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- CommentAuthorInferno
- CommentTimeFeb 28th 2010
I guess that nobody even noticed I was gone but nvm. I had a great time in Australia and I'm back in Austria and my flat's freezing. It's 15°C in here and the heating is slow. My money basically ran out in Down Under and for reasons unknown to me I have a 300 Euro phone bill. (I used the Australian sim card of a friend so I didn't even use my phone?????)

Anyway I'm good and hope to talk some BS with you again.The Cosmos is all that is or ever was or ever will be. -Carl Sagan
- CommentAuthorPoemOf4Letters
- CommentTimeFeb 28th 2010
I noticed!!!! and I'm glad you're back :)She shows no emotion at all, stares into space like a dead China doll. - Elliott Smith
- CommentAuthorStevo
- CommentTimeFeb 28th 2010
i dont notice these things cos im never on this site...
welcome back!!!

and you didnt visit me!!!!Philosophy is questions that may never be answered. Religion is answers that may never be questioned.
- CommentAuthordemented cookies
- CommentTimeFeb 28th 2010
You were gone?

Just kidding. Yay! You're back!"I don't intend to achieve immortality through my work. I intend to achieve it through not dying." -Woody Allen
- CommentAuthorgodless
- CommentTimeFeb 28th 2010
Baron
INFERNO I MISSED YOU :D
- CommentAuthorJeeves
- CommentTimeFeb 28th 2010
who's inferno?meow
- CommentAuthorMATT
- CommentTimeFeb 28th 2010
I knew there was something missing lately.
- CommentAuthorInferno
- CommentTimeFeb 28th 2010
Posted By: Stevoand you didnt visit me!!!!

Screw you I said I'd meet ya if you'd meet me somewhere in the middle, but I CBF going all the way up to your place just for a chat about laser-sharks, cookies and pie!The Cosmos is all that is or ever was or ever will be. -Carl Sagan
- CommentAuthorStevo
- CommentTimeMar 1st 2010
if your not coming over for those things, what the fuck motivates u to do ANYTHING else in life? :)Philosophy is questions that may never be answered. Religion is answers that may never be questioned.
- CommentAuthorInferno
- CommentTimeMar 1st 2010
Posted By: Stevoif your not coming over for those things, what the fuck motivates u to do ANYTHING else in life? :)If Jesus had died 20 years ago, christians would be wearing, instead of crucifixes, electric chairs around their collars.

Well I'd come over for those things, but not to TALK about those things!The Cosmos is all that is or ever was or ever will be. -Carl Sagan
- CommentAuthorgodless
- CommentTimeMar 1st 2010
Baron
... i would
I concur: Stevo
- CommentAuthorProletariatTreeHuger
- CommentTimeMar 1st 2010
Welcome back. You should get that phone bill checked out though. You might have a rat infestation using your phone at night.
- CommentAuthorStevo
- CommentTimeMar 2nd 2010
godless, you can come over and feed laser sharks and eat pie. your the new inferno.
WELCOME BACK!Philosophy is questions that may never be answered. Religion is answers that may never be questioned.
- CommentAuthorgodless
- CommentTimeMar 2nd 2010
Baron
:D
- CommentAuthorInferno
- CommentTimeMar 2nd 2010
WHAT! STEVO! I'LL KILL YOU FOR GIVING MY NAME AWAY!!! (This is a joke if police is reading this! I am not a killer.) EXCEPT IF YOU TAKE MY GODDAMN NAME AND GIVE IT AWAY!The Cosmos is all that is or ever was or ever will be. -Carl Sagan
- CommentAuthorMATT
- CommentTimeMar 2nd 2010
Posted By: Inferno(This is a joke if police is reading this! I am not a killer.)

LOL

Posted By: InfernoEXCEPT IF YOU TAKE MY GODDAMN NAME AND GIVE IT AWAY!

LOL NEGATED.

Party v& in 3.. 2..
- CommentAuthorStevo
- CommentTimeMar 3rd 2010
hey matt, wanna be inferno #2?Philosophy is questions that may never be answered. Religion is answers that may never be questioned.
- CommentAuthorMATT
- CommentTimeMar 4th 2010
Sounds pretty cool, I'd love to be a mega1337 Austrian(?) super stud.
- CommentAuthorInferno
- CommentTimeMar 4th 2010
Posted By: MATTSounds pretty cool, I'd love to be a mega1337 Austrian(?) super stud.I've had dinner with the Devil, and I know nice from right.

