I just saw a headline about Ford patenting a system to eavesdrop on passengers conversations to serve them related ads. If I had patented that before, could I stop it from being used?

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    9 days ago

    This oddly reminds me that the original patent for the chainsaw was for aiding childbirth.

    I’ll let anyone curious enough google that.

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        9 days ago

        Curiosity got the better of me a while back. It’s horrifying and incredibly interesting at the same time.

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        8 days ago

        If it makes you feel better they were tiny compared to what’s at home depot

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      Well, thanks for the fall down that particularly horrifying rabbit hole. I can only imagine the pain these women went through, given this was at a time that predates anaesthesia.

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      You use the chainsaw to open the lady and pluck out the baby? What a genius idea. This will save a lot of time. /s