You know, it comes home yet again that the Internet DOES move things along more quickly... I'm disappearing for a week and I expect that half of you will forget I exist. I'll probably miss at least one big story. (The recent Amazon patent controversy is only what, 3 days old?) I'll miss multiple small ones, but interesting ones. In other words, the penalty for disappearing for a week is stiff around here. (Wait until my honeymoon, I suppose, it'll be even worse.)