bottom of the top 14 have.

People don't post on support forums if their computers don't have any problems.

I had a college friend stream live video using his webcam in his dorm room in 1997 or so. Apparently he didn't warn his roommate about it so every once in a while you'd catch his roommate walking around without a shirt on.

Well no not exactly. Yes, a final rejection was issued by the patent office on 2/24/15, and the applicant still has up to 6 months to respond to the final rejection or to file an appeal. With respect to the request for refund, the applicant requested a refund of extension fees and excess claim fees. The refund for extension fees was granted but the refund for excess claim fees was denied. None of this has anything to do with the merits of the patent application itself.

To check on the status of this patent application, go to http://portal.uspto.gov/pair/PublicPair, enter the captcha, and then enter the patent application number (13/272,825). Select the Image File Wrapper tab to view the various documents relating to the prosecution of the patent application.

The priority date of the patent was Dec 5, 1997. So was it forward thinking a little over 17 years ago?

It seems like most of your points are already addressed in patent law. A good patent litigation counsel on the opposing side should be able to dig up prior art to invalidate any overly broad or obvious claims, and should be able to invalidate any patent that does not sufficiently teach how to make and how to use the invention due to lack of enablement.

A CEO who treats people badly and who's a relentless self-promoter? Are we talking about Marissa Mayer or Steve Jobs?

While the article is well worth reading, I was bothered by the article implicitly defining Asians as not counting towards a diverse workforce. I admit my point is unrelated to the bigger points of the article.

But the person he was responding to wrote "coke can" not "coke bottle."

Jobs probably had several big chips on his shoulder that Gates never had, from being forced out of Apple, seeing the Mac lose badly to Windows, and then seeing Apple on the brink of death. Meanwhile, Gates was the richest man in the world and his company absolutely dominated the personal computing space.

How do they plan on getting around sex discrimination laws?

Of course it's possible for anyone to write a patent claim. However, it's unlikely that the claim you write will be of any value.

I'm a big bad patent attorney (please be kind). I have a computing engineering degree and like to do a little iOS coding in my free time. I like keeping up on what's happening in the tech industry.

I was thinking Dr. Ronald Mallett.