Bender writes "CNet is reporting that Amazon has acquired the rights (at least in the USA) to 'Affiliate Programs.' This may have an adverse consequence on things like CDNow banners."
Stop typing www.amazon.com....
by
John+Miles
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· Score: 5
...and start typing www.noamazon.com instead.
This seems like a worthwhile time to call attention to the efforts of one of my office pals. Visit http://www.noamazon.com for some excellent links to alternative sites for the merchandise purveyed by Amazon.
We've tried to get Slashdot to mention this site as a "quickie" news item, but apparently they are an (ahem) Amazon affiliate themselves.:-)
-- Dahlmann tightly grips the knife, which he may have no idea how to use, and steps out into the plain.
"Are they going to patent air next?" said John Segrich, an analyst with CIBC World Markets, who follows Amazon.com.
Some analyst this guy is! Everyone knows that patents only apply to processes, not physical quantities. Patenting the process of breathing, perhaps, but patenting the air itself? Why, that's absurd!
On a more serious note, it seems Amazon.com has finally found its economic niche -- bringing down the entire global internet economy through frivolous patents and lawsuits. It's too bad it won't actually ever make them profitable. The sooner this company dies, the better.
--
"If one is really a superior person, the fact is likely to leak out without too much assistance" -- John Andrew Holmes
Amazon has a _lot_ of patents
by
jhedley
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· Score: 5
What's the next step? TPing Bezos' front lawn and putting a flaming bag of dog crap on his front porch?
Sounds good...
We meet at 11:30 at the 7-11 down the street, Waitaminute. It's Friday. He might be up late plotting his next fiendish patent (I hear "clicking a button" is still up for grabs). Better make it 12:30am.
Signal11. You in? Thought so. You're in every thread. Alright, hit the PriceClub and get as much TP as you can. No, it doesn't matter what type. We're talkin' *volume* here, brudda.
Kintanon, go get some grocery bags. Paper, not plastic this time.
Kaminsky, you drive.
Alright, now you guys. The Grits boys. We need all the dogcrap you can find. Lots of it. No, I don't know where to find some. I thought you guys knew all the best spots. Just get moving, and HEY!!! WAITAMINTUE!! Don't put the dogcrap down your pants! It's not Hot Grits. Whaddayamean ya wanted to see what it felt like? We need this shit for Bezos.
*TICK*TOCK*TICK*TOCK*
Alright. TP? "Check!" Paper bag "Check!" Dog Crap? "...and Hot Grits too..." Whatever.
There's his door, right past the Naked Petrified Natalie Port...HEY!...Anyways.
Grits boys, start with the TP. We'll get the bag ready.
What?!? We forgot matches? Dammit, alright what was it Linus said. "Improvise, Adapt, Overcome?", shit no, that was Clint Eastwood. Dammit!
Kaminsky, you wired? Good. Toss me your Palm V. Just one quick post to/. Waitasec...we need to make sure it gets read. Hey, Signal11, feel like burning off some Karma here? Whaddaya mean you need it all? You only have like 10,000.
"Subject: GPL = Borg!!!" "Admit it. You're all just Jealous of JC Bill Gates cuz you wish you had the same amount of control!!.. you won't be happy until the GPL has assimilated everything, and noone can make money doing software stuff no more. Well, RoR, cuz the last laugh will be on you when you put yoursleeves out of jobz, and are all forced to learn VB cuz windows still Rulz, you freaking pinko commiez!!!
Discuss amongst yourselves"
That should do it. Luckily, there's no Katz threads on right now, or noone would have seen it from the background noise. Just give it a a little more time...
Hey!! Grits Boyz!!! Put the TP in the TREES, not down your pants!
*Don's Palm V begins to smolder, as Signal11's Karma takes a nosedive*
Signal11: man, am I gonna have to post a lot tomorrow to get that back...
*lights the bag*
Alright guys! Hit the doorbell and RUN FOR IT! This'll show him that we won't take his bid for world domination lying down...
*Bing-bong*
Bezos: WTF?
{to be continued...}
-- --sugarman--
Calling all would-be public servants!
by
IronClad
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· Score: 5
USPTO Employment Application
1. Name ______________ 2. Date _______________ 3. DOB _______________ 4. SSN ________________
5. I.Q. (check one) ( ) Moron ( ) Idiot ( ) Dim-wit ( ) Liberal Arts Flunkee
(Y or N) Have you ever been affiliated with a terrorist organization or received a grade D or or better on an engineering examination?
(Y or N) Can you be trained to operate a rubber stamp within a period of 16 weeks?
(Y or N) Are you able to employ a method and process for inducing condensation upon a reflecting surface?
(Y or N) Do you agree that you deserve a patent for the above?
(Y or N) Were you alive when Al Gore invented the Internet?
(Y or N) Do you agree he deserves a patent for that?
FYI: what I got back from feedback@amazon.com
by
guerby
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· Score: 5
After I told them I was happy with their flawless (from my experience) customer service, but that this patent stuff was not acceptable. This was a while after RMS call for boycott. Well, it looks like they don't get it. May be they're loosing hope of making money the regular way, so they turned to they lawyers, pffff.
Dear Laurent,
Thank you for taking the time to share your views with us. Not surprisingly, we have received a variety of reactions from customers about the preliminary injunction awarded to Amazon.com in its patent infringement lawsuit against barnesandnoble.com.
