http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/01/1 7/1913210 Cancer Drug May Not Get A Chance Due to Lack of Patent
Regardless, I know plenty of people are calling BS on some of the things in the article, and I have some big problems with it:
pharmaceutical companies are unlikely to pay because they can?t make money on unpatented medicines.
The drug can be patented in regards to its specific anti-cancer applications or by the mechanism by which it attacks various problems, in this case various cancers. Regardless, the big bucks are in the licensing. Either this guy is wrong, or he's taking a cheap shot.
Further, this is a huge oversimplifcation:
The next step is to run clinical trials of DCA in people with cancer.
The FDA approves drugs based on their specific application. It has to be approved for each different kind of cancer it's used on (granted, doctors often use drugs that are approved for one thing for another).
This does remind me a lot of Quicksivler http://quicksilver.blacktree.com/. I hope they shrink it down a little bit, because I'd definitely use it. I love quicksilver on the mac, and I can't tell you how often I'll go to hit ctrl+space on my Windows box to open something quickly without realizing I was on the wrong machine for that.
I also think it would be nice if they eliminated the need for hilighting things. I'd rather punch 4*2.99 into the app and get a result, rather then hiliting something and then starting to type "Calculate."
That's me tough.
The drug can be patented in regards to its specific anti-cancer applications or by the mechanism by which it attacks various cancers. Either this guy is wrong, or he's taking a cheap shot.
I've had a few friends who have moved to Australia and encountered this attitude about central heating as well. While the fact that it's not standards there is a bit odd by American standards, the notional that they'll be cold is. I have my thermostat set between 55 and 60 degrees most of the winter. I'm comfortable at that temperature in pants and a tee-shirt, when you consider that it's well below freezing outside on any given day during a New England winter, it's positively balmy indoors. I know you acclimatize after a while, but I can't imagine ever thinking 50-55 degree weather is cold. I don't own an AC either. What with the average summer day here being around 86 F it's just never seemed a necessity.
Isn't that all government? As it stands I have 120 points on the immigration quiz, which is more than enough for an expression of interest. A job offer adds something like 50 points, and around there is a magic number which will get me a skilled migrant visa. As far as work goes, in meat life I have some actual business skills which might land me something decent (currently work for and am partial owner of a consulting company focused on IT standards in pharmaceutical industry,) that has to count for something.
As for being a foreigner, the goal is citizenship. I don't know how realistic that is though.
I'm a bit sick of Americans myself. I won't come into your country and mess with your dudes.
New Zealand and money (but I'm working on that). I've actually wanted to move their since I was a young boy, so it seemed the logical choice when politically motivated to start looking elsewhere. It has one of the most transparent govnerments in the world. Further, and more importantly in my mind, land is cheap there, and as soon as I have enough saved I want to purchase enough to have a vineyard/farm. I am, after all, part of the "technofreak-hippie" culture (or I just want to live away from teems of humanity, and be as self-reliant as possible.)
I'm not a very active Wikipedia contributor, so I usually don't pay attention to the discussion about most entries, however, every single article I've seen deleted that I've looked at has been deemed non-notable primarily because of Alexa rankings. I get the feeling that this won't make any significant impact on that, because people tend to tune out what they don't want to hear.
I was a bit upset at first. Then I read the Engadet article and read between the lines. I don't think this has anything to do with podcasting or Apple trying to go after the rights to the word or act of podcasting. I think they're going after the "myPod" thing, which is probably a legit concern, and this company issued a press release trying to equate it with podcasting.
This is just a stinky pile of FUD.
I think that the ID Card is the least worrisome part of this bill.
From HR 418 (Real ID Act of 2005). THOMAS doesn't have permenent links, so forgive the lack of a link. Go to http://thomas.loc.gov and search for HR 418.
The frightening section:
SEC. 102. WAIVER OF LAWS NECESSARY FOR IMPROVEMENT OF BARRIERS AT BORDERS.
Section 102(c) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1103 note) is amended to read as follows:
`(c) Waiver-
`(1) IN GENERAL- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall have the authority to waive, and shall waive, all laws such Secretary, in such Secretary's sole discretion, determines necessary to ensure expeditious construction of the barriers and roads under this section.
