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Re:Paul Graham was right. It sure looks like ideas are worth... by juwo on Thursday May 24, 2007 @10:53PM (#24515)
"you have in fact implemented it."

false.

"Lots of theories go into each new application, rather than one theory spawning lots of new applications."

both happen.

"But until you have shown there are no subtle deal-breakers (think fusion reactors) there is no reason to assume your idea has value in the current historical, social, economic context."

???

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Re:Paul Graham was right. It sure looks like ideas are worth... by akkartik on Thursday May 24, 2007 @11:13PM (#24518)
??? yourself. Explain your reasons for disagreement, and what you didn't understand. Reread my scifi writer example.

Should these receive royalties?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geosynchronous_satellite#Geostationary_Satellites (Arthur C Clarke)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarine#Submarines_in_fiction_and_games (Jules Verne)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicopter#History (Leonardo da Vinci)

Since you didn't say ??? to it, did you understand my argument about bottlenecks?

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Re:Paul Graham was right. It sure looks like ideas are worth... by juwo on Friday May 25, 2007 @06:13PM (#24707)
I dont understand.

Peace.

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