"More of a Networking Event than a Techology Exhibition" From the Jim Pinto e-News The ISA Exhibition in Chicago, October 2005 registered 10,532 attendees, a 27.5% decline compared to 2004. To most neutral observers, it seemed more like a networking event rather than an industry exhibition. And the penguins were there, perched atop the melting ice-berg: the past Presidents and … [Read more...] about Pinto's View of the Chicago ISA Show
The Software Patent Mess
Last week, it was announced by the US Patent and Trademark Office that an individual has filed patents on "the eight basic plots" of fiction. You know, "boy meets girl" etc. How could this be? Is the USPTO that nuts? Well, maybe. The USPTO having issued patents on "business processes" is now in the position of attempting to define what the difference is between a recipe for … [Read more...] about The Software Patent Mess
More on the BPL issue from Bob Landman and the ARRL
ARRL CALLS ON FCC TO SHUT DOWN VIRGINIA BPL SYSTEM In support of Amateur Radio complaints of interference, the ARRL this week formally asked the FCC to instruct the City of Manassas, Virginia, to shut down its broadband over power line (BPL) system. Communication Technologies (COMTek) operates the BPL system over the municipally owned electric power grid. The League says the … [Read more...] about More on the BPL issue from Bob Landman and the ARRL
Some Humor on Thursday…
From Paul Studebaker, editor in chief of Plant Services: Press Release: For Immediate Release Joel Leonard 336 379 1444 ext 102 joel@mpactlearning.com Serious Crisis: Operatic Version of the Maintenance Crisis Song Released Greensboro, NC- To further spread the message to world to prepare against the Maintenance Crisis, Joel Leonard enlisted David Holley, instructor at famed … [Read more...] about Some Humor on Thursday…
Once Again I Ask You…
...Is Nanotechnology Finally for Real? The Chem Show folks apparently think so. They've added a whole new track to the "hot topics" sessions on the subject. The one paper I wanted to see on the list wasn't there, though. It was the one that would have been titled "Process Control and On Line Analytical Applications in Nanoscale Processing." And in my (probably not so very) … [Read more...] about Once Again I Ask You…
