In case anyone missed it, here are a few more reports of the same story:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4125450 (bbc.co.uk)

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4125840 (bbc.com)

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4126713 (washingtonpost.com)

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4127060 (eweek.com)

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4127543 (patexia.com)