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But we on *this* planet have the fun of discovering it! Sure in some other galaxy, the veeblefetzer may have been invented, but we've not figured it out yet.
I've finally figured it out. When people talk about inventing something, or - ugh - getting a patent, they get very nervous and covetous because they feel someone might steal their idea, etc. What set me straight on this was reading Don Lancaster's writings on the patent and invention game. He says the best thing you can do is write a magazine article about what you've invented, that puts it in the public domain so no one's going to monopolize it, and you get paid for writing the article - much better than the monetary black hole that a patent is. Plus, if it's good, you'll have a window of opportunity to make and sell it, if it's really good the big boys will move in so by then you've hopefully moved on to something else. This turns conventional thinking on its head. It takes the fear and avarice out.
But we on *this* planet have the fun of discovering it! Sure in some other galaxy, the veeblefetzer may have been invented, but we've not figured it out yet.
I've finally figured it out. When people talk about inventing something, or - ugh - getting a patent, they get very nervous and covetous because they feel someone might steal their idea, etc. What set me straight on this was reading Don Lancaster's writings on the patent and invention game. He says the best thing you can do is write a magazine article about what you've invented, that puts it in the public domain so no one's going to monopolize it, and you get paid for writing the article - much better than the monetary black hole that a patent is. Plus, if it's good, you'll have a window of opportunity to make and sell it, if it's really good the big boys will move in so by then you've hopefully moved on to something else. This turns conventional thinking on its head. It takes the fear and avarice out.
