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I wish someone had told me that before my first year at Burning Man.  Or my second.  I figured it out myself on my third.

via blog.burningman.com

This is one of the best Burning Man stories I've ever heard. It reads like a Monty Python skit. Something else to look for while wandering the playa.

Famous judge spikes Apple-Google case, calls patent system “dysfunctional” — Mobile Technology News

A U.S. judge yesterday threw aside a much-anticipated trial between Apple and Google-owned Motorola Mobility over smartphone patents. The decision and a blog comment by the same judge could prove to be a watershed moment for a U.S. patent system that has spiraled out of control.

via gigaom.com

All I really have to say about this is.... YAAAAAAAAAY.

I hope it signals massive changes to come, but I don't want to get my hopes up too much since there is a lot of (very cash-rich) vested interest in maintaining the status quo.