Face it "China", our Bu$h administration has an ubereliteego unshaken by your one-up legalistic demand for an apology. This standoff is almost as silly as the stupid mis-translation trend AYBABTU. Sure it's a delicate situation, but if all they want is an apology is it really that detrimental to show a little compassion? After all... our officials (gee, I don't recall voting on proposition 'spyplane') are at fault for peaking over the great wall in the first place. Satellites are one thing, planes are obviously more intrusive. It seems to me that China's actions are justified and the US is just being uncooperative, in trying to cover up the obvious truth, THIS ISN'T A WEATHER BALLON! Then again, what the hell do I know, I'm just your average sub-Joe-citizen with no insight into our govt beyond a mediocre college education.
This makes me believe there are companies searching 24/7 to acquire the all currently unavailable IP and functional patents in lue of eliminating all potential competition. How are we to create something original if everything is being 'squatted' on. We all know how difficult it is to find an original domain name these days. What if ideas become so scarse that it's just like searching for an 'unleased' domainname? Does the future hold for us idea/conceptual auctions? (Geez, maybe I should patent that one...) The only way to get a domain name today that we have our heart set upon is to pay off the current owner: $300+ just to transfer the 'lease'. I don't even want to think about how much ideas will go for...
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Face it "China", our Bu$h administration has an ubereliteego unshaken by your one-up legalistic demand for an apology. This standoff is almost as silly as the stupid mis-translation trend AYBABTU. Sure it's a delicate situation, but if all they want is an apology is it really that detrimental to show a little compassion? After all... our officials (gee, I don't recall voting on proposition 'spyplane') are at fault for peaking over the great wall in the first place. Satellites are one thing, planes are obviously more intrusive. It seems to me that China's actions are justified and the US is just being uncooperative, in trying to cover up the obvious truth, THIS ISN'T A WEATHER BALLON! Then again, what the hell do I know, I'm just your average sub-Joe-citizen with no insight into our govt beyond a mediocre college education.
This makes me believe there are companies searching 24/7 to acquire the all currently unavailable IP and functional patents in lue of eliminating all potential competition. How are we to create something original if everything is being 'squatted' on. We all know how difficult it is to find an original domain name these days. What if ideas become so scarse that it's just like searching for an 'unleased' domainname? Does the future hold for us idea/conceptual auctions? (Geez, maybe I should patent that one...) The only way to get a domain name today that we have our heart set upon is to pay off the current owner: $300+ just to transfer the 'lease'. I don't even want to think about how much ideas will go for...