I know this isn't a comforting thought, but isn't some of the domain of doctors and lawyers in effect specialized, logical guesswork?
For example, many diseases could share a common set of symptoms.
Certainly, it takes knowledge, but it also takes a wee bit of luck.
that the current theft-prevention systems always get de-activated at the register.
It would really suck to get a DVD home only to realize that it was never activated.
From the USPTO document:
Although the invention has been described in relation to various implementations, together with modifications, variations and extensions thereof, other implementations, modifications, variations and extensions are within the scope of the invention. The invention is therefore not limited by the description contained herein or by the drawings, but only by the claims. In other words, we've described what we think we're patenting, but it could be so much more! Please, dear USPTO, please give us a patent on anything that could ever possibly have any type of navigation structure! Next up for an infringement lawsuit: tabbed file folders!
Then there are the companies that write incompatible code for IE only and simply say "You must use IE to view this page." XM Radio's account management feature was one (though it's gotten marginally better), and Netflix's streaming movie service is another.
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Yes... great bad headline. I was thinking that a woman was killed by a brain scan, and wondering what was next, microwave jelly-izing beams?
I know this isn't a comforting thought, but isn't some of the domain of doctors and lawyers in effect specialized, logical guesswork? For example, many diseases could share a common set of symptoms. Certainly, it takes knowledge, but it also takes a wee bit of luck.
that the current theft-prevention systems always get de-activated at the register. It would really suck to get a DVD home only to realize that it was never activated.
I think they sell satellite TV, too!
I'm actually not quite sure why it was modded Informative either. It was meant to be funny.
Then there are the companies that write incompatible code for IE only and simply say "You must use IE to view this page." XM Radio's account management feature was one (though it's gotten marginally better), and Netflix's streaming movie service is another.