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Bad FAQs

Posted February 8, 2007 - 7:38am by chris

How often do you visit a web site looking for information about some product or service -- even open-source software -- and encounter a Bad FAQ like those described below? Don't become part of the problem in your own efforts.

From the forward to the Subversion manual:

A bad Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) sheet is one that is composed not of the questions people actually asked, but of the questions the FAQ's author wished people had asked. Perhaps you've seen the type before:

Q: How can I use Glorbosoft XYZ to maximize team productivity?

More Scientific Truth in Product Warning Labels

Posted March 12, 2006 - 1:13pm by chris

by Susan Hewitt and Edward Subitzky, from The Journal of Irreproducible Results, vol. 36, #1. Reproduced with permission.

As scientists and concerned citizens, we applaud the recent trend towards legislation that requires the prominent placing of warnings on products that present hazards to the general public. Yet we must also offer the the cautionary thought that such warnings, however well-intentioned, merely scratch the surface of what is really necessary in this important area. This is especially true in light of the findings of 20th century physics.

Final Exam

Posted February 2, 2006 - 4:12pm by chris

The author of this bit is unknown. It's relatively ancient in Internet time, probably dating from the 1970s or earlier. It's still good for a giggle or two.

FINAL EXAM

Instructions: Read each question carefully. Answer all questions. Time: 4 hours

BIOLOGY: Create life. Estimate the differences in subsequent human culture if this form of life had developed 500 million years earlier, with special attention to its probable effect on the English Parliamentary system. Prove your thesis.

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