Author Archives: JoelMurphy

Sanity Check

Posted on June 9, 2013 by JoelMurphy

Took the dog up to Harriman for a little run around. Lots of use! And a large group of folks picking trash and touching up the blazes on Long Path. I entered on Lake Welch drive, intending to go the … Continue reading →

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DARPA

Posted on April 11, 2013 by JoelMurphy

                In other news, I’m part of a team that won a DARPA competition earlier this year! Our objective is to ‘Develop a portable, inexpensive, and easy-to-use electroencephalography (EEG) device and corresponding mobile application (app) … Continue reading →

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Change

Posted on April 10, 2013 by JoelMurphy

There’s a bunch of stuff going on this spring. First, Deborah and I moved. With our cat, Petit, and our dog Sascha. We moved from Brooklyn to Manhattan. I know, that’s the wrong direction, but we’re innovators, and I’m already … Continue reading →

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Milestones In Artificial Life

Posted on July 24, 2012 by JoelMurphy

This just in. Scientists at Harvard and Caltech have animated a small slab of silicone with rat heart-muscle to create Medusoid. Absolutely beautiful.  

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Fire Fall

Posted on June 6, 2012 by JoelMurphy

Adam Frelin’s artwork is inspiring. This happened at a quarry in upstate NY last weekend. Here’s some history on the firefall, Here is Adam’s page on it. The rest of his site is worth the time too . Here’s a … Continue reading →

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Sailing

Posted on June 6, 2012 by JoelMurphy

Friend Dave Lewis got a boat. 28 footer. Had a chance to go sailing a week and a half ago. Sailing past the Verrazzano Bridge. We picked some trash out of the harbor, which turned out to be some mylar … Continue reading →

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Pachube Graph Test

Posted on April 18, 2012 by JoelMurphy

This is a testing post. The graph is a week wide. Started 4/18 around 7PM. Updates every 4 minutes or so. Refresh page for latest update. You can also see this in different time scales by going here     … Continue reading →

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Hawking Tech Tragedy

Posted on April 13, 2012 by JoelMurphy

File under: Collateral Troll Damage. There is a sad digression in the ongoing intellectual property lawsuit between Sipco, LLC and Amazon, et al, involving one of the defendants, Hawking Technology. Back in the fall of 2008, Sipco served it’s complaint … Continue reading →

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Further Coverage of SipCo’s abuse of the Patent System

Posted on March 31, 2012 by JoelMurphy

Last time I wrote about SipCo’s case against Digi International et al, and I want to write about their defence against Sipco, but not right now. There is a concurrent case that Sipco is trying against Amazon.com, Cooper Industries, Cooper … Continue reading →

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Digi International Fights Back Against Patent Creeps

Posted on March 15, 2012 by JoelMurphy

I’ve been splashing around in the US Patent Office Records (as reproduced by Google. Much better interface than USPTO, IMHO) in an effort to get a sense of the territory surrounding home thermostats and related devices. As a home owner, … Continue reading →

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