User: Franklinstein

Re:I've got a better idea....

On: Congress to Overhaul Patent Law

What we really need are companies like Google who encourage people to innovate and actually reward them for it and recognize their accomplishment.

Changing laws won't fix things, the corporations will just find more loopholes and more ways to litigate.

We need a change in company goals and ethics to support and reward innovation rather than stifle it.

Brilliant

On: Vietnam Medic Makes Homemade Endoscope

This is really the spirit of innovation that we should be nourishing. Its not always the big researchers with the big bucks who come up with the brilliant solutions.

Often times it takes a bit of pressure, low funds, and ingenuity to be truly innovative.

Re:This is the next step

On: Japan Plans Test of 'New Concorde'

I disagree. We are entering the age of globalization, and since we can already communicate everywhere in the world instantly, the next step is to bring us there physically as quickly as possible.