Yaaaay thanks!! :D :D :DThe Cosmos is all that is or ever was or ever will be. -Carl Sagan
- CommentAuthorStevo
- CommentTimeMar 4th 2010
good, your in.
im sorry olf-ferno, did you want something?Philosophy is questions that may never be answered. Religion is answers that may never be questioned.
- CommentAuthorInferno
- CommentTimeMar 4th 2010
Posted By: Stevoim sorry olf-ferno, did you want something?

I'll settle for a nice comfy chair in a big mansion. I'll need a big-ass library and a cleaning lady. A barrel of wine every month. Enough money to survive a month...
Yep, I'll settle for that, thanks mate :DThe Cosmos is all that is or ever was or ever will be. -Carl Sagan
- CommentAuthorStevo
- CommentTimeMar 4th 2010
np, youll find it when you get your head out of your ass.Philosophy is questions that may never be answered. Religion is answers that may never be questioned.
- CommentAuthorMATT
- CommentTimeMar 4th 2010 edited
Posted By: Stevonp, youll find it when you get your head out of your ass.If Jesus had died 20 years ago, christians would be wearing, instead of crucifixes, electric chairs around their collars.

OWN3D.
Harshly.
- CommentAuthorAkuta
- CommentTimeMar 4th 2010
MATT 9 hours ago edited

STILL amusing. :)Death is life's way of telling you that you've been fired.
- CommentAuthorMATT
- CommentTimeMar 4th 2010 edited
YOU'RE STILL AMUSING.

Edit: Fucking forgot punctuation.
Edit: Edit: Fucking misspelled punctuation.
- CommentAuthorInferno
- CommentTimeMar 5th 2010
Posted By: MATTYOU'RE STILL AMUSING.

Edit: Fucking forgot punctuation.
Edit: Edit: Fucking misspelled punctuation.I've had dinner with the Devil, and I know nice from right.

Hey nublet: Try using Firefox, it has a "spell check" function. (That's why my texts are usually without mistakes...)The Cosmos is all that is or ever was or ever will be. -Carl Sagan
- CommentAuthorProletariatTreeHuger
- CommentTimeMar 5th 2010
Posted By: InfernoHey nublet: Try using Firefox, it has a "spell check" function. (That's why my texts are usually without mistakes...)

It's not foolproof.
I remember Poem talking about ottoman's razer once.
I concur: PoemOf4Letters
- CommentAuthorStevo
- CommentTimeMar 5th 2010
lol ottomans.
ockhams!!! damn u internet!!!Philosophy is questions that may never be answered. Religion is answers that may never be questioned.
- CommentAuthorInferno
- CommentTimeMar 5th 2010
Posted By: ProletariatTreeHuger
Posted By: InfernoHey nublet: Try using Firefox, it has a "spell check" function. (That's why my texts are usually without mistakes...)

It's not foolproof.
I remember Poem talking about ottoman's razor once.

That's why I said: usually.The Cosmos is all that is or ever was or ever will be. -Carl Sagan
- CommentAuthorMATT
- CommentTimeMar 5th 2010
FUCK THAT. I WILL NEVER STOP USING EXPLORER.
- CommentAuthorInferno
- CommentTimeMar 5th 2010
Explorer is shit!

The Cosmos is all that is or ever was or ever will be. -Carl Sagan
- CommentAuthorAkuta
- CommentTimeMar 5th 2010
Posted By: InfernoHey nublet: Try using Firefox, it has a "spell check" function. (That's why my texts are usually without mistakes...)

IE8 has spell checking too... I've been running Chrome since beta though, so that's been my browser of choice once it "caught up" to the capabilities of the other "big two".Death is life's way of telling you that you've been fired.
- CommentAuthorAkuta
- CommentTimeMar 5th 2010
Also, Inferno, I do not agree with your little image there. ;) I think you might want to take a look at the time that the image was created... I'm guessing it was likely when Chrome was in beta.Death is life's way of telling you that you've been fired.
- CommentAuthorProletariatTreeHuger
- CommentTimeMar 5th 2010
Chrome replaced Firefox for me as well. Google is slowly taking over the world. I'm just waiting for them to buy out Microsoft now.
- CommentAuthorAkuta
- CommentTimeMar 5th 2010
Well, seeing as MS and Yahoo are joining forces to fight them, I would venture that MS would buy Yahoo before Google would buy either of them.

