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I would go so far as to say that Family Guy... 462 Views / 82 Replies  
I would go so far as to say that Family Guy peaked at season 1 episode 1.
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on May 7, 2013 at 03:38 PM, in MacNN Lounge
The risks of distracting a driver seem like more... 246 Views / 22 Replies  
The risks of distracting a driver seem like more of a mine-field than the risks of distracting a pedestrian. Maybe that's just perception, but perception alone could be enough to explain the...
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on May 7, 2013 at 03:20 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Futurama is still the only one of those... 462 Views / 82 Replies  
Futurama is still the only one of those adult-animation shows that breaks the family-with-2-plus-kids mold. That's pretty remarkable.

PS. American Dad makes the best new episodes currently, IMO....
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on May 7, 2013 at 03:17 PM, in MacNN Lounge
So it sounds like no one here thinks that the... 246 Views / 22 Replies  
So it sounds like no one here thinks that the augmented reality aspect is going to take off (the part where it overlays info on things you see in front of you)?

Edit: what I mean is it sounds like...
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on May 6, 2013 at 05:57 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Agree, and also I'm pretty sure they're not... 462 Views / 82 Replies  
Agree, and also I'm pretty sure they're not displacing any new show that would be better. In fact I suspect that they create some kind of conceptual stability off of which other new shows can bud. ...
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on May 6, 2013 at 03:41 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Yeah, I keep feeling like Milhouse's "when are... 462 Views / 82 Replies  
Yeah, I keep feeling like Milhouse's "when are they going to get to the fireworks factory?" <cries>. The classic, well-crafted episodes would bring back the plot from the beginning into the end...
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on May 6, 2013 at 03:38 PM, in MacNN Lounge
My impression was that there was a big downward... 462 Views / 82 Replies  
My impression was that there was a big downward spiral leading up to the movie, at which point the show rebounded and started creeping back up. I attributed this to the writers putting whatever...
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on May 6, 2013 at 12:37 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Good post, LPK I agree, but I think it... 208 Views / 4 Replies  
Good post, LPK



I agree, but I think it makes a lot more sense to be tired of each of the combo-genres you listed, even after only 1 or 2 of each. If they make another superhero/mob or...
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on May 5, 2013 at 01:22 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I hope it's Mississippi. Just to defy... 4,199 Views / 487 Replies  
I hope it's Mississippi. Just to defy stereotypes.
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on May 3, 2013 at 09:34 AM, in Political/War Lounge
If the GPU is from Apple then I would imagine... 247 Views / 10 Replies  
If the GPU is from Apple then I would imagine there is no "original" one to swap it back with(?)
What about the original cpu, can you swap that back in?

Mac2Sell.net seems to think your system is...
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on May 3, 2013 at 07:54 AM, in MacNN Lounge
I know you're not doing this intentionally, but... 2,623 Views / 353 Replies  
I know you're not doing this intentionally, but you're moving the goalposts halfway through this sentence. The poll is about "background checks" in the abstract, while the bill that was voted on was...
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on May 1, 2013 at 09:24 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I realize now I don't know if new Macs can't run... 2,496 Views / 176 Replies  
I realize now I don't know if new Macs can't run previous versions of OS X, only that Apple won't let you do it. How do you do it?
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on Apr 30, 2013 at 05:29 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I think what Spheric is getting at is that your... 2,496 Views / 176 Replies  
I think what Spheric is getting at is that your assumption in parens is wrong. The* reason to like or love old (Apple) hardware is because it can run old versions of Mac OS, and new hardware can't. ...
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on Apr 30, 2013 at 02:31 PM, in MacNN Lounge
If we can prove he did the attack, then revoking... 1,076 Views / 92 Replies  
If we can prove he did the attack, then revoking his citizenship seems like an afterthought. If revoking his citizenship is a means for gathering evidence that he did the attack, then it means we...
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on Apr 25, 2013 at 01:39 PM, in Political/War Lounge
It's this kind of comment that tends to give the... 528 Views / 69 Replies  
It's this kind of comment that tends to give the impression you have a populist agenda. Since you balked at that, I'd like to figure out what the real reason is. What made you say "companies?" Why...
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on Apr 24, 2013 at 05:27 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I was referring to your statement that the tie... 528 Views / 69 Replies  
I was referring to your statement that the tie should go against the patent holder. What law says that? I had assumed that your reasoning for saying that was kind of a populist award for consumers,...
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on Apr 24, 2013 at 02:52 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I find it hard to believe that you don't grok the... 528 Views / 69 Replies  
I find it hard to believe that you don't grok the difference between "money spent" and just plain "money." Here let me try to help you out.

