Comment Re:Reusable SSTO isn't going to develop (Score 1) 49
I agree entirely, but it's not polite to call these things "suborbital". A better word is "retarded".
Comment Suicidal Sharks (Score 1) 142
Mr Brown said nurse sharks and other species of carpet shark which spend most of their time lying on the bed of the tanks, could be the best barometers for the impact of those pop tunes. Their reactions will tell the researchers whether the sharks are enjoying the music or whether it turns them off.
Everyone knows sharks must swim or die and, when the alternative was Christmas pop songs, they've made their choice.
Comment Re:Why It Takes an Extra Minute (Score 3, Funny) 271
No! One minute is just enough time for your computer to get zombie'd, which improves the average code quality.
Submission + - UK patent damages not refunded if patent cancelled
giafly writes: Damages for patent infringement awarded by a UK court must not be paid back even if the patent is later declared invalid by the European Patent Office (EPO), the Court of Appeal has ruled ... "Now a purist may say: it is a nonsense, and moreover an unjust nonsense, for a man to have to pay for doing what, with hindsight, we know to have been lawful," said Lord Justice Jacob. "But I think there are good and pragmatic reasons why the purist approach makes bad business sense. You cannot unravel everything without creating uncertainty." — Out-Law
