https://www.sparkfun.com/news/3917
Patent trolls are pure evil.
The solution is to dismantle the system scummy patent attorneys built and use to steal from good companies.
The entire patent system only serves to prevent competition through a government enforced monopoly. Why is there only one big aircraft manufacturer (Boeing) left in the US? Patents. Why is there only one major DB maker (Oracle)?… read more “Patent trolls are evil”
Many days, I spend all day looking at screens. I work on my laptop hooked up to a second monitor, I mess around with my phone, and I read my Kindle Paperwhite.
I noticed that my vision has deteriorated because of this. My eyes stay fixed forward and don’t focus as well as they used to on anything that is not within 1-3 feet of my face.… read more “Non-Screen Projects”
A very big part of why we have bad monopolies is that we provide new businesses from being started by entrepreneurs in those areas.
The number one blocker of new businesses and entrepreneurs are old garbage patents.
I have seen tons and tons of bad advice with adults, teachers, well-meaning relatives, and many others saying “do what you love”.
The real truth is that when you want to make money, make money. Do you want to have fun, have fun. If you try and blend the two, you will usually get neither.
https://www.thepullrequest.com/p/bad-apple
I enjoyed reading this article by a man who was canceled in social media and fired from his job. People had a knee-jerk reaction to a book he wrote in a goofy childish style to try to get laughs. They did not take into account the actual context of his book, they simply took a few lines out of it out of context and generated a whole bunch of Twitter rage.… read more “Bad Apple* – The Pull Request”
When you can’t fire bad apples, you end up with problems like the police force having violent cops or racist cops that make everyone look bad. Or you have teachers that refuse to go back to work even though there are vaccines available to them.
Unions make sense in circumstances where a company has a monopoly granted by the government… For example Boeing.… read more “Unions”
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/06/15-universities-have-formed-company-looks-lot-patent-troll
Utterly horrifying.
Patents MUST be banned. They cause massive harm and limit innovation and competition.
