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Re:Economist: Would the world be better off with fewer patents? by bpatrianakos on Friday August 31, 2012 @07:40PM (#4462158)
No. Don't ever ask a question in a headline again. Take a stand.
Re:Economist: Would the world be better off with fewer patents? by chc on Friday August 31, 2012 @08:03PM (#4462206)
It's a poll. It has to ask a question by definition. (On the other hand, I have no idea why a poll was submitted as news.)
Re:Economist: Would the world be better off with fewer patents? by ktizo on Friday August 31, 2012 @11:47PM (#4462601)
Pharyngulation probably.
Re:Economist: Would the world be better off with fewer patents? by nitrogen on Saturday September 01, 2012 @12:40AM (#4462673)
What is the origin of that term in this context? I just spent several minutes (an eternity in Google/-pedia time) searching for definitions, and the best answer I could infer from the results was that someone named their blog after the pharyngula stage of embryonic development, and used their blog's popularity to manipulate online polls. Am I close?
Re:Economist: Would the world be better off with fewer patents? by ktizo on Saturday September 01, 2012 @01:25AM (#4462733)