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December 25, 2005

North Pole Under Attack! Santa Victim of Terrorist Bomb!

Reports are filtering in tonight that the North Pole and Santa Clause are under attack by members of the previously unknown Al-Santa Brigade.

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December 23, 2005

Sad State Of Science

Let's imagine you pay an accountant or attorney. His job is to provide answers to technical questions you may ask. He's not the strategist -- he's just telling you what the facts are. But every time you ask him a question, you have a 80% chance of him being wrong. That's where we are today with modern scientific research.

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December 21, 2005

What's Patentable?

I've been having conversations lately about what's wrong with the patent system and how to fix it. Mostly, I've found people who know even less than me who have a fully formed opinion. It seems there is no correlation between knowledge and opinion-making.

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December 13, 2005

Invention, Inventor

I had a friend email me the other day with a great idea for an invention. I think now that I have a patent filed more people will do this. It was an uncomfortable situation.

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December 11, 2005

Transitions

It's been a busy last couple of weeks for me, and I apologize for not blogging! A few interesting things have happened.

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