Actually the capacity of a road is independent of the speed of driving. There needs to be a certain distance between cars that increases with the speed in order to avoid accidents. If everybody sticks to the 3 second rule, each lane will have a capacity of 1200 cars per hour, independent of speed.
Before the arrival of useful quantum computers we will probably see the advent of quantum cryptography. Quantum cryptography should by the laws of nature as we believe them to be today be uncrackable. Quantum cryptography would also make wiretapping without being detected impossible.
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Free Market ueber Alles types should take note... this is the kind of karmic returns such ill-considered, anti-social behavior in the name of padding stockholders pockets at the expense of the public good warrent, and perhaps now a little more often will actually receive.
Patents has nothing to do with free markets. In fact patents are an example of the opposite. Patents were created by governments to repair a perceived market failure. Apparently some people think that nobody would bother with R&D if they were not granted monopoly priveleges by the government for their "inventions".
Actually, it makes sense for some industries. It is hard to imagine how the pharmaceutical industy could afford to invest so much money in research without patents. For other industries, especially IT and genetics, patents are more of a break on development than a stimulus.
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Actually the capacity of a road is independent of the speed of driving. There needs to be a certain distance between cars that increases with the speed in order to avoid accidents. If everybody sticks to the 3 second rule, each lane will have a capacity of 1200 cars per hour, independent of speed.
Before the arrival of useful quantum computers we will probably see the advent of quantum cryptography. Quantum cryptography should by the laws of nature as we believe them to be today be uncrackable. Quantum cryptography would also make wiretapping without being detected impossible.
Free Market ueber Alles types should take note ... this is the kind of karmic returns such ill-considered, anti-social behavior in the name of padding stockholders pockets at the expense of the public good warrent, and perhaps now a little more often will actually receive.
Patents has nothing to do with free markets. In fact patents are an example of the opposite. Patents were created by governments to repair a perceived market failure. Apparently some people think that nobody would bother with R&D if they were not granted monopoly priveleges by the government for their "inventions".
Actually, it makes sense for some industries. It is hard to imagine how the pharmaceutical industy could afford to invest so much money in research without patents. For other industries, especially IT and genetics, patents are more of a break on development than a stimulus.