tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post7165593793155788589..comments2024-03-28T16:58:17.705-04:00Comments on Grim's Hall: "Based on my poor understanding of history, science, and ethics..."Grimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-22807754179784612432013-12-02T18:34:27.675-05:002013-12-02T18:34:27.675-05:00WhiteHouse.gov took down the petition. They said ...WhiteHouse.gov took down the petition. They said something about violating their rules.<br /><br />I am a patent attorney. One of my first jobs was at a fairly large patent firm, where attorneys were officially forbidden to clear jams from the copiers or change ink cartridges. I was a lowly clerk, so I ignored the rules and did all those things, just so I could get my work done.<br /><br />But I giggled, because every last attorney in that firm had a doctorate, and most of them had engineering or science degrees of one sort or another. You'd think they could clear a paper jam.<br /><br />ValerieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-23405319386403925452013-12-02T14:34:25.776-05:002013-12-02T14:34:25.776-05:00I have a PhD and I'll be the first to admit th...I have a PhD and I'll be the first to admit that there's about 99.99% of the world I either don't understand, or only understand the very basics of. And that does not include politics, economic theory, or federal regulations not related to interstate surface water compacts. And I'll also state that I don't want the majority of the PhDs that I know trying to run anything more complicated than a lemonade stand or a screwdriver. :)<br /><br />LittleRed1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-59907235577682663162013-12-02T14:03:33.541-05:002013-12-02T14:03:33.541-05:00I would like to see the proponents of this pass an...I would like to see the proponents of this pass an ethics, history and science test.RonFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346484258194484053noreply@blogger.com