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StarTribune isn’t del.icio.us

I mentioned in a previous post that seeing the “Save to del.icio.us” link on the Minneapolis StarTribune web site was one of the things that nudged me in to paying more attention to del.icio.us.

In addition to promoting their articles, I think the Strib would like to be new and trendy. Hey, kids! Look! We’re in to del.icio.us also. Save our articles to del.icio.us and share with all your friends!

(Probably the same motivation that has me doing the same thing on this site.)

So that’s what I did. I bookmarked a review of Snakes on a Plane. (I had my reasons.) And then recently I clicked on the …

Ben Franklin on Patents; in which he provides a Selfless model for Sharing and Cooperation; Inspires us with his Generosity; and Lends Moral Authority to the Principles of Free Culture…

I’m still reading Franklin’s autobiography and wasn’t surprised to learn of his position on patents. I right away wanted to post the blurb here for the world to see, although a Google search quickly revealed that this is an often-quoted passage:

In order of time, I should have mentioned before, that having, in 1742, invented an open stove for the better warming of rooms, and at the same time saving fuel, as the fresh air admitted was warmed in entering, I made a present of the model to Mr. Robert Grace, one of my early friends, who,

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