I'd like to apologize publicly to Gus and Paul for my last post. While my factual points stand, calling the two of them out by name was unprofessional, unclassy, and uncalled for. I should have made an attempt to discuss the issue with them privately before blogging about it, and I didn't.

I think I was bitten by the classic rule of emails, which also applies to blog posts - they are tone deaf, and one should always assume that the recipient will understand them using the most negative of possible interpretations. I was also bitten by the well-known rule, "don't write rebuttals while angry."

This has been ugly. I hope it's over. And I hope it doesn't happen again.