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Poplicola rides again: Berkman’s Publius Project

May 14th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Four pillars

Publius Valerius Publicola, otherwise known as Poplicola, Roman counsel, ‘friend of the people’, had his name pseudonymously used to author the Federalist Papers,  a collection of essays written over two hundred years ago (primarily by Hamilton, Madison and Jay) to strengthen and ratify the US constitution.
Those must have been heady and challenging days, as a [...]

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Patently insane. And sad as well

May 14th, 2008 · No Comments · Four pillars

A recent article in the Economist highlighted the remarkable growth of Class 705 patents since they were made possible (see chart below, taken from that article):

While I am personally not a fan of such patents, I can understand why people would find them attractive, and why the number of patents sought in that class would [...]

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