e.g. if I click to view this entry
http://battleofthebits.com/arena/Entry/me+as+a+squid.bmp/18182/

Is this becomes of some magic way the server identifies BMP files or something? MIME jazz-handlers? I don't know how the internet works I just turn on the faucet and the squids come gushing out.

Surprisingly, it works for me.

what browser are you viewing with? it seems to view fine in pale moon (based on old firefox)

Hrm, using firefox it opens in-browser. Using chrome it saves the file. (I was using chrome.)

downloads for me as well in chrome

Gall durn webkit acting up again!!

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4200260
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=176678
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12276188/should-bmp-files-be-used-for-websites

Looks like PDF files have similar issues in webkit browsers. WTF --- PDF FORMAT IS THE NEW FORMAT!

LOL weird.

BotB 3.0: entirely PDF-based.