That's right: Not only is today for fans of Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" trilogy, the anniversary of the release of the first Star Wars film, and the Glorious 25th of May for fans of , but it's also the day we can all revel without inhibition in our geekiness and love of technology.

What better time, then, for a quick roundup of some of the more exciting developments going on in the land of all things geeky? Here are a few of my favorite reasons to feel cheerful about technology on Geek Pride Day 2012.

1. The Patent Wars Have Been Dealt a Blow

It's true that the IT patent wars are raging on multiple fronts, but at least sanity appears to be prevailing in the important case of . In what some have called a "" for Oracle, the patent aggressor, this move is surely a sign that the legal system may be catching up with the technology world at last. Here's hoping, anyway.

2. Openness Is Spreading