Lovely essay against patents

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Post #257,948 by ben_tilly 6/7/06 1:36:19 AM Reply	Lovely essay against patents [link\|http://www.idlewords.com/2003/12/100_years_of_turbulence.htm\|http://www.idlewords...of_turbulence.htm] The key point is this: It's illuminating to point out that all three transformative technologies of the twentieth century - aviation, the automobile, and the digital computer - started off in patent battles and required a voluntary suspension of hostilities (a collective decision to ignore patents) before the technology could truly take hold. Cheers, Ben I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
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Post #258,062 by tuberculosis 6/7/06 8:14:54 PM 8/21/07 5:39:45 AM Reply	From the dark side If riding in a plane is flying, then riding in a boat is swimming. He who hesitates shall inherit the earth. -Skydivers [link\|http://www.blackbagops.net\|Black Bag Operations Log] [link\|http://www.objectiveclips.com\|Artificial Intelligence] [link\|http://www.badpage.info/seaside/html\|Scrutinizer] Edited by tuberculosis Aug. 21, 2007, 05:39:45 AM EDT Expand All History
Post #258,080 by ben_tilly 6/7/06 11:51:07 PM Reply	ICLRPD (new thread) Created as new thread #258079 titled [link\|/forums/render/content/show?contentid=258079\|ICLRPD] I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)

Lovely essay against patents - (ben_tilly) - (3) - June 7, 2006, 01:36:19 AM EDT

Followed a couple links and found this - (drewk) - (2) - June 7, 2006, 09:23:44 AM EDT

From the dark side - (tuberculosis) - Aug. 21, 2007, 05:39:45 AM EDT

ICLRPD (new thread) - (ben_tilly) - June 7, 2006, 11:51:07 PM EDT

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