Better Patent Quality. In addition to increasing the visibility and accessibility of patents, we also need to improve the patent application/grant process. There are too many patents out there that, simply put, are lousy. They shouldn’t have been granted in the first place. For instance, a company actually patented the CD after it had already […]
Time: You can’t borrow it, buy it, or bottle it. Most everyone wants and needs more of it to get their work done and to enjoy their play. So how is poor communication sabotaging productivity and leisure? Let me count the ways:
By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown said on Monday he had reached a deal with top legislators and labor leaders to gradually raise the minimum wage to $15, the latest in a wave of minimum wage increases at the state level following a push by Democrats. The proposal, which still must […]
It seems like everyone can do nothing else but talk about going to the cool national conferences presented by Google, Microsoft, and Adobe. But there’s so much more to conferences than this. The problem with many of the bigger conferences is that they are so hyped up that they can’t possibly deliver on your expectations.
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown said on Monday he had reached a deal with top legislators and labor leaders to gradually raise the minimum wage to $15, the latest in a wave of minimum wage increases at the state level following a push by Democrats. The proposal, which still must win approval from […]
When you think about it, umbrella technology really hasn’t advanced all that much in the thousand-plus years they’ve existed. The real advancement instead was our acceptance of them. The first guy who ever carried one in England, Jonas Hanway, may have kept himself dry in a storm, but he surely had his gawkers on the street. According […]
It’s strange that people are freaking out about the coming update, even though it would ostensibly help them. After all, if you follow a lot of Instagram accounts, there’s a good chance you’re probably already missing important posts (baby pictures! puppies!) in your endless feed. This is exactly what the algorithm is supposed to fix. […]
DULIAJAN: Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said the NDA government will “completely seal” the Indo-Bangladesh border within a reasonable time frame to stop illegal immigration from Bangladesh even as he accused Congress of having failed to check intrusion.Addressing a series of election rallies in Assam, he also took a dig at Congress vice president Rahul […]
