So if I die because of some patented gene that caused heart failure, can the company who owns that patent be sued for wrongful death? On a very basic level, it sounds like the companies who patent these genes might say they own a part of me. On another note, I would argue that evolution itself owns the original patents on every single gene out there, and by definition these patents could never expire.
Maybe the FBI should stick to something, like wiretapping for example, rather than performing simple math for a report...
1140 x $2,500 $2.9 million (see the reverse pacman sign)
Also, the summary is misleading. If you downgrade to IE6 *before* installing SP3, then you'll be able to install and uninstall IE7 at will, after installing SP3.
Truth: Nobody is forcing you to get a green iPod nano, and that $50 also gets you twice the storage capacity.
Consumer truth: He *wanted* a green, 4GB iPod nano. Not a silver one, not an 8GB one. This is a case of Apple forcing the customer to the extra $50 just for a different color. In the manufacturing process, it doesn't cost Apple a single penny more to slap on a green case versus a silver case. It'd be one thing if the faceplate was interchangeable, but I don't own an iPod nano so I wouldn't know.
Disclaimer: I did not read the article
However, they must have had some sort of theory to start with which made them even think of binding gold nanoparticles to sugar. Sometimes it's a lot easier to observe what happens in reality, and then piece together the steps that led up to the observed effect. You make it sound as if the scientists aren't planning on learning from what they've seen.
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technically 96/100 is the same as 48/50 as 24/25.
fractions are fun.
However, 96/100 != 98/100.
Whatever the hell it is, just blast it out of the frikkin sky!!!
It's a sad day when one can hit Ctrl-F, type in "libido", and be taken directly to this comment.
So, in short, yes.
So if I die because of some patented gene that caused heart failure, can the company who owns that patent be sued for wrongful death? On a very basic level, it sounds like the companies who patent these genes might say they own a part of me. On another note, I would argue that evolution itself owns the original patents on every single gene out there, and by definition these patents could never expire.
But that's just me.
Maybe the FBI should stick to something, like wiretapping for example, rather than performing simple math for a report ...
1140 x $2,500 $2.9 million (see the reverse pacman sign)
Also, the summary is misleading. If you downgrade to IE6 *before* installing SP3, then you'll be able to install and uninstall IE7 at will, after installing SP3.
Truth: Nobody is forcing you to get a green iPod nano, and that $50 also gets you twice the storage capacity.
Consumer truth: He *wanted* a green, 4GB iPod nano. Not a silver one, not an 8GB one. This is a case of Apple forcing the customer to the extra $50 just for a different color. In the manufacturing process, it doesn't cost Apple a single penny more to slap on a green case versus a silver case. It'd be one thing if the faceplate was interchangeable, but I don't own an iPod nano so I wouldn't know.
would like to welcome our new underwater seismic overlords.
I bow down to the hum.
Ouch!! No wonder my head hurts now ... and this the one time I decide to RTFA before browsing the comments.
And on a holiday note, next time I'll be sure to have a glass of rum and a dash of eggnog with me.
So basically it'll boil down to:
1. The naysayers will say that it'll suck
2. It'll sell beyond expectations
3. The naysayers deny the first statement and claim they knew all along
You forgot:
4. ???
5. PROFIT!!!!
If you *really* had RTFA, you would have noticed this towards the bottom:
"No one would comment yesterday about the settlement, including whether it included monetary compensation."
Disclaimer: I did not read the article However, they must have had some sort of theory to start with which made them even think of binding gold nanoparticles to sugar. Sometimes it's a lot easier to observe what happens in reality, and then piece together the steps that led up to the observed effect. You make it sound as if the scientists aren't planning on learning from what they've seen.