ooOOoo snap. that's one clever title. I can't believe they'd be able to patent that. especially because it's been around forever!
I figured this was a misread. I read the original patent and it only mentioned a function that changed your authority temporarily. http://gizmodo.com/5405753/microsofts-pseudo-sudo-patent (via saulemander, who doesn't want to use avalantern anymore because the layout is too complex)
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THE Lowly Peon
[12 November 2009]ooOOoo snap. that's one clever title.
I can't believe they'd be able to patent that. especially because it's been around forever!
THE Lowly Peon
[17 November 2009]I figured this was a misread. I read the original patent and it only mentioned a function that changed your authority temporarily.
http://gizmodo.com/5405753/microsofts-pseudo-sudo-patent
(via saulemander, who doesn't want to use avalantern anymore because the layout is too complex)