by Tom | May 28, 2003 | Business
Stating the Obvious suggests that there’s a frightening agenda in the US at the moment.But the people now running America aren’t conservatives: they’re radicals who want to do away with the social and economic system we have, and the fiscal crisis...
by Tom | Apr 29, 2003 | Business
Phil Greenspun nails it again. The fine in the Wall Street stock boosting settlement is around 0.25% of the organisations total value. Compared to a median wealth of $63k for US families, this equates to a fine of $126, less than a speeding ticket. Just sickening that...
by Tom | Apr 29, 2003 | Business
The global patent system is bust. It will cost anyone around $250k to register a patent across the globe. This means that the system massively discriminates against small inventors who won’t have this kind of financial muscle. Let’s go for harmonisation...
by Tom | Apr 28, 2003 | Business
Telemarketer reveals tricks of trade. Nasty.Surprised consumers often complain when they find an unexplained $30 charge on their bill, the former employee, who requested anonymity, said. Epixtar then produces phone recordings proving that the charges were authorized....
by Tom | Apr 28, 2003 | Business
Dan Bricklin writes a game-changing note discussing why online piracy isn’t shoplifting. Summary: online piracy is like watching and listening to the open air concerts at Kenwood from outside the enclosure. There’s a potential loss of income (in that you...
by Tom | Apr 28, 2003 | Business
Telemarketer reveals tricks of trade. Nasty.Surprised consumers often complain when they find an unexplained $30 charge on their bill, the former employee, who requested anonymity, said. Epixtar then produces phone recordings proving that the charges were authorized....
