I’ve written here multiple times about screwed up the intellectual property system is in the United States. Particularly since a U.S. Appeals court decided in 1998 that business methods could be patented, the system has completely broken down. The very premise that a business method is an invention is so utterly stupid that any [...]
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In an interview on C-Span, Laura Bush was asked about the stem cell research issue and the ads that Michael J. Fox has been doing in support of candidates who support stem cell research (sum of whom are in fact Republicans). In her response she said ‘It’s Always Easy To Manipulate People’s Feelings’ which [...] The first part of my report on the overnight evaluation I did last week on the hydrogen powered Ford Focus is up on AutoBlogGreen right now. There will be three more parts coming out in the next few days along with a video. You can also vote for the article on Digg. This million [...] I’ve been saying for a long time that traditional mass media will soon be relegated to history. Now it looks like the next stage is coming. Over the last decade Clear Channel Communications has been snapping up radio stations and concert venues all over the country. They now have over 1200 radio stations including [...] In recent days I’ve published a couple of new podcasts. First up is is the latest MewzikCast. Max recorded episode 21 last weekend and it features Danko Jones, Angel Vivaldi, and Chance. I also posted the recording of the this week’s Ypsilanti School Board Meeting. I lost the last five minutes because my recorder [...] In case you haven’t heard the Ypsilanti High School football team won there division this fall and are now off to the play-offs. They went 8-1 in the regular season and they will be facing off against Portage Central in the Division 2 play-off game this Friday night at Shadford Field. If you like [...] I wrote a post over on AutoblogGreen about the new hydrogen filling station that opened in Taylor, MI today and my opportunity to drive the hydrogen fuel cell powered Ford Focus. Ford has a fleet of these zero emissions running around the country right now. I’d really appreciate if you could go over to [...] We’ve just posted a MewzikCast #20, featuring a new song from Ethereal, a classic from Chance and 3 brilliant songs from That Guitar Man from Central Park. Go check it out! Tweet Yesterday Jules and I and a few other people (Carol, Mary, and Ann) went to see an exhibit that started a couple of weeks ago at King Hall at EMU. The show is a mix of photographs and audio. The photographs are all of people who became parents as teenagers. The subjects range in [...] |
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