Because Microsoft invented the Internets

Anyone else unconvinced that this country needs patent reform? Consider this:

On Tuesday, Microsoft was granted U.S. patent no. 6,895,426 for treating electronic mail addresses as objects, which Microsoft notes allows email addresses to be easily added to a contact list, copied to the computer's clipboard, or double-clicked to open the related contact information for that email address sender.

*headdesk* *headdesk* *headdesk*

Galactic Empire vs. New York Yankees

Thank you, Nick Bakay.

But could we be saying goodbye to two hugely successful franchises? One with a flourish, one with a whimper? Yankees/"Star Wars," George Lucas/George Steinbrenner, Evil Empire versus Evil Empire: Let's see how they stack up at the tale of the tape …

And me, I have a lightsaber spoon. Let the choir sing "w00t."