Kirk Damman

Patent Attorney, Crowdfunder, Startup Supporter, Craft Beer Fan, Localvore, and an Avid Gamer

[Kirk Damman @kirkdmn]

@EconTalker To decrease congestion, one must either 1) decrease the number of cars or 2) increase the set point. Option 2) requires an external actor to pay into the system. Option 1 requires an internal actor to pay out of the system. A congestion tax is option 1 and costs the drivers.

[Kirk Damman @kirkdmn]

@EconTalker Actually, I think you can simplify even more. The key to congestion is that as the number of cars increases, congestion (the number of cars) increases, but only if the number of cars is above a set point. That is, there is some number of cars below which there is no congestion

[Greater St. Louis, Inc. @GreaterSTLinc]

St. Louis Metro Breaks Job Growth Record

🆕 @USDOL Report Shows
🆙 31,000 workers over 1 year
⚜️ STL is a top 10 metro for job growth for first time since 1990.

"This news shows the rest of the country that the momentum building in St. Louis is real." https://t.co/nmIzRG7PEx

[USPTO @uspto]

Thank you, Atlanta! WE had a great time connecting with inventors, patent lawyers and patent agents to share ideas to help underresourced inventors during our Patent Pro Bono Program: Pathways to Inclusive Innovation at @EmoryUniversity School of Law.

[Lawyer’s Guide to the Galaxy podcast @LGGPod]

New episode!

S06E06 - (In Camera) Visions Season 2 Review by A Lawyer's Guide to the Galaxy Podcast on #SoundCloud
https://t.co/AP4sl43dCL

[Lawyer’s Guide to the Galaxy podcast @LGGPod]

ICYMI, we’re BACK!

S06E03 - Public Domain Day 2024 by A Lawyer's Guide to the Galaxy Podcast
https://t.co/cYVkL7toQY

[Kirk Damman @kirkdmn]

@NEXTSTL This is a horrible idea. Specifically, why 10mph OVER the speed limit. If it’s for safety (“speed kills”) why not 5 over or even better yet, why not the speed LIMIT or 10mph under, or a straight 25mph or less?

[Kirk Damman @kirkdmn]

@gmcalpin Greetings

[Cultivation Capital @CultivationCap]

Big news for the STL startup community!

[Los Angeles Times @latimes]

“Squid Game” increased the value of Netflix by an estimated $900 million.

It also made South Korean writer and director Hwang Dong-hyuk famous — but not rich.

In his contract, he had forfeited all intellectual property rights and received no residuals. https://t.co/47bnjdmks7

[Feast Magazine @feastmag]

As the South Grand Dining District continues to grow, Gotham & Eggs is adding a family-friendly flair to the neighborhood. Co-owners Shanisah (Shani) and Jason Knight expect the comic-themed breakfast spot to open the first week of August. https://t.co/CcoQSyWsqK

[Lewis Rice @LewisRice]

Free Speech and Federal Trademark Statutes – Supreme Court to Settle “TRUMP TOO SMALL” Debate https://t.co/oTTRJAnTRJ #trademark #trademarklaw #firstamendment #freespeech @kirkdmn

[Greater St. Louis, Inc. @GreaterSTLinc]

We're building energy, excitement & pride. Let's keep going, St. Louis. #STLMade

[Lewis Rice @LewisRice]

@kirkdmn Named to Missouri’s POWER List in Intellectual Property Law by @MoLawyersMedia https://t.co/ZPDsFsj0tX

[Kirk Damman @kirkdmn]

B5 was probably the most influential show on television for me. I even own the whole thing on VHS (from when you got it via a subscription in the mail). Of course I want to see the reboot. #B5onCWin23

[J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski]

The fate of the #Babylon5 pilot may be decided end of this month. Though much of @TheCW was bought by @NXSTMediaGroup the decision also rests heavily with @WarnerbrosTV. If fans want to show their support for B5 & let them know you want this to happen, now is the time #B5onCWin23

[Greater St. Louis, Inc. @GreaterSTLinc]

.@PitchBook has just named #STL as the top market in the US for female-founded startups! Female-founded startups here have seen 187% growth in capital raised since 2020 — ranking us ahead of much larger markets. Help us share the good news! https://t.co/1KAUmqZOgP

[Lewis Rice @LewisRice]

Is the Ghost in Your Machine Killing Your #IP Rights? https://t.co/CfSzpVvUPG @kirkdmn @BenjaminSiders #ai #intellectualproperty

[Kirk Damman @kirkdmn]

It sure doesn’t feel that long.

[Star Wars, Now THIS Is Podcasting! @StarWarsNowThis]

"Star Wars & More" podcasting for half a decade: A Lawyer's Guide To The Galaxy (@LGGPod) premiered five years ago today, on August 10, 2017.

Congrats to @BenjaminSiders, @kirkdmn and their listeners for reaching this goal.

Daniel (@StarWarsNowThis)🙂👍

[theSTL @in_thestl]

❤️💛💙

[Kirk Damman @kirkdmn]

@cwarzel Further, once the “best” result is recognized, all “inferior” results will NEVER be provided. Thus, a perfect search system, once implemented, will eventually result in the searched object only including the single best answer.

[Kirk Damman @kirkdmn]

@cwarzel I think you left out a possible cause. Because search results got better, there are fewer results available. Hard to explain in a tweet, but if any question asked of google has a “best” answer, then returning ONLY that “best” answer is technically a perfect search.