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  1. Illogical on SCOTUS To Hear Patentable Thought Case · · Score: 0

    So if i were to reference in a scientific paper the idea that there is a connection between these two factors i would have to pay royalties?

    The idea of patenting a thought is completely illogical, and also unenforceable. Wouldn't this render it impossible to discuss this concept unless approved by the patent holders?

    It is extremely unlikely a patent on the act of thought will stand up in court. especially since this 'thought' that has been patented could be crucial in preventing heart disease in many patients. This patent is attempting to gain royalties off of a logical process based upon scientific research. If this patent were enforceable almost all industries involving some sort of problem solving or diagnosis would suffer from a surge of patent attempting to gain royalties off of someone trying to help another person and to do their job.

    The patent would also be near unenforceable. Barring Orwellian thought police monitoring the doctors every action there is no way to prove that a doctor looked at a test result and thought 'Hmm... this patient has elevated homocysteine levels they might have a b-12 deficiency'. And if the doctor does act on that thought there is no way to collect royalties on the hundreds of thousands of doctors who are now aware of this concept and will act in the best interest of their patients and their practice and tell the patients to take more vitamins.

  2. Not only an add on Everglide s-500 Headphone Review · · Score: 0

    Not only is this an add, its a badly writen one at that. There is very little information about the product other than what the manufacturer tells you on their website and several portinos are nonsensical.

  3. So Long... on Opera Software Co-Founder Passes Away · · Score: -1

    So long, and thanks for all the fish

  4. Mirrordot on 10 Best S/F Films That Never Existed · · Score: 0
  5. Its a game on Web Game Helps Predict Spread of Epidemics · · Score: 0

    I was under the impression that Wheregeorge was a study of currency circulation not a webgame.

  6. Re:Enemy Territory on 2005 Independent Game of the Year Awards · · Score: 0

    yeah... this was games released last year

  7. Re:Yawn on First Intel Yonah Laptop Announced · · Score: 0

    You really want the 'Troll' rating bad, don't you?

  8. Re:Million Year estimates... on New Ocean being Formed in Africa · · Score: 0

    I seem to recall that, before an earth quake plate stop moving or slow and then move very suddenly. the .8 inches is an average and it is relatively accurate for the next several thousand years

  9. mirror on Windows Vista Build 5231 Review · · Score: 0

    Mirror please Thanks

  10. Coral cache on 200gb Hack for iPod Nano · · Score: 1, Funny

    coral cache got slashdotted

  11. well..... on Star Wreck 6 Finally Complete · · Score: 0

    well, thats exciting...

  12. /.ed on PC Keyboard Connected to PSP · · Score: 1

    well folks as of now the link is /.ed

  13. /.ed on Kazakhstan's Spaceship Junkyard · · Score: 1

    Slain by falling nerd news whore shrapnel

  14. Mmmm... Dark exitons on Researchers Control the Flip of Electron Spin · · Score: 5, Funny

    "A dark exciton with total angular momentum L=2 ecomes a bright exciton with L=1."
    Finally a practical application for decay dynamics following nongeminate excitation

  15. Good business... on Motivations for Corporate Blogging · · Score: 1

    Thats all that corporate bloging is good business practice. It promotes interest in the company while allowing for transparency and the chance to get to know one of the employees of the company. Of corse its motivated by greed. When does a corporation, whose only goal is to make money, do something that is not motivated by the the want for more money?

  16. this is something you write a paper about... on BBS Documentary Now Shipping · · Score: 1

    or make a website about. but a five and a half hour documentary? Pass the No-Doz

  17. Re:This can't be good. on Liquid Metal Cooling in New ATI Video Card · · Score: 1

    sodium is extremely reactive.the comonation of pure sodium and water will result in an explosion

  18. Night mare on Liquid Metal Cooling in New ATI Video Card · · Score: 1

    In the advent of a snow storm and a loss of power your comp might go below the freezing point you would be out a $500 graphic card. no a good i dea if you live some where cold and blizzard prone