Geek: To HTML, “chucknorris” is a color... When I first saw this headline, I thought it was a joke. But the joke's on me: for some reason the HTML standards body thought it was a good idea to allow anything in the color specification field. I can't imagine why they thought this was a good idea, and if you read the linked thread you'll see how much confusion reigns over this.
Of course, it's easy to avoid the confusion (and likely compatibility issues): just don't use this “feature”. That's certainly what I will do :)
BTW, the link goes to StackOverflow, one of the geekly treasures of the web. If you think of yourself as a geek, and you're intimately familiar with StackOverflow ... then you should seriously consider a career change...
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