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- Songs of the IBM http://www.robweir.com/blog/2011/06/songs-of-the-ibm.html 18 comments
- Doing the Microsoft Shuffle: Algorithm Fail in Browser Ballot http://www.robweir.com/blog/2010/02/microsoft-random-browser-ballot.html 25 comments
- Doing the Microsoft Shuffle: Algorithm Fail in Browser Ballot http://www.robweir.com/blog/2010/02/microsoft-random-browser-ballot.html?print=yes 12 comments programming
- First move advantage in chess -- What does the data tell us? http://www.robweir.com/blog/2014/01/first-move-advantage-in-chess.html 14 comments chess
- Doing the Microsoft Shuffle: Algorithm Fail in Browser Ballot http://www.robweir.com/blog/2010/02/microsoft-random-browser-ballot.html 124 comments programming
- The Duel: A curious mathematical puzzle http://www.robweir.com/blog/2010/01/duel-curious-mathematical-puzzle.html 9 comments math
- Latest Microsoft Excel achieves ODF compliance, but zero interoperability http://www.robweir.com/blog/2009/05/update-on-odf-spreadsheet.html 5 comments opensource
- Excel 2007 SP2: ODF interop a disaster http://www.robweir.com/blog/2009/05/update-on-odf-spreadsheet.html 54 comments programming
- Whither ODF? Some ideas for bringing the word processor into the 21st century http://www.robweir.com/blog/2009/02/whither-odf.html 2 comments programming
- Strange corners of the Web http://www.robweir.com/blog/2009/02/strange-corners-of-web.html 3 comments linux
- Beautiful Word Clouds http://www.robweir.com/blog/2008/06/beautiful-word-clouds.html 8 comments programming
- Why should day counting be complicated? Just count how many days between the two dates and you are done, right? Indeed, everywhere but in finance it is simple. http://www.robweir.com/blog/2008/05/fractured-yearfrac-and-discounted-disc.html 33 comments programming
- Would ISO try and claim a 20 foot man is not unusual to satisfy Microsoft? http://www.robweir.com/blog/2008/04/sinclairs-syndrome.html 4 comments software
- Formula for Failure: Microsoft's OOXML spec http://www.robweir.com/blog/2007/07/formula-for-failure.html 14 comments programming
- A File Format Timeline: The Microsoft World vs. the Open Standards World http://www.robweir.com/blog/2007/06/file-format-timeline.html 35 comments programming
- The Chernobyl Design Pattern http://www.robweir.com/blog/2006/10/chernobyl-design-pattern.html 21 comments programming
- Microsoft's Office "Open" XML standard has such elements as "autoSpaceLikeWord95" http://www.robweir.com/blog/2006/01/how-to-hire-guillaume-portes.html 9 comments programming