Monthly Archives: May 2013


Can you ever have too many great hot hatches? I think not

Can you ever have too many great hot hatches? I think not

The Case for a New Focus RS is Strong
While America has always been deprived of the hottest Focus, and the world has been deprived of anything more hopped up than the current Focus ST, it seems that both of those issues may be at an end. Focus RS coming soon? Here’s Hoping.

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It's long past time for copyright to be dramatically scaled back 1

http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2013/05/economist-explains-12

Reshared post from +The Economist

A five-minute video recorded on the International Space Station had the potential to create a tangled web of intellectual-property issues. How does copyright work in space? http://bit.ly/197x7GO

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Yes please, with the boy turning 18 tomorrow, an affordable 2-seat roadster would… 4

Yes please, with the boy turning 18 tomorrow, an affordable 2-seat roadster would rock!

Hey Ford, when you redo the Mustang, how about a proper Capri?
The argument for a higher-end, Mustang-based sportscar is compelling. With Mercury dead and gone, could a sporty convertible fit into Lincoln’s revised lineup?

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351square foot studio for just $1.59 million? Sign me up! 1

That's smaller than my living room

Sky High and Going Up Fast: Luxury Towers Take New York – NYTimes.com
Only 10 floors have been completed in what is intended to be the tallest residential building in the Western Hemisphere — a slender, 84-story tower on Park Avenue at 56th Street in Manhattan. But the top penthouse is already under contract for $95 million. Other buyers have snapped up apartments …

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let's hope this is just the beginning of some serious changes to the patent … 1

let's hope this is just the beginning of some serious changes to the patent system

Technology patent trolls getting cold shoulder in Congress
Technology companies and legislators are doubling down on the fight against patent trolls. Microsoft, the Consumer Electronics Association and the Software Alliance are backing proposed new legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that would do away with anonymous patents, a shell game played by patent trolls to try to hide their identity. Patent trolls are entities that patent a product with no plans to produce it but instead sue when …

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