US Patent 5255452 (or: Why Michael Jackson was a Hacker)
Erm.  Wow.  That's really cool and all.<p>I mean, the guy was obviously amazingly talented and everything.  And this is a really cool tidbit of information that lets me look back on his career as a performer in a new light.<p>But really, folks, is it a <i>good idea</i> to claim Jacko as an ideal to which people in this community might aspire?<p>I don't want to speak ill of the dead here.  The guy lived a hard life, and had been an object of scorn and derision for a long time.  I hope he had found some kind of peace of mind before he died.<p>But I gotta ask -- don't hackers <i>already</i> get enough grief for being thin, pale, eccentric, socially awkward, obsessed with artificiality, and bizarre in how they relate to women?<p>Let the downmodding begin.