She ate a little bit, and said anxiously to herself, "Which way? Which way," holding her hand on top of her head to feel which way it was growing, and she was quite surprised to find that she remained the same size: to be sure, this generally happens when one eats cake, but Alice had got so much into the way of expecting nothing but out-of-the-way things to happen, that it seemed quite dull and stupid for life to go on in the common way. So she set to work, and very soon finished off the cake. *  *  *  *  *  *  * *  *  *  *  *  * *  *  *  *  *  *  * "Curiouser and curiouser!" cried Alice (she was so much surprised, that for the moment she quite forgot how to speak

Many years ago I read about a simple divination system that anyone could learn. It used a TV set. You would turn the TV to a channel that didn't have a signal. The screen was a jumble of dots (technically called "visual noise") and you would hear a "shhhhhhhhhhh" sound (usually called "white noise" but it was technically "pink noise"). What I would do is turn up the sound to blot out all other sound (some companies sell devices that make this sound and sell them to people who work in noisy environments) and scoot up close to the TV so that the screen filled my field of vision. In this position it was very easy to sink into a trance state that was perfect for divination. I would

Over 15 years ago, Microsoft spent half a decade trying to trademark the term "Windows." They sued a company named "Lindows" and eventually just paid them $20 million to change their name. Today, there is a long list of rules available as to how you can use the word "Windows." You could be sued if you use "Windows" in the wrong way. Apple got a trademark for their iconic "iPod." That's understandable. But they extended it to anything with "pod" in the name and legally threatened companies that used that term. Various well-funded companies buy up small companies with patents on small bits of computer codes. If another company, on its own, comes up with something vaguely similar, the