December 2009
25 posts
Seeking a Cure for Optimism →
The power of positive thinking is under assault, with a number of writers and researchers questioning the notion that looking on the bright side makes much of a difference.
New Theme: Duotone →
Happy Holidays! To spice up the coming weekend I’m here to present you with Duotone. Duotone is the successor to our highly popular photo blogging theme, Monotone. Duotone is very similar, but…
Marking The Return Of The Sun →
Today is December 21st. The shortest day of the year. From now on, The days get longer and soon enough, I can start shooting in the frackin evening again! Here’s to the first day of the rest of the…
WordPress Holiday Desktop Wallpapers →
This year, we teamed up with San Francisco artist Coley Wopperer to spread some WordPress-themed holiday cheer. We thought it turned out so well, we wanted to share it with everyone as a…
Email Geolocation →
If you haven’t already tried our post by email feature then it makes blog publishing as simple as sending an email. Configure your blog, write an email, and we’ll do the rest. You can…
Wired →
The City of San Francisco is covered in a net of wires, there’s no getting around them .
From ‘Vibrator’ to ‘Cougar Town,’ It’s Still a... →
In entertainment, much of the portrayal of female sexuality is still dictated by men.
Microsoft cops to webcode theft • The Register →
Post and Read via Twitter API →
The other day I talked about micro-blogging and mega-blogging and shared my view that new forms of social media, including micro-blogging, are complementary to blogging. We’ve seen ongoing…
The Days Of Wayback →
Sometimes, I wish I could travel backwards in time. I’m rarely interested in traveling forward as the future has generally been kind to me.
I took the above photo in Chinatown
My City. →
‘Careful now.
‘We’re dealing here with a myth.
‘This city is a point upon a map of fog;
‘Lemuria in a city unknown.
‘Like us,
‘It doesn’t quite exist.’
~ Ambrose Bierce
Random Thoughts for the Day:
I received this list via email today, and I’m normally not a huge fan … but today it made me laugh. So I’m re-posting. Enjoy =) 1. I think part of a best friend’s job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die. 2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you’re wrong. 3. I totally take back all those times I...
November Wrap-Up →
Before we get to the stats, I should mention that at the top of my thankful-for list this Thanksgiving was our growing group of Automatticians. These are the folks who bring you the awesome…
Patently-O Bits and Bytes No. 304 →
Shared by Jessica L. Hannah
Can a Science-Fiction Move Infringe a Tech-Patent? hah, awesome.
Next Monday (December 7, 2009) at 2:00 P.M. in Room 201, the Federal Circuit will hear en banc…
City Hall & Coit Tower Go (RED) →
City Hall and Coit Tower were glowing red last evening in honor of World Aids Day. A brief internet search added even more color to this fascinating display of civic pride and…
Federal Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment of... →
Perfect Web Technologies v. InfoUSA (Fed. Cir. 2009)
Perfect Web’s asserted patent covers a method of managing bulk e-mail distribution. Claim 1 of the…
Blocking Attorneys from Simultaneously Litigating... →
In re Deutsche Bank Trust (Fed. Cir. 2009) (on motion for stay of order)
Island IP and its corporate parent Double Rock sued Deutsche Bank and others for infringement of their patent covering a…
Federal Circuit Orders Another Case Transferred... →
In re Hoffamann-La Roche
(Fed. Cir. 2009)(on writ of mandamus)
Novartis sued Roche and its partners in the Eastern District of Texas for infringement of its HIV treatment…
A Little Snow for the Holidays →
I’ve seen my fair share of snow growing up in northern Michigan. The sun was shining today, but there is a good chance we’ll have snow on the ground by the end of the week. My favorite…
Better Source Code Posting →
For the coders among you, you may already know that posting source code is really easy here on WordPress.com thanks to the sourcecode shortcode. You just wrap your code in [sourcecode] and…
Federal Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment of... →
Perfect Web Technologies v. InfoUSA (Fed. Cir. 2009)
Perfect Web’s asserted patent covers a method of managing bulk e-mail distribution. Claim 1 of the…
Federal Circuit Orders Another Case Transferred... →
In re Hoffamann-La Roche
(Fed. Cir. 2009)(on writ of mandamus)
Novartis sued Roche and its partners in the Eastern District of Texas for infringement of its HIV treatment…
Blocking Attorneys from Simultaneously Litigating... →
In re Deutsche Bank Trust (Fed. Cir. 2009) (on motion for stay of order)
Island IP and its corporate parent Double Rock sued Deutsche Bank and others for infringement of their patent covering a…