Book reviews for July 2022
Eyes of the Void (The Final Architecture #2) by Adrian Tchaikovsky
2/5
I Thought He Came With You (ITHCWY) is Robert Ellison's blog.
HBR on the Wrong Patent Reform
The Harvard Business Review has a curious article this week by Paul R. Michel: Big Tech Has a Patent Violation Problem. The thrust of it is that we should not reform patent law to make it easier to invalidate patents because:
"If they succeed in weakening America’s intellectual property system, it could be devastating for thousands of small, innovative startups — with disastrous consequences for the economy as a whole."
Sounds bad, and attacking big tech is a great way to make you look like a populist. But as a small, innovative startup founder and worker I know that this is exactly the wrong way round. Google etc can easily afford to fend off patent litigation and deal with the consequences when a lawsuit occasionally breaks the wrong way. A fine after all is just a price. It's the startups that can't afford to fight off an infringement lawsuit, or pay to file a patent for every other line of code on the off chance that it could become a weapon one day.
So who is Paul R. Michel? HBR says:
"Paul R. Michel (Ret.) served on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit from 1988 to his retirement in 2010, and as its chief judge from 2004 to 2010."
But fails to disclose that he's currently listed as a member of the Intellectual Property Owners Education Foundation and:
"Judge Michel also consults for law firms and their clients in intellectual property litigations, conducting moot courts, mock trials, case evaluations, editing briefs, advising on strategy and providing mediation and arbitration services."
Which doesn't mean that he shouldn't express his opinion in HBR but does color that opinion a little in my view. If nothing else the current system is an all you can eat buffet for IP lawyers.
HBR: please feel free to run this as a counter-argument, the best way to fix the patent system is to stop examining them altogether as I proposed nearly twelve years ago.
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(Published to the Fediverse as: HBR on the Wrong Patent Reform #politics #patents #google Paul R. Michel in the Harvard Business Review proposes maintaining the status quo on Patents. My suggestion is a little more radical... )
Links for July 2022
Updated on Friday, July 29, 2022
Don’t Let Layoffs Undermine Your DEI Efforts
I find it very hard to take a tweet that contains 'Cameo Fameo' seriously as the only example of approaching layoffs with empathy.
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The Guardian profiles the "Tyre Extinguishers" – an international group that deflates tires of SUVs parked on streets
Move to West Virginia and evict Joe Manchin maybe?
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One O'clock Gun
Super slow motion video of the One O'clock Gun firing at Edinburgh Castle. This is a 105mm field gun fired startlingly over Edinburgh every day except Sundays, Good Friday and Christmas Day.
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(Published to the Fediverse as: One O'clock Gun #etc #video #gun The One O'clock Gun firing in super slow motion at Edinburgh Castle. A 105mm field gun fired almost every day over Edinburgh. )
Sunset #10
Sunset from Harlech Beach in Wales, UK. A time lapse video.
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(Published to the Fediverse as: Sunset #10 #timelapse #video #sunset Time lapse of sunset from Harlech Beach in Wales, United Kingdom. )
Snowdonia Milky Way Time Lapse
Completing a Llanbedr trilogy, a 4k timelapse of the Milky Way near Snowdonia National Park in Wales.
Snowdonia has a great reputation for dark skies. Unfortunately I'm only here around a full (super!) moon and in July when it's only dark for about 2 minutes. Given all that, some pretty impressive views after the moon sets. Shot over three nights on an A7C with the 20mm 1.8 G. Post processed in LRTimelapse and Lightroom.
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(Published to the Fediverse as: Snowdonia Milky Way Time Lapse #timelapse #video #stars #4k 4K time lapse of stars and the Milky Way near Snowdonia National Park in Wales, UK. )
Meteor
SONY ILCE-7C 20mm f1.8 10.0s ISO1600
Meteor photographed looking South-West from Llanbedr in Wales. 10 second exposure.
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(Published to the Fediverse as: Meteor #photo #meteor #stars Photo of a meteor from Llandedr, Wales, United Kingdom (10 second exposure) )
ISS over Wales
Updated on Monday, July 11, 2022
The International Space Station over Llanbedr in Wales. Three stacked ten second exposures.
Updated 2022-07-11 09:05:
Same garden in Llanbedr, same space station, different night.
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(Published to the Fediverse as: ISS over Wales #photo #iss Photo of the International Space Station (IIS) flying over Llanbedr, Wales, UK. )
Waterloo Sunsets
Timelapse of three sunsets over Waterloo Station in London. Shot over Pride Weekend 2022 - you can see a huge rainbow flag on one building and if you look closely the rainbow flashing in sequence on One Canada Square in Canary Wharf. Good views of the Shard and Boomerang and the best part of the Walkie Talkie.
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(Published to the Fediverse as: Waterloo Sunsets #timelapse #video #london #pride Three sunsets during Pride Weekend shot from above Waterloo Station in London, UK. A time lapse featuring The Shard, The Boomerang and The Walkie Talkie. )
Changing of the Password
Changing of the Twitter password at Buckingham Palace today. Overheard: "Present... two numbers and one special character".
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(Published to the Fediverse as: Changing of the Password #photo #london British Army ceremonial changing of the Twitter password at Buckingham Palace earlier today. )
