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Patently bogus

November 16th, 2006 · 6 Comments · Four pillars

There’s a story in the feedback section of the latest New Scientist about a “lazy inventor trap”; it restored my faith in the stupidity of much of today’s patent processes. No surprise, the story’s hidden behind a paywall.
Why worry when you’ve got Google. I entered the patent application number and there it was. You can [...]

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Doc on VRM

November 16th, 2006 · No Comments · Four pillars

Doc’s posted on why he wants VRM. As he says: “This is our problem. We’re the ones in the best position to fix it.” So now I have to find a way to be at the Internet Identity Workshop in a few weeks’ time. It’s a bugbear of mine as well.

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Building for the present — all the time

November 16th, 2006 · 1 Comment · Four pillars

If you’ve been waiting for Parts 3 and 4 of the Filmmaking and Software Development post-series, my profuse apologies. I’m still reading through some of the references people suggested I follow up, and I feel I shouldn’t complete the posts until I’ve read them all. Otherwise I might as well not ask for comments and [...]

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