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To: Slagle who wrote (63123)	5/1/2005 4:17:03 PM
From: energyplay	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

There was a patent collection in Sunnyvale, California. It took quiet a bit of time to even search one category. Putting the collection online has saved a lot of money and time. It is pretty likely that both the Soviets, China, France, the UK and anybody else had their own groups of paid researchers with access to the Washington DC patent library. Since the US is still the nation filing the most patents, and with some of the highest rates for patent lawyers, and spread over 4 time zones, being online should be a net advnatage for the US. Compere the US to many nations which have one or two major dominate cities, where most intellectual and commercial activity is centralized. Paris, London are examples. So almost anything that improves communication or transportation - internet, interstate highways, air travel, 800 phone numbers - will tend to have a benefit for the US.

To: Slagle who wrote (63123)	5/1/2005 5:50:45 PM
From: shades	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

Yes I go to phonescoop.com and engadget.com and they get patent info to show the new stuff coming out before the companies release it - but I thought they meant there were TOP SECRET level patents that the general public were not getting that the chinese got access too through that spy with his special security clearance - stuff like nuclear weapons - or is that in the open patent databases? As for the patent system coming online with clinton - I was just not paying attention at the time, but I do have a personal story. IBM when I was there had the lead in XRAY technology to make chips - lasers had been used - but laser light is wider bandwidth than xray so you can't pack things together as tightly - anyways it was going to be the future of smaller, faster, cheaper - but IBM shelved the XRAY technology and did not patent it from what I recall - was going to eat into current profit. The american researcher left - went over to Japan I think, started making the XRAY stuff with some large japanese company - they got the patent - and a while later IBM licensed the tech from that company - the very tech they funded the initial research on and shelved to protect corporate interests - how dumb right? I read a lot on slashdot.org - and in this world of evil megacorp I am inclined to side with the little guy and open secrets - tired of stories like that where benefits for the world are shelved for profit. I am for opening up our patents and secrets - but not if the chinese people are going to steal it all - make a lot of advancements thenselves and then not open thier secrets and patents up too. That has happened recently with carbon nanotubes where the asian labs were making some advances - initially sharing the research with thier western friends - then closing the doors and getting all hush hush. I am not worried though, good hackers are always going to be able to pry open the hallowed halls of slow government security. As for world energy supplies - does anybody remember MR. FUSION from back to the future movies? news.com.com

To: Slagle who wrote (63123)	5/1/2005 6:36:02 PM
From: shades	Respond to of 74559

OK I found a few more financial broadcasts on ipodder - they are saying in the transports - the maritimes are holding well - you did well getting into VLCCF so early. netcastdaily.com I just listened at the first hour with Puplava at financial sense - they also said that although trucking and railroad are down, maritime doing well - then they went into how so many people are writing in they lost thier ass on Gold Stocks - and these guys who I normally really like say well you got to AVERAGE DOWN in gold stocks!!! This dissapoints me in them - the more I listen to the WIZ and Phil and their ridicule of people that average down and follow fundamentals the more convinced I become only the chartists and technical guys are going to be big winners in the markets short or long term. I actually laughed at WIZETRADE green light red light ads I heard in tampa recently - but their software seems to only recommend buy or sells based on volume of up ticks to down ticks - good mechanical system no? Maybe too reactionary however and behind the trend. Puplava makes great cases for his picks, but from fundamental view points and it turns out lots of peple lost money not following technicals on him and Richard Russell. He did say forget about the majors like newmont - they are like IBM - but focus on the minors - I have been watching DROOY fall for a few weeks now since reading about it here and if GOLD stocks turn around this should be a good one right? I will listen at tne next 2 hours and see what other slivers of wisdom I can pry from the guru's.