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Re: Episode 193 Scott Adams: Talking to Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai (Running Against Elizabeth Warren) About Immigration, Education and Innovation

steveOHT — Sat, 25 Aug 2018 10:02:09 -0000

The discussion on healthcare left out a key problem: today’s drugs in general cure nothing and only relieve symptoms requiring forever purchasing and office visits. Doctors don’t inform patients of the reality enough.

Example: rather than pain relief at the first sign of arthritis, doctors should strongly inform patients that the only cure is increased physical activity and weight loss. At the same time they could inform patients of the pain relief options but state clearly the prognosis that the disease will progress, stronger and stronger pain relievers will be required, eventually only joint replacements will offer only the chance of further relief.

Re: AOL’s Armstrong: 1/3 of Patch Sites Currently Have ‘Viable Business Model’

steveOHT — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 12:14:54 -0000

They need more automation. Sometimes reporters add maps to their stories that give a geographical context to the news but it looks like it is a manual thing because many stories don't get them. If it was automated like www.pointsmentioned.com they could save time and put the maps on every story.

Re: Google testing 'hyperlocal' news card for Google Now

steveOHT — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 07:47:01 -0000

I wonder if the "location" of an article is based on the location of the publisher, like "news near you" in google news now or perhaps the city in the dateline? This "in closed beta" project identified the sometimes many addresses, intersections and places mentioned in an article: www.pointsmentioned.com

Re: Google Reportedly Testing “Hyperlocal” Google Now Card

steveOHT — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 07:28:26 -0000

I wonder if an article's "location" is simply based on the location of the publication, like "news near you" in google news or perhaps the city in the dateline? Or is it more granular like this in development project that identifies sometimes many locations in an article: http://www.pointsmentioned.com

Re: Customization Failure: Why Hyperlocal Hasn’t Scaled (Yet)

steveOHT — Sat, 13 Jul 2013 10:00:31 -0000

We're experimenting with NLP news zoning from the address level and up. www.pointsmentioned.com

Re: Paywall Brigade: The Newspapers That Now Charge For Online Access

steveOHT — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:18:08 -0000

See further analysis of this data and data from other paywalled daily newspaper websites: report

Conclusion: Daily Newspaper Paywalls Generate $7.80/month and Add 3.5% to Total Circ

Re: House passes increased tax on carried interest. VCs hate it

steveOHT — Fri, 28 May 2010 16:33:39 -0000

Carried interest was never a capital gain, it was always a fee and it should be taxed as income 100% not 75%. VCs will simply raise their fees if they can. No more fee discount via the US tax payer. Pay your taxes like everyone else.

Re: Film at 11: Add Google News to Your Website

steveOHT — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:47:27 -0000

Looks like Google fully supports ripping off headlines and leads from publishers. "Fair use" you say? Maybe not. http://www.niemanlab.org/20...

Re: Film at 11: Add Google News to Your Website

steveOHT — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 12:47:27 -0000

Looks like Google fully supports ripping off headlines and leads from publishers. "Fair use" you say? Maybe not. http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/01/gatehouse-nyt-...

Re: NYTCo And Gatehouse Settle Aggregation Lawsuit; Boston.com Will Remove Ledes, But Linking Allowed

steveOHT — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:28:21 -0000

@ jb - While it is true that RSS feeds can easily be used to copy content from a website that doesn't mean that those that provide them grant permission to use the content on a website. The use of RSS by personal aggregation software is likely the intended use, not wholesale copying and republishing of headlines and lede paragraphs.