Browser Cookie Patent

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Posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday March 23, 2003 @06:01AM from the fun-never-ends dept.

resistant writes "Here's more patent madness, this time on cookies used in browsers. (By now, even Forbes has a commendable attitude about this rampant greed)." This is actually a pretty interesting article for folks not so familiar with why patents are such a big deal in this day and age.

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first Post by Anonymous Coward · 2003-03-23 06:05 · Score: -1, Offtopic

on my 8.6gb ethernet.. Yay!
First freedom fry for france by Anonymous Coward · 2003-03-23 06:05 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Also some freedom toast.
Alert! Saddam even abuses animals! by Anonymous Coward · 2003-03-23 06:11 · Score: -1, Offtopic

This article shows how he uses gorillas to fight his war for him! How horrible! PETA is being deployed this very minute.
CmdrTaco by terradyn · 2003-03-23 06:14 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Offtopic, I know, but it has to be mentioned =P. I think OSDN fired everyone but CmdrTaco given that he seems to be making all the posts.
1. Re:CmdrTaco by TiMac · 2003-03-23 06:16 · Score: 0, Offtopic
  
  That's one way to prevent all the dupes!
  Assuming of course that Taco doesn't forget what he's already posted...
  
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Mozilla Problem? by Anonymous Coward · 2003-03-23 06:15 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Why the heck is this story so weird. Is it Mozilla? Every other 4th paragraph seems to be duplicated. It made reading a nightmare.
Eliminate ads in your web browser by Anonymous Coward · 2003-03-23 06:21 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Install Squid and the Squid ad-zapper plugin. Done and done. No more ads in Slashdot or other web sites.
HEY MODERATORS - GO UP by Anonymous Coward · 2003-03-23 06:23 · Score: -1, Offtopic

mod this up its funny
1. Re:HEY MODERATORS - GO UP by ThatMadeNoSense · 2003-03-23 06:39 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  mod this up its funny
  
  That made no sense.
  
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BWAHAHAHA by Crashmarik · 2003-03-23 06:25 · Score: 0, Offtopic

I have just filed a patent for the invoice. Now I control all the worlds business.
Re:UM, HELLO MODERATORS by Darby · 2003-03-23 06:25 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Lol, I'd love to know what n00bie moderated Miguel de Icaza as "Redundant." Looking forward to m2 on that guy :)

I assume it was the type of "n00bie" who's been around longer than you and knows that Miguel has a UID lower than 600,000.
Just a guess though.
SPeaking of cookies, i just ate a whole big bag! by Anonymous Coward · 2003-03-23 06:27 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Nw i feel an enormous shit brewing. I've been farting up a storm for the past few hours, and the whole house stinks, so I'd say there's a mighty huge pile of stinking, steaming turds due to hit the water pretty soon. I might try and patent the whole process.
Minority Report Madness by Bruha · 2003-03-23 06:37 · Score: -1, Offtopic

If the world became a place of vending machines shouting at me like those eye readers blast speech at you in Minority Report I think I'll have my ears removed.
-1 Newbie by Anonymous Coward · 2003-03-23 07:28 · Score: -1, Offtopic

LOL
Re: FPS to save humanity? by TeknoHog · 2003-03-23 09:10 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Yeah, if Bush and Saddam had decided to kick each others' asses in an FPS game, instead of letting all hell loose, it might really save humanity.

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