by David Brooks | Jun 12, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
New Hampshire, I’m happy to say now has an official state spider: The daring jumping spider, which is an awesome name for an awesome arachnid. The story is here; a bunch of third-graders were behind the push. South Carolina has an also-awesomely-named state...
by David Brooks | Jun 10, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
By Targeted News Service The following patents were assigned in New Hampshire from June 6 to June 13. *** DEKA Products Assigned Patent for RFID System With Eddy Current Trap DEKA Products, Manchester, New Hampshire, has been assigned a patent (No. 11,031,693,...
by David Brooks | Jun 10, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
Geeks like clever vanity license plates – e.g., FEATURE on an original Volkswagen Beetle – and while you can’t exactly call FUCKU “clever”, many find it amusing that this plate and similar swearing-filled plates are allowed in Maine. Not,...
by David Brooks | Jun 9, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
I’m familiar with the idea of assisted migration for trees to help them survive climate change – generally, planting them further north because the populations can’t naturally migrate fast enough to avoid the altering climate. I’ve never heard...
by David Brooks | Jun 9, 2021 | Blog
People will be going to the beach early Thursday morning – very early Thursday morning – and not just to beat the heat. When the sun rises at 5:06 a.m. that day, it will be partly blocked by the moon, creating an annular eclipse. For the next hour, if the weather...
by David Brooks | Jun 9, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
A little over 700 million years ago, our ancestors were presented with a choice: Do you want to be immortal or do you want to be able to see, smell and hear stuff? The simple creatures that eventually evolved into us wanted to enjoy sensory input rather than never...