This is what you and I are both saying:

invention ->...
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on Apr 24, 2013 at 02:31 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Then I guess that strawman is defeated. I... 528 Views / 69 Replies  
Then I guess that strawman is defeated. I repeat, I never mentioned how much money was spent, only you did. My position is that they deserve a patent because/if they created a novel test that was...
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on Apr 24, 2013 at 10:16 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Ok that would relate to the money earned after... 528 Views / 69 Replies  
Ok that would relate to the money earned after the patent, but it doesn't say anything about the money spent before the patent. Secondly, that logic, if sound, would blow away all patents regardless...
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on Apr 24, 2013 at 07:35 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Where did I ever mention how much money was spent? 528 Views / 69 Replies  
Where did I ever mention how much money was spent?
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on Apr 24, 2013 at 06:34 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Don't try to put PC labels on everything ... 1,076 Views / 92 Replies  
Don't try to put PC labels on everything





(get it? P-ressure C-ooker? Nevermind)
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on Apr 23, 2013 at 05:47 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I have been thinking it over due to your... 528 Views / 69 Replies  
I have been thinking it over due to your objection, and I think I can streamline my point: you seem to be saying that we can give consumers a free lunch, in the arena of medicine. Why can we do...
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on Apr 23, 2013 at 05:40 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Flattery will get you nowhere Not on... 528 Views / 69 Replies  
Flattery will get you nowhere



Not on my internet. Where does it say that?



I disagree. I think testable requires that there exist a test, and if no one on earth possesses the knowledge...
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on Apr 23, 2013 at 05:27 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Huh? If you don't have an answer that's fine... 528 Views / 69 Replies  
Huh? If you don't have an answer that's fine with me. If you do have an answer I'll wait patiently.

Edit: I couldn't figure out what was supposed to be obtuse, maybe it's that you really are...
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on Apr 23, 2013 at 02:56 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I suppose you're not at all concerned that... 528 Views / 69 Replies  
I suppose you're not at all concerned that inventors will either stop inventing in the medical field, or they will decline to reveal how their inventions work. Why don't we take such a heavy-handed...
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on Apr 23, 2013 at 02:32 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Why are you mocking the terminology you... 528 Views / 69 Replies  
Why are you mocking the terminology you introduced to the thread?



That's false. I guess this explains your erroneous position this whole time.



It became testable precisely because of...
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on Apr 23, 2013 at 02:24 PM, in Political/War Lounge
What if it's unknown whether X correlates with Y,... 528 Views / 69 Replies  
What if it's unknown whether X correlates with Y, or whether X even exists?


Relevant ways in which that analogy differs from this case:
1) Blondness is known, but BRCA was unknown
2) Hair...
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on Apr 23, 2013 at 12:10 PM, in Political/War Lounge
It depends on what you mean by "known to cause... 528 Views / 69 Replies  
It depends on what you mean by "known to cause cancer." Are you under the impression that BRCA was "the breast cancer gene" before this patent was filed?
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on Apr 23, 2013 at 09:07 AM, in Political/War Lounge
It's common for research institutions to hold... 528 Views / 69 Replies  
It's common for research institutions to hold patents on their discoveries. This patent (http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?CC=US&NR=5747282&KC=&FT=E&locale=en_EP) was...
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on Apr 22, 2013 at 06:05 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I have a conceptual question for you. Which way... 528 Views / 69 Replies  
I have a conceptual question for you. Which way does a tie go to? In other words, if there are two perfectly accurate ways to describe a patented product, one description which is in compliance...
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on Apr 22, 2013 at 05:56 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Processes are patent-able.... 528 Views / 69 Replies  
Processes are patent-able. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Method_(patent))



