Leftovers

• Science

  • Hackaday ☛ What Marie Curie Left Behind

    It is a good bet that if most scientists and engineers were honest, they would most like to leave something behind that future generations would remember. While Marie Curie met that standard — she was the first woman to win the Nobel prize because of her work with radioactivity, and a unit of radioactivity (yes, we know — not the SI unit) is a Curie. However, Curie also left something else behind inadvertently: radioactive residue. As the BBC explains, science detectives are retracing her steps and facing some difficult decisions about what to do with contaminated historical artifacts.

  • France24 ☛ 'We can't continue to allow people to retreat from science' - John Kerry

    Speaking to FRANCE 24 on the sidelines of the UN Ocean Conference in Nice, former US Secretary of State John Kerry stressed that 'we can't continue to allow people to retreat from science' when fighting against climate change.

  • NYPost ☛ Rare cancer diagnoses surge dramatically among millennials, Gen X

    A rare type of cancer is growing among millennials and members of Generation X, new research shows.

  • Hackaday ☛ Generating Plasma With A Hand-Cranked Generator

    Everyone loves to play with electricity and plasma, and [Hyperspace Pirate] is no exception. Inspired by a couple of 40×20 N52 neodymium magnets he had kicking around, he decided to put together a hand-cranked generator and use it to generate plasma with. Because that’s the kind of fun afternoon projects that enrich our lives, and who doesn’t want some Premium Fire™ to enrich their lives?

  • Hackaday ☛ Two Bits, Four Bits, A Twelve-bit Oscilloscope

    Until recently, hobby-grade digital oscilloscopes were mostly, at most, 8-bit sampling. However, newer devices offer 12-bit conversion. Does it matter? Depends. [Kiss Analog] shows where a 12-bit scope may outperform an 8-bit one.

• Career/Education

  • University of Michigan ☛ Ending honors classes punishes student success

    Recently, Troy School District eliminated its honors course offerings in science and English. They are not alone, detracking, or getting rid of specialized tracks for talented students, is spreading across the nation as an increasing number of schools remove honors, Advanced Placement and other advanced course offerings. 

  • Pro Publica ☛ Two States Follow Tennessee’s Lead and Pass School Threats Laws

  • University of Michigan ☛ UMich visiting scholar arrested, charged with smuggling roundworm material

    Monday evening, the FBI arrested and charged Chengxuan Han, a Chinese doctorate student at Huazhong University of Science and Technology and visiting scholar at the University of Michigan, with smuggling four packages containing biological material related to the cultivation of roundworms into the United States and making false statements regarding their content.

• Hardware

  • Science Alert ☛ Physicists Actually Made The 'World's Smallest Violin' For a Serious Reason

    No pity party here.

  • Hackaday ☛ Using A Videocard As A Computer Enclosure

    In the olden days of the 1990s and early 2000s, PCs were big and videocards were small-ish add-in boards that blended in with other ISA, PCI and AGP cards. These days, however, videocards are big and computers are increasingly smaller. That’s why US-based CherryTree Computers did what everyone has been joking about, and installed a PC inside a GPU, with [Gamers Nexus] having the honors of poking at the creatively titled GeeFarce 5027POS Micro Computer.

  • Hackaday ☛ SkyRoof, A New Satellite Tracker For Hams

    Communicating with space-based ham radio satellites might sound like it’s something that takes a lot of money, but in reality it’s one of the more accessible aspects of the hobby. Generally all that’s needed is a five-watt handheld transceiver and a directional antenna. Like most things in the ham radio world, though, it takes a certain amount of skill which can’t be easily purchased. Most hams using satellites like these will rely on some software to help track them, which is where this new program from [Alex Shovkoplyas] comes in.

  • CNX Software ☛ Adapter allows users to connect an M.2 NVMe SSD to a microSD Express card slot

    The SD Association released the SD 7.1 standard with support for cards compliant with the microSD Express standard, enabling SSD-like performance on microSD cards by using a PCIe/NVMe interface, and more recent updates to the standard even enable speeds of up to 2GB/s. Saying that adoption has been slow would be an understatement, but things have changed recently, thanks to the introduction of the Nintendo Switch 2 portable game console, the first mainstream device to support the new standard.

