I agree with the parent and with Charles Hamilton Houston,
"A lawyer's either a social engineer or... a parasite on society... A social engineer [is] a highly skilled, perceptive, sensitive lawyer who [understands] the Constitution of the United States and [knows] how to explore its uses in the solving of problems of local communities and in bettering conditions of the underprivileged citizens."
At a minimum, Lemelson's delay in securing the asserted claims amounts to culpable neglect as he ignored the duty to claim his invention properly.... If the defense of prosecution laches does not apply under the totality of circumstances presented here, the Court can envision very few circumstances under which it could.... In sum, Lemelson's delay in securing the asserted patent claims is unexplained and unreasonable.
Lisa: It's not my nature to complain, but so far today we've had
three movies, two filmstrips, and an hour and a half of
magazine time. I just don't feel challenged. Skinner: Of course we could make things more challenging, Lisa, but
then the stupider students would be in here complaining,
furrowing their brows in a vain attempt to understand the
situation.
The previous post is so right. Adobe is dead and doesn't know it.
Microsoft is going after the flash(Silverlight) and pdf(Metro) market.
If I were Bruce Chizen, I would sell OS X versions of all my software for 1/2 its current price. Create Linux Versions for 1/2 or 3/4 the windows cost. Subsidize it with an increase to Windows pricing. Push an additional 5 percent of people to OS X.
Google is one of the few companies that is proactive attacking Microsoft's coffers. (docs.google.com and pack.google.com)
I'm not sure if there's a direct correlation between being an uber programmer and wealth. Unless you consider Bill Gates one of the best programmers of all times.
Frequently Uber-programmers are at start ups that are purchased for $$$. Unfortunately I'm not an uber programmer, however, I have known uber-programmers and I would gladly pay them 100 or more dollars an hour for their work.
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I agree with the parent and with Charles Hamilton Houston,
... a parasite on society ... A social engineer [is] a highly skilled, perceptive, sensitive lawyer who [understands] the Constitution of the United States and [knows] how to explore its uses in the solving of problems of local communities and in bettering conditions of the underprivileged citizens."
"A lawyer's either a social engineer or
Jerome H. Lemelson filed many applications that became submarine patents. He and his heirs have collected over 1.3 billion dollars (U.S.) in royalties. Many of these patents, covering machine vision and bar codes, were struck down in January 2004 by the federal district court in Las Vegas, Nevada:
You laugh at Hydrogen Peroxide now, but wait until you scrape your knee on the battlefield and you need some disinfectant.
Lisa: It's not my nature to complain, but so far today we've had
three movies, two filmstrips, and an hour and a half of
magazine time. I just don't feel challenged.
Skinner: Of course we could make things more challenging, Lisa, but
then the stupider students would be in here complaining,
furrowing their brows in a vain attempt to understand the
situation.
The previous post is so right. Adobe is dead and doesn't know it.
Microsoft is going after the flash(Silverlight) and pdf(Metro) market.
If I were Bruce Chizen, I would sell OS X versions of all my software for 1/2 its current price. Create Linux Versions for 1/2 or 3/4 the windows cost. Subsidize it with an increase to Windows pricing. Push an additional 5 percent of people to OS X.
Google is one of the few companies that is proactive attacking Microsoft's coffers. (docs.google.com and pack.google.com)
Both of my ex girlfriends are using Firefox... I'm glad to see that our relationships weren't wasted completely.
How would this device differ from tasers, tear gas, or rubber bullets?
People have won lawsuits after the egregious/lethal application of tasers.
I'm not sure if there's a direct correlation between being an uber programmer and wealth. Unless you consider Bill Gates one of the best programmers of all times. Frequently Uber-programmers are at start ups that are purchased for $$$. Unfortunately I'm not an uber programmer, however, I have known uber-programmers and I would gladly pay them 100 or more dollars an hour for their work.