That's for sure. He recently divorced his wife and lost custody of his child. It's a lot of painful stuff to deal with and it's very much bleeding into his web presence.
Please forget my previous comment.... don't want to kick a guy when he's down.
I urge some self-reflection via a few full listen-throughs of the early audio-only CalacanisCasts immediately following your tenure at AOL. It was especially galling given your impending fatherhood (congratulations btw.) and his current family status.
Given his near continuous contributions to the Web community over the years, Zeldman has more than earned the right for a little public venting.
You have a talent for making the entrepreneurship world a lot more dramatic and childish than it should be.