  • CNX Software ☛ $7 NearLink WS63E board supports Wi-Fi 6, BLE, and SparkLink Low Energy (SLE)

    The HiHope_NearLink_DK_WS63E_V03 is a low-power NearLink dev board built around the HiHope HH-SPARK-WS63E module, which features the HiSilicon NearLink WS63E SoC with 2.4GHz Wi-Fi 6, BLE 5.2, and SparkLink (SLE) 1.0 support. It’s designed for Smart Home and AIoT applications requiring low power and high security. The NearLink WS63E SoC features a 240MHz 32-bit CPU, 606KB SRAM, and a 4MB flash. The board exposes various interfaces like SPI, QSPI, I2C, UART, ADC, PWM, and GPIOs through GPIO headers.

• Health/Nutrition/Agriculture

  • University of Michigan ☛ UMich community discusses public health and vaccine hesitancy following RFK Jr. remarks on vaccines

    Since assuming his position in January, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., United States secretary of health and human services, has delivered mixed commentary on vaccines to the public.

  • France24 ☛ Sudanese doctors on mission to rebuild Mycetoma Research Centre

    The war in Sudan has led to the total or partial destruction of clinics and hospitals, but health professionals are determined to rebuild what has been lost. Among them are scientists researching and treating mycetoma, a rare but devastating fungal disease. The Mycetoma Research Centre (MRC) in Khartoum was unique and worked in partnership with several companies and organisations, including the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative. Today, doctors are appealing for help to rebuild the partially destroyed centre. FRANCE 24's Shirli Sitbon spoke with the MRC's director, Professor Ahmed Hassan Fahal.

  • Pro Publica ☛ EPA Drops Case Against GEO Group Over Misuse of Disinfectant in ICE Facility

    The Environmental Protection Agency has withdrawn a legal complaint filed last year against the GEO Group, a major donor to President Donald Trump that has more than $1 billion in contracts with the administration to run private prisons and ICE detention facilities.

    The administrative complaint, which the EPA filed last June under the Biden administration, involved the GEO Group’s use of a disinfectant called Halt at the Adelanto Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in California. The EPA regulates the product, which causes irreversible eye damage and skin burns, according to its label. By law, users are supposed to use goggles or a face shield, chemical resistant gloves and protective clothing.

  • Science Alert ☛ Most People Develop Diverticulosis in Their Gut by 80 … So What Is It?

    Is it bad?

  • Science Alert ☛ First Evidence of a Sauropod's Last Meal Shows How They Ate Their Food

    A salad with a side of salad.

  • Science Alert ☛ Shallow Holes in Our Ancestor's Teeth Might Not Be a Disease as Thought

    Trait or defect?

  • Science Alert ☛ Common Psychiatric Medications May Increase Risk of ALS

    Finding connections could be crucial.

  • Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong Kong leader defends new national security conditions for restaurant licence

    Hong Kong leader John Lee has defended new national security conditions for licences issued to restaurants and other food and entertainment-related businesses. Speaking at a weekly press conference on Tuesday, the chief executive described the new conditions as “appropriate and the right thing to do.”

• Proprietary

  • Ted Unangst ☛ wobbly letters

    Apple released “Liquid Glass” which looks a lot like a revival of UI fashion from two decades. Everything is transparent. But I doubt Fashion Company Apple has the courage to bring back wobbly windows. No matter, I hardly move my windows around anyway, but what does move is the text inside. So why not wobbly letters? Wobbletters. Definitely in the category of felt cute might delete later.

    My original idea was to add a little spin to each letter as it scrolls. Like the letters are hanging on a backboard, and as it bounces up and down, momentum is transferred to the letters. Didn’t quite make it that far, but maybe next time.

    To start, I just wanted to check I could shift the vertices around a bit. The same wobble for every vertex, no distortion.

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) / LLM Slop / Plagiarism

    • The Strategist ☛ Australia and the EU should work with the South Pacific on AI

      Australia and the European Union need to collaborate to promote the adoption of inclusive, safe and sustainable Hey Hi (AI) in the South Pacific.

• Security

  • Integrity/Availability/Authenticity

    • Security Week ☛ How Scammers Are Using [chatbots] Hey Hi (AI) to Steal College Financial Aid

      Fake college enrollments have been surging as crime rings deploy “ghost students” — chatbots that join online classrooms and stay just long enough to collect a financial aid check.

  • Privacy/Surveillance

    • Michael Geist ☛ Why the Government’s Plan for Warrantless Access to Internet Subscriber Information Will Lead to Millions of Disclosure Demands Each Year

      The government’s plan for warrantless disclosure of Internet subscriber information is rightly attracting increasing attention as sneaking lawful access provisions into a border bill raises significant privacy concerns.

