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"  Okay, so sometimes his ref ranting sounds and looks ridiculous. And, yes, he snarked a man&amp;#039;s mom. But billionaire Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is for the most part pretty damn lovable. For example, in an interview this morning, he said some smart things about much-needed patent reform. Like: The concept that patents are being held by non operating companies in hopes that someone will invent something they can sue over is Anti American, a huge tax on the economy and stymies innovation when entrepreneurs truly come up with a business only to find that the way they included tying the shoelaces on their new shoe was patented. And to show that he can take sell the boardroom and the bar downstairs, he also gave a bunch of money to the Electronic Frontier Foundation to hire an expert to study the issue -- so long as it was under the auspices of &amp;quot;The Mark Cuban Chair to Eliminate Stupid Patents.&amp;quot; And so as a hat tip, here&amp;#039;s a list of his quipping, dancing, and several other reasons to like the man: \u2022 His advocating for much-needed patent reform this morning. \u2022 His sensible steroids analysis. \u2022 His legal prowess. After being accused of mismanaging his team, the Dallas Mavericks, he responded with a badass legal brief that contained a photo of the Mavs celebrating their 2011 championship. \u2022 This photo, too. \u2022 His blogging about his blogger hate. Wait\u2014never mind. Not that. \u2022 But then: Narrating his own slideshow of his embarrassing college partying, on a blog. And the continuing to build a rapport with one around his carousing. \u2022 For teasing Trump. \u2022 The Fallen Patriot Fund. \u2022 &amp;quot;I have absolutely no problem paying more taxes. None.&amp;quot; (Though there&amp;#039;s also this, which, to be fair, is well-measured.) \u2022 His well-timed Heat hate. &amp;quot;Hallelujah, boys, [are their losses] great or what?&amp;quot; \u2022 For dancing with a beautiful woman, while scheming for Kobe. \u2022 For dancing after a hip replacement and really committing to it, sleevelessness and all. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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