Thursday 7 August 2008

Er, what???!?!??!!!

It takes a fair amount to flabber my gast, but it truly is:

Since the dawn of history, mankind has been plagued by an unnecessary burden whilst grocery shopping at their neighborhood supermarket: telling the cashier whether they prefer a paper or plastic bag.

IBM may have discovered a solution to this most grievous of conditions with a US patent approved only yesterday. Let bells ring and the annals of history show that August 5, 2008 was a great day indeed.

Patent 7,407,089 (available here) is a method and system for identifying a customer and displaying whether they like paper or plastic bags without the need for uncomfortable questioning.


WHAT??????

What the fuck is IBM doing patenting shit like this, and why the cunting fuck is the Patent Office devaluing the patent process by even considering it?

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