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http://www.dangermouse.net/esoteric/wpeg.html
Ok, that was humor. Now, as a bonus, a *real* WTF:
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20070078663.html?highlight=20070078663&stemming=on
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- Warp
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Warp wrote:
> http://www.dangermouse.net/esoteric/wpeg.html
It has a flavour...
> http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20070078663.html?highlight=20070078663&stemming=on
Whaaaaa... why was this ever granted?
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http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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From: Nicolas Alvarez
Subject: Re: The best *lossless* compression algorithm ever
Date: 9 Apr 2008 09:48:39
Message: <47fcc937$1@news.povray.org>
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> Whaaaaa... why was this ever granted?
He proposed marriage using a patent application. She must have been
impressed :P
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>> Whaaaaa... why was this ever granted?
>
> He proposed marriage using a patent application. She must have been
> impressed :P
Did she try to claim prior art? 0_0
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http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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Nicolas Alvarez wrote:
> He proposed marriage using a patent application. She must have been
> impressed :P
Hey, wait... If he gets a patent on proposing marrage to this particular
girl... does that mean anybody else who tries to ask her for marrage has
breached the patent?
Seems this guy has just found a way to legally prevent anybody taking
his girl! :-D
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http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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From: Darren New
Subject: Re: The best *lossless* compression algorithm ever
Date: 9 Apr 2008 12:41:16
Message: <47fcf1ac$1@news.povray.org>
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Invisible wrote:
> Whaaaaa... why was this ever granted?
It wasn't. It's an application.
Altho I must admit, I'm giggling madly.
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Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
"That's pretty. Where's that?"
"It's the Age of Channelwood."
"We should go there on vacation some time."
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And lo on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:41:17 +0100, Darren New <dne### [at] san rrcom>
did spake, saying:
> Invisible wrote:
>> Whaaaaa... why was this ever granted?
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> It wasn't. It's an application.
>
> Altho I must admit, I'm giggling madly.
Did you look at the previous application too?
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Phil Cook
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I once tried to be apathetic, but I just couldn't be bothered
http://flipc.blogspot.com
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