I was puzzling over the 85%/15% 'data' that was mentioned, when I saw NOTHING otherwise to support it. HOW did the inventors define their inventions 'VALUE'? This article is a simple teaser . . . like 'news' headlines. Just words, no meat . . .
From the tone of the above comments, it is now being recognized that we are being governed by corrupt officials, and have been so for a long time. The usual push back for doing a 're-start' on the government is that we will create more problems because we lose all that 'institutional knowledge and experience', but the reality is that it is that 'knowledge and experience' which is at the heart of the problem! We desperately need a clean slate, new players and new rules. To BOTH political parties: THE PARTY IS OVER! Go home!
It always seems like Apple automatically gets the most credit, but I think I recall Andy Grove (Intel) commenting once that "If we don't eat our young, somebody else will".
(probably a little off, but the same idea)
As far as I can tell, this trend got started in England in about the year 1200 . . . using nudity as a form of protesting tyrrany. Hmmm . . . still works. Who would hav thought?
I read 'The First Circle' by A. Solzhenitsyn (sp?) back in the early 70's. He described Russian bureaucrats as always buying large 50 gal drums of black ink at the end of every fiscal year, to use up their budgets by getting a resource they could 'always use' and show the higher ups that they would need at least the same amount of cash for the next annual funding cycle. That was an old idea back then. Naturally, there were warehouses full of ink barrels . . .
I just scanned all the above comments and found no mention of Jerome Lemelson and his key invention of the 'submarine patent'. Basically, this 'new' viewpoint on patents is already very old. It's not even a new business model.
One phenomenon on the internet is having various items go "viral". This can be a good thing! Consider if millions of eligible voters caught up the notion which is presented on www.voidnow.org ? Specifically, we can make a huge change in Congress by Voting Out Incumbants. The old guard incumbants, who keep getting re-elected time after time are basically parasites preying off our voter laziness. The have EVERYTHING to lose if this notion were to go viral. Hence, they must get their clutches on the internet and control/stop it, any way they can.
Spent three evenings this summer watching "Cal Shakes" and they make a point of bringing you up to speed on Shakespearean history. Along the way, they noted that Shakespeare's early works (read: Titus Andronicus") were a bloody tragedies because they had to compete with the prevailing entertainment that involved live bears battling to the death with other critters. Requirements for success included serious slaughter and blood - or so I'm told.
Might have foretold the future popularity of violent video games as being a natural inclination of mankind . . .
If the $9,316 results in an important Oscar, you can't buy that kind of publicity. I wouldn't worry about the loss. I'm sure it'll be written off in the taxes. However, is this the first time that Hollywood accounting was displayed in the moment? That's what I'd call transparency!
Sheep. I first noticed that a large population of sheep were walking around America back in the mid 1970's. I presented a tech paper at a conference, where I detailed how I opened up a computer mainframe, hooked up my measuring equipment and made lengthy performance analysis measurements. The room was aghast, that a young grad student would violate the sanctity of the computer's innards without having the computer company's service rep present! I was aghast that they even thought this way. Thank goodness, I noted a sign at a recent "MakerFaire" stating if you can't open it, you don't own it. Sanity at last. Computers, cellphones, toasters, TV's are all meant to be tweaked. Go for it!
I forget the details on the syllable count, but when I was first taught Haiku, there was a requirement to include a reference somewhere within to "nature" and also to the "seaon".
My wife and I have identical Weight Watcher point plus calculator. She marked the back of hers with a red nail polish splotch, so we can tell "whose is whose" - as if it matters. Nonetheless, this is along those lines . . . duh!
It's kind of amusing, that they leave out the main video control resource that's been around much longer than any of this . . . the MUTE button. My mute button's nearly worn
out from all the use.
hmmm . . . in like spirit. I'm nearly 63. Have played drums and other instruments since age 13. Have had a Phd. in Electrical Engineering since age 27. Worked with computers all my life. Still play drums. (DO NOT INSERT
musician/drummer joke here). Was surrounded by ARPA developers before there WAS an "internet". The internet was designed NOT to be destroyed. Anyway, I see the intersection of music and technology as resembling "Kurzweil". What's money got to do with it?
Why would you sit on this blog entry for 28 days, and then release it on April 29th? Everybody knows that one of the main, important secrets to great comedy is great timing?
I know you can do better!
They can't figure out which spelling to use? It's probably cultural. I remember that before the Iraq war, there were supposedly all these imitation Saddam Hussein's that went around in Iraq so people couldn't assassinate him. What happened to all of them? Where did they go? Hmmm . . .
In the Khaddafi case, we may just have it wrong. This might actually be a family whose last name is Ddafi, with triplet sons named: Kha, Gha and Qua . . .you never know!
Keep an open mind :)
revealing inventions before patent issues
I was puzzling over the 85%/15% 'data' that was mentioned, when I saw NOTHING otherwise to support it. HOW did the inventors define their inventions 'VALUE'? This article is a simple teaser . . . like 'news' headlines. Just words, no meat . . .
And, Al Gohr invented the internet
Somehow, these little myths seem to persist in spite the facts. Have no idea why this is.
