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Dr. Samuel Says -
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Written by Dr. Samuel Centralia, Ph.D., D.D.S., Esq.
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Friday, 15 May 2009 |
Taking the train into work today, I spent some time flipping through the latest USPTO patent applications, which I like to do between Soduku and calculating pi a few thousand more digits. Keeps me on my toes, you know. Some might find browsing patent applictions tedious, but I find it can be quite rewarding, if you don't mind the rather wooden prose style.
 Anyway, new this week from the “Why Didn’t I Think of That?” File, IBM
has apparently filed a patent on a new concept that the company hopes
will increase productivity, across the board, in all endeavors, by
precisely 33.3 percent. To wit: They’ve issued a patent on the
40-minute hour meeting. From the application, via Slashdot: “The observation
is that if an hour were shorter, by a small amount, we would be more
focused, and accomplish the same amount of work, but in less real time,
thereby increasing productivity.” Four IBM researchers are applying for
the patent.
Genius. I salute you, IBM. Gives me hope for my weight-loss program, featuring the 1/5 pound Quarter Pounder and .75-calorie "kalorie."
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