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Mark Zuckerberg, Inventor

Posted by kdawson on from the seventeen-year-monopoly dept.

theodp writes "Move over, Thomas Edison. Here comes Mark Zuckerberg, inventor extraordinaire. Zuck's still waiting for that elusive first patent to be issued, but take a gander at the Facebook founder's patent application for Dynamically Generating a Privacy Summary to get an idea of what's in the works. After you check boxes on a form to indicate that 'Everyone from San Francisco, CA, Social Network Provider, and Harvard' can see your profile, Zuckerberg's 'invention' will miraculously display: 'People from San Francisco, CA, Social Network Provider, and Harvard can see your profile.' How dare Rolling Stone question his inventiveness!"

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  1. What a genius... by edwebdev · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe Mark should also patent using a database to store information.

    1. Re:What a genius... by Roy+Hobbs · · Score: 3, Funny

      I'm still waiting on my patent for my public toilet preparation methodology.

    2. Re:What a genius... by lottameez · · Score: 3, Funny

      Is that where you stuff toilet paper in every available gap so that no one can see thru the cracks to see what you are doing? If so, I hate to inform you there's a guy that works at Fannie Mae that has prior art on that one.

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    3. Re:What a genius... by homey+of+my+owney · · Score: 3, Funny

      I... I'm speechless... The man really is a genius... Maybe the rest of us should throw in the towel.

    4. Re:What a genius... by introspekt.i · · Score: 2, Funny

      As I am waiting for my patent on my quit-Facebook procedure.

    5. Re:What a genius... by SiriusStarr · · Score: 2, Funny

      Ah hell, does that mean I owe you a licensing fee?

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  2. ConnectU by thebonafortuna · · Score: 5, Funny

    If this guy is the Thomas Edison of the 21st century, its no wonder we don't have flying cars.

    1. Re:ConnectU by hansamurai · · Score: 2, Funny

      And even when they teach Tesla they ignore his greatest invention, human transportation.

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  3. Re:It isn't about the technology by eln · · Score: 5, Funny

    Facebook seems to hire based on Facebook. The women coming out of the building are good looking and the guys are hunks. I think you're confused. The people you're seeing coming out of the building are coming from the yoga studio and the beauty salon. The Facebook employees come and go through the back door under the cover of darkness, like all geeks.
  4. Re:It isn't about the technology by wild_quinine · · Score: 2, Funny

    PayPal started above the bike shop. ...and extorted 3.4% every time they sold a bike. Pretty soon, everyone on the street was paying their dues. You know why? Respect.
  5. Re:It isn't about the technology by networkconsultant · · Score: 2, Funny

    Mabye I should apply?

  6. Re:Slashdot stories have gotten very sarcastic lat by mujadaddy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wait, this site has thingies above the comments? Never noticed.

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  7. My application by thatskinnyguy · · Score: 3, Funny

    With something this obvious being patented, I think I'm going to patent my method of inspiring air in order to convert suspended iron into iron oxide in a liquid medium in order to live. I'll make a mint!

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  8. Re:WOW by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    SWEET!
    I'm going to patent the door!
    All you f***ers are going to be climbing out of windows by the end of the year!

  9. Re:Grapes Taste Bitter To You? by fictionpuss · · Score: 4, Funny

    but I did want to make sure that people have their facts straight. You must be new here.
  10. Re:Slashdot stories have gotten very sarcastic lat by Cairnarvon · · Score: 2, Funny

    This may surprise you, but kdawson's real name is in fact Keith Dawson.
    Who'd have guessed?