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Inventor: BEHOLD THE QUADBOOT!
Inventor: The realization of a lifelong ambition!

Inventor: Four independently-actuated ground-contacting sub-shoes. Brushless gear assembly with hot-swappable drive bearings. Double camshaft connected to a fully magnetic differential.
Inventor: Friction-recapturing inner flywheel. Water-resistant to 18 meters. SIXTY-SEVEN INDIVIDUAL SERVOMOTORS. BLUETOOTH BUILT INTO THE HEEL.

Other guy: Why would you make this
Inventor: Well, I tried NOT making it, but THAT didn’t work

{{header: get to work at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: ‘I don’t think your product has a market.’ / ‘Well, that’s good, because I don’t want anybody else to have one.’}}

#666; In which a Patent is filed transcribed by in

Inventor: BEHOLD THE QUADBOOT!
Inventor: The realization of a lifelong ambition!

Inventor: Four independently-actuated ground-contacting sub-shoes. Brushless gear assembly with hot-swappable drive bearings. Double camshaft connected to a fully magnetic differential.
Inventor: Friction-recapturing inner flywheel. Water-resistant to 18 meters. SIXTY-SEVEN INDIVIDUAL SERVOMOTORS. BLUETOOTH BUILT INTO THE HEEL.

Other guy: Why would you make this
Inventor: Well, I tried NOT making it, but THAT didn’t work

{{header: get to work at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: ‘I don’t think your product has a market.’ / ‘Well, that’s good, because I don’t want anybody else to have one.’}}

#666; In which a Patent is filed transcribed by in

Inventor: BEHOLD THE QUADBOOT!
Inventor: The realization of a lifelong ambition!

Inventor: Four independently-actuated ground-contacting sub-shoes. Brushless gear assembly with hot-swappable drive bearings. Double camshaft connected to a fully magnetic differential.
Inventor: Friction-recapturing inner flywheel. Water-resistant to 18 meters. SIXTY-SEVEN INDIVIDUAL SERVOMOTORS. BLUETOOTH BUILT INTO THE HEEL.

Other guy: Why would you make this
Inventor: Well, I tried NOT making it, but THAT didn't work

{{header: get to work at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: 'I don't think your product has a market.' / 'Well, that's good, because I don't want anybody else to have one.'}}

'I don't think your product has a market.' / 'Well, that's good, because I don't want anybody else to have one.'

#666; In which a Patent is filed

  — October 15th, 2010

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Applications open for Genius Northwest – an IRL gaming competition

May 8, 2026 by David Malki !

Last year, I participated in Genius Northwest, a gaming competition inspired by the Korean gameshow The Genius and its ilk.

It’s a reality show without the cameras — a 3-day, all-inclusive weekend retreat structured around a series of challenges and puzzles, in which personalities and dealmaking matter as much as playing games.

It’s truly a remarkable thing. I came in dead last in the competition, but I still had a great time participating.

The event is held annually in the Pacific Northwest (hence the name) and applications are now open to participate in the 2026 competition!

Learn more — and apply — at GeniusNW.com.


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