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Internet Explorer Vs. Murder Rate

Microsoft Webdev Windows Programming Frontend

9 days ago 137.2K views 0 shares

Internet Explorer Vs. Murder Rate

Behold, the most compelling evidence that Internet Explorer was literally killing people. As IE's market share dropped from 2006 to 2011, so did the murder rate! This is what statisticians call "correlation without causation" - or what I call "the perfect excuse to uninstall IE from your grandparents' computer." Maybe people were just less murderous when they weren't waiting 45 seconds for a webpage to load. Or perhaps Firefox and Chrome were secretly running crime prevention programs in the background.

She Might Be On To Something

Linux MacOS Windows Programming

2 months ago 190.4K views 0 shares

She Might Be On To Something

The eternal Mac vs Windows debate just got a third challenger: the 12-year-old Linux prodigy. When someone suggests studying the correlation between childhood computer systems and problem-solving skills, the Linux kid shows up to flex their terminal wizardry. Then comes the savage punchline - they'd have to exclude autistic children because they'd skew the results (implying Linux users have a statistically significant overlap with neurodivergent folks). It's like saying "Your study comparing vanilla and chocolate ice cream preferences is flawed because the mint chocolate chip gang will destroy your bell curve." The stereotype of Linux users being a special breed of problem-solvers who compile their own kernels before breakfast isn't helping their case here.