by Sean | Sep 14, 2012 | Economics, Law, Tech
Can you patent round corners? Google was unaware that you could, according to David Lawee, vice president for corporate development at Google. In an interview with Bloomberg David made it clear that Google was not aggressive enough with their patent strategy....
by Sean | Sep 13, 2012 | Economics, Fulbright, Travel
Packing to leave your home for nine months can be a bit daunting. I’ve been gathering items from clothes to deodorant in order to get ready for Sri Lanka. I just purchased a pair of linen trousers, to help deal with the heat. I ordered them from...
by Sean | Sep 5, 2012 | Education, Fulbright
Several weeks ago I started a Change.org petition to try and convince Citi Bank to defer my student loans. As it turns out, if you annoy a bank enough they’ll just sell your loan to get rid of you. After about three weeks of running the petition I received a...
by Sean | Aug 31, 2012 | Education, Fulbright, Politics
When I tell people I’ve received a Fulbright there has been two common responses: Congratulations! That’s awesome, where are you going? What’s a Fulbright? The latter is more common than the former, which is quite surprising to me. So here is my...
by Sean | Aug 28, 2012 | Fulbright, Sarvodaya, Sri Lanka
I just found out that my placement in Trincomalle has been approved by the Sarvodaya district coordinator! During my first month in Sri Lanka I will be in Colombo for language training and program orientation. During this time the Sri Lanka Fulbright Commission has...