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Author: Phil Mayes

Do you have any ideas?

Phil Mayes Sep 13, 2009

I believe that the average person has six original ideas in their lifetime.  By “original idea”, …

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More Patent Insanity

Phil Mayes Sep 9, 2009

Timothy Lee writes eloquently about the stupidity of a company that exists only to think up …

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Hypocrisy or lack of Empathy?

Phil Mayes Sep 3, 2009

Firstly consider this quote (color emphasis added): “Clearly, we’ve got to find Mohammed Omar, we’ve got …

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Windows is Stupid

Phil Mayes May 8, 2009

I have an application with a main window.  It opens a find dialog that can remain …

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Hypocrisy in Action

Phil Mayes Apr 22, 2009

Glenn Greenwald is consistently brilliant.  Here he eviscerates Jane Harman for changing her position on wire-tapping …

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Google vs. Newspapers

Phil Mayes Apr 9, 2009 Tagged with AP, Google

There is an excellent analysis of the plight of newspapers on Groklaw, and PJ ends by …

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Microsoft is a Big FAT Monopolist

Phil Mayes Mar 9, 2009 Tagged with Microsoft, Patents, Tom Tom

Bruce Perens has an excellent analysis of the Microsoft/Tom Tom case.

Frying Pan to Fire?

Phil Mayes Feb 17, 2009 Tagged with Creationism

A new Louisiana law that could lead to teaching Creationism in schools has caused a leading …

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Skype Users are Revolting

Phil Mayes Feb 13, 2009 Tagged with Skype, user interface

On Feb 3, 2009, Skype announced the release of Skype 4.0 after extensive beta testing.  But …

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Lawyers Shut Down Internet

Phil Mayes Feb 13, 2009 Tagged with html linking

I exaggerate, but check out this Slate post about a law firm that successfully objected to …

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