Actual old man takes offense at the comparison. I yell at clouds only when there isn't an obviously responsible (?) dumbass available to yell at.
And in this case, I'd say it's pretty obvious who the dumbass is in this case.
Amazing to me that Senator Wyden can still manage to continue to accomplish important things. By now, isn't he the only one left doing anything besides jumping up and down on the public stage begging for dollars/attention?
I need to move to Oregon so I can help keep him in office.
So today I learned that "genericization" is actually a real word (well, a real legal term used in the IP trademark legal territory, anyway - that makes it real word?).
But I still don't really understand how Deseret could possibly be made akin to "Jello" as a (THE) brand of all gelatin products. Or as Kleenex as THE brand of "tissues" to the point that all tissues are referred to as Keenex.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/genericization
What exactly is a Deseret? Can the LDS (or this brewery) possibly make "Deseret" such a broadly understood term for a product or service that other "Deseret-type" products are all referred to as "Deseret", all products or services of similar like are referred to generically by that "brand" name? What exactly are those other products that can be generically referred to as Deseret? Is it BEER? Come on...
Or hell - what exactly (aside from two publications mentioned in comments) makes Deseret a universally understood term that could possibly mean to the consumer that it relates to ANY actual product or service at all?
I admit I don't know, I'm far from a legal expert in any arena, I'm definitely not a theologian - and I'm also happy to report that I live FAR away from Utah, so I have no idea of the history of the term, or about the religion that basically seems to run that state.
But seriously? Dilution of your universally accepted trademark for a product? Afraid that beer will take over the "generic" reference of Deseret and then Deseret will ALWAYS mean beer to the consumer? That doesn't seem likely at all. Does the word also ONLY mean "LDS Pamphlet" at the moment, in such a way that ALL pamphlets or communications from any source are referred to as Deseret?
I'm going to say this smells of bullshit on lots of levels.
-NJ
It was an interesting experiment to play, and well worth the development time I think, thanks for that work to all involved.
Too bad that many people who really need to understand the process and how policies and rules actually work will never go through a round or two to get a glimpse of how tricky it actually is.
And BTW, I did much better than expected first round, so maybe I have found my new calling and can retire from my paying job?
Nah.
But still:
Game Over - Promoted.
Total Reviews: 98
Safety: High
Speech: High
I was definitely too slow though, I thought for sure I was going to get fired for that. And likely would have gotten fired in a real life version...
Cows generally have four teats, so you left out a couple of traitors. Unless - maybe you're thinking of Putin as a goat ?
All right, this is definitely a non-value-added post LOL
Actual old man...
Actual old man takes offense at the comparison. I yell at clouds only when there isn't an obviously responsible (?) dumbass available to yell at. And in this case, I'd say it's pretty obvious who the dumbass is in this case.
Leading the way.
Amazing to me that Senator Wyden can still manage to continue to accomplish important things. By now, isn't he the only one left doing anything besides jumping up and down on the public stage begging for dollars/attention? I need to move to Oregon so I can help keep him in office.
Genericization?
So today I learned that "genericization" is actually a real word (well, a real legal term used in the IP trademark legal territory, anyway - that makes it real word?). But I still don't really understand how Deseret could possibly be made akin to "Jello" as a (THE) brand of all gelatin products. Or as Kleenex as THE brand of "tissues" to the point that all tissues are referred to as Keenex. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/genericization What exactly is a Deseret? Can the LDS (or this brewery) possibly make "Deseret" such a broadly understood term for a product or service that other "Deseret-type" products are all referred to as "Deseret", all products or services of similar like are referred to generically by that "brand" name? What exactly are those other products that can be generically referred to as Deseret? Is it BEER? Come on... Or hell - what exactly (aside from two publications mentioned in comments) makes Deseret a universally understood term that could possibly mean to the consumer that it relates to ANY actual product or service at all? I admit I don't know, I'm far from a legal expert in any arena, I'm definitely not a theologian - and I'm also happy to report that I live FAR away from Utah, so I have no idea of the history of the term, or about the religion that basically seems to run that state. But seriously? Dilution of your universally accepted trademark for a product? Afraid that beer will take over the "generic" reference of Deseret and then Deseret will ALWAYS mean beer to the consumer? That doesn't seem likely at all. Does the word also ONLY mean "LDS Pamphlet" at the moment, in such a way that ALL pamphlets or communications from any source are referred to as Deseret? I'm going to say this smells of bullshit on lots of levels. -NJ
Interesting game.
It was an interesting experiment to play, and well worth the development time I think, thanks for that work to all involved. Too bad that many people who really need to understand the process and how policies and rules actually work will never go through a round or two to get a glimpse of how tricky it actually is. And BTW, I did much better than expected first round, so maybe I have found my new calling and can retire from my paying job? Nah. But still: Game Over - Promoted. Total Reviews: 98 Safety: High Speech: High I was definitely too slow though, I thought for sure I was going to get fired for that. And likely would have gotten fired in a real life version...
O how I wish for it to be real.
I would like to request a "nonsense peddlers" tag/filter I could apply to both social media/Internet and real life please.
Re:
Cows generally have four teats, so you left out a couple of traitors. Unless - maybe you're thinking of Putin as a goat ? All right, this is definitely a non-value-added post LOL
radio lab
"I think that they will inevitably fail.
But they have to try.
And I think that we should all be rooting for them."