> I figure the first step would be to patent the idea so that I am protected from it being stolen...
For USA patent protection, you can file up to 12 months after the invention is first offered for sale or disclosed to the public. So it is possible to wait to see if the idea has some commercial merit before filing for a patent. You would lose the opportunity for international patents, but its my guess you can't afford those anyway. Another alternative is to file a provisional patent. That requires no prior art search, just a description of the invention. After filing the provisional patent, you have 12 months to file the acutal patent, plus additional extentions allowed by law. By using both a delayed application and a provisional application, you can end up filing the actual patent application 24 months after first public disclosure. Alternatively, if the provisional patent is filed prior to first public disclosure, it also protects your ability to seek international patents.
FYI, in the short term, use an NDA when working with anyone else to avoid public disclosure, which starts the clock on the various deadlines mentioned above.
Hi Frankgod, the things you said in your post are very similar to stuff I might have said myself, back when I wasn't getting any. Maybe its a phase we all have to go through. When you start to get tired of playing games, you might want to check out steelballs.com. In the meantime, you might want to consider having two profiles, one without "tweaks" that you use to make contact, and a second with "tweaks" that you only use to find people you want to contact. Good "luck".
Online dating is a waste of time. You spend a lot of time trading emails for very little payoff.
Try speed dating. You get to talk face-to-face and decide who you want to date. See 8minutedating.com, rapiddating.com, hurrydate.com, etc.
I have found this to be very successful. It took me about a half a dozen tries with varying degrees of success to get the hang of it, but I eventually reached the point where I can make a love connection about half the time (where "love" = in bed by the third date). I coached a buddy of mine through it who hadn't been laid in two years, and after 10 events, he now has three regular maters.
The key is to be real, genuine, relaxed and self-confident. That doesn't come naturally--like any other skill (programming, engineering, athletics, public speaking, etc.), it has to be developed and practiced. The woman has to see you as safe, interesting and attractive, otherwise you will go no where.
For more tips and coaching, see steelballs.com. You can learn everything you need to know there.
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A patent = a legal right to exclude others from using a technology.
What then is a "public patent"? A legal right to exclude no one from using a technology?
> I figure the first step would be to patent the idea so that I am protected from it being stolen...
For USA patent protection, you can file up to 12 months after the invention is first offered for sale or disclosed to the public. So it is possible to wait to see if the idea has some commercial merit before filing for a patent. You would lose the opportunity for international patents, but its my guess you can't afford those anyway. Another alternative is to file a provisional patent. That requires no prior art search, just a description of the invention. After filing the provisional patent, you have 12 months to file the acutal patent, plus additional extentions allowed by law. By using both a delayed application and a provisional application, you can end up filing the actual patent application 24 months after first public disclosure. Alternatively, if the provisional patent is filed prior to first public disclosure, it also protects your ability to seek international patents.
FYI, in the short term, use an NDA when working with anyone else to avoid public disclosure, which starts the clock on the various deadlines mentioned above.
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Hi Frankgod, the things you said in your post are very similar to stuff I might have said myself, back when I wasn't getting any. Maybe its a phase we all have to go through. When you start to get tired of playing games, you might want to check out steelballs.com. In the meantime, you might want to consider having two profiles, one without "tweaks" that you use to make contact, and a second with "tweaks" that you only use to find people you want to contact. Good "luck".
Online dating is a waste of time. You spend a lot of time trading emails for very little payoff.
Try speed dating. You get to talk face-to-face and decide who you want to date. See 8minutedating.com, rapiddating.com, hurrydate.com, etc.
I have found this to be very successful. It took me about a half a dozen tries with varying degrees of success to get the hang of it, but I eventually reached the point where I can make a love connection about half the time (where "love" = in bed by the third date). I coached a buddy of mine through it who hadn't been laid in two years, and after 10 events, he now has three regular maters.
The key is to be real, genuine, relaxed and self-confident. That doesn't come naturally--like any other skill (programming, engineering, athletics, public speaking, etc.), it has to be developed and practiced. The woman has to see you as safe, interesting and attractive, otherwise you will go no where.
For more tips and coaching, see steelballs.com. You can learn everything you need to know there.
Good "luck".