If you get a bunch of hotshot egomaniacs together who can't or won't talk to each other, you'll be less successful than if you have a mix of talent that work together well.
You mean the tall and tan and young and lovely one? Yeah, sure, it would be hard going for 72 hours straight even with a good supply of Viagra, and at my age she'd wind up killing me, but for the sake of science and the advancement of the human race I'm willing make the sacrifice. Sign me up.
whatever happened to competing on quality and service?
The whole patent game has become an artificial playground of the attorneys. They're the only ones that have nothing to lose and everything to gain by this mess. It's seems more and more like the legal profession has evolved into a mesoamerican high priesthood, holding sway over over our lives because they've convinced us they possess the language and reasoning ability to settle questions of rights and ownership. And the more complex the system can be made, the more secure their position.
Steve was treated for this type of cancer a couple of years back. It is almost always fatal, however. I suspect he's not far from deaths door, although that's just speculation on my part. There should be an announcement soon, though, if true.
"Will radar stratigraphy change the multi-millennial tradition of destructive excavation and open new opportunities in the search for buried treasure?"
Let's hope it will open up new opportunities to learn about history, which contributes to the wealth of everyone.
"The U.S. is not a party to the Vienna Convention. However, the State Department has nonetheless taken the position that it is still binding, in that the Convention represents established customary law. The U.S. habitually includes in treaty negotiations the reservation that it will assume no obligations that are in violation of the U.S. Constitution. However, the Vienna Convention provides that states are not excused from their treaty obligations on the grounds that they violate the state's constitution, unless the violation is manifestly obvious at the time of contracting the treaty. So for instance, if the US Supreme Court found that a treaty violated the US constitution, it would no longer be binding on the US under US law; but it would still be binding on the US under international law, unless its unconstitutionality was manifestly obvious to the other states at the time the treaty was contracted. It has also been argued by the foreign governments (especially European) and by international human rights advocates that many of these US reservations are both so vague and broad as to be invalid. They also are invalid as being in violation of the Vienna Convention provisions referenced earlier."
AFAIK, the constitutionality of any treaty has yet to be tested. As in matters of military law, SCOPUS might be very reticent to take on a treaty case involving international agreements.
IANAL, but surely FISA has no business determining if something is constitutional. Specter has come up with a poorly negotiated compromise that weakens two branches of government to the point of being hobbled. I really, really hope that consequences are fully thought out by our congress and senate before they agree to this power-grab. I'm hopeful, not expectant.
Yes, you're absolutely right! Oligarchies have historically been such great advancers of civilization and enlightenment! Look at the dark ages! Look at the middle ages! Good times! Yes, vast amounts of wealth should be passed down to generations that have CONTRIBUTED NOTHING to the general welfare of society! You betcha! Why, where would we get the great presidents such as our current one were it not of inherited wealth? Shoot, let's reinstate the English monarchy... hell, money is only power! Why not give it to people who just happen to have made the right parental choices?
Then if you're willing to cut government programs that don't quite count as pork-barreling but still provide less benefit than what they cost, you could potentially bring total taxes down to 20%.
So if you've got a crack in the foundation which undermines the whole structure of patent law and shows up as ugly cracks throughout the system, a little glue and paper will fix that right up.
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Perhaps the harder problem is detecting any interest in the Semantic Web.
Al Gore declaims the same every anniversary of the Internet.
If you get a bunch of hotshot egomaniacs together who can't or won't talk to each other, you'll be less successful than if you have a mix of talent that work together well.
Must enter obligatory body text. Phooey!
And I'm betting the submitter would rather not imagine you're anything like Moe Howard.
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Can't get enough:
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Like an Electrolux!
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Bush's corollary:
If you're not AGAINST the terrorists, you're FOR the terrorists!
"Nano, nano, nano!"
Girl from Impenema for 72 hours straight?
You mean the tall and tan and young and lovely one? Yeah, sure, it would be hard going for 72 hours straight even with a good supply of Viagra, and at my age she'd wind up killing me, but for the sake of science and the advancement of the human race I'm willing make the sacrifice. Sign me up.
whatever happened to competing on quality and service?
The whole patent game has become an artificial playground of the attorneys. They're the only ones that have nothing to lose and everything to gain by this mess. It's seems more and more like the legal profession has evolved into a mesoamerican high priesthood, holding sway over over our lives because they've convinced us they possess the language and reasoning ability to settle questions of rights and ownership. And the more complex the system can be made, the more secure their position.
Reminds me of Microsoft's Windows API.
A revolution is in the offing, I swear.
Presidential Pardon
Hmmm... Looks like he has better chances than most:
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Steve was treated for this type of cancer a couple of years back. It is almost always fatal, however. I suspect he's not far from deaths door, although that's just speculation on my part. There should be an announcement soon, though, if true.
"Will radar stratigraphy change the multi-millennial tradition of destructive excavation and open new opportunities in the search for buried treasure?"
Let's hope it will open up new opportunities to learn about history, which contributes to the wealth of everyone.
Could have been worse. I could have typed SCROTUS.
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"The U.S. is not a party to the Vienna Convention. However, the State Department has nonetheless taken the position that it is still binding, in that the Convention represents established customary law. The U.S. habitually includes in treaty negotiations the reservation that it will assume no obligations that are in violation of the U.S. Constitution. However, the Vienna Convention provides that states are not excused from their treaty obligations on the grounds that they violate the state's constitution, unless the violation is manifestly obvious at the time of contracting the treaty. So for instance, if the US Supreme Court found that a treaty violated the US constitution, it would no longer be binding on the US under US law; but it would still be binding on the US under international law, unless its unconstitutionality was manifestly obvious to the other states at the time the treaty was contracted. It has also been argued by the foreign governments (especially European) and by international human rights advocates that many of these US reservations are both so vague and broad as to be invalid. They also are invalid as being in violation of the Vienna Convention provisions referenced earlier."
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AFAIK, the constitutionality of any treaty has yet to be tested. As in matters of military law, SCOPUS might be very reticent to take on a treaty case involving international agreements.
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IANAL, but surely FISA has no business determining if something is constitutional. Specter has come up with a poorly negotiated compromise that weakens two branches of government to the point of being hobbled. I really, really hope that consequences are fully thought out by our congress and senate before they agree to this power-grab. I'm hopeful, not expectant.
Yes, you're absolutely right! Oligarchies have historically been such great advancers of civilization and enlightenment! Look at the dark ages! Look at the middle ages! Good times! Yes, vast amounts of wealth should be passed down to generations that have CONTRIBUTED NOTHING to the general welfare of society! You betcha! Why, where would we get the great presidents such as our current one were it not of inherited wealth? Shoot, let's reinstate the English monarchy... hell, money is only power! Why not give it to people who just happen to have made the right parental choices?
I, for one, welcome our silver-spooned overlords!
Join a credit union. Banks will always screw you every which way from Sunday.
Then if you're willing to cut government programs that don't quite count as pork-barreling but still provide less benefit than what they cost, you could potentially bring total taxes down to 20%.
You mean like Iraq?
Astronomers are keeping a vigil on the Great Pee Stain, which they expect will soon merge with the Giant Skid Mark hovering over Uranus any day now.
So if you've got a crack in the foundation which undermines the whole structure of patent law and shows up as ugly cracks throughout the system, a little glue and paper will fix that right up.
You support him. Q.E.D.