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Busted, or not busted, our patent system

ByBizMan

One of the most revered, trusted and enduring of America’s industrial and technological advantages is our patent system.  Except that, it isn’t anymore.  Patents are included in the US Constitution, proof positive that the Foundering Fathers considered them critically important to the future of the country.  That was then, this is now and you’ll understand when you go to www.wired.com/2015/01/fixing-broken-patent-system.  It was written by Jay Walker,the founder of Priceline in the late 1990s. Here is an insightful…

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Economists costs will be sooner and bigger for global temps

BySustainMe

Here is what it kind of a think if we keep doing business as usual! Things could be worse and sinner than previously expected. http://www.sustainablebrands.com/news_and_views/new_metrics/mike_hower/economists_say_climate_impacts_will_be_worse_previously_believ?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=schtweets&utm_campaign=social

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Miami No. 2 in startup activity, Kauffman report says | Miami Herald Miami Herald

ByBizMan

Miami No. 2 in startup activity, Kauffman report says | Miami Herald Miami Herald: This is a very interesting, but telling report. Miami is way up there in startups, about 250 per 100,000 people. Cleveland, not so much so, with less that 100 per. It is a little surprising that Orlando fell 12 ranks down to 33rd. Makes you wonder if it is Orlando losing ground or other metros gaining very rapidly. I would guess…

Nation’s Startup Activity Reverses Five-Year Downward Trend, Annual Kauffman Index Reports | Kauffman.org

ByBizMan

Nation’s Startup Activity Reverses Five-Year Downward Trend, Annual Kauffman Index Reports | Kauffman.org: Business Startups are up. That’s great. Entrepreneurship and new business formation is a great advantage to the economy. The olde adage:  the worst time to start a business is at the onset of a recession. The correlate to that is: the best time to start a business is at the end of a recession. Well, it has taken 6 years but the…

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Do Cryptocurrencies Such as Bitcoin Have a Future? – WSJ – Crappy currencies

ByBizMan

Do Cryptocurrencies Such as Bitcoin Have a Future? – WSJ: This is a good discussion about bitcoin, a cryptocurrency. At the current exchange rate, $261 US equals about 1 bitcoin, or 1 USD equals .003 BTC. During the Great Recession all countries worked hard to devalue their own currencies. A great way to stimulate the domestic economy is to reduce the value of the currency such that exports are stimulated. All right, not a great…

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Falling Chinese Coal Consumption and Output Undermine Global Market – WSJ

BySustainMe

Falling Chinese Coal Consumption and Output Undermine Global Market – WSJ: Finally, Finally, Finally… China has finally started to cut back on it’s production and use of dirty coal. China now consumes far more than half of the world’s coal. It’s a perfect time for them to do so, with all energy prices so low, the Chinese economy growing slow(er) and the costs/consequences of pollution from coal becoming more and more conspicuous. It is also…