Jerry_Atrick

So? I didn't say it wasn't. was referring to the Chinese indifference to patent and IP laws... I didn't say it was a bad or cheap or crap car. I said the Chinese have been ripping off others IP for years.. That is the FACT I was referring to.. Would that car have been as good if they didn't? I don't know.. that is SPECULATION. And I don't recall talking about the cost, either.. Of course, if you're ripping off other's IP and doing it in a country that forces low costs.. of course the cost is going to be cheaper..

I am not sure where that was coming from.. Clearly I am advocating the Scottish system which is early inteverntion rather than incarceration.. I think that is wholly inconsistent with Farage.. Hard to believe, I know, but it was a reasonably balanced article. And from a Murdoch source. That also doesn't make me a Farage supporter because I give credit where it is due.. surely?

Some like it that way

What was the fact? Work in IP law (in a jurisdiction that repects the laws and intenational treaties/covenants), and it is not that easy. Of course, it depends on the particular case as well and how the patent was granted. If you patent the object, it is easier; it you patent the concept, it becomes a lot harder to copy and slightly modify. Always get a good IP lawyer. China (and other countried) don't respect IP law.. Never have and never will (but will aggressively defend theirs in jurisdictions that do - it's called legal arbitrage).

It's about the safest sex these days

Even new.com.au, a Murdoch pulication is publishing a more balanced article, and references the Scottish style of intervention (something along the lines i have been advocating) as a better way to reduce youth/teenage offending: https://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/courts-law/former-chief-magistrate-weighs-in-as-judges-under-fire-over-victorias-bail-frenzy/news-story/85a94330dfaf7b457aae5e9192e544c4 And of course the hideoulsy complex bail laws in Victoria don't help. What is the approach taken by Aussie politicians.. Something that hasn't worked for millenia - give in the the blood-thirsty mob lock em up. Wasn't it Einstein who said the definition of stupidity is doign the same thing and expecting different results?

Yes, but at least most others respected the patents while they were alive... not the Chinese.. and yeah - you can point to many western companies that have been done for patent rip offs.. biut that is the point. They don't get done for it in China.

It's not surprising.. The Chinese have been ripping off others' IP for years.

A computer based on the human brain. Had to check it wasn't April 1. The last para is lamentable: https://www.theage.com.au/national/artificial-brain-real-human-brain-cells-the-weird-possible-future-of-computing-20250930-p5mz1d.html Disable javascript first

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$16.90!!! blimey.. was it salad royal or something? We're people buying them?

It was a targeted jibe amongst friends..

I know a lot play Aussie rules, Rugby and Gaelic Footy, but I didn't think one needed to be smart to play those sports 😉

There are plenty of cases to be heard without frvilous ones.. and contrinbuting to legal aid just means more people get to bring more expensive cases... Anyway, judges are salaried, so they get the same whether they are in court or not.. They usually make their money while they are barristers. When I lived in San Francisco, I teased a lawyer who was doing her California bar exam, citing she wanted to become a judge... My response was, "with the money attorneys make, what... are you not a good lawyer?" I wasn't prepared for the tirade that came...

Teh vid I posted is how it started... I am not a big fan of Mr Bean type stuff - get's old very quick, but the Johnny English films were really funny - at least to my immature sense of humour.

They really should have a law for continually vexatious litigants such as Chump and Palmer (is he called that because of what he often wraps around with his palm?).. If there is more than a small number of frivilous claims broght to court within a certain period of time you have to pay: The courts costs and the costs of secondary administration (lists maintenance, paying the salaries of support staff, rent, etc). The cost of your advesaries, including their time in court and the opportunity cost of their time had they directed it to somethng more productive. The costs of the delays to other litigants beihnd you... cvost of them not having their cases heard and cleared up - i.e. the cost that was incured for the situation they were brining to court to be remedied for the time of the delay you caused. Because you're abusing the court system which is already expensivee and not easily available to the masses, a substantial contribution to a legal aid fund to make law more accessible to everyone. In addition, the their lawyers can't evidence that they clearly recommended to their client that the case was not winnable (or highly likely to lose) with a clear recommendation not to proceed, then they should also be liable to paying the same amount as awared agains the frivilous plaintiff/claimant for being in dereliction of their duty. Remember, I am talking frivilous and no chance of winning; i.e. initimidation, not a case that has even a 10% chance of winning - sometimes they have to be contested to clraify the law. Suddenly, the courts may not be so clogged.

How many are there?

It is the opening scene of a Johnny English film where every agent of "MI-7" are gathered at a wedding, and Johnny English is guarding them.. and a bomb gets through and they all die. (except for Johnny English and his partner).

