Friday, May 07, 2004
CNN.com - Rumsfeld�tells Congress of his�'failure' - May 7, 2004
I was listening to his testimony, at one point he said, "We were handling 31000 prisoners and It is a huge task for us".
According to Rumsfeld, "the war is simple task and handling prisoners is a huge task".
I was listening to his testimony, at one point he said, "We were handling 31000 prisoners and It is a huge task for us".
According to Rumsfeld, "the war is simple task and handling prisoners is a huge task".
# posted by Balu Gandhi @ 2:37 PM
This is my exact opinion about Patents. (copied from this discussion)
I agree that patents are neccesary, but there was publicity a while ago about the microsoft word-processing-documents-stored-as-xml patent. Let's compare two possible patents:
A machine that can lift and support more than 50 people, 1000 metres above the ground and with no contact with the ground.
A computer program that arranges it's data storage in terms of elements and children of elements.
Is it really right that the same level of protection should be offered to both? Patent's are about inventions. The first would definitely qualify - the Wright brothers creation of the aeroplane is inarguably a case of invention. In the second case, though, is it really invention? I think it's not, and for the prospect of considering it an invention to even be countenanced is absurd, and so I cannot believe the patent system to be anything more than a farce.
If you want to claim that it's about innovation rather than invention, you're welcome to. I'll just note here that, roughly, innovation + creation = invention. Looking at one side rather than the other doesn't make a difference to this argument.
I agree that patents are neccesary, but there was publicity a while ago about the microsoft word-processing-documents-stored-as-xml patent. Let's compare two possible patents:
A machine that can lift and support more than 50 people, 1000 metres above the ground and with no contact with the ground.
A computer program that arranges it's data storage in terms of elements and children of elements.
Is it really right that the same level of protection should be offered to both? Patent's are about inventions. The first would definitely qualify - the Wright brothers creation of the aeroplane is inarguably a case of invention. In the second case, though, is it really invention? I think it's not, and for the prospect of considering it an invention to even be countenanced is absurd, and so I cannot believe the patent system to be anything more than a farce.
If you want to claim that it's about innovation rather than invention, you're welcome to. I'll just note here that, roughly, innovation + creation = invention. Looking at one side rather than the other doesn't make a difference to this argument.
# posted by Balu Gandhi @ 1:38 PM
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