●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, February 19, 2024 ●● ● Feb 19 [00:48] *You are now known as schestowitz ● Feb 19 [01:07] schestowitz http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/02/board-of-appeal-proposes-substantially.html?showComment=1708193964550#c48364085076191592 [01:07] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-ipkitten.blogspot.com | Board of Appeal proposes a substantially broader definition of "substance or composition" in second medical use claiming (T 1252/20) - The IPKat [01:07] schestowitz "A substance is defined by its chemical composition (small molecule, macrocycle, peptied, DNA molecue, RNA molecule, polymer) either directly or by the eprocess for its manufacture. A composition is a combination of one or more chemical substances. I have no doubt that the hydrogel-forming peptide is clearly a composition, irrespective of its mechanism of action. I'm sure I am not alone in believing this to be the case.

" [01:07] schestowitz ;A composition that is an alloy of iron and carbon having structure x with dimensions y" is clearly a device even though it is defined by its molecular composition, because its secondary structure defines shape and not an interaction between the molecules. Contrast this with protein complexes, which are not devices.

Lacking the ability to re-use or elimination by the body are artificial definitions that show no understan [01:07] schestowitz ding of the underlying science. Drugs that are eliminated unmetabolised may be re-used in a technical, if not regulatory, sense. Swallowed cameras are eliminated, but are clearly devices.

"The use of a camera capsule to photograph the intestine" is not a method of treatment so the use claim is allowable. "The use of a peptide forming polymer to treat cancer" is a method of treatment so no use claim is al [01:07] schestowitz lowable." [01:18] *SaphirJD has quit (connection closed) ● Feb 19 [05:30] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Feb 19 [06:05] schestowitz
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    Photographing the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse
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    If you want to find the closest place near you where you can experience totality (up to 4 minutes or so this year!), check the Great American Eclipse website. And whether or not you go, be sure to follow NASA's comprehensive eclipse coverage.

