Comments on: I Think I’ll Apply For a Patent on Using Paragraphs http://writersblocklive.com/i-think-ill-apply-for-a-patent-on-using-paragraphs-2006-05 Home of "Jobs I've Known" a book in progress Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:18:54 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: thewoland http://writersblocklive.com/i-think-ill-apply-for-a-patent-on-using-paragraphs-2006-05/comment-page-1#comment-2708 thewoland Wed, 17 May 2006 06:08:04 +0000 http://writersblocklive.com/part-184#comment-2708 US patent laws are truly screwed up. I read somewhere that some lawyers are actually trying to patent story lines. Ridiculous. So goes for software patents. US patent laws are truly screwed up. I read somewhere that some lawyers are actually trying to patent story lines. Ridiculous. So goes for software patents.

]]> By: Mike Evangelist http://writersblocklive.com/i-think-ill-apply-for-a-patent-on-using-paragraphs-2006-05/comment-page-1#comment-2707 Mike Evangelist Wed, 17 May 2006 03:14:57 +0000 http://writersblocklive.com/part-184#comment-2707 Rick - I think the MacBook looks great. If my current PowerBook wasn't still under a year old, I'd probably get one. Rick – I think the MacBook looks great. If my current PowerBook wasn’t still under a year old, I’d probably get one.

]]> By: Rick http://writersblocklive.com/i-think-ill-apply-for-a-patent-on-using-paragraphs-2006-05/comment-page-1#comment-2706 Rick Wed, 17 May 2006 03:08:41 +0000 http://writersblocklive.com/part-184#comment-2706 I had returned here to berate you for unfulfilling my expectations, only to find that you had actually satisfied me once again. I am ashamed. But on a less personal note, I agree that Creative is silly. This patent is really a way of thinking, not some sort of innovation. We've been using this sort of thinking forever, even in tech. Side note: thoughts on Macbook? I had returned here to berate you for unfulfilling my expectations, only to find that you had actually satisfied me once again. I am ashamed.

But on a less personal note, I agree that Creative is silly. This patent is really a way of thinking, not some sort of innovation. We’ve been using this sort of thinking forever, even in tech.

Side note: thoughts on Macbook?

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