[Discuss] The America Invents Act

[Rich Braun]

MBR <mbr at arlsoft.com> asked:
> Does this mean that Derek guessed right and you really are a
> lawyer, not a software engineer?  I'm not implying that you're
> not welcome here, but since most participants here are
> programmers, system administrators, or the like, that's who we
> assume we're talking to when someone posts.

OK so you've heard the one about the difference between a dead lawyer in the
road vs. a dead snake in the road.  (There are skid marks before the latter.)

In this forum, people from all walks of life have always been present.  In its
early days, I remember one of my favorite people at the meetings:  in the
evening he shared with us his interest in Internet and Linux.  During the day,
he dispatched taxis for Boston Yellow Cab.

When we're having a discussion about patent law here, I think it's a /good/
thing we have people from such a diverse range of occupations.  A couple of
*live* lawyers are just what we need.

Hsuan-Yeh, please don't give up on this forum.  All of us need to lighten up
and perhaps tell a few dead-programmer jokes while we're at it.

One thing that does not appear to be a joke:  the public is safe only so long
as Congress is not in session.  ;-(

-rich