If only this same judge could magically get even five minutes with the patent folks and teach them a thing or two about a thing or two.
"Ok, folks, there are two
new rules for awarding a patent. They are:
"First, the idea can't have already existed in the outside world before you saw this idea. This means you'll have to do research. I suggest you try Google.
"Second, the idea has to have merit. This means you'll have to do research. I suggest you ask at least two other people this question: 'Does this idea: [insert idea here] suck?"
This has got to be among the all-time lamest excuses I've ever heard uttered.
For Pete's sake HIRE A CONSULTANT or better yet ASK FOR VOLUNTEERS. I'm sure there are plenty of folks out there who'd LOVE to have something like this on their resume.
C'mon. How about: we were cracked because we were lazy. Now that I'll buy--the first time.
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I for one am quite glad to see the geeky, simpler games getting a bit of attention. Growing up I played this game with my parents at our kitchen table.
I'm sure Scrabble ended up being a significant confidence booster for me, particularly when I started winning a few games.
Whatever the case, it was a cool feeling for a kid to be able to get a feeling of being "just as smart" as his parents. (Hey, they may have thrown the game in my favor, but who's to say? I don't suspect they did, but nevertheless, it was a cool feeling.)
For tears we took the spaghetti in stride and shrugged it off as "necessary". After anyone puts some nice, new round cables to use the first time on some IDE drives, their immediate reaction is, "Wow! That's so much better!"
Yet, mysteriously, the spaghetti in power cables remains. Ick.
This PSU does a nice job of finally getting rid of that crap.
For the longest time my gf thought I was crazy for saying the microwave caused issues with the cordless phone (a 2.4GHz).
After being laughed at repeatedly for fleeing the scene anytime I started the microwave while I was speaking with anyone on the cordless, through extensive trial and error, I've succeeded in proving conclusively (well, at least in our case) that the safe range to have both the cordless and the microwave running is something greater than about three meters.
Anything less than three meters and the phone has a clear "POP!" every couple of seconds, and unlike some types of phone interference that can only be heard by one party, both parties can CLEARLY hear the 'POP'. Grrrr.
No more skull-to-the-microwave-window pressing for me either.
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If only this same judge could magically get even five minutes with the patent folks and teach them a thing or two about a thing or two. We should be so lucky.
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This has got to be among the all-time lamest excuses I've ever heard uttered.
For Pete's sake HIRE A CONSULTANT or better yet ASK FOR VOLUNTEERS. I'm sure there are plenty of folks out there who'd LOVE to have something like this on their resume.
C'mon. How about: we were cracked because we were lazy. Now that I'll buy--the first time.
I for one am quite glad to see the geeky, simpler games getting a bit of attention. Growing up I played this game with my parents at our kitchen table.
:-D
I'm sure Scrabble ended up being a significant confidence booster for me, particularly when I started winning a few games.
Whatever the case, it was a cool feeling for a kid to be able to get a feeling of being "just as smart" as his parents. (Hey, they may have thrown the game in my favor, but who's to say? I don't suspect they did, but nevertheless, it was a cool feeling.)
Oh yeah, and three cheers for wooden tiles!
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Great point--that spaghetti is attrocious.
For tears we took the spaghetti in stride and shrugged it off as "necessary". After anyone puts some nice, new round cables to use the first time on some IDE drives, their immediate reaction is, "Wow! That's so much better!"
Yet, mysteriously, the spaghetti in power cables remains. Ick.
This PSU does a nice job of finally getting rid of that crap.
Yep. Scareeeey stuff.
;-)
And that, my friend, is exactly why I always wear a headset..
Besides, I've never been one for tin-foil hats--makes it too hard to shampoo.
For the longest time my gf thought I was crazy for saying the microwave caused issues with the cordless phone (a 2.4GHz).
After being laughed at repeatedly for fleeing the scene anytime I started the microwave while I was speaking with anyone on the cordless, through extensive trial and error, I've succeeded in proving conclusively (well, at least in our case) that the safe range to have both the cordless and the microwave running is something greater than about three meters.
Anything less than three meters and the phone has a clear "POP!" every couple of seconds, and unlike some types of phone interference that can only be heard by one party, both parties can CLEARLY hear the 'POP'. Grrrr.
No more skull-to-the-microwave-window pressing for me either.
Seems like, in the words of Yogi Berra, "It's deja vu all over again."
Didn't Sony learn this lesson already with BETAMAX??
OK, everyone in Sony R&D, say it together now: I bet you're feeling better already.
No paper shredders, but they do have pallets of keyboards and more importantly, Gondolas of mice!
:-|
I never, ever would have imagined myself saying: "HEY! Look at that! You can get a gondola of mice from Enron!"
Grrr. Where's George Carlin when you need him.