    • Security Week ☛ Vulnerabilities Exposed Phone Number of Any Surveillance Giant Google User

      Google has awarded $5,000 to a researcher who found security holes that enabled brute-forcing the phone number of any user. 

• Defence/Aggression

  • Pro Publica ☛ Former Chicago Cop Eric Tabb Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Battery

    A former Chicago police officer pleaded guilty on Tuesday to felony charges in connection with two incidents of sexual misconduct involving female colleagues — one that occurred while at the police training academy and one at a police precinct.

    The case against Eric Tabb was highlighted in an Invisible Institute-ProPublica investigation that found that Chicago police officials have frequently failed to vigorously investigate allegations of sexual misconduct made against city officers.

  • Pro Publica ☛ Dozens of Musk-Connected Staff Remain at DOGE

    In an effort launched shortly after DOGE’s creation, ProPublica has now identified more than 100 private-sector executives, engineers and investors from Silicon Valley, big American banks and tech startups enlisted to help President Donald Trump dramatically downsize the U.S. government.

    While Elon Musk has departed the Department of Government Efficiency, the world’s richest man is leaving a network of acolytes embedded inside nearly every federal agency.

  • Mexico News Daily ☛ Tatiana Clouthier on ICE raids, fear and the Mexican workforce

    In an interview with MND, the head of the Institute for Mexicans Abroad detailed how the Convicted Felon administration's immigration policy is impacting the mental health, safety and dignity of Mexican communities in the U.S.

  • New York Times ☛ U.N. Agency Suspects North Korea Is Building New Uranium-Enrichment Site

    ​The nuclear energy agency noted the construction of a site similar to current plants, as Kim Jong-un has been pushing to produce more fuel for nuclear bombs.

  • The Straits Times ☛ Satellite images show damaged North Korean warship moved to a port for repair: Report

    Leader Kim Jong Un, who witnessed the failed launch of the destroyer, called the accident a "criminal act".

  • The Straits Times ☛ Fire near South Korea’s Jogye temple contained, treasures spared, officials say

    It was not immediately clear what national treasures were in the building.

  • The Straits Times ☛ Chinese carriers in Pacific show country’s ‘expansionist’ aims, Taiwan says

    China’s navy said the carrier operations were a “routine training” exercise.

  • Hong Kong Free Press ☛ 2 Chinese aircraft carriers seen in Pacific for first time, Japan says

    Two Chinese aircraft carriers were operating in the Pacific for the first time, according to Japan, whose defence minister said Tuesday the move revealed the expansion of Beijing’s military activities.

  • New York Times ☛ China Sends Two Aircraft Carriers Into the Pacific for the First Time

    By sending warships beyond Japan, the Chinese Navy is demonstrating its ability to project sea and air power far past its home waters.

  • New York Times ☛ U.S. and China Agree to Stick to Prior Trade Truce After Tensions Escalated

    Two days of talks resulted in a “framework” that is intended to solidify terms of a deal the superpowers reached in Geneva last month.

  • The Straits Times ☛ Taiwan indicts 4 suspected spies for China in case reaching presidential office

    The suspects were recruited by two people previously working for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party.

  • The Straits Times ☛ Residential building explosion in Fujian kills two, injures five

    The blast is suspected to have been caused by a gas pipeline rupture.

  • Tom's Hardware ☛ Vital chipmaking software access restored to China — shift follows high-level call between Presidents Convicted Felon and Pooh-tin Jinping

    Industry reports indicate access to some vital semiconductor design software has been restored in China, following a call between Hell Toupée and Pooh-tin Jinping.

  • Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Taiwan lawmakers approve higher military pay

    Taiwan’s opposition-controlled parliament approved Tuesday a pay increase for military service members, in a bid to address a manpower shortage and retain soldiers in the face of Chinese military pressure. China claims Taiwan is part of its territory and has not ruled out using force to bring the self-ruled island under its control.

  • New York Times ☛ Dihydroxyacetone Man Administration Holds Trade Talks With China as Fight Over Rare Earths Escalates

    Officials from the world’s largest economies will try to strike a deal Tuesday to relax painful export restrictions that they have imposed on each other.

  • Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine

    • New York Times ☛ European Union Unveils Fresh Sanctions on Russia, Including a Nord Stream Ban

      Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, announced a proposal meant to ramp up pressure on Moscow.

