tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231145.post8810783341162556382..comments2023-12-30T23:02:57.931-08:00Comments on Deep Thought: The future is here today.Eli Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00792743206074537073noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231145.post-86321000609225489552009-06-08T11:55:08.161-07:002009-06-08T11:55:08.161-07:00maybe they did that, but they sure didn't adve...maybe they did that, but they sure didn't advertise it if they did.Eli Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00792743206074537073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231145.post-10886824220164456322009-06-03T00:35:31.164-07:002009-06-03T00:35:31.164-07:00One of the lesser known ideas the Federal Governme...One of the lesser known ideas the Federal Government had was to put those who invented cool things like what you did Eli in contact with manufacturers to make and market the product.<br /><br />This was first done under Clinton and then done in a small form by the Bush Administration. This is something that the Fed should get behind because all they are doing is ensuring capitalism happens.<br /><br />Of course the Right Wing disagrees with the government doing anything outside of bombing brown people so that would have been a problem...BonBonPrincesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14030652606409231201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231145.post-51517516963303682132009-05-31T19:32:08.307-07:002009-05-31T19:32:08.307-07:00Sooner or later everything that has once been imag...Sooner or later everything that has once been imagined, will become reality.<br /><br />We just don't know when.King Bentleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231145.post-17705381263890794052009-05-29T15:48:59.789-07:002009-05-29T15:48:59.789-07:00You folks have a point.
I myself invented a new a...You folks have a point.<br /><br />I myself invented a new and innovative device some years back that would have controlled termites and ants in homes without the need for chemicals, but when I looked into getting a patent for it I discovered that it would have cost me $6000 right off the bat.<br /><br />Not having thousands of dollars to throw around I shelved it. Maybe someday someone else will invent it.Eli Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00792743206074537073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231145.post-84679444326074857992009-05-29T14:24:48.790-07:002009-05-29T14:24:48.790-07:00I agree. Patent law as written holds us back. We ...I agree. Patent law as written holds us back. We need some mechanism to prevent the technology hold up. I think shortening patent times to 2 years would be a good start. We also need to create a watchdog that elevates disgusting decisions like the Chevron-Texaco one in to the public, so we can boycott their products, and force them to deal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231145.post-51642530158059101662009-05-29T12:03:44.180-07:002009-05-29T12:03:44.180-07:00I believe a contributor to the limitation of growt...I believe a contributor to the limitation of growth in technology can be attributed to the patent process. Although this system has great intentions of protecting intellectual property, it is abused and overused by corporations and special interests. <br /><br />Take for example NiMH battery technology. This battery technology was used used successfully in all-electric vehicles by Toyota (Rav4-EV), with 120 mi range and a five hour re-charge time. Toyota was able to sell a few hundred of these onto the market before Chevron-Texaco sued them for 30 million, brought a halt to production and put a gag order on the court proceedings. Chevron-Texaco now only allows NiMH battery technology in batteries small enough NOT to power vehicles. <br /><br />I would propose a 10-year pause on all corporate owned patent rights. Lets open source the patent office and see what the ingenuity of humans can come up with. I believe this would lead to exponential growth and yesterday's tomorrow just might lead to today's reality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com