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One In Ten Americans Thinks HTML Is a Type of Sexually Transmitted Infection
sandbagger writes "It looks like technical writers won't be unemployed any time soon. According to a recent study reported on by the LA Times, 11% of Americans thought HTML was a sexually-transmitted disease. The study, by coupon site VoucherCloud, involved 2,392 men and women 18 years of age or older. 27% thought 'gigabyte' was a South American insect, and 23% thought MP3 was a Star Wars robot. The participants were not told that the study was specifically looking into their knowledge of tech terms. They were presented with both tech and non-tech terms and were asked to choose from three possible definitions. 18% identified 'Blu-ray' as a marine animal, and 15% thought 'software' was comfortable clothing."
yes, but as this particular bit of clickbait confirms my prejudice towards americans and made me chuckle I'll let it slide.
Talk about a useless survey, everyone knows you can get HTML from watching porn. And if you do it with IE 7 or lower, there's no known cure!
One In Ten Americans Thinks HTML Is a Type of Sexually Transmitted Infection
Those who have used it know that it's much worse
20% of Americans have a sense of humor.
MP3 is a robot from star wars? Even my older relatives know what a MP3 is. My grandmother, who doesn't have a computer, wouldn't even come to the conclusion that it's star wars related unless someone asked her "is MP3 the name of an audio format or a robot from star wars." I'm going to guess that this is similar to what happened when someone recorded himself walking around a campus asking "Is Obama a Keynesian (yes, he is)" and people were smugly saying that no the President was born in Hawaii.
... and the other half don't know the difference between average and median.
Kardashians? Weren't they in Star Trek?
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
It's not that hard. One set are vaguely reptilian, have misshapen heads and an unjustified sense of superiority. The others invaded Bajor.
[drabadabaTISH!]
Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
It's okay... 10% of geeks think STD is some kind of internet protocol...
Well, given that 77% of Americans believe in the existence of angels, I don't know what anyone expected.
I believe in Angels. They play baseball in Los Angeles.
Any insufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from technology.