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ursangnome) wrote2006-02-20 05:14 pm
ursangnome) wrote2006-02-20 05:14 pm
Unrelated, but interesting...
Well, first off, either Google thinks I'm in China, or they've caved in to Rumsfled's goons. Because when I follow this link, I get "This video is not playable in your country."
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4258374615945369026&q=night%20explosion
And now, more interestingly, there's signs of intelligence from the US Patent Office:
from: Patently-O: Patent Law Blog
PTO Requests Model of Warp Drive Invention
The Worsley-Twist warp drive does not depend upon traditional emissions of matter to create thrust. Rather, the drive creates a change in the curvature of the space-time continuum — thus allowing travel by warping space-time. Worsley & Twist patent application recently suffered another setback. The Examiner has now requested a working model:
Applicant is required to furnish a model of the instant invention. 35
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4258374615945369026&q=night%20explosion
And now, more interestingly, there's signs of intelligence from the US Patent Office:
from: Patently-O: Patent Law Blog
PTO Requests Model of Warp Drive Invention
The Worsley-Twist warp drive does not depend upon traditional emissions of matter to create thrust. Rather, the drive creates a change in the curvature of the space-time continuum — thus allowing travel by warping space-time. Worsley & Twist patent application recently suffered another setback. The Examiner has now requested a working model:
Applicant is required to furnish a model of the instant invention. 35
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I've seen the Google video thing. I don't know if it's a file compatability issue or outright censorship. Either way, it's bad policy on Google's part.
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