Because the case is still pending, we are unable to discuss the specifics of this litigation. As a general matter, however, we agree with United States District Judge Marsha J. Pechman's ruling that "granting Amazon.com's preliminary injunction will serve the public interest" in part because "protection of intellectual property rights in innovations will foster greater competition and innovation." To that end, Amazon.com will certainly continue innovating on behalf of its customers.
Judging from some customers' e-mails, there appears to be significant confusion about the scope and nature of Amazon.com's patent. For more comprehensive information about the patent and the circumstances of the lawsuit, the full text of the federal court decisions in the case may be viewed at: http://www.mccutchen.com/are/ip/ip_001.htm
We appreciate feedback from customers about this lawsuit and other important issues concerning Amazon.com, and we carefully consider all viewpoints expressed. We hope you will continue to let us know how we can improve our service to customers.
Slashdot Mirror
...and start typing www.noamazon.com instead.
:-)
This seems like a worthwhile time to call attention to the efforts of one of my office pals. Visit http://www.noamazon.com for some excellent links to alternative sites for the merchandise purveyed by Amazon.
We've tried to get Slashdot to mention this site as a "quickie" news item, but apparently they are an (ahem) Amazon affiliate themselves.
Dahlmann tightly grips the knife, which he may have no idea how to use, and steps out into the plain.
Some analyst this guy is! Everyone knows that patents only apply to processes, not physical quantities. Patenting the process of breathing, perhaps, but patenting the air itself? Why, that's absurd!
On a more serious note, it seems Amazon.com has finally found its economic niche -- bringing down the entire global internet economy through frivolous patents and lawsuits. It's too bad it won't actually ever make them profitable. The sooner this company dies, the better.
"If one is really a superior person, the fact is likely to leak out without too much assistance" -- John Andrew Holmes
Here's a list I pulled from IBM's Patent site:
What's the next step? TPing Bezos' front lawn and putting a flaming bag of dog crap on his front porch?
/.
Sounds good...
We meet at 11:30 at the 7-11 down the street, Waitaminute. It's Friday. He might be up late plotting his next fiendish patent (I hear "clicking a button" is still up for grabs). Better make it 12:30am.
Signal11. You in? Thought so. You're in every thread. Alright, hit the PriceClub and get as much TP as you can. No, it doesn't matter what type. We're talkin' *volume* here, brudda.
Kintanon, go get some grocery bags. Paper, not plastic this time.
Kaminsky, you drive.
Alright, now you guys. The Grits boys. We need all the dogcrap you can find. Lots of it. No, I don't know where to find some. I thought you guys knew all the best spots. Just get moving, and HEY!!! WAITAMINTUE!! Don't put the dogcrap down your pants! It's not Hot Grits. Whaddayamean ya wanted to see what it felt like? We need this shit for Bezos.
*TICK*TOCK*TICK*TOCK*
Alright. TP?
"Check!"
Paper bag
"Check!"
Dog Crap?
"...and Hot Grits too..."
Whatever.
There's his door, right past the Naked Petrified Natalie Port...HEY!...Anyways.
Grits boys, start with the TP. We'll get the bag ready.
What?!? We forgot matches? Dammit, alright what was it Linus said. "Improvise, Adapt, Overcome?", shit no, that was Clint Eastwood. Dammit!
Kaminsky, you wired? Good. Toss me your Palm V. Just one quick post to
Waitasec...we need to make sure it gets read. Hey, Signal11, feel like burning off some Karma here? Whaddaya mean you need it all? You only have like 10,000.
"Subject: GPL = Borg!!!"
"Admit it. You're all just Jealous of JC Bill Gates cuz you wish you had the same amount of control!!.. you won't be happy until the GPL has assimilated everything, and noone can make money doing software stuff no more. Well, RoR, cuz the last laugh will be on you when you put yoursleeves out of jobz, and are all forced to learn VB cuz windows still Rulz, you freaking pinko commiez!!!
Discuss amongst yourselves"
That should do it. Luckily, there's no Katz threads on right now, or noone would have seen it from the background noise. Just give it a a little more time...
Hey!! Grits Boyz!!! Put the TP in the TREES, not down your pants!
*Don's Palm V begins to smolder, as Signal11's Karma takes a nosedive*
Signal11: man, am I gonna have to post a lot tomorrow to get that back...
*lights the bag*
Alright guys! Hit the doorbell and RUN FOR IT! This'll show him that we won't take his bid for world domination lying down...
*Bing-bong*
Bezos: WTF?
{to be continued...}
--sugarman--
USPTO Employment Application
1. Name ______________ 2. Date _______________
3. DOB _______________ 4. SSN ________________
5. I.Q. (check one)
( ) Moron
( ) Idiot
( ) Dim-wit
( ) Liberal Arts Flunkee
(Y or N) Have you ever been affiliated with a terrorist organization or
received a grade D or or better on an engineering examination?
(Y or N) Can you be trained to operate a rubber stamp within a period
of 16 weeks?
(Y or N) Are you able to employ a method and process for inducing
condensation upon a reflecting surface?
(Y or N) Do you agree that you deserve a patent for the above?
(Y or N) Were you alive when Al Gore invented the Internet?
(Y or N) Do you agree he deserves a patent for that?