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> being misleading

Someone says "linked list" when he means "double linked list". How devious!

> the anti-patent crowd

World conspiracy!



> Someone says "linked list" when he means "double linked list". How devious!

Someone patented compression. http://www.google.com/patents?vid=4558302

Someone patented search engines. http://www.google.com/patents?vid=6285999

Someone patented public-key cryptography. http://www.google.com/patents?vid=4405829

Obviously none of those statements are misleading in any way.

> World conspiracy!

Just because someone doesn't hold the same viewpoint as you doesn't mean they're wearing a tinfoil hat. Get over yourself.


your analogies are flawed. stop trolling.




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