http://www.techdirt.com/ Easily digestible tech news.... http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130518/00045923138/awesome-stuff-cool-product-designs.shtml#c43 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:01:58 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130518/00045923138/awesome-stuff-cool-product-designs.shtml#c43 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entrainment_%28hydrodynamics%29

And this diagram is probably similar to how their product works. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eductor-jet_pump]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/22104223137/sophisticatedjanedoe-fightcopyrighttrolls-favorite-techdirt-posts-week.shtml#c72 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:00:13 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/22104223137/sophisticatedjanedoe-fightcopyrighttrolls-favorite-techdirt-posts-week.shtml#c72 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130513/16014423066/more-details-show-irs-targeted-groups-critical-how-government-was-run.shtml#c1563 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:52:39 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130513/16014423066/more-details-show-irs-targeted-groups-critical-how-government-was-run.shtml#c1563 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130211/00562121942/new-book-about-data-mining-to-find-love-online-has-author-admit-to-possible-cfaa-violations.shtml#c325 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:33:00 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130211/00562121942/new-book-about-data-mining-to-find-love-online-has-author-admit-to-possible-cfaa-violations.shtml#c325 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/10535223120/indian-publishing-firm-cant-take-little-criticism-threatens-blogger-with-1-billion-lawsuit-criminal-charges.shtml#c158 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:29:55 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/10535223120/indian-publishing-firm-cant-take-little-criticism-threatens-blogger-with-1-billion-lawsuit-criminal-charges.shtml#c158 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071007/230742.shtml#c260 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:21:35 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071007/230742.shtml#c260 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/06185923116/rice-university-professor-skynets-gonna-take-ur-jerbs.shtml#c529 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:21:04 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/06185923116/rice-university-professor-skynets-gonna-take-ur-jerbs.shtml#c529 Richard Jennings]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/22104223137/sophisticatedjanedoe-fightcopyrighttrolls-favorite-techdirt-posts-week.shtml#c51 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:16:55 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/22104223137/sophisticatedjanedoe-fightcopyrighttrolls-favorite-techdirt-posts-week.shtml#c51 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/06185923116/rice-university-professor-skynets-gonna-take-ur-jerbs.shtml#c507 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:15:06 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/06185923116/rice-university-professor-skynets-gonna-take-ur-jerbs.shtml#c507 Robots are used on assembly lines, yet there's no drastic net loss of jobs.

been to Detroit recently ??]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/22104223137/sophisticatedjanedoe-fightcopyrighttrolls-favorite-techdirt-posts-week.shtml#c42 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:11:59 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/22104223137/sophisticatedjanedoe-fightcopyrighttrolls-favorite-techdirt-posts-week.shtml#c42 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/22104223137/sophisticatedjanedoe-fightcopyrighttrolls-favorite-techdirt-posts-week.shtml#c31 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:11:50 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/22104223137/sophisticatedjanedoe-fightcopyrighttrolls-favorite-techdirt-posts-week.shtml#c31
Thank you for all your excellent coverage on the copyright troll front SJD!]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/22104223137/sophisticatedjanedoe-fightcopyrighttrolls-favorite-techdirt-posts-week.shtml#c19 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:11:03 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/22104223137/sophisticatedjanedoe-fightcopyrighttrolls-favorite-techdirt-posts-week.shtml#c19 http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130518/00045923138/awesome-stuff-cool-product-designs.shtml#c32 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:01:52 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130518/00045923138/awesome-stuff-cool-product-designs.shtml#c32
Is this honestly the calibre of the things people want investment money for from Kickstarter ??

Are they the best examples you can find ?

Must be time for another Aaron Swartz article, or have you realised that no one cares about him either ?

Oh well, I guess it's just Masnick doing his best.....

I don't understand the mechanism behind it,

Don't worry Masnick, we understand, you do not have much of an understanding of most things. Cant expect you to understand. We know "things" confuse you.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130510/13023123037/lots-people-dont-turn-off-their-devices-when-they-fly.shtml#c1337 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:46:39 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130510/13023123037/lots-people-dont-turn-off-their-devices-when-they-fly.shtml#c1337
Your home air oscillation device using rapidly spinning polyethylene blades in order to rapidly displace the local breathable gasses. This displacement can lower the local oxygen level as well as cause rapid evaporation of body moisture and lowered body temperature. A similar effect in nature is the primary cause of deadly cyclonic activity. In fact, the Korea Consumer Protection Board released a consumer safety alert is 2006 warning of such devices causing asphyxiation or hypothermia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan_death

This and other issues, like the unregulated use of dihydrogen oxide in common food products, must be corrected immediately!]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/22104223137/sophisticatedjanedoe-fightcopyrighttrolls-favorite-techdirt-posts-week.shtml#c9 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:39:44 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/22104223137/sophisticatedjanedoe-fightcopyrighttrolls-favorite-techdirt-posts-week.shtml#c9 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/06185923116/rice-university-professor-skynets-gonna-take-ur-jerbs.shtml#c503 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:51:22 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/06185923116/rice-university-professor-skynets-gonna-take-ur-jerbs.shtml#c503 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130513/15401423065/doj-unconcerned-about-constitution-obtained-ap-reporters-phone-records.shtml#c538 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:33:42 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130513/15401423065/doj-unconcerned-about-constitution-obtained-ap-reporters-phone-records.shtml#c538
the court did not pursue to break the law here, the doj did.

now it is still a matter for the court system.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/06185923116/rice-university-professor-skynets-gonna-take-ur-jerbs.shtml#c492 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:09:07 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/06185923116/rice-university-professor-skynets-gonna-take-ur-jerbs.shtml#c492 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/15445423110/framework-copyright-reform.shtml#c1648 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:59:53 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/15445423110/framework-copyright-reform.shtml#c1648 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/06185923116/rice-university-professor-skynets-gonna-take-ur-jerbs.shtml#c487 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:50:36 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/06185923116/rice-university-professor-skynets-gonna-take-ur-jerbs.shtml#c487 http://www.amazon.com/Robots-Will-Steal-Thats-ebook/dp/B009R93JR6/ref=cm_cr_pr_sims_t]]>