My Six-Word Horror Story

"Microsoft Word format required for submissions."#SixWordHorror #SixWordHorrorStory https://t.co/NQ19cnvWio

— Mason Porter (@masonporter) June 18, 2019

Be Careful with the 'Track Changes' Option

D'oh!

Protip: When doing a big treason, don't track changes in Microsoft Word. https://t.co/DMgE6cdAWM

— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) December 8, 2017

Here is a screen capture so that you can see this in full glory.

(Tip of the cap to Francis Su.)

This Page Will Self-Destruct in 5 Seconds...

Yes, really.

Internet Explorer Users are Dumber Than Average

Well, at least some recent data analysis suggests this.

Actually, the proposed mechanism of IE being the standard browser and people who might be dimmer overwhelmingly being ones who don't bother installing a different browser beyond the default does make sense. But it amuses me to think that maybe the connection runs deeper. :)

(Tip of the cap to Iain Macmillan.)

Update (8/03/11): Then again, maybe not. (Tip of the hat to Nick Jones.)

D & D using Microsoft Surface Table

This article about playing Dungeons and Dragons using Microsoft Surface Table reads like an advertisement, but it still looks interesting. I'm definitely intrigued.

Quote of the Day

Today's quote comes from the art submission guidelines from the J!NX catalog in their solicitation (with potential monetary reward) for new t-shirt ideas:

"3. We have disabled BMP files in the art upload. If you are using MS Paint, you probably don't need to be submitting art."


Comment: I approve! (As a side note, some of you reading this may be aware of my numerous rants at students who submitted drafts of papers to me in which the figures were in .bmp format. In the MTBI REU program in particular, that a was well-known way to make me go ballistic.)