A reader sends along a perspective-enhancing link to a patent that rivals some of the ridiculous software patents I love to rant about in this space, illustrating that the incompetence at the PTO is broad based. Apparently, a patent has been awarded on the idea of exercising a cat with a laser pointer. The patent was actually awarded to two “inventors” … I guess this idea was too big for one person to come up with on their own.
Now that we’re in the throes of the holiday season, and Christmas is right around the corner, Jon Carroll takes time to remind us of something important–air travel sucks. It sucks less than driving for 12, 24, 36 hours, but it still sucks. (Not looking forward to flying up to New England next weekend at all.)
If the Salon IPO engendered doubts in the OpenIPO concept, the Andover.Net IPO removed them. Of course, it seems the market has been whipped in such a fervor over “open source” companies going public that no concept is too wrongheaded to discourage investors.
You knew it wasn’t a question of if, but when … Suckdot has arrived.
Laurel Krahn makes some insightful comments about reader feedback in the Windowseat Web Log today. I think I’ll send her an email right now, telling her so.