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Guy Who Didn't Invent Email Sues Gawker For Pointing Out He Didn't Invent Email (techdirt.com)
Mike Masnick, reporting for TechDirt: Oh boy. Remember Shiva Ayyadurai? The guy who has gone to great lengths to claim that he "invented email," when the reality is that he appears to have (likely independently) written an early implementation of email long after others had actually "invented email." In the past we've called out examples where gullible press have fallen for his easily debunked claims, but he keeps popping back up. The mainstream press repeated his bogus claims about inventing email after he married a TV star. And, most recently, he decided to scream at the press for memorializing Ray Tomlinson -- someone who actually did have a hand in creating email -- upon his death. [...] We, of course, have not been alone in debunking his claims. Back in 2012, a few weeks after we first debunked them, Gawker's Sam Biddle did a long and thorough takedown of Ayyadurai's claims. Apparently that story really angers Ayyadurai, and I'm guessing that seeing Hulk Hogan win his crazy lawsuit against Gawker helped Ayyadurai to decide to sue Gawker as well.
The celebrity wife in question is Fran Drescher.
SJW's don't eliminate discrimination. They just expropriate it for themselves.
On the one hand, this lawsuit is, well, bonkers. On the other, he's suing Gawker so.... go crazy email not inventing guy?
I browse on +1 so AC's need not respond, I won't see it.
His claims were utterly decimated before, .
They were reduced by 1/10th?
Ahem, the Romans were killing their own; it was punishment for a legion's failure in battle - akin to the modern "the beatings will continue until morale improves"...
Considering the number of frivolous lawsuits Trump has initiated, I'm thinking tort reform won't be at the top of his list either.
The world's burning. Moped Jesus spotted on I50. Details at 11.