Improper conflation of two meanings of the word.
It’s good to have wonder (noun): a feeling of surprise mingled with admiration, caused by something beautiful, unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable
It’s also good to find answers when you wonder (verb): desire or be curious to know something
The two are not mutually exclusive. The fact that we no longer wonder (verb) what stars are does nothing to diminish their wonder (noun) in the night sky.
Textures have been the biggest size contributor by far for a while.
It seems silly to be distrustful of proprietary BIOS firmware without having the same skepticism of the actual hardware.
Accurate except for the “instead” part. Road maintenance comes from local taxes, whereas military aid comes from federal taxes.
Least helpful debugging duck.
No one makes christmas lists that are short like Gaston!
Even if they do, the Palestinian diaspora has almost no presence in “swing states” in the US.
Wow, I had no clue. TIL
All the claims except 8 are “obvious” IMO. Claim 8 fails novelty because of the huge amount of prior art on the matter.
Note that I’m using “novelty” and “obvious” according to their english definitions, and the intent of patent protection. If they’re different in practice, that’s a failing of current patent law.
For reference, here’s what I would consider to be a “good” software patent: https://patents.justia.com/patent/6721362
A good pair of pliers, like the Knipex Cobra.