I'm pro-Google in the sense that I love the things they do in the spirit of net neutrality as well as "looking out for the little guy"; however, they are also a wolf in sheep's clothing as they collect all of your information over years and years and sell it via their advertisement system. Luckily it's anonymous, but still... Google is more of a monopoly than MS ever was thought to be... And the government isn't stepping in very hard because of the failure they had against MS (which, ironically subsequently fucked up all of the tech stocks and caused the .Com bomb sooner than it should have occurred).Death is life's way of telling you that you've been fired.
- CommentAuthorInferno
- CommentTimeMar 6th 2010
Posted By: AkutaAlso, Inferno, I do not agree with your little image there. ;) I think you might want to take a look at the time that the image was created... I'm guessing it was likely when Chrome was in beta.Death is life's way of telling you that you've been fired.

I know that it was made ages ago but parts of it still apply. IE is still easily infected and Safari/Firefox/Opera are IMHO still the best browsers. I have to admit that I've never even tried Chrome though.The Cosmos is all that is or ever was or ever will be. -Carl Sagan
- CommentAuthorAkuta
- CommentTimeMar 6th 2010
Posted By: InfernoI know that it was made ages ago but parts of it still apply. IE is still easily infected and Safari/Firefox/Opera are IMHO still the best browsers. I have to admit that I've never even tried Chrome though.

Oh come on... you know the image was made by a Firefox-anti-MS fanboy. Let's not pretend it wasn't. lol

Why not add "Firefox : Is the girl that everyone has because everyone else has had her."
Or "Opera : She used to charge you, but now she's free so jump on the truck and let's go visit her."
Or "Safari : Sure, you have to pay two thousand dollars to get access to her, and her maintenance is expensive, but it's a smooth ride from there."

lolDeath is life's way of telling you that you've been fired.
- CommentAuthorInferno
- CommentTimeMar 6th 2010
Posted By: AkutaOh come on... you know the image was made by a Firefox-anti-MS fanboy. Let's not pretend it wasn't. lol

It's actually true though. When I was on my old computer, I only used IE. I have always used AVG free. After every month, I make virus checks. With IE, I had about 100 viruses/threats per month. With FF, I have roughly 10. Now I don't know a hell of a lot about computers or programs and stuff but that is a hint for me: FF is better. Then consider all the addon's...

Posted By: AkutaWhy not add "Firefox : Is the girl that everyone has because everyone else has had her."

If she's that good, why not. (Not in RL though :D)

Posted By: AkutaOr "Opera : She used to charge you, but now she's free so jump on the truck and let's go visit her."

They charged you for Opera? I've never paid a single $ for it.

Posted By: AkutaOr "Safari : Sure, you have to pay two thousand dollars to get access to her, and her maintenance is expensive, but it's a smooth ride from there."

Wait, WHAT? Are you making this shit up? I DL her, from the official site. For Free.

Anyway, I don't like IE because
1) Unsafe.
2) Not many gadgets.
3) Crap layout.

FF isn't the optimum, but it's close.The Cosmos is all that is or ever was or ever will be. -Carl Sagan
- CommentAuthorFackelDerAufklärung
- CommentTimeMar 6th 2010
Posted By: InfernoFF isn't the optimum, but it's close.

And with all its extension, you can make it optimal, you "just" have to invest a little effort. There is a handful of must-haves (NoScript, OptimizeGoogle, TabMixPlus, DownThemAll, Download Statusbar and as I recently posted Lazarus -- an extension I've been wishing for ages) and a load of useful ones considering your taste.

And of course I must change in about:config the image.animation_mode from "true" to "once".

Everytime I surf the internet on different PCs I get astounded how people can actually read sites that are drowining in flash- oder gif-ads. (I have nothing against ads, I have something against them being so goddamn annoying. It's why I really like Google TextAds.)

Posted By: Inferno
Posted By: AkutaOr "Opera : She used to charge you, but now she's free so jump on the truck and let's go visit her."

They charged you for Opera? I've never paid a single $ for it.

I was an Opera-use since its version 4 because I loved its tabbing browsing functionality. I was pretty happy until Firefox 1.0 came out. I've checked it out, changed, and never looked back up until this very day.

