The top 10 industry-changing applications

This was an interesting article; nice to see a point of view on really influential software. Personally, I'm not sure I agree with some of their choices; I'd go with Solitaire in place of Minesweeper, and I'm not sure PGP should be there. Many of the others, I remember when they came out and changed the industry.

( Top 10 industry-changing applications )

So, readers, what applications do you think changed the computing world?

Edit:
I can think of one or two. How about WordStar or WordPerfect? Both changed the world of word processing pretty extensively.

Pop quiz for the fencers

Here's one for the fencing folks who still read LJ:

Which well-known musical artist went to university on a fencing scholarship, specialising in épée?

Yes/No meme

Stolen from jtggodqos:

1. You can ONLY answer 'Yes' or 'No'.

2. You are NOT ALLOWED to explain ANYTHING unless someone messages or comments you and asks—and, believe me, the temptation to explain some of these will be overwhelming. Nothing is exactly as it seems.

Copy and paste this into your notes, delete my answers, type in your answers, and tag as many of your friends as you'd like to. ________________________________

( Yes-No meme )

Parents of boy who died commit suicide

I found this news article really heart-wrenching. The bit about the boy's teddy bears and tractor moved me almost to tears.

I've been lucky enough to never be in the sort of situation those parents were in, and I hope never to be, but I can understand exactly why they did it.

Boy's meningitis death sparked family suicide pact at Beachy Head