Monthly Archives: August 2008

Using a Latin Dictionary in Open Office

I write science fiction, and I use Open Office to do my writing, since I don’t have the money to shell out for Microsoft Office and can’t find any compelling reason to do so if I did have the money. … Continue reading

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The Dark Knight

Over the last couple of years, my wife and I haven’t seen many films. There haven’t been that many we wanted to see. I’d about decided that Hollywood couldn’t actually make a decent movie anymore. This summer, we’ve been pleasantly … Continue reading

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Why We Shouldn’t Allow Patents On Interfaces

These days, it seems like we try to patent everything, even stuff that really should not be patentable, like software and genetic sequences. (Let’s face it, genetic sequences are not invented, they are discovered. Don’t even get me started on … Continue reading

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