Before spending $10kUS (average cost to get a patent) the APPLICANT should consider if it's a smart way to spend money.
Spending money on shysters has no guaranteed ROI. Don't expect a god damn lawyer to tell you: 'I'll take your money, but it will be for nothing'. Rather the opposite, like asking your barber if you need a haircut, answer is always yes.
Getting the patent gets you a right to take it to court. Not a guarantee the patent is valid.
Invalidating a patent is no more taking a property than losing a appeal. Yes, you've spent money, but nobody ever told you it was the end of the process.
Even assuming intelligent whales (current best guess is they are about as smart as pigs, extra brain mass has been accounted for, sonar processing). How would they become civilized? No fire...
Historically, Estonia and much of Poland was run/owned by a rich ethnically German elite. That was certainly true just before WWII.
Again, why would the Soviets expect support from nations they were in the process of undermining (fourmenting revolution)?
It should have fell to Estonia/Latvia/Lithuania/Poland to get mutual defense treaties, so they would be defended if the Germans OR Soviets invaded. But that's more or less how WWI started, so not ideal.
Poland had a mutual defense treaty with France and England, it wasn't worth the paper it was printed on. The counterparties should also have declared war on the Soviets?
Also: Why would anybody agree to a mutual defense treaty with an aggressive advisory? If the Ruskys were on their own, it was their choice.
How much money and people did the Ruskys send into the rest of the world between the wars in an attempt to spread their toxic philosophy? Why would any nation agree to defend another that was funding bomb throwers and propaganda levels unseen in the 21st century?
In the 1920s and 30s, 'social evolution', 'late stage capitalism' and other commie tropes weren't the dumb, bad jokes they are today. Some people might have sincerely believe them, sure they were the dumb ones, but still.
1% of the earth's surface is still a hell of a lot of area. It would be a much smaller fraction of the geological record, but we've taken _many_ millions (likely billions) of samples. You only need to find a one part of it.
Creatures are pretty much universally threatened by their own excrement bacteria.
Any civilization would need to deal with shit. Porcelain is a technology ideally suited. It would be discovered and used. Ceramics were used by humans for chamber pots very early in our history.
The fossil record would contain a large number of intelligent dinosaur toilets, if they had existed.
I still don't have a cite for the existence of such micro CTs.
I don't think they exist. Closest is aircraft APUs, but as you indirectly get at, those are uneconomical on the ground, where their light weight isn't an advantage
Of course they don't, but they also deny starting WWII allied with the Germans, invading and splitting 4 nations between them. Take what they say with a HUGE grain of salt.
I'm pretty sure it worked out exactly like everybody expected. They got stiffed on payment, exactly like all the other companies that didn't want the job knew would happen.
You're not completely wrong. We should cut back, but let's stay real. Can the Europeans really be trusted to run their business without adult supervision?
In the USA that's a 'compounding pharmacy'. Most pharmacies just dispense pills. Compounding ones mixup custom drug cocktails/dosages. They are, theoretically at least, much better trained and aren't allowed to just 'wing it'.
There have been a few cases of pharmacists dispensing diluted drugs. Mostly addicted pharmacists, but some simple money grubbers.
Is anybody surprised a CEO doesn't understand the jobs of his workers?
On the other hand, they might be that big fat and stupid? Big old corp, Peter principle, insufficient compitition and all.
People doing work like robots? In banking? Where? Did he forget all the money he saved in the 90s? Let me guess, German...old fashioned, still use typewriters and paper forms? Have a drummer keeping time for the mechanical adding machines. Doubt it, but don't know.
They've had many cave ins, no doubt. But I'm sure they also have more mountains. Some say the one they're using is pretty much swiss cheese at this point, but always skeptical of convenient 'look how our enemy blew off his pecker' narratives..
What is the range on their estimated nuclear arsenal at this point? IIRC it's in the hundreds of warheads. But all such estimates should be met with suspicion. Who's pulling this number from what orifice exactly?
You think they were stupid enough to think they would just 'own' Iraq? I think that's ridiculous. Not Bush, leave that question aside. Rumsfeld, Cheney, Powell and their staffs?
If you accept my premise 'they' knew that Iraq was unmanageable, even medium term...What was their end game? I think is was Sunni/Shia war, starting as a civil war in Iraq, and developing in unpredictable ways from there.
Iraq was to some degree allied with and armed by the Soviets. Iran, until their revolution, was allied with and armed by the Brits and later Americans. Once Iran no longer had a 'steady supply', Saddam saw weakness in his (Baths are a Sunni political party) traditional enemy.
Saudi funded Iraq throughout those wars, their Sunni brothers. Saudi King famously game Saddam a symbolic solid gold AK-47. Pretty sure that's on YouTube.
The vast majority of the population that can be arsed to make an effort. After two failures, it's on them to learn how to learn and prove it. Enough disruption.
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When Pangea was together Andies didn't yet exist. The 'Amazon' drained the whole thing to the west.
Yes this has been studied. Fossil record etc.
Thanks.
On point. Those clearly don't: 'require a similar level of maintenance as a typical house gas hot water system' Which was the original claim.
Also on point: 26% thermal efficiency. Useless unless you need the waste heat for a large building.
That's your claim. Not supported by _anything_.
The rules say nothing about anonymized data, only a moron or a troll would jump on that conclusion. Because they already have a predicided conclusion.
Before spending $10kUS (average cost to get a patent) the APPLICANT should consider if it's a smart way to spend money.
