Google just released AppEngine for 10,000 people.

A few Google engineers built a cool sample app called HuddleChat as a side project.

Jason Fried of 37signals fame says it's a direct rip off of Campfire.

Google stepped in and removed HuddleChat.

I'm a bit irritated by this. It's a bloody simple web based Chat application. If you think Campfire is the first to be implemented with the layout of having a chat screen on the left, online users and other gizmos on the right, then, uh, Jason, you live up to your arrogant reputation.

In the words of John Stossel: Give me a break!

Why is Google censoring? Why is Jason Fried being a twink? Why is anyone even listening to this clown? Maybe Jason should try getting real. Or maybe I'll have to reconsider what 37signals stands for. Sad.

I'm a pretty big Rails fan. Mostly because it's Ruby. More and more I'm starting to think that the Rails people are just too bloody cool for me and perhaps I should look at some of the new and up and coming Ruby frameworks like Merb (ok, not so new, but getting serious polish these days) or Wave. Who knows. I'm in a bad mood. App Engine is cool and these twinks at 37signals are just stealing publicity.

Today is 3/14

In two years we'll discover the fourth digit, but the fifth will baffle us for another five years after.