... As to why patent reform can't come soon enough. I'm sorry, but why?
This is merely an example of anti-competitive intimidation with vague references to "patents". The company has no real patents, and if they were to actually take the case to court, they would have their arses handed to them handily.
"Exibit A as to why patent reform can't come soon enough" would be if this were taken to court and had a reasonable chance of succeeding.
What is needed are better laws against intimidation to threat of frivolous litigation (and, of course, better enforcement of those laws).
Isn't the professor presenting a Straw man argument here? Well, on the one hand, she's a professor, so her reputation implies that her argument isn't flawed.
On the other hand, I read her opinion on the internet, and there was this story on Slashdot recently where a professor said not to take anything you read on the internet at face value...
Since some math PhDs got it wrong too, isn't it a bit disingenuous to claim its the psychologists are the issue as the article title states? Well, imagine for this case, that mathematicians are boys and psychologists are girls.
George bush has declared all Montkotans "terrorists" and is preparing to invade. Given the populations of Montana and the Dakotas, that would be a lot more manageable than all those hijinks in the middle east.
If I wanted the experience so real it's in colour... I'd go outside and look at the colours. When I go to the movies, I suspend my belief for black and white. Even a live theater gives a flat false-colour feel to the stage to a degree. Colour movies makes me think of paintings from the 1800's... Next thing you know they'll resell "Casablanca" and "my fair lady" in false colour...oh wait Adjusted for curmudgeons a few generations older.
You're rocketing down the freeway exceeding the speed limit checking your phone for text messages warning you to slow down. I hope you die in car fire. And get a ticket.
No, I think the editors just got sick of all the complaints about how lame their past April Fool's jokes were that they decided it wasn't worth the effort.
They really need to just work on having the fastest and most standards-compliant Web browser available. That is what people want and expect from Opera. Quite true.
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Seriously. Look at what happened to Earth!
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... As to why patent reform can't come soon enough. I'm sorry, but why?This is merely an example of anti-competitive intimidation with vague references to "patents". The company has no real patents, and if they were to actually take the case to court, they would have their arses handed to them handily.
"Exibit A as to why patent reform can't come soon enough" would be if this were taken to court and had a reasonable chance of succeeding.
What is needed are better laws against intimidation to threat of frivolous litigation (and, of course, better enforcement of those laws).
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On the other hand, I read her opinion on the internet, and there was this story on Slashdot recently where a professor said not to take anything you read on the internet at face value...
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Also, the children need to lose a lot of weight.
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I totally agree. They were also biased in that they only interviewed people who hadn't successfully committed suicide.
An affront to thorough and balanced investigation!
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My stereotype of the Wal-Mart demographic is that they will buy the cheapest thing that works right now.
Frankly, I didn't realize that Wal-Mart products were of sufficient quality to last beyond February 19, 2009.
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Now if they can make a superconductor at 640K, that should be enough for anybody!
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(seriously, a joke about porn and it gets +5 insightful? You people really are sick!)
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Actually, whenever I watch someone go to Youtube, they go to Google.com, then enter "YouTube" in the search bar, without a ".com".
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...but where does Taco Bell fit in? With Raffi, they co-own the patent on the Bananaphone, as well as other food-based phones.- RG>
If only Sonny Bono were here, and XP could be extended for another 50 years!
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Speaking of commonsense, wouldn't "duh" be just as appropriate, at a fraction of the lenth?
Whatever happend to "duh", anyway? I never see it around as a tag anymore.
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I know!
Every time I type "j", it brings up "jello pudding pops", and every time I type "n" it suggests "New Coke"!
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Ah, thanks!
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*looks up from the amber specimen*
"That's not a bug, it's a feature!"
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No, I think the editors just got sick of all the complaints about how lame their past April Fool's jokes were that they decided it wasn't worth the effort.
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Yeah, well that's life.
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I hear they took all the extra allen keys and melted them down into the steel for the bow of a nuclear cruiser for a secret mission to attack Sweden.
They're calling the ship "Old Ironysides".
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What good is a RickRoll if you mention it's a RickRoll right in the comment title?
(sigh, answering my own question: because you confused me enough to click on it!)
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