Given that there are reams of prior art, why haven't Microsoft's well-paid, highly skilled lawyers been able to beat the Eolas plug-in patent lawsuit? A dark theory now emerging holds that Microsoft wants to lose the suit, because doing so will harm its competitors worse than it hurts Redmond. For conspiracy buffs and Microsoft watchers, it's a juicy, moutherwatering conceit. But it's probably untrue. Here's why. [Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report]
Pat Delaney Send out some get well thoughts, and a bit about his new students and teaching style:
"Bryan's hand is hurt. NOT good news, both because we do notwish Bryan to be in pain AND because it impacts this librarian'slessonplanning. Visually disinterested dunce that I am, it's taken manymonths of regular collaboration and real patience on his part to helpme realize that "designing as a process" is not much differentfrom "writing as a process." There's drafting, response, revision,response, revision, and all importantly, a sense of audience, and publication. Therealization has just started to influence my teaching ('partnering' isa better word) of the SLAC-er student group..." [homoLudens III]