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Many people are mistakenly debating patents vs. public domain, when the real alternatives are patent vs. trade secret (non-optimal, especially for new drugs and other dangerous things).

Two Kinds of Innovation 2009

That lapse, according to the report, "may have led to the non-optimal task-sharing observed between" the copilots.

Investigators Detail Pilot Lapses In 2009 Air France Crash Andy Pasztor 2011

Forcing both mission types onto a single launch vehicle drives both to non-optimal launch rates that are not cost sustainable.

Ares V - Ares 1 = Ares IV - NASA Watch 2009

The silence of the universe arounds us suggests this is approach is non-optimal.

Another adapter of the Rabett Simple Plan to Save the World EliRabett 2010

Oddly not really discipline and criticism are taken MUCH better for the rest of the day--I can point out a non-optimal behavior without him leaping to the conclusion that if he isn't the best boy in the world, he must be the worst.

The Strongest Drug Steven Barnes 2010

"It's a terribly non-optimal and inefficient policy," says George P. Baker, the co-chair of the HBS doctoral program.

Frank Koller: Did Anyone at Harvard Business School Get the No-Layoff Message This Year? Frank Koller 2010

"All of the trader groups displayed instances of non-optimal behavior (including small traders), but none were consistently harmful to the studied markets," they said.

Regulators Seek to Throw Light on Hedge Fund Impact in Energy Trading 2010

It appears that Clemens (and perhaps one other?) is exceptional, as he reaches an non-optimal maxima, then start to improve over time.

Analyzing Roger Clemens: A Step-by-Step Guide - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

"It's a terribly non-optimal and inefficient policy," says George P. Baker, the co-chair of the HBS doctoral program.

Frank Koller: Did Anyone at Harvard Business School Get the No-Layoff Message This Year? 2010

"All of the trader groups displayed instances of non-optimal behavior (including small traders), but none were consistently harmful to the studied markets," they said.

Printing: Regulators Seek to Throw Light on Hedge Fund Impact in Energy Trading 2010