Try this: Use opera (or any other tabbed browser) and when you go back a few pages and want to "fork" to a new path, just open the link in a new tab. Now wherever you go in the new tab, the old one still has its forward history.
Suppose there was a big red button near the exit of a department store that, when pressed, used 3d scanners to determine all the merchandise you were carrying and scanned your face and matched it to your credit card, which was then automatically charged. The machine that did that would be pretty cool, right? Worthy of a patent?
So I can see how the uspto morons can think things like Amazon's one click BS seem new and innovative, but they just don't understand how trivial they are to implement.
Note: I'm not defending the uspto, I agree they're morons, and need to hire some educated people.
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Try this: Use opera (or any other tabbed browser) and when you go back a few pages and want to "fork" to a new path, just open the link in a new tab. Now wherever you go in the new tab, the old one still has its forward history.
Suppose there was a big red button near the exit of a department store that, when pressed, used 3d scanners to determine all the merchandise you were carrying and scanned your face and matched it to your credit card, which was then automatically charged. The machine that did that would be pretty cool, right? Worthy of a patent?
So I can see how the uspto morons can think things like Amazon's one click BS seem new and innovative, but they just don't understand how trivial they are to implement.
Note: I'm not defending the uspto, I agree they're morons, and need to hire some educated people.