__/ [ [H]omer ] on Friday 01 June 2007 08:33 \__
> Verily I say unto thee, that BearItAll spake thusly:
>
>> We britlanders invented gravity, anyone using it must pay us a sub in
>> order to continue using it.
>>
>> Scotland can claim the rights to the television.
>>
>> Canada has the telephone.
>
> Alexander Graham Bell was a Scot, born in Edinburgh.
>
>> Robert Watt has radar, dam another one goes to Scotland.
>
> Who was a descendent of James Watt, another Scot, the inventor of the
> first practical steam engine, and by that virtue, the father of powered
> transportation, catalyst for the Industrial Revolution, and instrumental
> in the development of modern society.
>
>> The list is endless
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_inventions_and_discoveries
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_inventions_and_discoveries
>
>> but of cause these patent laws only seem to have merit if the
>> inventor either is american or no one currently has claimed them,
>> then it is first come first served provided you are American.
>
> It's amazing what qualifies for "invention" these days. Look at the
> phone company that wanted to patent the particular orientation of
> buttons on their handset! Ridiculous!
>
>> It's a daft post, but no more daft than the patent laws.
>
> If someone in the 21st century ever actually comes up with a *real*
> invention, let me know.
Mr. Gates? ..... No....
Jeff Han's Research Ripped by Microsoft Surface?
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| Jeff Han, consulting research scientist for NYU's Department of
| Computer Science, developed a multi-touch interactive graphical
| interface, which he presented at the TED conference over a year
| ago. His research turned into its own company, Perceptive Pixel.
|
| Now it seems Microsoft completely ripped the idea and created
| Microsoft Surface.
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http://www.jorispoort.com/2007/05/jeff-hans-research-ripped-by-microsoft.html
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