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Wright Brothers vs. Glenn Curtiss
jvmatthe writes "Today's All Things Considered on NPR had a story about intellectual property and patents from America's history that could have been ripped from today's Slashdot headlines, yet it happened almost a century ago. It discussed how the Wright Brothers, considered the fathers of modern heaver-than-air-flight, had tried to lock up the skies after their patenting of the ideas used to build their airplanes. They had a long, bitter legal battle with Glenn H. Curtiss who also made airplanes; Curtiss is credited with being "the first to make a public flight in the United States, the first to sell a commercial airplane, the first to fly from one American city to another, and the first to receive a U.S. pilot license", among other things. Here's where it really gets interesting: the patent battles dragged on and apparently could have actually hindered the growth of the American airplane industry. It wasn't until World War I that people put aside their differences for the common good and the industry worked together in a spirit of free exchange of ideas! So, does is this a sign for how we might eventually get out of the patent mess we're in now? Some catastrophic event brings everyone together and the locking up of ideas with overly broad patents finally ends? For more reading, the NPR story focussed on Unlocking the Sky by Seth Shulman."
well... why did the wright brother not team up with the other dudes? then no trouble, and more money... especially money... to buy lots of coke!
Heavier is spelled heaver in the summary... so get ready for the millions of people to tell you about it!
project Pork is about to begin..
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I claim this fp on behalf of Red Hat.
I just discovered a hole between two stalls in one of men's bathrooms at our university. I suspect it is a glory hole! I am tempted...
3.0 What's the protocol to see who does what?
I've seen little talking in adult theaters. It does happen but mostly stuff happens by sight and by a standard protocol.
3.1 If you want to be the person who helps the other person cum:
1. Go into a booth; close and lock the door, if possible.
2. Drop some money in the video machine.
3. Sit down if the establishment provides a place to sit.
4. Expose your genitalia (usually by dropping your pants) and get hard.
5. Wait for someone to come into the booth next to you or check the person out in the next booth by looking through the glory hole. Don't be shy about this, almost everybody who is there is looking to be checked out by the person in the next booth.
6. If you like what you see, stick your finger through the glory hole far enough so that the other person sees it. Withdraw it to show him you are ready to receive him. If you want him to use a condom, place it in the hole between you now.
7. If the other person wants you to play with him, he will stand up and place his penis through the hole. If he doesn't, he won't. If he will use the condom you placed in the hole, he will take it now. Sometimes he will just want you to watch him play with himself.
3.2 If you want to be the person who cums:
1. Go into a booth; close and lock the door, if possible.
2. Drop some money in the video machine.
3. Sit if you wish but standing up is the generally accepted indicator that you are not willing to play with anyone else.
4. Expose your genitalia (usually by dropping your pants) and get hard. You will find it more difficult to get someone to play with you if you don't have at least a half-mast hard-on.
5. Wait for someone to stick their finger through the glory hole.
6. Put a rubber on now if you want. Place your penis through the hole. Some guys will just play with you; others will suck you; a few will want you to penetrate them anally.
3.3 If you want to take turns:
If you stop playing with someone before they cum, and stand up with yourself exposed and hard, that is a general signal that you would like to take turns. That is, it's now time for him to withdraw his penis and allow you to place your penis through the glory hole so he can play with you. Your best opportunity to make this happen is to find someone who is sitting down (looking to play with someone) and is willing to play with you (responds when you stick your finger through the glory hole).
This will result in one of two things happening - the other person will either oblige or refuse. The typical refusal is shown by the person sticking his penis back through the glory hole or by leaving and looking for someone else to play with.
On occasion, the person being played with will want to help you cum. He will signal this by withdrawing his penis from the glory hole before he cums and putting his finger through the hole. If you want to be played with, place your penis through the hole. If you aren't ready to be played with, stick your finger back through the hole after he does. Negotiate from there.
There have been many occasions that I have refused to take turns and just wanted to make the guy cum. For example, if I want to go through a few guys that evening before I cum, I won't let the first guy play with me and risk cumming too early. I think some guys take it as a rejection and it is not meant that way.
3.4 If you want to have anal sex:
Follow the same procedure as above, except place your anus as close to the glory hole as possible. When the person on the other side sees this, he will attempt to penetrate you through the glory hole. You should shortly begin to feel him pressing his penis or finger up against your anus (or nearby). Guide his penis or finger to where you want it to be. Please note: usually if the other person is not at least 6+ inches long, this is a pretty difficult position and penetration may be impossible. You may have to settle for his finger.
And, if you do this without a condom, you have a death wish.
3.5 If you want to have sex with someone in an adjoining bathroom stall:
A favorite of truckers - the bathroom stall is the only major anonymous sex stop on or near interstate highways. The protocol is very simple.
If you want to play with someone, go to a stall at the farthest end of the bathroom. Close the door, pull your pants down and wait. When someone comes into the next stall, move your foot so that you know the other person can see it and slowly start tapping it. If the other person wants to be played with, they will kneel down and place their penis under the stall wall.
that in 100 years the government will have to bail out microsoft whenever the balance sheets don't look too good?
A free exchange of ideas is good. Let's help Sadam target the Scud missiles.
Why don't the words "a story" in the article link to the actual story? Instead, there are direct links to everything BUT the story..
Why is that?
The nation's inventors and technocrats will come together when the War on Antarctica commences.
-Send the story to a coworker who doesn't agree with you,
-send a copy to your congressman,
-update your sig to reflect your beliefs,
-get a Free the Mouse bumpersticker and wear it,
-give money to the EFF,
-release a piece of music, writing, photo, idea you came up with to Creative Commons.
-Send a thoughtful letter to the editor to 3 different publications you read.
C'mon people, we don't need more witty remarks.
FREE THE MOUSE!!!!
Correction: 9/11/01.
www.oobersworld.com - For those that ride.
Guess what? Brasilians are Americans too. What you call Americans are citizens of the United States of North America. You can't even call yourselves Noth-Americans properly, since this would include Canada and Mexico too.
Guess what? Many of the ignorant among you are.
All of them? Wow... now, move on. Automobiles were invented by Germans, including one named Benz. Not to mention the Britsh jet engine and radar, the wristwatch by the sames Alberto Santos-Dumont, and the world goes ever on...
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Moderators, please mod the parent up! The poster is correct and I forgot to add this crucial bit of info to my post.
Space may be the final frontier, but it's made in a Hollywood basement. --Red Hot Chili Peppers, Californication
hes not american, therefore youre wrong.
This is exactly what we need to do. Stop debating semantics and start acting!
But of course you'll never receive an honorable "score" from /. by making comments like this! Without they're approval, where can you ever expect to go in life?