[Novalug] the geek defense

[dwdurham at verizon.net]

Did you get the Sunday Post? A3 had a story about Hans Reiser, a legendary Linux programmer who is accused of murdering his ex-wife, largely on circumstantial evidence, which the defense is trying explain by painting their client as "an irritating nebish", the "Geek Defense".

See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Reiser
http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/15-07/ff_hansreiser