I don't know what to call this... except funny

I just noticed that when you go to Slate, you get popup ads.

1. Microsoft Makes Internet Explorer
2. Microsoft owns Slate
3. Slate has popup ads
4. Internet Explorer blocks popup ads

ergo: Microsoft is blocking its own popup ads

If it were me, having a primary source of revenue blocked by my own boss, I think I'd write some sort of pithy, satirical essay about it. If only there were a venue, say, on the web, say, where folks loved to poke fun at things and wrote pithy, satirical essays about them...