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Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

Oops! According to a law professor at George Washington University, all patent judges appointed after the year 2000 have been done so unconstitutionally, making thousands of patent rulings made by said judges null and void. This will have ramifications on patents worth billions and billions of dollars, and it's not clear exactly what's going to happen. More »

12:50 PM on Tue May 6 2008
By Adam Frucci
18,661 views, 63 comments

Latest by VakeroRokero: @photophile: Chinese grey companies doesn't care about patents. They don't even care for your brand! more »

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Man Uses Gun to Blow Hole in Wall for Satellite Dish, Kills Wife by Accident

This is what tools are for, my friends. Ronald Long of Deepwater, MO, was trying to install a satellite dish in his bedroom. He was having trouble putting the necessary hole in the wall and, thinking himself quite clever, decided to use his gun to get the job done quickly. Unfortunately, his wife was outside and caught the bullet in the chest. She was rushed to the hospital but was declared dead on arrival. On the upside, Ronald now has DirecTV. Silver linings, people. [KCTV via Boing Boing]

2:30 PM on Fri Mar 28 2008
By Adam Frucci
38,307 views, 204 comments

Latest by SkoGoody: The title alone had me LMFAO! Wow...I thought this was joke...Wow, just wow. I can't even fathom the thoughts behind this...I'm seriously 100% baffled. Nothing should surprise me anymore after reading this. more »

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Harry Potter Blu-ray Includes Unintended HD DVD

The hi def DVD industry never fails to disappoint. Because now even the consumers who are versed in the differences between Blu-ray and HD DVD—those who can tell a blue box from a red one with ease—are also getting shat on by a mixed up industry. Numerous reports have surfaced that a new $100+ Harry Potter box set has a fourth disc in HD DVD format—that's Goblet of Fire for those interested. It looks like even Warner Bros' conservative route of supporting both formats has its risks. [tgdaily]

10:54 AM on Fri Dec 14 2007
By Mark Wilson
12,789 views, 35 comments

Latest by yougottabekidding: @Pope John Peeps II: You're right, sexual maturity is not emotional maturity. That is part of the point i was trying to make. As you stated it, you yourself would have no problem with having sex with a 15 year more »

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TrekStor Renames iBeat Blaxx After a Bit of Self-Flagellation

Following yesterday's letter to TrekStor, purveyors of the dubiously-monikered iBeat Blaxx MP3 player, we received an email from Gil Szmigiel, Vice President of TrekStor, effecting an immediate name-change to something a little less offensive. See the email after the jump. More »

9:28 AM on Mon Aug 27 2007
By Addy Dugdale
35,347 views, 50 comments

Latest by Linkhiei: Sounds like it was a marketing ploy in the first place. No marketing department could actually go that long without realizing their product is named "iBeat Blaxx" XD You know how much free publicity you get for this kind of more »

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$1.5 Million Yacht Plunges Nose-First Into the Ocean

Yes, this picture is real. It's of a $1.5 million yacht falling off its sling while being loaded into a cargo ship for delivery in Dubai. If you didn't notice, yes, there's a dude going "oh shit" on the back of the boat as it goes down, to give you a sense of the size of the 55-foot vessel (he was fine). Hit the jump for a sad view of the aftermath. More »

2:45 PM on Wed Aug 15 2007
By Adam Frucci
75,385 views, 89 comments

Latest by MainSub-main: Boat: A hole in the water you pour money into. Um...not quite in that order here. more »

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"Baby Einstein" Turns Your Baby Into "Baby Stares at Mirrors for Hours"

In a serious blow to the convenience model of parenting, a new study found that 8-to-16-month-old infants who are plopped in front of "Baby Einstein" videos understand on average six to eight fewer words per hour watched than kids who didn't watch Einstein. More »

4:20 PM on Wed Aug 8 2007
By Matt Buchanan
8,108 views, 36 comments