No it is not a hoax. He is a friend of my wife's. And really is a big deal here. and yes it really does look like that. It is not some doctored up fake.
New technology for the sake of being new technology is plain stupid. When will development slow down and actually "finish" or fully develop the technologies we already have today. I would think finger print technology on a cell phone would be much better. 10 fingers - ten auto dials, total security, etc...
Good application - full body porn suits, not cell phones.
It cost me 10 cents to put in my 2 cents. Who says I'm not giving to society?
Let's get to brass tacks here. The issues we are talking about here is the effect of the American patent system & American capitalism/Democracy on research. The example of Dr. Faustman's lack of ability to continue to do research on an unexpected tangent, simply because it is not authorized by the funding, is yet another example of the increasing flaws/perversion in both systems.
Reasoning:
1. Life/fulfillment/freedom is a right of every individual, (treatment/medicine to maintain your life should necessarily follows that premise.) (Individualism)
2. I think we can all agree in our hearts that the pursuit of money/wealth is not a righteous endeavour. We do it out of necessity obviously, and our acceptance of it varies in degrees of acceptance relative likely to where we are in society/personal belief system.
3. American Capitalism (American dream, American Democracy) is based on the pursuit of wealth and maintaining it, with health and happiness a by-product of it, not a result from the pursuit. (Capitalism/American style Democracy)
4. When it comes right down to it America is not run by government; its course/policies are made by lawyers, as they interpret and create the doctrine America lives under. Who do the lawyers represent? Business...very simple. The people that speak loudest/most influence in government are those represented by lawyers...Who do the lawyers represent?.. Business... I think there is a pattern there.
(Obviously I am generalizing, and generalizations are never totally correct.:) Please give me some leeway in accepting these generalizations, as this is a discussion, and that involves listening and understanding another's view, not just stating your own)
If you can understand/believe these assumptions you quickly realize that the patent system and research in medicine walk a fine line at the best of times in America. Obviously the more Rightwing-Capitalistic/"Republican" America becomes, the more the scale of society tips towards #3 and less towards #1. The patent system may have been created to protect an inventors idea from being copied and efforts being rewarded justly, but it has been bastardized/perverted by lawyers/big business to now mean protection in the market, and the resulting ability to make money. Again the scales are being tipped from #1 towards #3. Capitalism/American Democracy does not promote individual freedoms; it promotes its own growth. It is directly at odds with that premise.
So how does America remove the shackles of the laws it has entangled it's self with? Elect better judges to the Supreme Court, to vote virtuously and in favour of the individualism and not to side with capitalism/Americanism. Hmm.. Who recently got elected.. and which type of judge do you think he will elect to the Supreme Court? The world needs is more rebels... more individuals standing up for people and #1. What a rebellious thought...(In this case it is Lee Iacocca stepped up to the plate.)
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No it is not a hoax. He is a friend of my wife's. And really is a big deal here. and yes it really does look like that. It is not some doctored up fake.
New technology for the sake of being new technology is plain stupid. When will development slow down and actually "finish" or fully develop the technologies we already have today. I would think finger print technology on a cell phone would be much better. 10 fingers - ten auto dials, total security, etc... Good application - full body porn suits, not cell phones. It cost me 10 cents to put in my 2 cents. Who says I'm not giving to society?
Let's get to brass tacks here. The issues we are talking about here is the effect of the American patent system & American capitalism/Democracy on research. The example of Dr. Faustman's lack of ability to continue to do research on an unexpected tangent, simply because it is not authorized by the funding, is yet another example of the increasing flaws/perversion in both systems. Reasoning: 1. Life/fulfillment/freedom is a right of every individual, (treatment/medicine to maintain your life should necessarily follows that premise.) (Individualism) 2. I think we can all agree in our hearts that the pursuit of money/wealth is not a righteous endeavour. We do it out of necessity obviously, and our acceptance of it varies in degrees of acceptance relative likely to where we are in society/personal belief system. 3. American Capitalism (American dream, American Democracy) is based on the pursuit of wealth and maintaining it, with health and happiness a by-product of it, not a result from the pursuit. (Capitalism/American style Democracy) 4. When it comes right down to it America is not run by government; its course/policies are made by lawyers, as they interpret and create the doctrine America lives under. Who do the lawyers represent? Business...very simple. The people that speak loudest/most influence in government are those represented by lawyers...Who do the lawyers represent?.. Business... I think there is a pattern there. (Obviously I am generalizing, and generalizations are never totally correct. :) Please give me some leeway in accepting these generalizations, as this is a discussion, and that involves listening and understanding another's view, not just stating your own)
If you can understand/believe these assumptions you quickly realize that the patent system and research in medicine walk a fine line at the best of times in America. Obviously the more Rightwing-Capitalistic/"Republican" America becomes, the more the scale of society tips towards #3 and less towards #1. The patent system may have been created to protect an inventors idea from being copied and efforts being rewarded justly, but it has been bastardized/perverted by lawyers/big business to now mean protection in the market, and the resulting ability to make money. Again the scales are being tipped from #1 towards #3. Capitalism/American Democracy does not promote individual freedoms; it promotes its own growth. It is directly at odds with that premise.
So how does America remove the shackles of the laws it has entangled it's self with? Elect better judges to the Supreme Court, to vote virtuously and in favour of the individualism and not to side with capitalism/Americanism. Hmm.. Who recently got elected .. and which type of judge do you think he will elect to the Supreme Court? The world needs is more rebels... more individuals standing up for people and #1. What a rebellious thought...(In this case it is Lee Iacocca stepped up to the plate.)