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    12/05/09

    In reply to Terminator Salvation Blu-ray Director's Liveblog Tonight
    He needs to do his best Tennant Dr. Who and simply keep repeating: "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I'm sorry."
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    12/05/09

    In reply to Terminator Salvation Blu-ray Director's Liveblog Tonight
    What the hell can McG possibly say to go along with this movie?

    McG: Holy shit dude. I totally forgot I put this scene in. Fucking awesome

    RAlicea: Hey why did you make the control room look like that?

    McG: Who gives a fuck? I'm the one raking in dough on this shit

    McG signed off
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    Edited by Kaiser-Machead at 12/05/09 3:55 PM Kaiser-Machead was starred Kaiser-Machead was unstarred
    Image of Hearthatvoiceagain Hearthatvoiceagain
    12/05/09

    In reply to Apple Is Now in the Streaming Music Business
    I assume that Music streaming will now be integrated into the iPod/iPhone. Since there are a number of apps that do this already will they be rejected from the itunes store for duplicating core functionality or confusing users. Please note I am not trying to start a fight here, I am asking what happens to existing approved apps when apple includes new functionality
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    Image of B3ND3R B3ND3R
    12/05/09

    In reply to Apple Is Now in the Streaming Music Business
    I have a feeling they are doing this to get Lala's talent/expertise, rather than any actual use out of what Lala has established (or not established, as the case may be).

    New server farm + Lala purchase + iTunes ubiquity + smartphone penetration + major label relationships = beating Spotify to the punch in the US.
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    12/05/09

    In reply to Remainders - The Good, Bad and Ugly Stories We Didn't Post (and Why)
    My browser and scrolling wheel just went bananas with that OK Go clip.
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    12/04/09

    In reply to Apple In 'Advanced' Acquisition Talks With Lala
    Is this direct CNET post thing new? Or have I just not noticed it before?
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    12/04/09

    In reply to Apple In 'Advanced' Acquisition Talks With Lala
    Also under consideration for Apple acquisition:

    Ganja Industries, chipset maker
    Sticky-icky-icky, portable notebooks
    The Dro, Inc., 3G boost tech

    That Steve Jobs sure is one sly businessman.
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    12/04/09

    In reply to Apple In 'Advanced' Acquisition Talks With Lala
    Hey, I hear you like streaming music.
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    Image of valkilmerisawful valkilmerisawful
    12/04/09

    In reply to Apple Sued For iPhone Patent Infringement, Again
    Maybe these guys can patent the soldier salute gesture and sue the United States, all seven continents and the moon for partaking in waving, saying hello, looking at someone or even witnessing any gesture related to the above... or not related. Seems like a great way to get that moola. Should have gone to school to learn about this kind of "fuckassery" (sweet! got to use that for the first time today).
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    12/04/09

    @valkilmerisawful: For you and everyone else who seems to be suggesting "let's just patent [some thing that is now commonplace] and run to the bank": please stop.

    You don't have to like the fact that non-practicing entities (i.e., "trolls") sue others based on patents they don't use. You don't have to like the fact that software is (presently) patentable. There are lots of grounds on which to prop a sensible argument against a patent. But the above isn't one of them.

    Just because something is commonplace today doesn't mean it wasn't novel at some time. And under the current law, if something covered by a valid patent--i.e., an application somebody had the foresight to file BEFORE the thing became commonplace-- happens to become commonplace during the patent's (limited) term, the patentee is entitled to enforce his/her patent.
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    Image of valkilmerisawful valkilmerisawful
    12/04/09

    @iconoclasttt: You've got the wrong impression, friend. I'm truly indifferent, truly. If I had to chose a side, I'd support the patent owners for having the intuition and wherewithals to protect their intellectual ingenuity. Shame on a larger company for not investing the time to research, review, clarify and compensate for legitimate patents, because I'm sure that somewhere, there is a room full of legal associates working on this.

    However, they're gamble may come from the accounting department to justify keeping $25M in the bank for 3 years, and pay the penalties later, if it is prohibitive and cost-beneficial to do so. Why pay now when you can pay later?

    I do not not feel bad about it, nor I do feel good about it. But I wouldn't mind understanding the determinations that were made to either avoid, dismiss or take a position of naivety.
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    12/04/09

    @iconoclasttt: the problem with these companies is they patent bullshit and when someone else figures out how to do it they claim IP. It'd be like me claiming a patent for a device that modulates neutrino flow in a flux capacitor, I have no idea what I said and I just made it up, but if you actually make and sell one tomorrow then you'd be screwed. The downfall of the US patent system is not requiring a functional prototype. Yep I said functional, as cheap as it is today if you can't do that, then you are full of shit.
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    Image of valkilmerisawful valkilmerisawful
    12/05/09

    @me_eit001: You should patent that idea so that when the patent office adopts this procedure, you will be compensated. How will you prototype this? Some ideas can be patented, some cannot. There was a pretty sweet article about an portable audio device patent a while back that I'll link to here: [gizmodo.com]

    But what about the system you are describing? One of the primary reasons for patenting a product, service or process is to secure time and funding to create prototypes, is it not?
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    12/04/09

    In reply to Apple Sued For iPhone Patent Infringement, Again
    Other than Butt Farts, what other types of Fart are available and, more importantly, have they been patented?
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    12/04/09

    In reply to Mac Pro Upgraded to 3.33GHz
    At 3.33ghz fear the Duel core...
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    12/04/09

    In reply to Apple Sued For iPhone Patent Infringement, Again
    Its a tough line of ambiguity. Patent attorneys have a tough time because sometimes people will want to "Patent" actual innovative ideas, where many of the components are still concepts. Meanwhile others yet, usually these loophole Companies that patent hundreds of vaguely worded technologies that - given their relative trends - will eventually come to fruition anyway. How do you enforce one patent over another on the basis of the "designers" moral integrity? These greedy patent hogs, not unlike domain squatters, are a bunch of Nutbastards! No offence to our local Nutbastard
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    12/04/09

    In reply to Apple Sued For iPhone Patent Infringement, Again
    yeah this is somewhere along the lines of patenting, say, the fork.

    "An elongated utensil featuring 2 or more tines, affixed by a handle, for the purpose of mechanically manipulating edible goods, and transporting edible goods to the mouth, by use of the hand and arm, and/or in conjunction with a knife, for the purpose of eating blah blah blah blah"
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    12/04/09

    @nutbastard: But where would the spork fall in that category...
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    12/04/09

    @otko:

    if you ask St Claire, it falls in the catagory of patent infringement.
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    12/04/09

    @nutbastard: And they'll win every time
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    12/04/09

    In reply to Apple Sued For iPhone Patent Infringement, Again
    I'm still waiting to hear back on my patent application for "a plastic housing containing electronic components"
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    12/04/09

    In reply to Apple Sued For iPhone Patent Infringement, Again
    PRICE STERN SLOAN has sued GIZMODO over MADLIB USE in the POST ABOUT APPLE BEING SUED. They have a history of MADLIB BOOKS, and BUTT FARTS.
    (apparently there seems to be a correlation between butt farts and patent lawsuits)
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