Same o Same o and the Perverse Role of Patents in the Electronics Industry

Patents are supposed to encourage r and d that leads to real innovation.  When you hear what Microsoft patents are supposed to protect it's like children in kindergarten fighting over the pinkyness in candy floss.  Why in the world do we have patents nowadays anyways one has to ask?  Ask in all seriousness!  They do little of service in the modern world that rarely invests in true protection for small patenting concerns.  No!  It's probably fair to say we would see better products and more innovation without patents at all!    

http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4209250/Microsoft-sues-Motorola-over-smarthphone-patents

Will ye no think kindly on those who would be your friends!  May the sun shine with your thoughts, today, and happiness grow in your heart! May you allow yourself some peace of mind.

Where is the Competition to the iPhone?

If you are like me and have been using an iPhone now for well over a year and have migrated to an iPad, it seems that the competition is somewhat lacking:

http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4209500/Microsoft-makes-its-tardy-response-to-iPhone?cid=NL_EETimesDaily

Will ye no think kindly on those who would be your friends! May the sun shine with your thoughts, today, and happiness grow in your heart! May you allow yourself some peace of mind.

What is Internet Www Scraping?

Refer to:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703358504575544381288117888.html?mod=WSJ_hp_us_mostpop_read#

Will ye no think kindly on those who would be your friends! May the sun shine with your thoughts, today, and happiness grow in your heart! May you allow yourself some peace of mind.

Where is that WIFI Boingo Hotspot?

http://boingo.jiwire.com/?lang=en

Will ye no think kindly on those who would be your friends! May the sun shine with your thoughts, today, and happiness grow in your heart! May you allow yourself some peace of mind.

What is Happiness?

It's a difficult and strange subject matter. We sometimes can say we are happy. Being in a state of happiness is not something that is totally produceable from the efforts of the self. It is a balance achieved between oneself and all that is around. That balance can form a connection between different aspects of the mind, between being and doing. In a very real sense, happiness arises as an absence of annoyances and a state of feeling at home without pressure to change or do. How often do you experience happiness.

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/25/happy-like-god/

Will ye no think kindly on those who would be your friends! May the sun shine with your thoughts, today, and happiness grow in your heart! May you allow yourself some peace of mind.