Spending money on shysters has no guaranteed ROI. Don't expect a god damn lawyer to tell you: 'I'll take your money, but it will be for nothing'. Rather the opposite, like asking your barber if you need a haircut, answer is always yes.
Getting the patent gets you a right to take it to court. Not a guarantee the patent is valid.
Invalidating a patent is no more taking a property than losing a appeal. Yes, you've spent money, but nobody ever told you it was the end of the process.
Even assuming intelligent whales (current best guess is they are about as smart as pigs, extra brain mass has been accounted for, sonar processing). How would they become civilized? No fire...
Historically, Estonia and much of Poland was run/owned by a rich ethnically German elite. That was certainly true just before WWII.
Again, why would the Soviets expect support from nations they were in the process of undermining (fourmenting revolution)?
It should have fell to Estonia/Latvia/Lithuania/Poland to get mutual defense treaties, so they would be defended if the Germans OR Soviets invaded. But that's more or less how WWI started, so not ideal.
Poland had a mutual defense treaty with France and England, it wasn't worth the paper it was printed on. The counterparties should also have declared war on the Soviets?
Also: Why would anybody agree to a mutual defense treaty with an aggressive advisory? If the Ruskys were on their own, it was their choice.
How much money and people did the Ruskys send into the rest of the world between the wars in an attempt to spread their toxic philosophy? Why would any nation agree to defend another that was funding bomb throwers and propaganda levels unseen in the 21st century?
In the 1920s and 30s, 'social evolution', 'late stage capitalism' and other commie tropes weren't the dumb, bad jokes they are today. Some people might have sincerely believe them, sure they were the dumb ones, but still.
They wanted the Baltic states?
Define civilization? Pottery is one of the first technologies, not absolutely first, but very early.
They implied wrong.
1% of the earth's surface is still a hell of a lot of area. It would be a much smaller fraction of the geological record, but we've taken _many_ millions (likely billions) of samples. You only need to find a one part of it.
Creatures are pretty much universally threatened by their own excrement bacteria.
Any civilization would need to deal with shit. Porcelain is a technology ideally suited. It would be discovered and used. Ceramics were used by humans for chamber pots very early in our history.
The fossil record would contain a large number of intelligent dinosaur toilets, if they had existed.
I still don't have a cite for the existence of such micro CTs.
I don't think they exist. Closest is aircraft APUs, but as you indirectly get at, those are uneconomical on the ground, where their light weight isn't an advantage
Of course they don't, but they also deny starting WWII allied with the Germans, invading and splitting 4 nations between them. Take what they say with a HUGE grain of salt.
When we're coming out of a century where we needed bailing out _twice_, you can talk.
I'm pretty sure it worked out exactly like everybody expected. They got stiffed on payment, exactly like all the other companies that didn't want the job knew would happen.
Lucky for them they got out as early as they did.
The only 'microtubines' I'm familiar with are model airplane/helicopter turbines. They are not cheap or low maintenance.
Got a cite?
Because that worked so well in the 1930s?
You're not completely wrong. We should cut back, but let's stay real. Can the Europeans really be trusted to run their business without adult supervision?
In the USA that's a 'compounding pharmacy'. Most pharmacies just dispense pills. Compounding ones mixup custom drug cocktails/dosages. They are, theoretically at least, much better trained and aren't allowed to just 'wing it'.
There have been a few cases of pharmacists dispensing diluted drugs. Mostly addicted pharmacists, but some simple money grubbers.
Is anybody surprised a CEO doesn't understand the jobs of his workers?
On the other hand, they might be that big fat and stupid? Big old corp, Peter principle, insufficient compitition and all.
People doing work like robots? In banking? Where? Did he forget all the money he saved in the 90s? Let me guess, German...old fashioned, still use typewriters and paper forms? Have a drummer keeping time for the mechanical adding machines. Doubt it, but don't know.
They've had many cave ins, no doubt. But I'm sure they also have more mountains. Some say the one they're using is pretty much swiss cheese at this point, but always skeptical of convenient 'look how our enemy blew off his pecker' narratives..
What is the range on their estimated nuclear arsenal at this point? IIRC it's in the hundreds of warheads. But all such estimates should be met with suspicion. Who's pulling this number from what orifice exactly?
Missed by two full minutes Kim.
You think they were stupid enough to think they would just 'own' Iraq? I think that's ridiculous. Not Bush, leave that question aside. Rumsfeld, Cheney, Powell and their staffs?
If you accept my premise 'they' knew that Iraq was unmanageable, even medium term...What was their end game? I think is was Sunni/Shia war, starting as a civil war in Iraq, and developing in unpredictable ways from there.
Iraq was to some degree allied with and armed by the Soviets. Iran, until their revolution, was allied with and armed by the Brits and later Americans. Once Iran no longer had a 'steady supply', Saddam saw weakness in his (Baths are a Sunni political party) traditional enemy.
Saudi funded Iraq throughout those wars, their Sunni brothers. Saudi King famously game Saddam a symbolic solid gold AK-47. Pretty sure that's on YouTube.
Just 'identify as gay' for an afternoon and you are good to go. I'm not going to 'judge' your particular kinks.
Limit the oil content of the ghost pepper sauce, can't be 'lube'.
The vast majority of the population that can be arsed to make an effort. After two failures, it's on them to learn how to learn and prove it. Enough disruption.
Read the damn GP post, the twit is talking about injection molded blades.
Just because something feathers and brakes doesn't mean it can stand any wind. You appear to be arguing a point I didn't make.