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Re:Houdini was an inventor, but didn't want anybody to know
on Sunday January 29, 2017 @05:37PM (#13517196)
When patents expire all that's left is an incredibly detailed recipe for reproduction, now in the public domain.
Much of the technology you use today only exists because individuals have been incentivised to iterate on established patents with the promise of their own monopoly on success.
Re:Five States Are Considering Bills to Legalize the 'Right to Repair'...
on Tuesday January 24, 2017 @12:13AM (#13468973)
Diagnostics manuals and schematics are currently illegally obtained by third party repairers (if they are available); if this was made legal it would potentially have far more value than the ability to freely purchase replacement parts.
Re:Visual Studio Code 1.8
on Wednesday December 14, 2016 @08:06PM (#13181406)
I've been using it to code and debug python for a few months now, support has been getting better and better.
I'd recommend this extension for debugging and extra bells and whistles.
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=donjayam...