Same here...or worse, I've had ideas that I know I'll never produce. But want to share with the world.
One simply Patent Office reform would fix 90% of the problems. "Free Patent Filing for Public Domain"
Essentially, if I am willing to give my idea to all of humanity, then I am allowed to file for free. It goes into a "prior art" database. And anyone can use the idea without threat of legal action. Would eliminate 90% of these patent trolling lawsuits.
Oh my, um gee....it's got a full screen. Rounded edges. And a few buttons.
Um that describes just about 70% of the smart phones out there. Ironically, if you remove the antenna nub from my old HTC 6700 it looks a lot like the iPhone. Sure the screen is smaller, but that's because it's older tech.
Since we pay universal service already - as you pointed out. And since we pretty much DO cover every where with phone lines, and yet we're all still paying the universal subscriber fee.
Can't we (Congress) just dictate that the quality of such lines must support data as well?
Why pay a second fee for what we are already paying for.
I pay a little over a $100 a month, to have insurance for just myself. That equates to having a $1,250 deductible.
My family is on a seperate plan, that is held individually by us. Ironically, it's with the same insurance company. It's $260/month for my wife and 3 kids. Granted it has a $5,000 deductible.
But it makes me wonder just how much my company is paying out. If I am paying $100 for myself, and $260 for four others?
In fact, to add my family would have been more than we currently pay combined. Plus more than the difference in my family's deductible.:-/
First off, at the rate that MRI's are billed at, that technician would be earning close to a million dollars. Instead, he/she is probably making about $50K.
Physics...oh, and there aren't physics in any other mechanical devices. From what I'd gather, and MRI is probably somewhat along the lines of a finely tuned generater/degausser/radio system.
No, I think it's more of a control limitation issue. Kind of like that Tylenol that costs you $20 in the hospital when you can get 2,000 at Costco for the same price. Plus packaging.
Really, and what entity adds so much onto manufacturing and releasing a medical product, that it stimies competition?
Oh, that's right....FDA!
Has to be FDA approved. It's sort of like FAA. We can build small airplanes that are way safer, far more reliable, cheaper, more fuel efficient, etc. Problem is, the cost of going through all the FAA testing and certification essentially eliminates the profibility to manufacturers for creating and selling new small airplanes.
That's why there are very few new small airplane designs, and most of those fall into experimental and sub-categories.
Really, how many times have you had to make a more correct diagnosis than your doctor or mechanic?
In fact, an app that uses scientific principles is probably more likely to point you in the right direction than a doctor who looks at you for 2 minute.s
FDA gets involved, and a $1.99 app will be $1,999. Seriously, look at MRI machines. They can cost millions of dollars. This technology is 30 years old. By now a unit should cost a mere $50,000.
In the U.S. an MRI can cost upwards of a $1,000. In India it costs $50-$100.
But it builds their endurance so that when bullets are flying 24/7, they can handle it far better. And they have implemented systems to reduce fatigue mistakes. Were a soldier to go from a cushy 8 hours into battle conditions with none of those trained initiatives, tehre would be far more deaths.
For me, 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, + commute is uber-suckage. It consumes nigh my entire existence. Compound that with the fact my wife works two 12 hour shifts every other weekend. It pretty much leaves us with little time. We have to try to take care of all the business side of things, medical bills, auto stuff, taxes, etc while dealing with work.
Furthermore, I've found in programming, that I am far more effective when I get into the flow. It might take me 1-2 hours to achieve flow. Then there's lunch, then trying to get back on flow. Then meeting, then trying to get back on flow. I often find that around 4pm I start becoming much more effective. And then it's shortly time to go home.
I really think programming would benefit from three days of 12-13 hours. This would allow us to get into the flow, continue the flow, and then basically have 4 days of laying fallow. Furthermore, two employees would easily cover an entire week of schedule. But I wager many developers would be a lot more effective if they could work three long days with less interruptions. And then have 4 days to take care of life, have a mini vacation any weekendt they want, be able to work on side projects, etc.
Sadly, companies refuse to consider such because they believe 5, eight hour shifts are the only way to go. Why? Is it for the work? Nope...it's for the control. Companies want you there EVERY day. Sat/Sun has been established as a mandatory break for most, so they want you there every other day.
He has offered to be interviewed according to the law. He just doesn't want to return to Sweden unless they promise he won't be extradited to the U.S.
And if Sweden had no intention of handing him over to U.S. officials, they would simply state that. But it's rather clear that this is an attempt to hand him over.
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Same here...or worse, I've had ideas that I know I'll never produce. But want to share with the world.
One simply Patent Office reform would fix 90% of the problems. "Free Patent Filing for Public Domain"
Essentially, if I am willing to give my idea to all of humanity, then I am allowed to file for free. It goes into a "prior art" database. And anyone can use the idea without threat of legal action. Would eliminate 90% of these patent trolling lawsuits.
Um, I'm not familiar with Touchwiz. But the iPhone has an extremely rudimentary interface. Grid of icons on a page. Multiple pages.
Well, that should be eliminated from argument by the simple fact that it was a GUI used by Palm nearly 20 years ago.
As for the stupid bounce affect, it's called "easing" and is taught to first year design students.
Mind you, Google only did this AFTER #crApple decided to use the nuclear option against Samsung.
Oh my, um gee....it's got a full screen. Rounded edges. And a few buttons.
