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Apparently the burrito (or is it a canoli?) was invented 12 years ago: http://www.google.com/patents?id=YlkIAAAAEBAJ&printsec=a...


Don't worry. The EU recently standardized Pizza Napoletana[1]. Among some of the regulations are:

* The flour used has to have a deformation energy between 220W and 380W

* The dough has a pH-value of 5.87 and a density of 0.79g/cm³

* The salt has to be applied with a spiral motion on top of the tomatoes

* The olive oil has to be applied with a spiral motion as well, totalling at 4-5g of oil with an allowed error of 20%

* The baking time is 60-90 seconds. The dough has to reach 60-65°C

That's not just a patent. This is a legal ordinance. This is law. This is taxpayers money at work!

EDIT: edit for formatting and source

[1] http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=0J:L:2... (German)


I'm not sure what your point is. TSGs exist and are useful, as are PDOs etc.

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographical_indications_and_tr...)

(http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2...) (English).


So? It's a truth in advertising legislation. It's why you can't buy a piece of toast in a box labelled Pizza Napoletana, or (for HN) a Galaxy SIII in a gox labelled "iPhone 5"


I agree. Maybe a digital mockup for market testing purposes.


Probably - look at the shot of the racing game; the speed and timing on the ClamBook display do not match those on the phone.

It's a nice idea and I could use it to replace most of my desktop functionality - but then I sometimes have to burn a few DVDs, run some in-house developed apps, read/write USB sticks and use a (USB) Yubikey (OTP generator) to access some of our systems so it would be very hard to switch 100% to a ClamBook, and there's no way I'd want to keep alternating between two sets of kit - kinda defeats the purpose - but some may be able to cope.


This won't do me any good until Samsung releases Ice Cream Sandwich for my Infuse.


I believe "Anti-Authoritarian" is a misnomer. People labeled as "Anti-Authoritarian", myself included, are more likely "Auto-Authoritarian"; they trust their own authority first, rather than blindly believe the asserted authority of others.


I think your point is quite a good one. Taking control of the language used to describe the situation/subject under discussion is important to avoid the negative implications.


Authority is a relational concept. One can have authority over another, but one's authority over oneself is called autonomy or self-reliance.


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