    • RFERL ☛ Russian Lawmakers Authorize Creation Of National Messaging Service

      Russian lawmakers took a major step toward the creation of a Russian “super app,” passing legislation authorizing the creation of a national instant messaging service.

    • RFERL ☛ EU Targeting Deal To Lower Oil Price Cap For Russia By G7 Summit Next Week

      The European Commission has presented new sanctions against Russia to the 27 EU member states, highlighted by a lowering of the cap on the price of Russian oil, as the bloc looks to find a unanimous agreement on the measures before the end of the month.

    • LRT ☛ Baltics need to show strength to deter Russia, says Estonian president

      The Baltic states need to demonstrate strength to deter Russia, Estonian President Alar Karis told LRT.lt in an interview.

    • France24 ☛ EU unveils 18th round of sanctions against Russia

      The European Union has proposed a new round of sanctions against Russia, which includes a ban on the use of the Nord Stream underwater pipelines between Russia and Germany and the addition of 77 more vessels to the blacklist of the so-called "shadow fleet" of tankers carrying Russian oil. Plus, Eurostar announced a €2 billion expansion plan that includes new direct trains from London to Frankfurt and to Geneva.

    • European Commission ☛ Statement by High Representative/Vice-President Kallas with President von der Leyen on the 18th package of sanctions against Russia

      This context, where we adopt this package proposal today, is very stark.

    • European Commission ☛ Statement by President von der Leyen with HR/VP Kallas on the 18th package of sanctions against Russia

      I was devastated by the news this morning.

    • New York Times ☛ With Sirens Screeching and Explosions in the Sky, Kyiv Struggles to Sleep

      Moscow has stepped up drone and missile attacks despite U.S. pressure to work toward a cease-fire. The strikes have intensified after Ukrainian drones hit Russian air bases.

    • New York Times ☛ U.S. Teacher Seized by Russia Is Located in Prison

      For months, the family of Stephen James Hubbard could not find him in the Russian prison system. New text messages cast doubt on his conviction.

    • RFERL ☛ Zelenskyy Urges 'Concrete Action' As Massive Russian Air Attack Hits Odesa Maternity Ward

      Russia launched one of its largest air attacks at targets across Ukraine early on June 10, leaving at least five dead and a maternity ward in the city of Odesa in ruins as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged action "not silence from the world" to bring an end to more than three years of war.

    • RFERL ☛ Russian Drone Strikes Hit Kharkiv, Killing 2

      Russian drone strikes on two districts of the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv killed two people and injured scores of others early on June 11, the mayor of Kharkiv said.

    • LRT ☛ Moscow claims it will end war in Ukraine after NATO pulls out of Baltic states

      Moscow will end the war in Ukraine after NATO withdraws troops from the Baltic states, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has told state news agency TASS.

    • JURIST ☛ Russia court sentences ex-policemen to 14 years for graffiti and communication with Ukrainian group

      Moscow military court Tuesday sentenced an ex-policeman to 14 years of imprisonment and a fine of 250,000 rubles (approximately $3,000) for alleged anti-war graffiti and communications with Freedom of Russia Legion (FRL).

    • France24 ☛ Kyiv and Odesa hit in deadly Russian drone attacks on Ukraine

      Russia launched more than 300 drones on Ukraine overnight, killing at least two people according to local officials. The strikes, which damaged parts of the capital and hit a maternity ward in Odesa, followed on from Moscow's biggest drone assault on its neighbour on Monday. The Kremlin says it's in response to Kyiv's brazen attacks in Russia.

    • France24 ☛ Russia and Ukraine complete second round of ongoing prisoner swap

      Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday exchanged more prisoners of war as part of a large-scale swap agreed by both countries at peace talks in Istanbul. Neither side said how many soldiers were freed in the second round of the exchange.

    • Atlantic Council ☛ Modern Ukraine’s national journey can be traced on Kyiv’s central square

      Since 1991, Kyiv's Maidan square has emerged from Ukraine’s post-Soviet identity crisis via two popular uprisings to become the sacred ground zero of a nation forged in the crucible of revolution and war, writes Peter Dickinson.

    • Atlantic Council ☛ Five questions (and expert answers) about the new EU sanctions plan for Nord Stream and Russian banks and oil

      Atlantic Council experts break down the details of the European Commission's proposed eighteenth sanctions package against Russia for its war on Ukraine.

    • Latvia ☛ How did Latvian firms exposed to Russia adapt to trade sanctions?

