Firmware designers are the real prop people in this case.

既然这样，固件设计师是真正的支撑者。

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But if people tire of it and cede control to special interests that do not align with the public interest, Peer to Patent could devolve into just another prop for the status quo.

但如果人们厌倦了它，放弃去控制并不与公众利益一致的特殊利益的话，“Peer to Patent”也不免沦为维持现状的工具。

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Today, people tie the chopsticks together with a small rope and decorate it with red silks, thus making it an exquisite stage prop.

后来，专门把筷子的一端用小绳穿起来，又缀以红绸，遂成为精美的道具。

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Most people find PROP and PTC bitter, but not unbearable, while others don't taste it at all.

WSJ: People Who Taste Too Much

The Arab world is not like eastern Europe two decades ago, when repressive regimes tumbled because ordinary people suddenly dislodged the prop of Soviet power.

ECONOMIST: Tunisia and the Arab world

We wanted a heritage feel like Penguin Books and the Underground signs.... We discussed how we wanted it to be something people would be happy to prop up on a mantel or keep in a box.

WSJ: Creating an Impression