I intend to ride on them 🙂

Apologies if it came out as if I was taking it personally... OK.. onto something else.. Hmmm.. I thought I wrote about an experience I had a week and a bit ago in Gripes - I must have got bored of writing it. Anyway, back story is, the previous week I was parked in my normal subriban street in SW London newar the train station I take to work. It is free parking. I was parked perfectly legally and made sure I was away from the driveay so that if the house owner wanted to drive out, they didn't need to stick half their car onto the road before they could see anyone coming. I got into my car on the Wedneday night, at around 9:30 and proceeded to drive home. At this time of the year, the nights are closing in, but I have no idea why - I had a feeling someone planted screws on the road in front of my tyre. So, with my phone light, I checked, and nothing was there. So, I drove off down the motorway at around 80mph most of the way and was home a little after midnight. Straight into bed, awoke the next morning to a request to get bread and milk. I went outside and noticed the tyres picked up a screw - on the tread by right on the corner of the firewall. F! I thoiught. Then I noticed it had miraculously picked up a screw in the middle of the sidewall, perfectly perpendicular to the sidewall. And I checked the other tyres - and yep.. same thing. I was pretty p155ed off, filmed the lot to make a report to police and drove to the local Kwiik-Fit. They didn't have my tyres in stock and so I ordered them for fitting today, and paid a bit extra for insurance to cover accidental and malicious damage. Well, most clours, there's a silver lining. While I was waiting in the shop for the tyres to be fitted, one of the fitting techs came to the waiting area holding a 3" or so bolt.. It was the rear driveshaft retaining bolt and apparently it was hanging on by a thread - literally. It could have been quite a costly expeience - more than the tyres and insurance - if the scrote hadn't maliciously damaged my tyres and got me to change them! So, while I will still report it to the police, I sort of thank him or her for doing it. Second cause for celebration (sorry - don't know the French version - cause celebre?).. I have decided that, while the reno is still almost going, I will get a decent second hand commuting motorbike and commute to London - just when the seasons are going the wroin g way, of course. I have decided on a Honda NC750x as they seem to be the bees knees for boring commuters - robust, reliable, low centre of gravity, most of the kit you need, a storage area where the tank should be and the tank below the seat (may become a bum-warmer 😉) Well, I have some decent apparel that doesn't fit me anymore, and I need to get a new helmet (lid) and boots. So, today, I had not much to do as the test ride I was going to do fell through, so I went to a couple of dealers to see what they had. Well, I went to this dealer: https://www.ridersmotorcycles.com/. They used to only do Harletys and some other yank tank brand - new and second hand. Now they also do Ducati new and have a smattering of other manufacturers second hand. They had a NC750X there, but naked and I want a hybrid (adventure) set up. But I dat on it anyway, and it fit nicely. BTW, while I can't say I was ever a Harley fan, I did like the look of those Indians. Anyway, I went to the mezzanine level to look at apparel and lids, and to my amazement, they had Shoei neotech helmets, which they would never have previosuly stocked. These are my fave flip front lids and they fit me like a glove. I have had older models and I was pleasantly surprised they now come with an integrated sun visor! And I have been lookng at these online for some time, but to my amazement, this specialist and allegedly forbiddingly expensive shop had them £40 cheaper than I have seen anywhere else - and when I say £40 cheaper, I mean than the ones that are coloured the way no one likes them. They had a fantastic metallic red one, but, despite being called big-headed (and pig-headed), I am a small, and they only had a medium. Not to worry.. put it on order at that price, saved mysef some doh and helped out a local bricks and mortar business. Happy daze!

I agree.. it is a terrible addiction... my point was a good number of people do it on a weekly basis with virtually no hope of winning, yet they aren't addicted and it doesn't destroy lives. What we could do as a society to help those is the issue - as it is with all the other addictions that destroy lives

Indeed... as it is with alchies and others with, sadly, addictive personalities or in desperate situations. I know many who bet every week on a virtual impossibility - the lotto - and yet most don't fall prey to gambling. For me this is a challenge - last year I got a healthy return and started pushing the edge of stats and paid. Even though I invested £50, I see it as a loss of £350, which was it's peak value. This year I thought I would wait and get more stats measured before predicting, and it paid off.. But I am not doing this out of a financial imperative.. my partner and I would still gave gone out for dinner.. just not to the same restaurant

I wasn't going to roll my annual £50 to wager on Aussie rules this year, but a clearly mispriced game at about round 15 say the Hawks the favourites against the Lions. I didn't bet on it, but if I has, I would have doubled my money and sun. So I thought let's get in on the act. As per last year, had some good weeks and some bad ones. Last week had £90 in the account. Brisbane we're the underdogs again, but after watching them and Geelongnplsy last week against Collingwood and Hawthorn respectively, I couldn't help think the bet was misprinted, so I put 80 on the Lions and left 10 in the account for in play betting... which I didt get to use. Finished this season with a 350% gain at over £200.. Oddly, it means u now have earned more than list, too, by about £150 or so.. Better than bank interest!!! Taking partner out for a bite

Chump has ordered a meeting of all the top military brass in one place: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/hegseth-calls-rare-meeting-large-number-generals-admirals/story?id=125935650 Interesting reading on how they are "optimising" the command structure. Better hope security is better than this:

Wowsers. Russia is getting bolshy (if that's how it is spelled): https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-ukraine-us-fighter-jets-alaska-nato-airspace-trump-putin-live-b2834059.html Maybe they are betting on Chump's incompetence and fledgling dictatorship have already weakened military command with his firing of top brass and quite a few have left, and they are shrinking he number further. I wonder if they have installed Shoighu as their chief adviser? Tactical decoy to allow China to focus in Taiwan?