Why patents suck

Business Week has an article on the over-patentinization of America, in which everything and anything is being patented. Meanwhile, those countries who care not for patents (India, Russia and China) are currently the hottest investment areas in the world. One really has to wonder if we’re simply rearranging deck chairs here…]]>

Ukraine gas crisis

The Post is covering the Gazprom crisis in the Ukraine which will be coming to a head shortly. I’ve been following on the Kremlin’s new FTA news channel Russia Today, which is actually pretty interesting to get a ‘Russian” viewpoint on the world. It’s in English (as that is now the world’s Second Language I think) and it’s broadcast in the clear on my FTA dish. The real issue is not what the Ukraine will pay, but who will handle the 80% of Europe’s natural gas demands that go through Ukranian pipelines. Should those be shut down on January 1st, and threatened, then you’ll see all hell break loose. Russia is back to their old self–selling subsidized gas to their defacto colony Belarus but charging 5 times that price to the Ukraine, which shook off the FSB goons in the Orange revolution, more or less.]]>

More Techno music videos

http://www.sputnik7.com/vod/index.jsp?section=music&key=ahhn also “My My My” but can’t find it now… Studio B “I see Girls” (another sexy video) http://www.internetdj.com/article.php?storyid=582 Rick Van Dyk http://www.aol.com/video/ Select Electronica/Dance “The Other Side” “Nothing But You” is also good Armin Van Buuren “Shivers” http://www.aol.com/video/ Select Electronica/Dance Eric Prydz “Call on Me” http://www.internetdj.com/watch_video.php?op=watch&mediaid=15089&feature=1 Ok, I like the song, but it isn’t like a listen every day. Nevertheless, it was a massive club anthem in Europe in ’04. Couldn’t figure out why… But the I watched the video.. I’m going to take a cold shower now.]]>