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Online Greeting Cards Patented

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the what-is-the-wheel-next dept.

Trailer Trash writes "According to this story at bizreport.com, Hallmark has given in and licensed Tumbleweed Communication Corp's patent for delivery of online documents with e-mail notification. Will the idiots at the patent office never stop? Jeff Smith of Tumbleweed claims to have been granted three patents last year."

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  1. Dammit SLashdotted again by ender81b · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Argh can't slashdot start caching pages so we don't have to deal with the ever-present slashdot effect.
    Any find a google cached page of this? I couldn't but I don't have mad-uberGoogle skillz.

  2. Re:If they would patent spam by bryan1945 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Bastard, you got me! :-(

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  3. Attention Slashdot Users by SuperDuG · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    what's even funnier is the fact I posted this twice in a row ... on different topics.

    Basically I decided to test the current mod structure of slashdot..

    For some reason /. users have the right to mod as editors have the right to mod. Except editors seem to only mod down.

    Not a new trend by any means and this is a website that has no reason to comply with users, but slashdot _IS_ a popular site and has quite a few users that use comments on slashdot to not only get opinions but gain further knowledge into the subject of the article. The Mod +1 Funny is entertaining, but a mod +5 funny is completely useless. I personally know this because the main parent comment was a 5 for a while as was the other one. Funny comments, while entertaining, are not good for learning purposes and actually get in the way of serious discussion.

    Personally I think the modding down should be regulated alot more than it is. AC posts should be banned ... there's no reason to have them ... creating an account is very easy to do and if you don't want to stand behind your comments then you shouldn't post them. I run a site with PHP-Nuke and non-verified accounts are prohibited from posting as are annonymous comments ...

    I think slashdot is a great idea and a great site and a few changes should be made to make a better surfing experience. Modding down should be reserved for Editors only and a mod history should also be available ... also no reason not to stand behind your moderations.

    Slashdot rocks and I will continue to post ... and continue to visit.

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