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  Re: laser Safety and cats
 
(...) Speaking of which, here's the dumbest patent I've ever seen: (URL) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: laser Safety and cats
 
(...) Hmmm. I've been using this patented technique with my dog for a while now. It's gotten so popular, I am getting requests to exercise my sister-in-law's dog similarly. I was considering starting a business based upon this practice, but I now (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: laser Safety and cats
 
(...) I dunno if I'd count that as the dumbest ever though -- unfortunately, there's a lot of really bad patents out there. I think the dumbest would have to be something out of the "take a standard business model, add 'on the internet'" class. (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: laser Safety and cats
 
I like the claim that the laser light is Invisible, and then produces a bright spot that the Cat chases... Duh?? (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: laser Safety and cats
 
(...) Jeremy, Jeremy, Jeremy, what are we going to do with you? Don't you know that you can patent __anything__ in the US?! For goodness sakes people are patenting mathematical equations (TrueType fonts)!! Cheers, (24 years ago, 23-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: laser Safety and cats
 
Do you really think that your sig is a nice one? It is several times longer than your message!.. Selçuk (...) (24 years ago, 24-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: laser Safety and cats
 
(...) Ya but yours contains characters I can't easily type! :-) ++Lar (24 years ago, 24-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: laser Safety and cats
 
(...) Hey, you shouldn't say something like this in a geek group..:-) So, It's (extended?)ASCII 135(ç) and 128(Ç). Of course could be dependent to platform (must work in any Windows or DOS box in anyway). Just use the alt key and numeric keypad of (...) (24 years ago, 27-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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