ah, they didn't reform anything, as we see. They just quit calling it a laptop :) I can be smug about this issue though. Neener neener. One thing *I* don't have to worry about.
Dana On Thu, 9 Dec 2004 16:27:57 -0500, S. Isaac Dealey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > there's an obscure bit of trivia... > > similar to John Edwards being responsible for all our flu shots being > developed in 3rd world locations because the cost of fighting > litigation when someone gets the flu is too high compared to the net > income from developing and selling the vaccine locally... or so I've > heard. > > frivolous lawsuit inspires reform in it industry... hmmm... :-/ > > granted... didn't we go through that recently with Eolas? Fortunately > I haven't heard anything about it recently, so I'm guessing the suit's > gone nowhere (other than publicity for Eolas). > > > > > this all just lends credence to the theory I have recently > > heard > > expressed that manufacturers started calling "laptops" > > "notebook > > computers" once McDonald's lost the famous coffee cup > > lawsuit. > > > Dana > > > On Thu, 9 Dec 2004 15:59:05 -0500, S. Isaac Dealey > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> From: Sandy Clark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >> http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/12/09/laptop.risk.reut/ > >> >> ind > >> >> ex.html > >> > >> > Id say that most guys don't keep the supply long enough > >> > to > >> > damage them.... Oh and I don't have a laptop by the > >> > way! LOL > >> > >> It's not the supply that gets damaged, it's the factory. > >> :) Actually > >> iirc the lifespan of a sperm cell is only about 24 hrs > >> anyway -- after > >> that they get canibalized and recycled, but in order for > >> that to work, > >> the factory has to be producing and too much heat can > >> make the factory > >> workers all leave town and go find better jobs somewhere > >> else. :P > >> > >> I remember reading the article about the guy who burned > >> himself and > >> thinking "what kind of idiot just sits there while his > >> testicles are > >> being SCALDED?"... on the other hand, perhaps this is > >> natural > >> selection at work. :) > >> > >> s. isaac dealey 954.927.5117 > >> > >> new epoch : isn't it time for a change? > >> > >> add features without fixtures with > >> the onTap open source framework > >> http://www.sys-con.com/story/?storyid=44477&DE=1 > >> http://www.sys-con.com/story/?storyid=45569&DE=1 > >> http://www.fusiontap.com > > s. isaac dealey 954.927.5117 > > new epoch : isn't it time for a change? > > add features without fixtures with > the onTap open source framework > http://www.sys-con.com/story/?storyid=44477&DE=1 > http://www.sys-con.com/story/?storyid=45569&DE=1 > http://www.fusiontap.com > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:139363 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