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    • [06:05] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.jeffgeerling.com | Photographing the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse | Jeff Geerling ● Feb 19 [07:36] *parsifal (~parsifal@uuar9r28yasyu.irc) has joined #techbytes [07:40] *schestowitz-TR has quit (Quit: Konversation term) [07:40] *schestowitz-TR2 has quit (Quit: Konversation term) [07:40] *schestowitz-TR (~acer-box@24axkg87jqny6.irc) has joined #techbytes [07:40] *schestowitz-TR2 (~acer-box@freenode-54p.goo.k31cok.IP) has joined #techbytes [07:46] *schestowitz-TR has quit (Quit: Konversation term) [07:46] *schestowitz-TR2 has quit (Quit: Konversation term) [07:46] *schestowitz-TR (~acer-box@24axkg87jqny6.irc) has joined #techbytes [07:46] *schestowitz-TR2 (~acer-box@freenode-54p.goo.k31cok.IP) has joined #techbytes ● Feb 19 [09:12] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes [09:30] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Feb 19 [11:56] schestowitz > Hello Roy. [11:56] schestowitz > [11:56] schestowitz > Despite a bout of covid and orrible flu we managed to [11:56] schestowitz > complete part 2 of the Post Office mini-series. [11:56] schestowitz > [11:56] schestowitz > https://cybershow.uk/episodes.php?id=24 [11:56] schestowitz > [11:56] schestowitz > again I prefered the fun of photoshopping the icon rather than using [11:56] schestowitz > "AI" :) [11:56] schestowitz > [11:56] schestowitz > all good wishes, [11:56] schestowitz > andy [11:56] schestowitz Hi, I saw this in RSS and wrote about it before I even checked my email, so that's a good sign ;-) [11:56] schestowitz "AI" images give a negative impression of sites; "if they plagiarise art, is this text REALLY theirs?" [11:56] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-cybershow.uk | The Cyber Show - Episodes ● Feb 19 [13:21] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes [13:24] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes [13:36] *psydruid has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Feb 19 [14:03] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes [14:19] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes [14:22] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes [14:25] *psydruid has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [14:34] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes [14:37] *psydruid has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [14:42] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes [14:45] *psydruid has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [14:51] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes [14:53] *psydruid has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Feb 19 [15:05] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@u8ftxtfux23wk.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Feb 19 [17:26] *u-amarsh04 has quit (connection closed) [17:32] *u-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@qezxp5nudz5uq.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Feb 19 [18:35] schestowitz E.ON Next wrote on 19/02/2024 15:20: [18:35] schestowitz > Hi Roy Schestowitz, [18:35] schestowitz > [18:35] schestowitz > Thank you for your email. [18:35] schestowitz > [18:35] schestowitz > I am Shameemah Your Energy Specialist that will be assisting you today. [18:35] schestowitz > [18:35] schestowitz > We have reviewed your account and due to what you have mentioned we have [18:35] schestowitz > updated your email address on the account to the one you have provided [18:35] schestowitz > us with s@schestowitz.com. [18:35] schestowitz > [18:35] schestowitz > We have done a few health checks on the account and we can see that we [18:35] schestowitz > do require up to date meter readings this is to avoid your readings [18:35] schestowitz > being estimated and we need regular readings to bill your account [18:35] schestowitz > accurately to that you won't be under or over charged as this could lead [18:35] schestowitz > to future debt onto your account and we do not want that. [18:35] schestowitz > [18:35] schestowitz > To avoid this I know the days can get busy and can forget we do see that [18:35] schestowitz > you are eligible to have a free smart meter installed its not [18:35] schestowitz > complicated basically like the normal meter, however with a smart meter [18:35] schestowitz > we will be getting readings automatically without you have to send [18:35] schestowitz > manual readings regularly, your account will be billed regularly and [18:35] schestowitz > accurately, you will also receive a free in home display a monitor which [18:35] schestowitz > you will be able to monitor your usage. [18:35] schestowitz > [18:35] schestowitz > Before I can book your appointment there are just a few questions I need [18:35] schestowitz > you to answer so I can ensure the appointment is correct and the [18:35] schestowitz > engineer has all the information they're going to need on the day. [18:35] schestowitz I already told you, REPEATEDLY, to stop spamming me about this. [18:35] schestowitz You agreed but didn't keep the promise. [18:35] schestowitz You're still doing this. [18:35] schestowitz Please STOP. ● Feb 19 [19:21] schestowitz https://forum.freegamedev.net/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=11886 [19:21] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-forum.freegamedev.net | Topic - Techrights.org Off-topic FreeGameDev Forums - Open Source Game Development [19:21] schestowitz " [19:21] schestowitz That's because the articles are basically latest updates. The details are in the wiki. [19:21] schestowitz There's a LOT of data on the Techrights website. It needs organising. People are working on it. [19:21] schestowitz Research doesn't do itself. If you're researching these problems, TR provides a lot of data (and references) but as with any place that has news, it doesn't always name its sources. When you get it from another article, sources are common-- when the news reports something that wasn't public before, it doesn't always say who told them. [19:21] schestowitz Techrights does both. And many of the sources are on the wiki. Many are in the links in the articles. " [19:22] schestowitz " [19:22] schestowitz Not all the strings, not some sort of plan. They just got fined millions for bribing Hungarian officials, and they just got a 1.76 billion dollar deal with the DoD: https://www.geekwire.com/2019/jedi-clou ... ashington/ Their main competitor was Jeff Bezos. [19:22] schestowitz Again, I predicted the Red Hat purchase (without insider info) just months prior to it taking place. [19:22] schestowitz The shift from free software developed primarily by communities to developed primarily by corporations, isn't a problem if the communities are not less free. The problem is, while it's not a zero sum game, there are elements of zero sum to it. The communities are losing. [19:22] schestowitz What it comes down to, is that free software is about independence from monopolies. [19:22] schestowitz For 2 decades, Microsoft has considered FLOSS a viable threat (well documented, internal memos, authenticity proven.) [19:22] schestowitz For 2 decades, Microsoft has considered ways to fight that threat-- they have a plan for every threat they consider viable. That's how they work as a corporation." 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