Well, looking at the pretty graphic, I get the following numbers:
1996: 211K applications, 121K accepted ~~ 57%
2000: 315K applications, 175K accepted ~~ 55%
So what does this mean? I'm not exactly sure (not a stats major) but I think it isn't unreasonable to say that the people in the patent offices aren't going nuts letting everything get through--the same percentage is holding over the period in question. Rather, the sheer number of applications (+ 50% in 5 years) and holding at the same %% means that yes, there will be more accepted.
The question I ask then is, does anyone know of application 'quotas' or anything similar going on? Is it their policy to let a certain %% through, give or take, or is it just the fact that like it or not, and stupid and BAD ideas or not, the same percentage which meet the necessary patent requirements hasn't changed in 5 years.
Like I said, I'm not a stats guy...maybe someone who is and understands what's going on better can explain the %%'s
Sorry if this sounds uninformed, but I had always been under the impression that Google's Business Plan was based on the idea of a free public search engine and a commercial private one for companies, which would also offer more and better features.
Isn't this just confirming what we already knew?
On top of that, depending on the size of your intranet and how efficient/inefficient indexing already has been, $20K may be a bargain.
Of course, how many companies are really going to have a use for it? For giggles, lets say the entire Fortune 500. That's 500 * 20K = 10,000 K = 10 Million Dollars US. In the grand scheme of things, that's a lot of money, but not a LOT of money. Perhaps they'll add on pay-per-use functions for even ritzier search features?
Though I don't use it enough as I should, I thought one of the benefits to Linux/(insert other Open Source OS here) was that once it was up and running, only needed minimal maintenance (as opposed to the bloated effect of Microsoft).
Wouldn't this result in the loss of jobs? I'm not advocating NOT implementing open source just for that reason, because I think the economic and security benefit would be great, but at the same time, you'd probably end up losing (or relocating) a few thousand people throughout the entire gov't infrastructure.
I personally run Ad Aware to get rid of all other Spyware except what KaZaA needs. If you delete KaZaA's spyware, it will stop running. I guess it's a trade-off of privacy versus convenience. But I don't blame KaZaA, except for not letting people know they are being tracked. They have provided FREE software which is really good. I just wish they'd make money some other way.
Ok, a large number of Slashdot readers live in the United States or other country which has supposed freedoms of speech, etc. I can understand how such an article would raise the ire of these people.
However, the countries in question are NOT the same as the countries with such declared freedoms. They do not have a Bill of Rights or the freedoms many of us have been given. It is the declaration of the US Government that the people of the United States have these freedoms. If the governments of other nations choose not to give those freedoms, that is their concern. It isn't any more right or wrong, it is just their way of ruling. I agree it isn't always fair, but that is my US-centric view.
If this occurs in the US, it will be because the censorship will be of a popular morality. It doesn't matter who is 'correct' in these matters--the majority will rule. This very well might cause problems for those who want a more limitless freedom, especially in the wake of a post 9/11 hysteria over anonymity and freedoms.
I'm curious as to how the costs of this bridge would compare with a non-Da Vincian design. Aside from the pleasurable looks, does this bridge provide any other functionality such as safety in unpleasant conditions?
That being said, if there was another added benefit (strength, cost) would it be possible to create that bridge for automobiles? If anyone who knows more about architecture than I do has an answer, I'd like to know.
The first solution I would look at is how they do this at the casinos in Vegas (or anywhere else). Everytime I see one of those 'On the Inside' shows about casinos on TLC/Discovery Channel, they are always boasting about their video camera capabilities, and their ability to archive everything that happens. Whatever solution you find there, while not always the most cost effective, has definately been tested in an environment on the scale of 100's, if not 1000's of cameras.
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1996: 211K applications, 121K accepted ~~ 57%
2000: 315K applications, 175K accepted ~~ 55%
So what does this mean? I'm not exactly sure (not a stats major) but I think it isn't unreasonable to say that the people in the patent offices aren't going nuts letting everything get through--the same percentage is holding over the period in question. Rather, the sheer number of applications (+ 50% in 5 years) and holding at the same %% means that yes, there will be more accepted.
The question I ask then is, does anyone know of application 'quotas' or anything similar going on? Is it their policy to let a certain %% through, give or take, or is it just the fact that like it or not, and stupid and BAD ideas or not, the same percentage which meet the necessary patent requirements hasn't changed in 5 years.
Like I said, I'm not a stats guy...maybe someone who is and understands what's going on better can explain the %%'s
Isn't this just confirming what we already knew?
On top of that, depending on the size of your intranet and how efficient/inefficient indexing already has been, $20K may be a bargain.
Of course, how many companies are really going to have a use for it? For giggles, lets say the entire Fortune 500. That's 500 * 20K = 10,000 K = 10 Million Dollars US. In the grand scheme of things, that's a lot of money, but not a LOT of money. Perhaps they'll add on pay-per-use functions for even ritzier search features?
Sigs? We don't need no goddamn sigs!
Though I don't use it enough as I should, I thought one of the benefits to Linux/(insert other Open Source OS here) was that once it was up and running, only needed minimal maintenance (as opposed to the bloated effect of Microsoft).
Wouldn't this result in the loss of jobs? I'm not advocating NOT implementing open source just for that reason, because I think the economic and security benefit would be great, but at the same time, you'd probably end up losing (or relocating) a few thousand people throughout the entire gov't infrastructure.
just my opinion.......
I personally run Ad Aware to get rid of all other Spyware except what KaZaA needs. If you delete KaZaA's spyware, it will stop running. I guess it's a trade-off of privacy versus convenience. But I don't blame KaZaA, except for not letting people know they are being tracked. They have provided FREE software which is really good. I just wish they'd make money some other way.
Happy downloadin'
However, the countries in question are NOT the same as the countries with such declared freedoms. They do not have a Bill of Rights or the freedoms many of us have been given. It is the declaration of the US Government that the people of the United States have these freedoms. If the governments of other nations choose not to give those freedoms, that is their concern. It isn't any more right or wrong, it is just their way of ruling. I agree it isn't always fair, but that is my US-centric view.
If this occurs in the US, it will be because the censorship will be of a popular morality. It doesn't matter who is 'correct' in these matters--the majority will rule. This very well might cause problems for those who want a more limitless freedom, especially in the wake of a post 9/11 hysteria over anonymity and freedoms.
Of course, that's just my opinion.
3,500,000 digits is only 1/3 the length required for the major ($100,000) payoff. We still have a long way to go for that one....
That being said, if there was another added benefit (strength, cost) would it be possible to create that bridge for automobiles? If anyone who knows more about architecture than I do has an answer, I'd like to know.
The first solution I would look at is how they do this at the casinos in Vegas (or anywhere else). Everytime I see one of those 'On the Inside' shows about casinos on TLC/Discovery Channel, they are always boasting about their video camera capabilities, and their ability to archive everything that happens. Whatever solution you find there, while not always the most cost effective, has definately been tested in an environment on the scale of 100's, if not 1000's of cameras.