Alacrity

Three things: Great news for nerds

1. A U.S. appeals court hands the RIAA a little setback in their quest to ruin everybody's illegal fun (just kidding, I think they have the right to be evil, but it's still evil).

2. A Chinese judge sides with the plaintiff in a virtual theft suit. Nerds everywhere will soon be filing suits for damages from EverQuest Wars (or what have you, I don't play these games!!)

3. Return of the King brings in $34Mil on its opening day. Nerds and bullies (who used to beat up nerds but now run the entertainment industry) everywhere rejoice. I'll go see it in a few days once the nerds have all been but before the geeks start reciting the dialogue aloud (it will take them a couple of viewings to memorize the whole thing, right??).