`(2) NO JUDICIAL REVIEW- Notwithstanding any other provision of law (statutory or nonstatutory), no court shall have jurisdiction--
`(A) to hear any cause or claim arising from any action undertaken, or any decision made, by the Secretary of Homeland Security pursuant to paragraph (1); or
`(B) to order compensatory, declaratory, injunctive, equitable, or any other relief for damage alleged to arise from any such action or decision.'.
Rep. Earl Blumenauer yesterday:
If this provision, the waiver of all laws necessary for quote improvements of barriers at the border was to become law, the Secretary of Homeland Security could give a contract to his political cronies that had no safety standards, using 12-year-old illegal immigrants to do the labor, run it through the site of a Native American burial ground, kill bald eagles in the process, and pollute the drinking water of neighboring communities. And under the provisions of this act, no member of Congress, no citizen could do anything about it because you waive all judicial review.
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Well, the first thing I did when the browser dropped was to see if meatspin.com worked. It does.
Hmm, so Bootcamp isn't hit with this? Not that I really have any plans to upgrade.
This does remind me a lot of Quicksivler http://quicksilver.blacktree.com/. I hope they shrink it down a little bit, because I'd definitely use it. I love quicksilver on the mac, and I can't tell you how often I'll go to hit ctrl+space on my Windows box to open something quickly without realizing I was on the wrong machine for that. I also think it would be nice if they eliminated the need for hilighting things. I'd rather punch 4*2.99 into the app and get a result, rather then hiliting something and then starting to type "Calculate." That's me tough.
The drug can be patented in regards to its specific anti-cancer applications or by the mechanism by which it attacks various cancers. Either this guy is wrong, or he's taking a cheap shot.
And this organization, Grassrootsfreedom.com appears very much to be a right wing astroturf group.
I've had a few friends who have moved to Australia and encountered this attitude about central heating as well. While the fact that it's not standards there is a bit odd by American standards, the notional that they'll be cold is. I have my thermostat set between 55 and 60 degrees most of the winter. I'm comfortable at that temperature in pants and a tee-shirt, when you consider that it's well below freezing outside on any given day during a New England winter, it's positively balmy indoors. I know you acclimatize after a while, but I can't imagine ever thinking 50-55 degree weather is cold. I don't own an AC either. What with the average summer day here being around 86 F it's just never seemed a necessity.
Isn't that all government? As it stands I have 120 points on the immigration quiz, which is more than enough for an expression of interest. A job offer adds something like 50 points, and around there is a magic number which will get me a skilled migrant visa. As far as work goes, in meat life I have some actual business skills which might land me something decent (currently work for and am partial owner of a consulting company focused on IT standards in pharmaceutical industry,) that has to count for something. As for being a foreigner, the goal is citizenship. I don't know how realistic that is though. I'm a bit sick of Americans myself. I won't come into your country and mess with your dudes.
Apologies for the spelling errors.
New Zealand and money (but I'm working on that). I've actually wanted to move their since I was a young boy, so it seemed the logical choice when politically motivated to start looking elsewhere. It has one of the most transparent govnerments in the world. Further, and more importantly in my mind, land is cheap there, and as soon as I have enough saved I want to purchase enough to have a vineyard/farm. I am, after all, part of the "technofreak-hippie" culture (or I just want to live away from teems of humanity, and be as self-reliant as possible.)
All that, and the way my Apple stock has performed over the past few years inclines me to trust in what Apple is currently doing.
I'm not a very active Wikipedia contributor, so I usually don't pay attention to the discussion about most entries, however, every single article I've seen deleted that I've looked at has been deemed non-notable primarily because of Alexa rankings. I get the feeling that this won't make any significant impact on that, because people tend to tune out what they don't want to hear.
Yeah, Greenpeace apologized for using bad data and revised the report. They were jumping on apple for the publicity. http://www.roughlydrafted.com/RD/Home/ABC6DFDA-9DE 9-4EA8-A269-65EAAB628676.html
FUD.
I was a bit upset at first. Then I read the Engadet article and read between the lines. I don't think this has anything to do with podcasting or Apple trying to go after the rights to the word or act of podcasting. I think they're going after the "myPod" thing, which is probably a legit concern, and this company issued a press release trying to equate it with podcasting. This is just a stinky pile of FUD.
He's already running for New York State Governor, he announced back in December or January.