Patents most certainly DID work for them. They were some of the most litigious patent holders of the early part of this century.
Some idiot judge decided that they should be awarded a patent on the notion of powered flight, rather than a patent on their mechanism for lateral stability. The Wrights proceeded to use that ridiculously over-broad patent to run other American companies (read: inventors) out of the airplane business.
For many years, the only aircraft innovations were coming out of Europe. The Wrights were content to rest on their laurels (and their unstable and unreliable design), and attack anybody who tried to improve on the airplane as a patent infringer.
Fortunately, the Feds finally put a stop to that when they apprehended the military utility of powered flight, and saw how the state of the art was progressing overseas.
Ironically, one of the Wright's principal US competitors (Glenn Curtiss) a) built the Wrights' first motor, b) invented the layout of the airplane as we commonly know it today, and c) wound up owning the Wright aircraft company.
So, in this case, it was a happy ending. The better innovator (Curtiss) won out in the end, and the Wrights died bitter.
Power output is not the factor. Power DENSITY is the factor.
If you focus that 100mW on a small enough area, you certainly can solder with it. That 20-40W soldering iron is heating maybe 50 grams of metal, in addition to your teeny tiny mass olf solder.
You are complaining that there's a lousy pool of workers.
I am complaining that there's a lousy pool of jobs, even for good workers.
I am simply pointing out that it's hard for EVERYBODY. Craigslist is one tool that can indeed make it easier, or harder. (Your experience and mine differ)
Nonsense. The poster was simply observing that, like with everything else that happens on this planet, it is clearly America's fault.
That was not the topic of the post, simply an aside. Gosh, I'm a dumb ol' American, and I have better reading comprehension skills than some people around here...
PS to all you job posters: If you're requiring five years' experience in , you need to be offering a better money than I could get working as a waiter.
Goes both ways, amigo. It's hard to find good people. It's also hard for good people to find good jobs.
Yeah, they're way too busy pulling over speeders and busting casual marijuana users. Can't be troubled to stop real violent crimes. Those are too hard.
They're not "losing revenue". Revenue is not something that you have: It's something that you had in the past. You might be making guesses as to what your future revenue might be, and you might hope that your revenues may grow, but in no meaningful way do I have today the money I'm going to collect tomorrow.
The headline is basically a troll. All headlines are, by definition.
You don't understand that some people might not hate their environment. You're projecting. That's another form of a control issue.
When YOU go on vacation, YOU should do whatever YOU want to do. This is true for all values of "YOU". It is unwise to depend your vacation enjoyment from the behavior of other people.
So, yeah: You don't want to see people using laptops in state parks, you shouldn't go to state parks where people use laptops.
The control issues you demonstrate when you think that somebody quietly typing on a laptop on a picnic table interrupts your "nature reverie". The control issues exemplified by everybody else having to do it Your Way.
YOU might find it perverse, but nobody else should have to care what you think.
If you don't like what other people do in the places you are, feel free to go somewhere else. They have as much right to be there, doing what makes them happy, as you do.
Having read the article, I think the friction is only in the mind of the reporter.
The people in the article express concerns about putting up antennae everywhere (a reasonable concern), but they say that if it's mostly in campgrounds, it'd be kinda cool.
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If you're interested, I recommend Seth Shulmann's "Unlocking the Sky". Excellent history of the topic.
Who is "we"? I've never claimed credit for anything. I am an American. Therefore, your claim is false.
Funny you mention the Wright brothers.
Patents most certainly DID work for them. They were some of the most litigious patent holders of the early part of this century.
Some idiot judge decided that they should be awarded a patent on the notion of powered flight, rather than a patent on their mechanism for lateral stability. The Wrights proceeded to use that ridiculously over-broad patent to run other American companies (read: inventors) out of the airplane business.
For many years, the only aircraft innovations were coming out of Europe. The Wrights were content to rest on their laurels (and their unstable and unreliable design), and attack anybody who tried to improve on the airplane as a patent infringer.