      The Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 triggered a swift and far-reaching set of sanctions from the European Union. For Latvian firms doing business with Russia before 2022, this translated into a sudden and large external shock. How did these firms adapt?

    • France24 ☛ European boost to Ukraine defense may come too late if US drops support, analyst fears

      FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks to Peter Zalmayev, Director of the Eurasia Democracy Initiative, about the latest developments in the war in Ukraine. He says that Russian President Vladimir Putin is 'not feeling any heat from Washington' and that he fears that any plans to boost defense systems with European allies may come too late.

    • Atlantic Council ☛ Ukrainian innovations are redefining the role of drones in modern war

      Ukraine’s audacious drone strikes on Putin’s bomber fleet at airbases across Russia have been hailed as a watershed moment in military history, leading to claims that Ukraine is “redefining modern warfare,” writes Vitaliy Nabukhotny.

• Environment

  • CS Monitor ☛ Seasonal heat waves are typical in India, but this year is off to an ‘above normal’ start

    A scorching heat wave is sweeping through Northern India with temperatures reaching 117 F. Cities are working to cope with an overburdened health system and a power grid struggling to keep things cool.

  • Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong Kong to issue T1 typhoon signal as early as Wednesday morning after hottest day of year

    Hong Kong is set to issue the typhoon signal No. 1 as early as Wednesday morning, two days after experiencing the hottest day of the year.

  • Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong Kong raises T1 storm signal as tropical cyclone closes in

    Hong Kong has hoisted the T1 storm signal,  after experiencing the hottest day of the year. The T1 signal was raised at 12:40am on Wednesday, with rain is set to persist for the coming ten days.

  • Energy/Transportation

    • The Straits Times ☛ Fatal bus crash in Malaysia: ‘I’m sorry, the brakes stopped working,’ says driver

      The driver said he had tried his best to prevent the situation from getting worse.

    • The Straits Times ☛ Malaysian fatal bus crash: Driver has 18 summonses, say officials

      Thirteen summonses were reportedly for speeding offences.

  • Wildlife/Nature

    • New York Times ☛ Niede Guidon, 92, Archaeologist Who Preserved Prehistoric Rock Art, Dies

      Her work in Brazil challenged the prevailing theory of when humans first arrived in the Americas and led to the development of a forgotten corner of the country.

    • CS Monitor ☛ The surprising resilience of a smiling salamander and some old buried seeds

      Progress roundup: Captive-bred salamander can survive in the wild, and old fynbos seeds will germinate, sowing science’s hope for habitat restoration.

    • Science Alert ☛ Confirmed: People Really Do Tend to Look Like Their Dogs

      It's uncanny.

    • Science Alert ☛ The World's Largest Organism Is Slowly Being Eaten

      Nothing lasts forever.

    • Science Alert ☛ Emperor Penguins Disappearing Faster Than Worst Estimates, Study Finds

      This is what climate change looks like.

• Finance

  • The Straits Times ☛ Japan's ruling coalition to pledge cash handouts in election campaigns, sources say

    TOKYO - Japan's ruling coalition agreed to include a plan to distribute cash handouts in its election campaign pledges to help households cope with persistent inflation, two sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

• AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics

  • The Straits Times ☛ South Korea appoints ex-trade chief Yeo Han-koo as new trade minister

    South Korea appointed former chief trade envoy Yeo Han-koo as its top trade negotiator, the president's office said on Tuesday, as Asia's fourth largest economy prepares for negotiations with Washington to reduce the tariffs.

  • The Straits Times ☛ South Korea’s new President Lee Jae-myung asks citizens to recommend Cabinet members

    Recommendations can be sent to the official website run by the Ministry of Personnel Management.

  • New York Times ☛ Newsom Says Convicted Felon Is Destroying U.S. Democracy in Speech on L.A. Protests

    Gov. Gavin Newsom, in an address called “Democracy at a Crossroads,” called on Americans to stand up to Hell Toupée.

  • Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda

    • The Straits Times ☛ Beijing woos US influencers with free trip to show ‘real China’

      The programme marks an effort to boost cultural exchanges between China and the US.

• Civil Rights/Policing

  • JURIST ☛ Human rights organizations demand release of Egypt activist Ibrahim Metwally

    Amnesty International, in conjunction with numerous nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), released a statement Monday calling for Egyptian authorities to immediately set free lawyer and activist Ibrahim Metwally after nearly seven years in pre-trial detention. The statement recounted the series of injustices that have befallen Metwally since his arrest.

