●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, February 08, 2026 ●● ● Feb 08 [01:18] *MinceR has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [01:24] *MinceR (~mincer@bringer.of.light) has joined #techbytes [01:24] *irc.techrights.org sets mode +a #techbytes MinceR ● Feb 08 [07:41] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [07:47] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@kcb99h722ua4g.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Feb 08 [11:33] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Feb 08 [13:29] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Feb 08 [14:50] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/Biggest_AI_Companies_Meta_Alphabet_Microsoft_Borrowed_Additiona.shtml [14:50] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Techrights Biggest "AI Companies" (Meta, Alphabet, Microsoft) Borrowed (Additional Debt) About $100,000,000,000 in a Year ● Feb 08 [15:18] schestowitz[TR2]
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    Deployment Range UI for Ridiculous Space Battles
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    I have been a bit quiet on the blog front, but in case you were wondering, yes I am definitely still working on Ridiculous Space Battles! Right now I am thinking about the ship and fleet design for the campaign game, and this is forcing me to think more about the usability of the deployment screen.

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    For a bit of a history lesson, here is the deployment screen from the original Gratuitous Space Battles: [...]

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    • [15:18] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.positech.co.uk | Deployment Range UI for Ridiculous Space Battles Cliffski's Blog [15:50] schestowitz[TR2] http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/01/g-125-description-amendments-amicus.html?showComment=1770479535620#c6938134557578094275 [15:50] schestowitz[TR2] "Regarding the up vs. up or down scenario mentioned by Ilya Kazi, I note a similarity with the post-G 1/24 proceedings before the Board of the referring decision T 439/220. The owner of the patent-in-suit EP3076804 filed in July 2025 an auxiliary request to delete from the description para [0035] which sets out three different meanings for the term" [15:50] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-ipkitten.blogspot.com | G 1/25 (description amendments) amicus curiae: The battle lines are drawn - The IPKat ● Feb 08 [16:36] schestowitz[TR2] http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/02/patents-take-root-in-draft-ngt-plants.html?showComment=1770382901342#c8094447299109592224 [16:36] schestowitz[TR2] "Thank you very much for spotting that typo! Indeed, as commented above, the declaration is mandatory, but the licensing is not. I have corrected the typo from "that" to "whether" to accurately convey this" [16:36] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-ipkitten.blogspot.com | Patents take root in the draft NGT Plants Regulation - The IPKat ● Feb 08 [19:16] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes [19:24] *techtrights-sec6 has quit (connection closed) [19:40] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@kcb99h722ua4g.irc) has joined #techbytes [19:46] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes [19:53] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes ● Feb 08 [20:26] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes [20:34] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes [20:40] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Feb 08 [22:17] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/)