Opera was indeed supposed to be payed for, but only to remove the ad-bar. IIANM in 2005 Opera was turned into Freeware.

Somone really coded an Ad-bar-extension for Firefox so you can get that feeling back: Adbar for Firefox. I actually had in one a few times when I was feeling nostalgic ;-)

Posted By: ProletariatTreeHugerChrome replaced Firefox for me as well. Google is slowly taking over the world. I'm just waiting for them to buy out Microsoft now.

Nevermind the fact that Google are the ones who payed and still pay Mozilla a shitload of money (we are talking about millions of dollars here) in order to weaken Microsoft's IE and to support open standards, they don't really care for the success of Chrome. Chrome was more like a techdemo. Google isn't interessted in having the most dominant browser but it is interessted in Open Standards and fast JavaScript-engines.

Can I get my nerd points now, please?The fear of death arises from the false belief that in death there is awareness.
- CommentAuthorAkuta
- CommentTimeMar 6th 2010
Posted By: InfernoThey charged you for Opera? I've never paid a single $ for it.

Yes. It was a pay-for application up until version 8 (which they celebrated with free keys for anyone who wanted them). The "free" version is ad supported, actually.

Posted By: InfernoWait, WHAT? Are you making this shit up? I DL her, from the official site. For Free.

Safari was built for the Apple platform. No, I am not "making this shit up." To get "optimum performance" you must be running on the Apple platform. Thus... Thousands of dollars. ;)

Posted By: InfernoAnyway, I don't like IE because
1) Unsafe.
2) Not many gadgets.
3) Crap layout.

FF isn't the optimum, but it's close.

IE is only unsafe if you let it be, just like any other browser. The unfortunate part is that most people are stupid and don't run their Windows Update frequently and all of these "security holes" are still in their system. Just like a PC, if you don't run your automatic updates on your Mac it'll be ridden with security holes.

As for gadgets, there are TONS of IE addons as of IE7. There are no excuses when it comes to "well, there aren't any add-ons that do XXX" because chances are if you looked at the IE add-on marketplace there is one. Shit, they even had an add-on that allowed tabbing function before tabs were built into the browser.

Crap layout? What exactly are you referring to? To the layout of the software or the way things are displayed? I don't see how ANY browser has a "crap layout" unless everything is backwards... And if you look at the bulk of the browsers out now (including all of the ones you listed) you'll see that the majority of them take pages out of the old IE book (meaning out of the IE interface before IE used tabs, which was one excellent idea that Firefox had over IE from the beginning). How many browsers call their start page their "home page" and have a little house icon? ;) Or perhaps a wrench instead of a cog? No similarities there, either, right? :) Or the recycle symbol (or some manifestation of it) for the refresh/reload button?

Bottom line is that all of the browsers suit certain groups of people. :) I agree with this. I just don't think IE is at the bottom of the heap.Death is life's way of telling you that you've been fired.
- CommentAuthorAkuta
- CommentTimeMar 6th 2010
I agree with Fackel, though I would still venture that with the same extensions, Chrome is the superior browser merely based off of function (it's a HELL of a lot faster now that Firefox has become bloated with useless add-ons as well as allowing add-ons that "phone home" whenever they want).Death is life's way of telling you that you've been fired.
- CommentAuthorFackelDerAufklärung
- CommentTimeMar 6th 2010
Posted By: Akutait's a HELL of a lot faster now that Firefox

Faster in what respect? Starting time? Firefox is always running on my machines, so I don't care. I have a close-to-tray-addon installed :) Somehow I have to fill my 8GB of RAM ;)

Siteload times?

I don't care if Chrome renders 4ms faster, I care for the functionality my browser gives me. With Chrome I would have to start persoanlizing all over again, and I just don't see any use for me.

Posted By: Akutaallowing add-ons that "phone home"

It's true that addons are a potential back-door for malware, and I am truly astounded that there wasn't a big succesful scam using it. And I have to wonder what is per se bad in allowing addons to phone home? It's necessary to allow services like Weave to work.The fear of death arises from the false belief that in death there is awareness.
- CommentAuthorAkuta
- CommentTimeMar 6th 2010
Posted By: FackelDerAufklärungFaster in what respect? Starting time? Firefox is always running on my machines, so I don't care. I have a close-to-tray-addon installed :) Somehow I have to fill my 8GB of RAM ;)

Siteload times?

