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A Computer Joke and some Cells

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Isn't that pretty? Not much specific binding but I liked the way it looked. The cells that stained dark blue are red blood cells and they're surrounded by the blood vessel that they were flowing in at the time the tissue section was taken out and fixed. Here's the joke: I was having trouble with my computer. So I called Richard, the 11 year old next door whose bedroom looks like tech heaven, and asked him to come over. Richard clicked a couple of buttons and solved the problem. As he was walking away, I called after him, "So, what was wrong?" He replied, "It was an ID ten T error." I didn't want to appear stupid, but nonetheless inquired, "An ID ten T error? What's that? In case I need to fix it again." Richard grinned. "You've never heard of an ID ten T error before?'' "No," I replied. "Write it down," he said, "and I think you'll figure it out.........." So I wrote down: I D 1 0 T Dam...