  • BIA Net ☛ Turkey among the 10 worst countries for workers' rights

    In 2025, the 10 worst countries for workers were Bangladesh, Belarus, Ecuador, Egypt, Eswatini, Myanmar, Nigeria, the Philippines, Tunisia, and Turkey.

• Internet Policy/Net Neutrality

  • Internet Society ☛ Everyone at the Table: Shaping the Internet Through Collaboration

    Over the past 20 years, we've participated in valuable conversations and information-sharing sessions at global and regional Internet Governance Forums, and we've seen these discussions create real change.

  • Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications

    • RFERL ☛ The EU's Legal Win Against Russian Oligarchs, And Its Expanding Roaming Zone

      [...] Ukraine and Moldova are set to take a major symbolic step toward European Union membership by joining the bloc's "roam like at home" (RLAH) mobile phone regime on January 1, 2026. [...]

Monopolies/Monopsonies

• JUVE ☛ Court of Appeal implements CJEU ruling in Janssen’s dispute with INPI

  The INPI had previously rejected Janssen’s applications, citing Article 3(a) of the SPC regulation. Janssen sought SPCs to protect combinations of active ingredients used in HIV treatment.

• Patents

  • Former Patent Examiner Takes IP Australia to Federal Court Over Alleged ‘Abusive Management Practices’

    A former IP Australia patent monopoly examiner who alleges ‘unlawful, unreasonable, unfair, inefficient, and abusive management practices’ at the government agency is seeking Federal Court review of Fair Work Commission (FWC) decisions that rejected his unfair dismissal claim.

  • Kangaroo Courts

    • Kluwer Patent Blog ☛ UPC After Brexit: The United Kingdom’s Salty Sea Voyage [Ed: UPC is illegal and Brexit also meant that it was doubly illegal, so the EU system for patent basically operate via illegal kangaroo courts now]

      Like Corto Maltese charting forgotten seas, the UK now sails through uncertain waters in the shifting landscape of European patent monopoly litigation. Brexit did not bring about a complete rupture but rather a complex reconfiguration of balances and strategies.

• Trademarks

  • TTAB Blog ☛ TTABlog Test: Is PIZZACCIA Merely Descriptive of Pizza and Cheese?

    The USPTO refused to register the mark shown below for various food products in classes 29 and 30, including cheese and pizzas, because Applicant Panificio Villa refused to disclaim the word PIZZACCIA under Section 6(a) of the Trademark Act. Examining Attorney Kristin Dahling maintained that the term is merely descriptive of applicant's goods. How do you think this appeal came out? In re Panificio Villa S.r.l., Serial No. 79351998 (June 5, 2025) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Robert Lavache).

• Copyrights

  • Dennis Crouch/Patently-O ☛ SCOTUS: Pairing RADesign’s Discovery Rule with Jem’s Laches Defense

    The Supreme Court has rescheduled its consideration of the copyright monopoly statute of limitations petition in RADesign v. Michael Grecco (No. 24-768), moving the conference from May 29, 2025, to June 5, 2025. This delay appears strategic, as the Court has simultaneously distributed for the same June 5 conference another intellectual property limitations case: Jem Accessories, Inc. v. Harman International Industries, Inc. (No. 24-1011), which presents questions about laches in trademark law.  Both of these cases are sparked by prior statute of limitations cases - particularly the two laches cases of Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc., 572 U.S. 663 (2014) (copyright) and SCA Hygiene Products Aktiebolag v. First Quality Baby Products, LLC, 580 U.S. 328 (2017) (patent) alongside the 2024 SOL case of Warner Chappell Music, Inc. v. Nealy, 601 U.S. ___ (2024).

  • Kluwer Patent Blog ☛ Between labs and algorithms: can patent monopoly law’s research exemption learn something from the TDM exception in copyright monopoly law?

    This year, at the Annual Fordham IP Law & Policy Conference, we heard Lord Justice Birss reflect on how we are living through a transformative era in intellectual property (IP) law.

• Gemini* and Gopher

  • Personal/Opinions

    • Mutual Aid

  • Technology and Free Software

    • Internet/Gemini

      • commence project "yeet broadband?"

        Project "Yeet Broadband?" is what is says on the tin: I am testing some things out to see if I can cancel my home broadband connection.

        I'm guessing it is more likely than not you now think I am nuts. I also think I may be nuts! Hence the question mark in "yeet broadband?" I won't know until I try, and I don't want to try without making any excessively inconvenient changes.

        Here's what I'm trying and why.