I don't care if Chrome renders 4ms faster, I care for the functionality my browser gives me. With Chrome I would have to start persoanlizing all over again, and I just don't see any use for me.

It's ok, fanboy. ;) You can like whichever you want. I couldn't care less. But to answer your question(s). Yes. Both application and site load times are faster. And it's not a matter of milliseconds.

Posted By: FackelDerAufklärungIt's true that addons are a potential back-door for malware, and I am truly astounded that there wasn't a big succesful scam using it. And I have to wonder what is per se bad in allowing addons to phone home? It's necessary to allow services like Weave to work.

There ARE big, successful scams using add-ons. They're called toolbars, and Firefox has 'em too... Which is a problem. As for the "phoning home" being bad or not, I wasn't eluding to the fact that allowing add-ons to do this is bad in and of itself, but the fact that the user has literally ZERO control over it if the application developer (i.e the guy who wrote the add-on) doesn't want them to. Had they thought a bit more thoroughly, they would have made it so the only way they could access something externally was to go through a special API which would allow the user to control which add-ons had access and which do not... And since it's an add-on accessing the internet (and not a separate application from the browser), you can't "block" said add-ons because it would block the browser.Death is life's way of telling you that you've been fired.
- CommentAuthorProletariatTreeHuger
- CommentTimeMar 6th 2010
Posted By: InfernoFF isn't the optimum, but it's close.

Yet you admit to not even having tried Chrome. How about you use it for a week THEN decide what's the best.
- CommentAuthorFackelDerAufklärung
- CommentTimeMar 6th 2010
Posted By: Akutait's not a matter of milliseconds.

Then maybe your machine is too blame ;)

Posted By: AkutaHad they thought a bit more thoroughly, they would have made it so the only way they could access something externally was to go through a special API which would allow the user to control which add-ons had access and which do not...

This indeed is a good idea.The fear of death arises from the false belief that in death there is awareness.
- CommentAuthorAkuta
- CommentTimeMar 6th 2010
Posted By: FackelDerAufklärungThen maybe your machine is too blame ;)

I hardly would believe that a system with a 3GB dual core processor and 8GB of ram "is to blame"... That aside, I think you're still a fanboy.

Posted By: FackelDerAufklärungThis indeed is a good idea.

And these are the ideas of a developer that actually thinks about security. :)Death is life's way of telling you that you've been fired.
- CommentAuthorInferno
- CommentTimeMar 7th 2010
OK I tried Chrome now and although it DOES seem to be a bit faster, I would NOT use it. It is indeed like Chrome: cold and lifeless. It's not pretty enough. I like performance AND layout and Chrome gets a layout rating of 1. At the most.
I still like FF and Opera + for some tasks Safari best.The Cosmos is all that is or ever was or ever will be. -Carl Sagan
- CommentAuthorFackelDerAufklärung
- CommentTimeMar 7th 2010 edited
Posted By: Akuta
Posted By: FackelDerAufklärungThen maybe your machine is too blame ;)

I hardly would believe that a system with a 3GB dual core processor and 8GB of ram "is to blame"...

I wasn't just talking about performance but configuration. I am also running Firefox on a 400Mhz Ubuntu-machine with 512MB-RAM. (I had to tweak it a bit to get it to scroll smoothly).

The only thing not working properly are Flash Videos within Firefox.

That aside, I think you're still a fanboy.
HELL YEAH!The fear of death arises from the false belief that in death there is awareness.
- CommentAuthorStevo
- CommentTimeMar 7th 2010
chrome seems fine. the tabs are at the top, which was strange, but i downloaded a theme to suit my tastes and it works fine.
everything else just takes some getting used to.Philosophy is questions that may never be answered. Religion is answers that may never be questioned.
- CommentAuthorProletariatTreeHuger
- CommentTimeMar 7th 2010
Posted By: InfernoOK I tried Chrome now and although it DOES seem to be a bit faster, I would NOT use it. It is indeed like Chrome: cold and lifeless. It's not pretty enough. I like performance AND layout and Chrome gets a layout rating of 1. At the most.
I still like FF and Opera + for some tasks Safari best.

You gotta try it for more than 2 minutes as you judge it lol. I dare you to use it for a week then try to throw it away afterwards.

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