If you want to read something intelligent about "memory storage theory", here's a better article--from Brown University, November 14, 2006.
Pull-quote:
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Daily events are minted into memories in the hippocampus, one of the oldest parts of the brain. For long-term storage, scientists believe that memories move to the neocortex, or "new bark," the gray matter covering the hippocampus. This transfer process occurs during sleep, especially during deep, dreamless sleep.
"China supplies most of the rare earth minerals found in technologies such as hybrid cars, wind turbines, computer hard drives, and cell phones, but the US has its own largely untapped reserves that could safeguard future tech innovation. Those reserves include deposits of both 'light' and 'heavy' rare earths... 'There is already a shortage, because there are companies that already can't get enough material,' said Jim Hedrick, a former USGS rare earth specialist who recently retired. 'No one [in the US] wants to be first to jump into the market because of the cost of building a separation plant,' Hedrick explained.... [S]uch a plant requires thousands of stainless steel tanks holding different chemical solutions to separate out all the individual rare earths. The upfront costs seem daunting. Hedrick estimated that opening just one mine and building a new separation plant might cost anywhere from $500 million to $1 billion and would require a minimum of eight years. [But the CEO of a rare earth supply company said] 'From what I see, security of supply is going to be more important than the prices.'"
If the complainants had realize the "security of supply" is real, we'd already be 1/4 of the way (2 of 8 years) to having productive plants.
Instead these countries took the easy and cheap path, namely: foolishly trusting communists to uphold their part of an agreement.
It looks like there is a robust outer band which encompasses the inner perimeter--much like telescoping tubes, a larger diameter one will "overlap" its inner one, preventing offset.
There is another issue: contamination of the surface. The Google-provided translation is rough but you get the idea (emphasis added):
Usually when the building is air ride on a thin cross-sectional, and basic artificial ground state so that adhesion to the ground, shaking it in a typhoon or clogged or something in between does not have any.
"SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) is releasing its collected data to the public. Jill Tarter, director of SETI, says, 'We hope that a global army of open source code developers, students, and other experts in digital signal processing, as well as citizen scientists willing to lend their intelligence to our exploration, will have access to the same technology and join our quest.'"
It's a bit more complicated than that: In the 7,466,122 patent, there's this (added emphasis):
Parent Case Text
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This patent application is a continuation of pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/747,881 entitled "Method, apparatus and business system for online communications with online and offline recipients," filed Dec. 29, 2003, now abandoned which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/447,755 entitled "Method, apparatus and business system for online communications with online and offline recipients," filed Nov. 23, 1999, issued Dec. 30, 2003 as U.S. Pat. No. 6,671,714.
The "priority date" of Nov. 23, 1999 was also mentioned in their complaint.
Golly, I haven't seen a website using frameset/frame since 2000.
This page uses frames, but your browser doesn't support them.
Joking aside, there's this noteworthy paragraph from their February 21, 2012 news release:
According to EveryMD's attorney Frank Weyer, the timing of Facebook's IPO Prospectus could not have been better. "Earlier in the litigation, we had offered our patent to Facebook for a minimal fee, representing a one-time fee of less than $.02 per Facebook member at the time--an almost negligible amount given the vast sums of money that Facebook intends to make off its users," says Weyer. "Instead, Facebook rejected that offer and tried to overwhelm us with their team of high-priced attorneys. We are now pleased that Facebook did not take us up on our earlier offer. Thanks to Facebook's IPO prospectus, we realize our earlier offer was greatly undervalued. It will now take a substantially higher sum to resolve this ongoing patent dispute."
Seriously, with so many electro-mechanical parts, where do they get spares from?
I remember taking an old-school machine apart--it was surprising to discover that just about everything was attached to the top sheet of wood (i.e.., underneath the playable surface)--the rest of "the box" was practically void of parts. (Ditto for the upright (score) part also.)
Slashdot Mirror
Anyone have a link to (or copy of) the ACLU's "strongly worded letter" to the TSA? Its contents might prove useful to others in a similar situation.
So the company known for its ability to immediately roused 8,000 workers inside the company's dormitories, ... and within half an hour started a 12-hour shift fitting glass screens into beveled frames. Within 96 hours, the plant was producing over 10,000 iPhones a day is now going to take 487 days (or 1 year, 4 months) to make this change?
*censor
What is left for the domestic high tech industry?
Selling of its assets.
Two recent examples:
1. AT&T to sell off $100 billion in real estate?
2. AOL hires Evercore to sell patent portfolio
If you want to read something intelligent about "memory storage theory", here's a better article--from Brown University, November 14, 2006.