Um that describes just about 70% of the smart phones out there. Ironically, if you remove the antenna nub from my old HTC 6700 it looks a lot like the iPhone. Sure the screen is smaller, but that's because it's older tech.
Actually, I thought they hadn't. And were sued. And Xerox lost.
So has the patent on phones, cell phones, and PDAs.
But this is a new patent. It's on rectangular devices with rounded corners.
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Hey the Patent on assholes has expired, but you know what....the patent on apple shaped assholes is totally new!!!
$15 ???
Seriously, I have to pay $60 for Comcast 6/mbs service.
It was 10 years ago. Hell, when DSL came out it was only 300K-700K and that WAS broadband. Cable came around and offered 1Mbs.
Since we pay universal service already - as you pointed out. And since we pretty much DO cover every where with phone lines, and yet we're all still paying the universal subscriber fee.
Can't we (Congress) just dictate that the quality of such lines must support data as well?
Why pay a second fee for what we are already paying for.
Oh, and I'm a W2, but sub contracted to another larger firm (guberment work)
I pay a little over a $100 a month, to have insurance for just myself. That equates to having a $1,250 deductible.
My family is on a seperate plan, that is held individually by us. Ironically, it's with the same insurance company. It's $260/month for my wife and 3 kids. Granted it has a $5,000 deductible.
But it makes me wonder just how much my company is paying out. If I am paying $100 for myself, and $260 for four others?
In fact, to add my family would have been more than we currently pay combined. Plus more than the difference in my family's deductible. :-/
You can make black powder (so long as you have access to chickens), and mold lead ball...or even use chunks of rock/quartz.
Just saying..
No it's not....total bogus.
First off, at the rate that MRI's are billed at, that technician would be earning close to a million dollars. Instead, he/she is probably making about $50K.
Physics...oh, and there aren't physics in any other mechanical devices. From what I'd gather, and MRI is probably somewhat along the lines of a finely tuned generater/degausser/radio system.
No, I think it's more of a control limitation issue. Kind of like that Tylenol that costs you $20 in the hospital when you can get 2,000 at Costco for the same price. Plus packaging.
Really, and what entity adds so much onto manufacturing and releasing a medical product, that it stimies competition?
Oh, that's right....FDA!
Has to be FDA approved. It's sort of like FAA. We can build small airplanes that are way safer, far more reliable, cheaper, more fuel efficient, etc. Problem is, the cost of going through all the FAA testing and certification essentially eliminates the profibility to manufacturers for creating and selling new small airplanes.
That's why there are very few new small airplane designs, and most of those fall into experimental and sub-categories.
Yes...
And you don't live in Baltimore, Maryland. ;-)
Really, how many times have you had to make a more correct diagnosis than your doctor or mechanic?
In fact, an app that uses scientific principles is probably more likely to point you in the right direction than a doctor who looks at you for 2 minute.s
Someone grab the duct tape and shut this guy up.
FDA gets involved, and a $1.99 app will be $1,999. Seriously, look at MRI machines. They can cost millions of dollars. This technology is 30 years old. By now a unit should cost a mere $50,000.
In the U.S. an MRI can cost upwards of a $1,000. In India it costs $50-$100.
No we need less FDA regulation, not more.
Ironically, I've wanted to be on a jury. In my entire life I've been called for jury duty once. And wasn't really even questioned.
Meanwhile, I know people who seemed to get called several times in a decade. What gives. I want to be on a jury. Murphy must know...
Let's bash Apple because they're doing the same thing...right?
Nope...usually it is done by outright lies and a statement that the jurists must obey the judge's outline of interpretation.
And it works most of the time, because most people on a jury are uninformed
What if they achieve early retirement. Heck, I wish I couldhave generated enough income in my 20's to have retired in my 30's.
But it builds their endurance so that when bullets are flying 24/7, they can handle it far better. And they have implemented systems to reduce fatigue mistakes. Were a soldier to go from a cushy 8 hours into battle conditions with none of those trained initiatives, tehre would be far more deaths.
For me, 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, + commute is uber-suckage. It consumes nigh my entire existence. Compound that with the fact my wife works two 12 hour shifts every other weekend. It pretty much leaves us with little time. We have to try to take care of all the business side of things, medical bills, auto stuff, taxes, etc while dealing with work.
Furthermore, I've found in programming, that I am far more effective when I get into the flow. It might take me 1-2 hours to achieve flow. Then there's lunch, then trying to get back on flow. Then meeting, then trying to get back on flow. I often find that around 4pm I start becoming much more effective. And then it's shortly time to go home.
I really think programming would benefit from three days of 12-13 hours. This would allow us to get into the flow, continue the flow, and then basically have 4 days of laying fallow. Furthermore, two employees would easily cover an entire week of schedule. But I wager many developers would be a lot more effective if they could work three long days with less interruptions. And then have 4 days to take care of life, have a mini vacation any weekendt they want, be able to work on side projects, etc.
Sadly, companies refuse to consider such because they believe 5, eight hour shifts are the only way to go. Why? Is it for the work? Nope...it's for the control. Companies want you there EVERY day. Sat/Sun has been established as a mandatory break for most, so they want you there every other day.
He has offered to be interviewed according to the law. He just doesn't want to return to Sweden unless they promise he won't be extradited to the U.S.
And if Sweden had no intention of handing him over to U.S. officials, they would simply state that. But it's rather clear that this is an attempt to hand him over.