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The text of this web site is set in Book Antiqua*, a trustworthy font capable of explicitly conveying the subtle nuances that may lurk in the content. Book Antiqua's characters have low centers of gravity and are capped by serifs at the extremities; combined, these factors provide each letter and number sturdy footing in the event of an earthquake. * This site's text will appear in Book Antiqua providing that font is installed in your computer; otherwise it is likely the text will appear in a default font, such as Arial (which is slippery due to sleek angles and lack of serifs and therefore may fall through porous surfaces) or Times New Roman (which is neither new, nor roman, nor timely, and should not be trusted). The site was designed for Internet Explorer**; if it is being viewed on Netscape Navigator, anything can happen -- readers are advised to wear safety goggles and proceed with extreme caution. **Y.P.R. is not endorsing I.E. over Netscape, has no official stance on the Microsoft monopoly issue, and does not lean toward Macs or PCs. The site was designed for I.E. (specifically, I.E. 5.5 for Microsoft Windows 2000 [more specifically, for a PC with a blown left speaker, and with the 'M' and 'N' keys sneakily juxtaposed by an unidentified prankster and left as such out of laziness***]) because, frankly, that's what was at hand at its conception. ***To add a brief nibble of joy to an otherwise mind-numbing workday, it can be fun to fuck with colleagues' computers. To switch, say, the 'M' and 'N' keys, simply jam a flathead screwdriver between the keys and pry until something goes flying. Snap back the 'N' where the 'M' goes (and vice versa), and the keyboard operator, if anything less than a perfect typist, will likely sweat, swear, and weep before realizing what's what. Another suggestion is to tamper with the operating system's settings, forcing all commands into, say, Polish or Portuguese. After the initial confusion, the user will have great difficulty returning his or her system into English, as the instructions to do so are no longer identifiable. These suggested instigations are not elegant, but they are fun.
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