Guarding the chicken coop
From the tone of the above comments, it is now being recognized that we are being governed by corrupt officials, and have been so for a long time. The usual push back for doing a 're-start' on the government is that we will create more problems because we lose all that 'institutional knowledge and experience', but the reality is that it is that 'knowledge and experience' which is at the heart of the problem! We desperately need a clean slate, new players and new rules. To BOTH political parties: THE PARTY IS OVER! Go home!
Eat it's Own
It always seems like Apple automatically gets the most credit, but I think I recall Andy Grove (Intel) commenting once that "If we don't eat our young, somebody else will".
(probably a little off, but the same idea)
Lady Godiva
As far as I can tell, this trend got started in England in about the year 1200 . . . using nudity as a form of protesting tyrrany. Hmmm . . . still works. Who would hav thought?
I'm reminded of a book . . .
I read 'The First Circle' by A. Solzhenitsyn (sp?) back in the early 70's. He described Russian bureaucrats as always buying large 50 gal drums of black ink at the end of every fiscal year, to use up their budgets by getting a resource they could 'always use' and show the higher ups that they would need at least the same amount of cash for the next annual funding cycle. That was an old idea back then. Naturally, there were warehouses full of ink barrels . . .
Jerome Lemelson
I just scanned all the above comments and found no mention of Jerome Lemelson and his key invention of the 'submarine patent'. Basically, this 'new' viewpoint on patents is already very old. It's not even a new business model.
Uh, time to come up to speed folks. . .
surprise
I'm surprised that any of you believe anything you read, see or hear any where, any more.
controlling the internet
One phenomenon on the internet is having various items go "viral". This can be a good thing! Consider if millions of eligible voters caught up the notion which is presented on www.voidnow.org ? Specifically, we can make a huge change in Congress by Voting Out Incumbants. The old guard incumbants, who keep getting re-elected time after time are basically parasites preying off our voter laziness. The have EVERYTHING to lose if this notion were to go viral. Hence, they must get their clutches on the internet and control/stop it, any way they can.
important missing details!
Spent three evenings this summer watching "Cal Shakes" and they make a point of bringing you up to speed on Shakespearean history. Along the way, they noted that Shakespeare's early works (read: Titus Andronicus") were a bloody tragedies because they had to compete with the prevailing entertainment that involved live bears battling to the death with other critters. Requirements for success included serious slaughter and blood - or so I'm told.
Might have foretold the future popularity of violent video games as being a natural inclination of mankind . . .
Another case of government transparancy
Hmmm . . . looks like the current administration is not living up to it's own standards. Surprise, surprise . ..
Oscar
If the $9,316 results in an important Oscar, you can't buy that kind of publicity. I wouldn't worry about the loss. I'm sure it'll be written off in the taxes. However, is this the first time that Hollywood accounting was displayed in the moment? That's what I'd call transparency!
Swedish Courts
Your description is fairly consistent with Stieg Larson's when they are trying Salander toward the end of "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest".
Baaaa Baaaa
Sheep. I first noticed that a large population of sheep were walking around America back in the mid 1970's. I presented a tech paper at a conference, where I detailed how I opened up a computer mainframe, hooked up my measuring equipment and made lengthy performance analysis measurements. The room was aghast, that a young grad student would violate the sanctity of the computer's innards without having the computer company's service rep present! I was aghast that they even thought this way. Thank goodness, I noted a sign at a recent "MakerFaire" stating if you can't open it, you don't own it. Sanity at last. Computers, cellphones, toasters, TV's are all meant to be tweaked. Go for it!
Old School
I forget the details on the syllable count, but when I was first taught Haiku, there was a requirement to include a reference somewhere within to "nature" and also to the "seaon".
I grant it's cute, insightful, and fun.
Haiku, it's not.
If you can't modify it, you don't own it
My wife and I have identical Weight Watcher point plus calculator. She marked the back of hers with a red nail polish splotch, so we can tell "whose is whose" - as if it matters. Nonetheless, this is along those lines . . . duh!
If you can't modify it, you don't own it!
Smart phones, DVR, whatever
It's kind of amusing, that they leave out the main video control resource that's been around much longer than any of this . . . the MUTE button. My mute button's nearly worn
out from all the use.
techies and music
hmmm . . . in like spirit. I'm nearly 63. Have played drums and other instruments since age 13. Have had a Phd. in Electrical Engineering since age 27. Worked with computers all my life. Still play drums. (DO NOT INSERT
musician/drummer joke here). Was surrounded by ARPA developers before there WAS an "internet". The internet was designed NOT to be destroyed. Anyway, I see the intersection of music and technology as resembling "Kurzweil". What's money got to do with it?
28 days?
Why would you sit on this blog entry for 28 days, and then release it on April 29th? Everybody knows that one of the main, important secrets to great comedy is great timing?
I know you can do better!
I can't resist . . .
They can't figure out which spelling to use? It's probably cultural. I remember that before the Iraq war, there were supposedly all these imitation Saddam Hussein's that went around in Iraq so people couldn't assassinate him. What happened to all of them? Where did they go? Hmmm . . .
In the Khaddafi case, we may just have it wrong. This might actually be a family whose last name is Ddafi, with triplet sons named: Kha, Gha and Qua . . .you never know!
Keep an open mind :)