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filc Posted: Fri, Jan 8 2010 4:36 PM

http://www.macworld.com/article/145576/2010/01/nexusone_name.html

Apparently the guy who wrote bladerunner thinks he owns the English word 'Nexus'.

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Andrew Cain replied on Fri, Jan 8 2010 4:38 PM

I want to trademark the word money. Economists will make me rich!

'Men do not change, they unmask themselves' - Germaine de Stael

 

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Hard Rain replied on Fri, Jan 8 2010 4:46 PM

If Cracked.com is to be believed then we owe most of our modern English language to one William Shakespeare...

"I don't believe in ghosts, sermons, or stories about money" - Rooster Cogburn, True Grit.
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liberty student replied on Fri, Jan 8 2010 4:46 PM

Laughing Man:

I want to trademark the word money. Economists will make me rich!

Those guys at the coordination problem blog will just rename money to something else.

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Sphairon replied on Fri, Jan 8 2010 4:56 PM

liberty student:

Those guys at the coordination problem blog will just rename money to something else.

How about double coincidence avoider?

10 DCAs, please!


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scineram replied on Fri, Jan 8 2010 5:15 PM

liberty student:

Laughing Man:

I want to trademark the word money. Economists will make me rich!

Those guys at the coordination problem blog will just rename money to something else.

Why them?

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liberty student replied on Fri, Jan 8 2010 5:18 PM

scineram:
Why them?

Why not?  Obviously they have a talent and some expertise when it comes to re-branding.  Wink

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Andrew Cain replied on Fri, Jan 8 2010 6:16 PM

liberty student:
Those guys at the coordination problem blog will just rename money to something else

What is it? Rectangular green paper with movable type?

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