Before tomorrow's quiz (which will feature the return of Guest Quizmaster Gavin), a little late-nite linkage:

• Via Metafilter, some lamentable patent shenanigans.
  
• Via Textism, an unfortunately familiar-sounding screed and a thumping, bookmark-worthy rejoinder.
  
• Via my own interest in what he's been up to, the permalink-less but oh-so-browsable log of Mike Green.
  
• Via an odd bulk order I noticed on our inventory system at work, a baffler.