Pull-quote:
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Daily events are minted into memories in the hippocampus, one of the oldest parts of the brain. For long-term storage, scientists believe that memories move to the neocortex, or "new bark," the gray matter covering the hippocampus. This transfer process occurs during sleep, especially during deep, dreamless sleep.
Call it the Bobbit. Oh, wait...
For some reason, this "Related Link," from almost exactly two years ago (March 16 2010), is missing from this submission:
US Sits On Supply of Rare, Tech-Crucial Minerals
The relevant part is this (emphasis added):
"China supplies most of the rare earth minerals found in technologies such as hybrid cars, wind turbines, computer hard drives, and cell phones, but the US has its own largely untapped reserves that could safeguard future tech innovation. Those reserves include deposits of both 'light' and 'heavy' rare earths... 'There is already a shortage, because there are companies that already can't get enough material,' said Jim Hedrick, a former USGS rare earth specialist who recently retired. 'No one [in the US] wants to be first to jump into the market because of the cost of building a separation plant,' Hedrick explained. ... [S]uch a plant requires thousands of stainless steel tanks holding different chemical solutions to separate out all the individual rare earths. The upfront costs seem daunting. Hedrick estimated that opening just one mine and building a new separation plant might cost anywhere from $500 million to $1 billion and would require a minimum of eight years. [But the CEO of a rare earth supply company said] 'From what I see, security of supply is going to be more important than the prices.'"
If the complainants had realize the "security of supply" is real, we'd already be 1/4 of the way (2 of 8 years) to having productive plants.
Instead these countries took the easy and cheap path, namely: foolishly trusting communists to uphold their part of an agreement.
Oh, snap 21 types of visualizations
Many Eyes by IBM offers 21 types of visualizations
It looks like there is a robust outer band which encompasses the inner perimeter--much like telescoping tubes, a larger diameter one will "overlap" its inner one, preventing offset.
There is another issue: contamination of the surface. The Google-provided translation is rough but you get the idea (emphasis added):
Usually when the building is air ride on a thin cross-sectional, and basic artificial ground state so that adhesion to the ground, shaking it in a typhoon or clogged or something in between does not have any.
Don't the posters double check for anything around here?
"SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) is releasing its collected data to the public. Jill Tarter, director of SETI, says, 'We hope that a global army of open source code developers, students, and other experts in digital signal processing, as well as citizen scientists willing to lend their intelligence to our exploration, will have access to the same technology and join our quest.'"
Yeah, it bites!
As long as 42 remains the answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything, I'm okay with it.
1. Are the cables properly connected?
2. Are the instruments properly calibrated?
Oh, shit.
Parent Case Text CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This patent application is a continuation of pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/747,881 entitled "Method, apparatus and business system for online communications with online and offline recipients," filed Dec. 29, 2003, now abandoned which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/447,755 entitled "Method, apparatus and business system for online communications with online and offline recipients," filed Nov. 23, 1999, issued Dec. 30, 2003 as U.S. Pat. No. 6,671,714.
The "priority date" of Nov. 23, 1999 was also mentioned in their complaint.
Use of LOL is no laughing matter!
Here is the plaintiff's website.
Golly, I haven't seen a website using frameset/frame since 2000.
This page uses frames, but your browser doesn't support them.
Joking aside, there's this noteworthy paragraph from their February 21, 2012 news release:
According to EveryMD's attorney Frank Weyer, the timing of Facebook's IPO Prospectus could not have been better. "Earlier in the litigation, we had offered our patent to Facebook for a minimal fee, representing a one-time fee of less than $.02 per Facebook member at the time--an almost negligible amount given the vast sums of money that Facebook intends to make off its users," says Weyer. "Instead, Facebook rejected that offer and tried to overwhelm us with their team of high-priced attorneys. We are now pleased that Facebook did not take us up on our earlier offer. Thanks to Facebook's IPO prospectus, we realize our earlier offer was greatly undervalued. It will now take a substantially higher sum to resolve this ongoing patent dispute."
No; it's Central District California. Complaint
Political Candidates Sued for Patent Infringement
Complaint
P.S. And no it's not in East Texas; it's Central District California.
A construction site... or when you're trying to go backstage at a Village People concert.
Google needs to do something new and daring, and G+ isn't it.
They are working on it; it'll be called G++
G++ will be to G+ what G+ was to G just like what C++ was to C.
My first question is: do they have spare parts?
Seriously, with so many electro-mechanical parts, where do they get spares from?
I remember taking an old-school machine apart--it was surprising to discover that just about everything was attached to the top sheet of wood (i.e.., underneath the playable surface)--the rest of "the box" was practically void of parts. (Ditto for the upright (score) part also.)
That's only until Apple adds built-in iFart app in iPhone 5.
I'm gassing that'll be a stinker.