On Friday I was in New York for some expert witness consulting work. I had the pleasure of being deposed (my favorite thing to do, save having a root canal). Strangely enough, though, the good thing about this job is the lawyers.<\/p>\n
IP lawyers, especially those that might be working on a case that would require the services of a lithographer, are not your normal breed of lawyers. Most of them started out as engineers or scientists. And even after decades of wearing suits and working in New York high-rises with views of the Statue of Liberty, it only takes a little encouragement for them to show you their true geeky nature. So on Friday, a high-powered lawyer in an expensive suit told me this Limerick from memory:<\/p>\n
Concerning the nature of light,
\nIt is hard to know which is right.
\nIs it particle or waves?
\nIn both ways it behaves,
\nBut we know it is absent at night.<\/p>\n
How can you help but like a guy who has that poem at the tip of his tongue?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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