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Re:Alphabet adds patent claim to Uber intellectual property ... by yeukhon on Saturday March 11, 2017 @03:38AM (#13844801)
But what about knowing how to implement the algorithm? Even something like implementing a dashboard for SRE/DevOps, I can rebuild it given enough time again.
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Re:Alphabet adds patent claim to Uber intellectual property ... by Qworg on Saturday March 11, 2017 @03:48AM (#13844823)
The key statement is "given enough time". Innovation keeps moving; you're falling behind, even as you're trying to re-implement something you've done before.
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