Friday May 9
King Pollin Lays An Egg
Today the Washington Post editorialized that Abe Pollin, owner of the Washington Wizards and until yesterday partners with Michael Jordan, should "emerge from this spat with his reputation intact."
Get real. Pollin tanked Jordan after Michael packed the house for two solid seasons. Jordan hasn't been fired since his (now legendary) high school basketball coach cut him from the freshman squad. You don't fire the best player ever -- much less engage in what the Post admits was a lot of "intriguing, plotting and anonymous badmouthing" by Pollin -- and stay unsullied. This entire sordid episode shows that Pollin and his Wizards are the sorriest franchise in professional sports. Jordan is better off for being released from his imprisonement with those morons.
Posted by glenn at MailBlocks Tries To Block Spam Blocker Technology
Our patent system is becoming crazy if MailBlocks can stop EarthLink from deploying a challenge-response e-mail system just because it thought of the idea first. EarthLink Is Sued by Holder of Anti-Spam Patents.
You can't patent ideas, only inventions. If someone figures out a way to do something with a different process or using different technology, a patent is not a barrier. So what's the problem, Phil?
The Confederacy Is (Finally) Dead
Fully 140 years after the Civil War, Georgia has finally re-designed its state flag to remove the Confederate emblem. [Washingtonpost.com] Now, I'm obviously not into being PC, but this was a really long time in coming. General Sherman should have done a better job is his march to the sea through Atlanta. But congratulations to Georgians for finally seeing the light.