An age discrimination lawsuit filed against Google will be allowed to proceed. Yesterday, the California Supreme Court ruled that certain "stray remarks" can't be ignored, meaning former Google employee Brian Reid can take the search giant to trial. Reid, who was 54 at the time of his firing in 2004, was sacked after various coworkers allegedly described him as "obsolete," "too old to matter," and an "old fuddy-duddy," among other things. He filed a lawsuit as a result,