Right there with ya. It's a necessary evil, not one I choose to engage in. However, I am being enticed by Google+ just because of it's privacy model. (And don't scream FB has it too, I lost faith in them way before they decided to play catch up!)

Just FYI they have done that episode! I am sort of a P&F fanatic....my son loves it and so do my wife and I. Best frickin cartoon on TV.

I understand that...but in some respects that their house. You go to Google and expect to see some of their stuff when not in search results. So long as they aren't manipulating search results, I see no foul. If you don't like their ads and their way of doing things OUTSIDE the search, use a different search engine.…

Brilliant and hearted!

So....just to recap....you told Diode not to put words in your mouth, but you just said what he said you said....(you got that right lol).....

Yes, someone could ask for an ex-parte reexam at which point the prior art not made of record during the prosecution of Apple's patent would be considered and if determined to be relevant and pre-date apple's filing, the patent would be invalidated along with any rights that Apple would have.

No there is not a first to market provision. A patent is not published until 18 months after filing. Within that timeframe, a person could practice the filed invention without knowledge an application is pending. Not until the patent grants would any rights come into force. It would all depend on when Apple filed the…

Ugh....take a closer look at the articles...one was a hands-on and one was describing the product prior to actually using the product.

I told friends, wouldn't this be funny if this was a way to get WebOS into as many hands as possible quickly, then decide how to proceed! They all laughed at me - like they always do :(

"what with your obvious lack of a soul and all"

Obviously, there is no discussion on this with you, that's fine. You are obviously right. You have socialized with some lawyers and therefore have a firm grasp on the profession as a whole and how things work and all those who practice. It's silly of me to think otherwise.

You dated a SINGLE IP lawyer....you must be an expert? I am an IP lawyer and I have counseled more clients against suits more than I have for. Maybe...JUST maybe...because she was a "bitch" as you say was the driving force, not because she was an IP lawyer.

Yep, because it's the LAWYERS who tell the game studios to sue....

There...is...some...thing...about...that...girl..... :drool

You are working on the assumption that everyone WANTS to stay on FB. To this point it was the only real "game" in town. Personally I hated FB, I just didn't trust it and I am DEFINITELY not the only one. As soon as + popped up I got an invite and find it much easier to use, more controllable and honestly, not FB. If…

I saw the same thing....very creepy..lol

You are mostly right. You can push start a bike, especially a race bike. The track officials will typically get out and right a bike, get the rider on and give him a push and see if it can start that way. Often times they do unless there is damage. I also assume the bike's tire was ripped up pretty good riding on the…

Proof or reasoning? No, didn't think so. kthxbi

And on what info do you base this. It drives me nuts when people immediately call something fake yet have no proof as to why. More so, it appears that there is more reason it's not fake. The curious jumps to a spot as the bug lands. IF he were using a mouse, you would see the mouse move to that location as the bug…

Yes, I was going to point this out to. Google streaming music and iCloud "streaming" is two completely different things.