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it's renouncing the IAA exception, registering as RIA, i confirmed with the Forbes journalist yesterday

Without IP, governments could set innovation prizes and opensource the output

Patents are often thought to be the best way to incentivize innovation. In this ETH Zurich video, a Stanford law professor proposes an alternative system where the government offers fixed prizes for certain innovations and then open sources the inventions. If the prizes are set equal to the monopoly rents under the patent regime, innovators should be indifferent between the two system. However,...

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Re:Robinhood launches 3% checking account on Friday December 14, 2018 @12:04AM (#18678596)
+100%, deposits are the cheapest and most reliable source of funding. no comparison to wholesale funding by a large stretch - anyone ever heard of Northern Rock?
Re:Lyft Files for IPO on Monday December 10, 2018 @05:30PM (#18651678)
I made a video about this HN post, where I'm summarizing the 3 most common misconceptions that I have identified from this discussion: https://youtu.be/Wa9uzVYA4K8
Re:Uber Joins Lyft in Race to Tap Investors on Monday December 10, 2018 @04:35PM (#18651348)
I just made a video summarising last week's HN post on Lyft's filing, check it out: https://youtu.be/Wa9uzVYA4K8