That reasoning is not sound. If it was, you could never patent a breed of plant or animal used in agriculture,...
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on Apr 22, 2013 at 05:45 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I liked Decision 3012. The rest of S7 I could... 264 Views / 7 Replies  
I liked Decision 3012. The rest of S7 I could take or leave.
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on Apr 22, 2013 at 11:52 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Actually it's only redundant in 1 direction. ... 2,623 Views / 353 Replies  
Actually it's only redundant in 1 direction. Armed citizens are necessary for militias, but militias are not necessary for armed citizens. Maybe they (or some of them) were afraid that if militias...
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on Apr 22, 2013 at 11:44 AM, in Political/War Lounge
I feel like you're asking whether I can tell the... 2,623 Views / 353 Replies  
I feel like you're asking whether I can tell the difference between A sharp and A flat. Of course I can tell the difference, I just don't see why that difference is relevant in the given context.
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on Apr 21, 2013 at 09:13 PM, in Political/War Lounge
So are Australia and Canada. And to finboy's... 2,623 Views / 353 Replies  
So are Australia and Canada. And to finboy's point, they are even more rural and necessarily autonomous than the US. They never had to plot an exit strategy from having more guns than citizens...
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on Apr 21, 2013 at 06:25 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Enforcement is an action, a policy. Those "legal... 2,623 Views / 353 Replies  
Enforcement is an action, a policy. Those "legal consequences" are meaningless without action/policy, I bet you can't even phrase your post without referring to the necessity of action or policy. :p
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on Apr 21, 2013 at 02:52 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I don't see how laws are more "literal hard... 2,623 Views / 353 Replies  
I don't see how laws are more "literal hard truth" than actions. If anything I would say that actions are more literal and truthy than laws, since laws mean nothing until they are acted on (and that...
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on Apr 21, 2013 at 06:14 AM, in Political/War Lounge
How so? (And as a different question, does it... 2,623 Views / 353 Replies  
How so? (And as a different question, does it relate to the post I was replying to, which mocked symbolic gestures as a "successful anti-crime strategy?")
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on Apr 20, 2013 at 07:30 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Are you typing this post on your phone? Because... 302 Views / 17 Replies  
Are you typing this post on your phone? Because I think it auto-corrected "because I didn't want you to remember" to "because I thought there's no way it could be that."

:D
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on Apr 20, 2013 at 07:18 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I read somewhere that the mayor of NYC decided to... 2,623 Views / 353 Replies  
I read somewhere that the mayor of NYC decided to make such a symbolic gesture to repaint over graffiti, even though the graffiti would be replaced the next day, he would keep fixing it as soon as it...
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on Apr 20, 2013 at 01:50 PM, in Political/War Lounge
"Place satan ahead"? 302 Views / 17 Replies  
"Place satan ahead"?
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on Apr 19, 2013 at 01:01 PM, in MacNN Lounge
"Replace brain head" probably 302 Views / 17 Replies  
"Replace brain head" probably
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on Apr 19, 2013 at 09:53 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Emails to craigslist anon'ized don't arrive 161 Views / 0 Replies  
I noticed that none of my return emails to people who answered my craigslist ads were ever getting received. The problem appears to be with a new (to me?) craigslist feature that anonymizes the...
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on Apr 18, 2013 at 05:42 PM, in Applications
You're being vague to the point of meaningless. ... 528 Views / 69 Replies  
You're being vague to the point of meaningless. How do you know what "it" is in the phrase "no other way to do it?" The patent is for a way to measure personalized breast cancer risk, and the...
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on Apr 18, 2013 at 05:21 PM, in Political/War Lounge
You're suggesting that no patent should ever... 528 Views / 69 Replies  
You're suggesting that no patent should ever remain useful for the full term of the patent, with exceptions only rarely. That is contrary to the definition of patents: exclusivity in exchange for...
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on Apr 18, 2013 at 03:34 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Obviously this patent hasn't been rendered... 528 Views / 69 Replies  
Obviously this patent hasn't been rendered useless by technology, that's why people are trying to render it useless using the courts instead. :stick:


And there's more than one way to test for...
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on Apr 18, 2013 at 02:11 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Then why should we punish the ones that are best... 528 Views / 69 Replies  
Then why should we punish the ones that are best at doing that? A patent on an invention that stagnates is ok, but a patent on an invention that changes the whole industry gets squashed because of...
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on Apr 18, 2013 at 12:38 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Maybe I have the wrong idea about the phrase "own... 528 Views / 69 Replies  
Maybe I have the wrong idea about the phrase "own edification." What do you use to describe the opposite or inverse of what you do as part of your job/career?



I suspect the defense has an...
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on Apr 18, 2013 at 12:16 PM, in Political/War Lounge
The patent is on a method. How are they going to... 528 Views / 69 Replies  
The patent is on a method. How are they going to know or be harmed if you go in your basement and do that method yourself on your own skin cells? They aren't. They're harmed when you start doing...
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on Apr 17, 2013 at 04:42 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Finding out which answers are "right" and "wrong"... 528 Views / 69 Replies  
Finding out which answers are "right" and "wrong" is the part they patented. If no one had ever done that work, then we still wouldn't know the "right" and "wrong" answers. You can't patent a...
Posted by Uncle Skeleton, on Apr 17, 2013 at 03:51 PM, in Political/War Lounge
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