Have you ever wondered what an online think tank thinks? Sure, let’s discuss this week’s homework. Self-assigned information outlets include news, ezines, magazines, books, and Internet searches on hundreds of topics. This continues day after day, week after week, and year after year, so here’s a look at these thoughts. Let’s get started and discuss some of today’s topics:
1. The US patent process is inadequate, as we have patent squatters, multiple patent awards for almost exactly the same technology, and the government’s ability to prosecute these patents is not matched by the sharp increase in patents. demand. The patent process in this country favors only lawyers. This patent process and the implications of failure are stifling innovation. What is the solution?
2. What separates the winners from the losers and why the winners always seem to win; while losers give up or accept failure before taking the plunge?
3. What do you say when you find dead flies in the area or the flies refuse to eat your food? Are they trying to tell us something? After all the fuss around us and they eat doggie doggie. Is this a statement about all the processed foods Americans eat?
4. Why are other nations criticizing the US for the number of people in our prisons, when 45% to 65% of those in prison in the US are illegal aliens, not even They are our criminals, they are criminals from other nations who have tried to take advantage of the opportunity in the United States. Should the US outsource our prisons to corporations and take them out of the country to handle all the illegal aliens and shouldn’t these people earn their own keep and provide labor to pay for their stay?
5. Are electric scooters – motorcycles viable if they weigh 400 pounds? Some think so, and at least one model is making waves with excellent style and performance. The Vectrix MaxiScooter has an under-seat nickel hydride battery and reaches 62 mph, equivalent performance to a 150cc scooter, but weighs more than a 400cc motorcycle. The range is 68 miles at 25 miles per hour, so it’s perfect for the city, but will people buy it? Some say yes, but to appeal to the masses it will need more refinement.
6. Does it make sense for AI recipe creators to figure out in advance what types of mixed ingredients will deliver the most delight to human taste buds? MIT thinks so and maybe these AI systems can also figure out how to eat for your genome and make it taste good too.
7. 47 million Americans do not have health insurance and nearly 25% are self-employed. Are we hurting small business owners who employ about 75% of our population? If so, boy, we need to fix that problem. Our nation’s economy and the future of innovation depend on it, this is a really hot topic.
8. Should flyers and flyers be allowed to be in the shape and size of parking tickets? Many small business owners say these work better, but it annoys car owners, who are shocked, then relieved to find out it’s not a ticket, and then upset. But compare this to the fact that they have to read it and small business owners say that the strategy works.
Well, so does SPAM, due to the fact that it’s all in the numbers, but that doesn’t make it right. Some municipalities are upset, others already outlaw flying car practices, because many people just drop them on the ground and litter. Common decency must be respected by small business owners.
A member of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce told our Think Tank that these rules hurt Hispanic business owners who can’t afford expensive advertising. Interesting, what about the garbage? They say the business owner didn’t litter, they stuck it on the car, the car owner in disgust of course threw it on the ground and that’s littering and it’s illegal, so should we arrest both parties?
9. What if the largest army in the world? The United States military runs out of rogue nations to attack; Will that mean that there will finally be no more real wars, only international terrorism, guerrilla wars and revolutions? Some futurists say that this future is only about 100 years away. And if it arrives earlier?
10. Is the new VLJ – Very Light Jet Market ready for action? Will this emerging industry sub-sector drive up private jet insurance rates? Will this hurt the industry? What about the newer models that are just above the VLJ market, light private jets like Embraer’s Phenom 300? Will the VLJs be rungs for planes like the Phenom? Are they priced right and is performance applicable to the upgrade or do the VLJs take their toll on sales.
11. Many internet gurus and motivational-type speakers are frauds, not all of course, but there are quite a few who sell “how to succeed secrets” at this or that, but have never succeeded in the field themselves. – The reality is that people who want to succeed and are willing to do whatever it takes to succeed will eventually succeed, with or without a motivational mentor or how-to Guru. What do you say?
12. Peace in the Middle East – Not a chance – Hello, what do we have now? – On the news was this statement; “Israeli and Palestinian leaders seek peace talks as Israel warns that its enemies are rearming. Israeli intelligence reports that Hamas has smuggled 40 tons of weapons into Gaza, and Hezbollah has more rockets than it did before its war with Israel last summer.”
13. Why do some cities put US mailboxes along the sidewalk and then paint a RED Zone, it should actually be a Yellow Zone? I’ve seen this in many cities, and a parking ticket lady tells us it’s so no one parks by blocking the mailboxes. We asked if they stopped and put the mail in, will they give them a ticket? She said, it depends if people get the mail out and back in or if she thinks they seem nice. Wow, nice policy indeed, but why the red curbs?
14. Many are predicting the slow death of the paper or physical book due to competition from the e-book, and things are slowing down, but the paper book is a tradition and with all bookstore chains it is doubtful that this will happen anywhere. moment. soon. For example, this was in the news: “The publishing business totaled $35.7 billion in global sales last year, up 3 percent from the previous year, according to the Book Industry Study Group, a trade association. About 3.1 billion books were sold books, an increase of less than 1 percent.
Moral of the story; never stop thinking. Never stop analyzing or considering why things are, how they can become, and what you can do about it. Sincerely, Lance