From a former fellow at my old law school, who now writes for the Patent Law Practice Center: From the high-five machine (US 5356330), to the kissing shield (US5727565), to the burial structure for human remains and significant memorabilia (US 6799399) whose resemblance to the Great Pyramids at Giza is uncanny. [...] check out the [...]
An open letter to Facebook. This fellow does a good job honing in on the actual usefulness of Facebook: For you, my network can only grow in one direction: bigger. We don’t meet fewer people as we get older. We meet more people! And if we know more people, our “Friends” list should grow accordingly. [...]
You really really ought to be reading Abnormal Use: The Case of the Killer Toothbrush is afoot! According to this report by CBC News out of British Columbia, a woman named Saliha Alnoor is suing the Colgate-Palmolive Company for injuries she sustained when her toothbrush allegedly broke in two places in her mouth, slicing her [...]
Apparently, burglars don’t bother stealing CDs and DVDs anymore. “Years ago, you’d see a man in a pub selling CDs,” says Eric Phelps, a detective in London’s Metropolitan Police. “Not any more.” Indeed, thefts of entertainment products like CDs and DVDs have collapsed in England and Wales, to the point that they are now taken [...]