Whether a patent has clinical value, or whether anyone has managed to act on a patent is besides (way off in another universe, actually) the point. The mind reels at the possibility that something as fundamental as a genome or a biochemical mechanism can be owned. (Patent) lawyers have managed to drive common sense into extinction.
On the contrary, people who have no business using computers should accept that fact, and not try and follow the fad just beccause it makes them look cool. A clueless person using the Internet is a prime target for viruses and phishing. A person who's educated will know better than to open that friendly-looking I love you.exe attachment, or than to buy into a phishing scam. Thing is, most of those who use the Internet because it makes them look cool don't bother getting educated.
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My machine loads Half-Life 2 faster than Vista. Enough said.
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Whether a patent has clinical value, or whether anyone has managed to act on a patent is besides (way off in another universe, actually) the point. The mind reels at the possibility that something as fundamental as a genome or a biochemical mechanism can be owned. (Patent) lawyers have managed to drive common sense into extinction.
And people wonder why Linux gets such high uptime.
The big gripe isn't with prepackaging, it's with the prepackaging's tendency to aggressively exclude other choices.
Pigs' hearing is *that* good?
Oh. Hey, look over there! Something shiny!
Hey, at least one can't claim that open source is communism anymore!
Don't laugh, I overclocked my Athlon to heat this room.
On the contrary, people who have no business using computers should accept that fact, and not try and follow the fad just beccause it makes them look cool. A clueless person using the Internet is a prime target for viruses and phishing. A person who's educated will know better than to open that friendly-looking I love you.exe attachment, or than to buy into a phishing scam. Thing is, most of those who use the Internet because it makes them look cool don't bother getting educated.
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