What happens when ideas can’t be protected?
If intellectual property (IP) protections weakened or disappeared, would innovation grind to a halt? The answer: it depends on the industry. In…
Year: 2026
The patent bargain is broken, CEO says
Patents are Chinese instruction manuals, say Palmer Luckey, founder of defense company Anduril. “The founding fathers never predicted a world where you…
Luck on the frontier: The superstitions settlers couldn’t do without
Little House on the Prairie showed the wagons, the blizzards, the fevers. It left out the horseshoes. Frontier settlers packed everything they owned onto a…
Build A Deck At Ground Level
Adding a deck is probably the least expensive living area you can add to your home and it can be an attractive addition to your landscaping. Building a deck is a fairly simple do-it-yourself job and you can find deck building plans at most home center stores.
Grow More Vegetables
Many gardeners plant extra vegetables with the intention of sharing their harvest: There are a number of things yOu can do with overabundant vegetables…
Ask the Expert
A builder is offering us a “2-1 buydown” on the new house we’re considering. The first year’s interest rate sounds great, but I’m not sure I understand…
The Good-Neighbor Guide to July 4th
A little courtesy makes a neighborhood feel like home, but few holidays test neighborhood goodwill quite like Independence Day. Here is how to celebrate…
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Small smart things about AI at work. The Handshake Test There is one rule that will keep you out of trouble with AI at work, and you can use it in under…
How to say “I don’t know” gracefully
Few professional moments feel worse than getting a question you cannot answer in front of your boss or a roomful of strangers. The instinct is to fake it….
Using AI work without getting in trouble
It is a Tuesday morning. Half your coworkers are quietly using ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini to draft emails, summarize meetings, and clean up reports. Most…