I think it would be great if people could transport themselves from place to place by telephone! All I need is a physicist to iron out the details. (I also have other ideas; invisibility, a brain booster and x-ray glasses)

...and with the current backlog, the open source project should expect to have its patent app reviewed in about 10 years.

Agile is just a buzzword made up by the business end to try to convince the programming end that hitting a moving target is efficient and better. That's the way the business end works; promise to satisfy whatever the client wants in whatever time frame nets the contract. There is no substitute for knowing exactly what you're trying to do before you start and no substitute for knowledgeable IT personnel in the contract process so that expectations and timeframes are reasonable.

The little bastards! They're a menace! Can't they try them as adults and go for the death penalty? Or at least life without parole?

...I'm going to attach it to a stray dog. Let the chips fall where they may.

I hear that the possums vote republican.

Are you referring to these items in translation or in the original Klingon?

My name is Lex Luthor and I have started a hedge fund.
It's a $M to get in and you commit to 2 years.
Any takers?

Unless you dehydrate and die...

Watch the movie "Office Space".

My diatribe is a bit too long for this blog so I posted here: http://www.rhmarlowe.com/Homeschooling.htm

Right on bro! Tell it!

Exactly. Though even if you didn't patent, wouldn't the dated material show prior art and prevent others from patenting.

Sometimes it's a good idea to file a preliminary patent. It's less expensive and documents when you had the idea. It also might keep someone else from patenting your idea down the road and sending you a cease and desist letter.

They should burn offenders at the stake! Or at the very least, bring back the ducking chair. Slashdot physicists: What makes witches float anyway?