Comment Re:I went the other way. (Score 2) 227
Not to mention that the software that the company I work for is writing (NFV stuff) will put networking professionals out of jobs before too long...
Not to mention that the software that the company I work for is writing (NFV stuff) will put networking professionals out of jobs before too long...
Well, I think of "drone" and UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U... ] ) as synonymous, and at least Wikipedia there says there are two classes of UAV, autonomous and remotely piloted.
So, I guess it's a question of definitions...
Ok lets say it has to be a permanent heart valve.
For math ease, let's say a heart beats at 60 beats per minute (once per second
So to calculate how many days it will take to go through 10 million cycles we do Number of cycles / (Hours in a day x Minutes in an hour x Beats in a minute) = 10,000,000 / (24 x 60 x 60) = 10,000,000 / 86,400 = 115.74 = about 116 days
So unless they can get say 100 million or more out of it I don't think this will find much use outside of a temporary heart valve.
Oh yeah? http://www.patentlyapple.com/p...
We can easily use technology and get enough seafood
That survey only looked at patents issued on a single day. There are still a couple hundred thousand unexamined patents from the 80s and 90s
i) Yes, unless it qualifies for a patent term adjustment.
ii) virtually every patent issued nowadays is delayed so much that patent term adjustments are virtually guaranteed. You always get it when the USPTO doesn't approve your patent within a specified time as a result of their delays.
iii) Yes.
iv) If the patent is delayed they can get back royalties from others who independently came up with similar technology during the time in which the patent was being processed -- at least recently new applications are being published within 18 months so this issue is diminished for new filed applications. But then it's still a problem because of the issue referred to in (v)
v) There isn't only one patent on HDTV you ditz. HDTV is covered by hundreds of patents on the various technologies that comprise it. A single company can have a patent on the audio encoding and a separate one on the video processing aspect -- they can collect on the audio encoding patent when it issues and then collect for an extended period on the video processing part when that issues. In fact many companies have more than one patent on HDTV. Look at how many companies had patents on mp3 technology
What about an autonomous drone which is just flying to certain GPS coordinates and then detonating? Or even just using inertial guidance and image processing?
It is absurd that the USPTO has a massive backlog on patent issuance -- by law, it is expected that a patent term is 20 years from the filing date -- however there is an exception to that rule if the patent is not issued within 2 years -- if the patent is not issued within 2 years (due to a USPTO delay) the clock on that 20 years is paused until the patent issues. There are still hundreds of thousands of patents filed on things like HDTV which havent yet issued. It means that HDTV technology will be patent encumbered for the long term future. Nobody has the incentive to fix it. If you wanted to make an open hardware HDTV, you can't do it royalty free because a lot of the HDTV standards essential technologies are still patented and will STAY patented virtually forever thanks to the USPTO patent backlog. Why would any tech companies object to that? They make money off the patents they filed that got issued PLUS the ones that were filed but the USPTO hasnt taken action on them. Think about it this way if Sony filed two patents on HD technology, they get one of them issued fairly quickly within 2 years
The real problem is, in an infinite, probabilistic universe, even the smallest chance that God exists is a certainty.
Not any god that a christian would accept. Their god is outside the universe, and created it.
The keys are practically next to each other.
I would be happy to do without the free stuff, most of which is crap, if it meant I would never have to deal with advertising anymore.
Ad-supported "free" stuff feels like a bait-and-switch; "here's something cool, oh no wait it's just an ad-delivery medium". I'd rather know up front what I'm getting into, and not have ad-encrusted crap constantly trying to sneak past my filters by acting like real stuff.
Adblockers help a lot, and making a general rule of avoiding commercial media helps too, but it'd be really nice if I could relax and let my guard down sometimes. It's not fun knowing that there is an army of trained professionals out there doing their crappy best to manipulate me into buying certain things or thinking about things in certain ways, and that nothing short of constant vigilance will protect me from them.
This means if your laptop has nmap, burp suite, metasploit, or Ida pro etc. and you visit China with it
I took a few Khan academy courses on MBA stuff, so I can translate it from corporate speak to straight talk:
1. Long range outlook: batteries or fuel cells?
Answer: I have no freaking clue bro.
2. Charging at gas stations?
Answer: Not gonna happen.
3. The volt has poor aesthetics, will the GM skateboard's swappable chassis concept become real?
Answer: Some people are buying ugly, so we'll continue to sell it. I am going to ignore your question about the GM skateboard and swappable chassis (which are never gonna happen btw) and talk about fuel cells instead. Fuel cells -- I know nothing about them.
4. Will I be able to buy a Spark EV in Georgia?
Answer: No, we don't sell to hicks. We would only consider selling you guys a car that isn't ever going to be made.
5. What is Chevy's plans to extend the Voltec system into other models such as the Trax and/or the Equinox?
Answer: Never gonna happen. We still want your money though, so why don't you buy one of our cars that use the same floor mat as a Volt?
6. Why don't you guys advertise the Volt?
Answer: Have you seen the documentary "Who killed the electric car?" starring the EV1? Well, we are setting up the Volt to star in the sequel.
7. Will you guys make hybrid pickups again?
Answer: No, we rather sell you the gas guzzlers and get the oil company kickbacks.
8. Are you guys benefitting from Tesla's open patents?
Answer: Yes, but we'll never admit it. Btw, did you know that GM's vagina is much deeper than anyone else's?
9. Would you guys ever use ultracapacitors?
Answer: What's an ultracapacitor? I am going to have to google that one.
10. Would you make the charging go faster?
Answer: No. Deal with it.
11. How is the upcoming Chevy Bolt going to get 200 miles per charge with a base price of $30,000?
Answer: It is impossible.
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