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The Software Patent Solution Has Been Right Here All Along
New paper from a legal researcher [presented at the 8th International Conference on Open Source Systems] suggests a fix for the software patent mess has been lurking in the statute all this time.
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The Walmartization Of Agriculture
Walmart has become an icon of the corporate rush to keep costs low and profits high, regardless of the effects on society. [...] It is this business strategy that catapulted them to be among the largest corporate interests in the world and allowed them to spread into virtually every corner of the United States. Read More »
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Top Medicare Prescribers Rake In Speaking Fees From Drugmakers
When the blood pressure drug Bystolic hit the market in 2008, it faced a crowded field of cheap generics. So its maker, Forest Laboratories, launched a promotional assault [...]. It flooded the offices of health professionals with drug reps, and it hired doctors to persuade their peers to choose Bystolic — even though the drug hadn't proved more effective than competitors. Read More »
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TopCoder Teams With NASA And National Geographic Emerging Explorer Albert Lin To Create A Powerful Algorithm That Identifies Human-Built Structures In Genghis Khan's Homeland
Partnership will accelerate how NASA assesses planetary imagery and will better enable Lin to identify, protect and preserve the integrity of undiscovered sites of cultural and historical significance worldwide Read More »
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UK Open-Access Route Too Costly, Report Says
The UK government's favoured route to open-access publishing puts unacceptable strains on research budgets at a time of funding shortages, says a parliamentary report released today. It also calls for more transparency and competition in the costs of publishing research. Read More »
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Under The Surface, Microsoft's ARM Tablet Is A Terrible Mistake
Unhappy with Microsoft’s intended release of a direct hardware competitor, HP has reportedly withdrawn its support for the Windows on ARM RT (or “WART”) platform. The sages at SemiAccurate acerbically explain the whole ugly affair: "…Microsoft just unveiled one of the largest and most unethical industrial espionage campaigns of the last few decades, so it is no surprise that everyone is jumping ship."...
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USAID Seeks Best Ways To Use Technology To Stop Atrocities
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and its partner Humanity United have announced the first-round winners of the Tech Challenge for Atrocity Prevention, a technology competition enlisting problem solvers from around the world in support of the Obama administration’s effort to design new tools to prevent mass atrocities. Read More »
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VA Contest Seeks VistA Appointment Scheduling Tools
The Veterans Affairs Department has launched a competition to modernize the software that helps veterans schedule medical appointments as VA moves its VistA electronic health record to open source applications. Read More »
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VA Taps DSHI to Develop App for Tablets
The Veterans Health Administration (VA) has tapped DSHI Systems to create a tablet-based mobile triage system for the emergency room that determines how urgently a patients needs to be seen by a physician. The application, called ER Mobile, will help emergency room nurses better identify the sickest patients so that they can be cared for first.
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Valve: Windows 8 Is A 'Catastrophe' For PCs
Microsoft's next-generation operating system has taken a beating from the press, analysts, and developers alike over the past year. Read More »
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Viratech Corp. Publishes e-Book On Open Source Biotech Research
[Viratech Corp.] announced today that it has published its e-Book on open source biotech research. The book [...] describes how the first open source biotech research social network platform works to make it possible for individuals or smaller companies to compete with larger companies in the race to patent new medicines or technology. Read More »
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Webinos Project Launches New Dev Portal And App Challenge
The EU-sponsored project Webinos (Secure Web Operating System Application Delivery Environment) recently broadened its spectrum by launching their developer portal, developer.webinos.org. To kickstart it, they also introduced a mobile app competition. Read More »
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Webinos Rewards Creative Cross-Screen Apps
Cool apps and cool prizes: the European research project webinos is holding a competition for cross-device applications. The best proposals will proceed to the finals in Athens...Particularly creative apps will now be rewarded: the webinos consortium is holding a developer competition. The best entries will have the chance to receive great publicity, meet the webinos partners & win "cross-screen prizes": from Android-on-a-USB-stick to state-of-the-art smart phones and tablets... Read More »
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Webinos Rewards Creative Cross-Screen Apps
Cool apps and cool prizes: the European research project webinos is holding a competition for cross-device applications. The best proposals will proceed to the finals in Athens. Read More »
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What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland's School Success
The Scandinavian country is an education superpower because it values equality more than excellence. Read More »
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