A Replacement Term for 'Intellectual Property'?

femto asks: "Every time I read the words 'intellectual property', I get peeved off. It is an oxymoron. A term loaded with invalid assumptions. To even use such words is an admission that intellect can be owned and controlled like a car, clothing or other thing made of atoms. Can anyone propose a replacement for the words 'Intellectual Property'? Something that implies intellect cannot be owned. Something that implies [what Jefferson once said]: 'He who lites his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' Once we have this term, we need to get it accepted. Use it in publications. Cite these publications to get it in dictionaries. Get the term into everyday conversation and writing. So far, the best I have come up with is 'Intellectual Controls'. Can Slashdot come up with something better?"

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Remeber to clear the IE password history

[tigersha]

Remember, many Internet Cafes use Internet Explorer, WHICH SAVES ALL YOUR PASSWORDS BY DEFAULT OUT OF THE BOX.

Never forget that. Remember to clear the passwords and forms before you leave.

It is possible to switch that off but in the 50 or so Internet cafes that I have been in from South Africa to PRague and Bohemia to Germany and Mexico I have only once or twice seen that that option is switched off.

NEVER forget it.