Innovation and Invention: Whose Method Is Best?

March 22, 2011 by 1 Comment

There are a lot of reasons why I love The Economist magazine and pay over $100 per year for a subscription.

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MacGyver Moments

March 29, 2010 by Leave a Comment

In case you haven’t heard, your MacGyver Moments are those times when you improvised an excellent solution to a problem using non-traditional materials, techniques, or tools…

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What Three Events Brought You Here?

January 26, 2010 by 8 Comments

Whiners and Whingers Get Wedgies There I was, just a couple weeks back, whining that I wasn’t getting tagged by friends when a new meme comes out.  Sure enough, when my friend, Paul Randal (blog | twitter), starts a new meme with me as one of the first handful of people tagged, it’s taken me [...]

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[OT] When Does Media Content -Truly- Become Public Domain?

January 20, 2010 by 1 Comment

I’ve always been intrigued by our process for allowing creative content, such as songs or movies, to become public domain. A common usage for public domain might be to create a short family video and, seeking a peppy and familiar piece of background music, you settle on “The Entertainer”, by Scott Joplin. (If you’ve never [...]

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