IE IQ study hoax by disgruntled developer

Started by Avis habilis, August 23, 2011, 01:52:22 PM

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Avis habilis

Disgruntled Canadian Developer Behind Internet Explorer IQ "Study" Hoax

I feel his pain. I only wish I were surprised that the news organizations were lazy enough to run with this as long as they did without even the most cursory checking.

Oniya

I really want to forward his original 'study' to my HR department, which insists on keeping our time-reporting page as an IE-only site.  It's the only reason I ever launch IE on my machine.
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Avis habilis

Looks like you would get away with it for quite a while.

Oniya

The question is whether I could get away with it long enough for them to get their coders to make the page Firefox-compatible.  *ponders*
"Language was invented for one reason, boys - to woo women.~*~*~Don't think it's all been done before
And in that endeavor, laziness will not do." ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Don't think we're never gonna win this war
Robin Williams-Dead Poets Society ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Don't think your world's gonna fall apart
I do have a cause, though.  It's obscenity.  I'm for it.  - Tom Lehrer~*~All you need is your beautiful heart
O/O's Updated 5/11/21 - A/A's - Current Status! - Writing a novel - all draws for Fool of Fire up!
Requests updated March 17