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BingoBoingo: decimation:
The drawing on sheet 26 justifies everything
decimation: why did some 'tard burn ~$10k for
this
thing?
BingoBoingo: Why am I still alive??? Sheet 26 of 63 is
the single lulziest
thing I have ever
BingoBoingo: asciilifeform: I like
the exact right use of a radiator
there
BingoBoingo: Well, patent agent may have been
the right label. Slow news day so slipping into
the drink.
decimation: my understanding is
that roughly %100 of patent examiners hope
to graduate
to become rich patent lawyers
decimation: BingoBoingo: it's not a
terrible racket, although probably depressing
BingoBoingo: <asciilifeform> i know several folks who work or have worked at uspto.
they will swear
that
the only -individuals- still seeking patents are certifiable lunatics << I recently considered
taking community college classes just
to cross
the patent examiner
threshold
decimation: asciilifeform:
there are some rare patents
that end up being particularly 'valuable'
decimation: they are only useful
to megacorps when warring
decimation: ben_vulpes: my understaning is
that patents are pretty worthless
ben_vulpes: granted, hardware in
the wild
that did
the same
thing cost ~1000x what i built, didn't work nearly as well.
ben_vulpes: "but i don't really know
that--" "fill out
these papers, kid. we'll send you a check and something for your home office wall."
ben_vulpes: hounded me *incessantly* for patent paper work after
that point.
ben_vulpes: because i asked
them
to put an nda
together for a vendor i wanted
to communicate some
things
to
ben_vulpes: decimation: probably some of my earliest introductions
to
the bezzle.
ben_vulpes: actually now
that i
think of it
the bulk of my career has been blessed by sages of various stripes who didn't particularly mind my derping around, or at least found me entertaining enough
to
tolerate.
ben_vulpes: i learned much from
the sage japanese ee in
that shop.
ben_vulpes had papers and dollars allocated from
the semi
testing company for "research and development"
that largely consisted of stapling
together existing systems and handing
the whole package off (with specs and partlists)
to
the production line engineers
decimation: presumably,
the director of
the board knows exactly in which 'third party R&D'
to 'invest'
decimation: ben_vulpes: I was reacting
to your statement about
third parties looking
to 'create value'
ben_vulpes: decimation: oh yes?
this i'm not quite familiar with.
decimation: ben_vulpes: apparently
the company R&D budget is now
to be used for 'merit washing'
ben_vulpes: oh, and let us not forget
the "research and development"
tax credits.
ben_vulpes: this has made me wonder how much "book value" of
these big shops is similarly inflated.
ben_vulpes: apparently
they expect one
to buy a bit of research and put it on
the books.
ben_vulpes: i saw a company offering
to "create research equity" for other companies.
ben_vulpes: they're not
terribly hard
to get into.
decimation: mats: yeah but only a small number of lawyers 'matriculate' into
those professions
BingoBoingo: Still way
too many ways for USG
to hang an honest barrister
mats: for
the half of lawyers
that happen
to be employed,
that is
BingoBoingo: decimation:
They don't at all, and on
top of it
they have obligations.
decimation: BingoBoingo: my understanding is
that most lawyers don't make much money at all
mats: benghazi parts
two
through
twenty will soon be upon us
mats: you couldn't pay me enough
to work in a us embassy
decimation: mats: I
think
they get free housing overseas
BingoBoingo: <decimation> being a usg shill in a foreign country would be depressing as hell <, For sure, no point
traveling if you can't
try 50 shades of poon
BingoBoingo: Because no one at SIUC philosophy or Mizzou's ISLT program was making
the CIA
mats: alternatively, 'id
the future asset' is also great
BingoBoingo: In
the middle west it as more ID
the FBI plant
mats: ive been playing 'id
the spy' for a few weeks and its good fun
mats: on
the subject, ive been spending my free
time with grad students (harvard, fletcher kids) going
through IR programs
that are feeders
to state dept
BingoBoingo: The
thing is if you have a brain and can't get a perfect score on
the GRE math portion with a BAC under 0.5 I dunno why you'd
try college
decimation: yeah, but
there are plenty of schools in
the 'degree mill' business - designed
to collect
these dollars
BingoBoingo: decimation: We are jsut
talking
the admissions
test now
decimation: my experience is
that grad school, if worthwhile, is usually paid for by employers or usg
mats: im not following, why would
the score be accepted
BingoBoingo: mats: it is. Admissions counselors don't know it is an easier
test
though
mats: BingoBoingo: i
thought
that's for grad school?
mats: the subconscious domination of a white woman
that is
mats: i get off on it
too buttie
mats: me
too. good competition, lots of white flight.
decimation: thestringpuller:
that's why
they are 'discriminated' against
thestringpuller: mats: actually asians were a majority at
the school I went
to.
BingoBoingo: mats: You know you could have cheated and
taken
the GRE instead
mats: i poured >500 hours into sat prep only
to get
trounced by suffering minorities
BingoBoingo: Well,
the black
test score bump can be explained entirely by
the need
to fill a competitive handegg
team
decimation: interestingly,
that article was 'disappeared'
decimation: Asians, however, suffered an admissions penalty compared
to whites equivalent
to 140 SAT points. "
BingoBoingo didn't bother with reach schools, went
to desperate schools
that needed outliers
mats: i got a 2k+ SAT score,
took 10 odd APs and honors classes
decimation: asking your real estate agent if
there are "section 8" renters is considered
to be 'racist'
decimation: look at
the list of 'danger words' on
that 'fair housing law'
that real estate agents must follow
BingoBoingo: mats: Wicked
tan, roll your r's, and become one with
the lawn mower
mats: yeah
that's bullshit
decimation: in
theory 'welfare' is colorblind, but in practice it is meant for particular minorities
mats: i can develop a wicked
tan