…in which I don the “cranky old man” hat for the day
- Here’s A Discussion of the Pinpoint vs. Amazon Case that goes into some detail about how prior art works, at least in this particular case. It’s illuminating.
- Check out these business lessons from the donut and coffee guy. Cool way to think about running a business. Maybe more businesses should think this way, rather than spending all their time patenting “business methods”.
- John Gilmore was ejected from a plane for wearing a button saying
suspected terrorist
. - The Quisling Effect explains how little compromises in our daily lives help erode freedom. Gilmore’s standing up against the effect. [endwar]
- Ross in Range is a weekly column by the author of Unintended Consequences ISBN:1888118040. He’s basically writing about whatever interests him for fun here, and I think some of it’s worth reading. An example is Abortion, Mole Removal, Helmet Laws, and Waiting Periods, or Doesn’t Anyone Have Principles Anymore? which asks why pro-choice groups who say
keep your laws off my body
aren’t in league with groups who oppose motorcycle helmet laws, groups who want to end drug prohibition, and groups who support a woman’s right to engage in prostitution. Uncomfortable silence ensues. [endwar] - CNdb used to be useful. You’d have a hankerin’ to see Alyssa Milano nekkid, do a little searching, and discover yourself renting Embrace of the Vampire (the unrated version) while receiving a knowing smirk from the clerk, who knew you either had a specialized yen, or had been scared out of the adult section again by the woman who bears an uncanny resemblance to Jane Wyatt from the Father Knows Best days again. But now, CNdb is so cluttered up with people rating G-rated movies with comments like
you can see the shadow of a nipple if you freeze-frame at 23:37.69 and turn up the contrast on your TV
and giving that shadow of a nipple three stars that it’s nearly useless. Hell in a handbasket, I tell ya.