Fortunately, the Feds finally put a stop to that when they apprehended the military utility of powered flight, and saw how the state of the art was progressing overseas.
Ironically, one of the Wright's principal US competitors (Glenn Curtiss) a) built the Wrights' first motor, b) invented the layout of the airplane as we commonly know it today, and c) wound up owning the Wright aircraft company.
So, in this case, it was a happy ending. The better innovator (Curtiss) won out in the end, and the Wrights died bitter.
Right, the famous Slashdot overmind. It's not possible for different humans who post here to have differing opinions on any topic.
It's all of us against you, the Only Holder of the Truth. Gosh, it must feel so GOOD to be morally superior to all us sheep!
But then you have to give it a credit card.
And thumbs.
And no good will come of that.
Power output is not the factor. Power DENSITY is the factor.
If you focus that 100mW on a small enough area, you certainly can solder with it. That 20-40W soldering iron is heating maybe 50 grams of metal, in addition to your teeny tiny mass olf solder.
Thanks, nanny. I'll be sure to ask you whenever I do something that you might think is dangerous.
Can I have your home phone number?
You are complaining that there's a lousy pool of workers.
I am complaining that there's a lousy pool of jobs, even for good workers.
I am simply pointing out that it's hard for EVERYBODY. Craigslist is one tool that can indeed make it easier, or harder. (Your experience and mine differ)
Illiterate like me?
Wow. That's rich. Put your name on your comments if you want a further response, cowardly one.
Nonsense. The poster was simply observing that, like with everything else that happens on this planet, it is clearly America's fault.
That was not the topic of the post, simply an aside. Gosh, I'm a dumb ol' American, and I have better reading comprehension skills than some people around here...
Right, because you can prevent tsunamis by reading books.
Eh?
PS to all you job posters: If you're requiring five years' experience in , you need to be offering a better money than I could get working as a waiter.
Goes both ways, amigo. It's hard to find good people. It's also hard for good people to find good jobs.
Yeah, they're way too busy pulling over speeders and busting casual marijuana users. Can't be troubled to stop real violent crimes. Those are too hard.
Sounds like it's time to move.
Yeah, that darn Slashdot overmind is so inconsistent. It's almost like there are a lot of people, with different opinions, who post comments here.
What a staggering revelation.
In a word? Yeah.
Organisms that do not adapt are selected against. Right wrong or indifferent, that is the way the world works.
Hmmm...I wonder if different newspapers have different policies.
Astonishing thought, that.
They're not "losing revenue". Revenue is not something that you have: It's something that you had in the past. You might be making guesses as to what your future revenue might be, and you might hope that your revenues may grow, but in no meaningful way do I have today the money I'm going to collect tomorrow.
The headline is basically a troll. All headlines are, by definition.
It can eat flies, but can it catch them? With chopsticks?
You don't understand that some people might not hate their environment. You're projecting. That's another form of a control issue.
When YOU go on vacation, YOU should do whatever YOU want to do. This is true for all values of "YOU". It is unwise to depend your vacation enjoyment from the behavior of other people.
So, yeah: You don't want to see people using laptops in state parks, you shouldn't go to state parks where people use laptops.
The control issues you demonstrate when you think that somebody quietly typing on a laptop on a picnic table interrupts your "nature reverie". The control issues exemplified by everybody else having to do it Your Way.
YOU might find it perverse, but nobody else should have to care what you think.
If you don't like what other people do in the places you are, feel free to go somewhere else. They have as much right to be there, doing what makes them happy, as you do.
What exactly is your aversion to a twin of a dead cat? I really don't understand.
I mean, I think the lady is NUTS to spend $50 large on a freakin' CAT, but there's nothing wrong with the cat...
So, you're only happy if people do what you want them to do?
You need to get over your control issues.
Having read the article, I think the friction is only in the mind of the reporter.
The people in the article express concerns about putting up antennae everywhere (a reasonable concern), but they say that if it's mostly in campgrounds, it'd be kinda cool.
So, it's a manufactured struggle.
It's called a HALO jump, and it's a) pretty dangerous and b) pretty well-understood.