Posted by Beauregard T. Shagnasty on 07/02/05 02:21

In alt.html, Onideus Mad Hatter wrote:
> On Fri, 01 Jul 2005 22:13:50 GMT, "Beauregard T. Shagnasty"
> <a.nony.mous@example.invalid> wrote:
>
>>> You disable JavaScript...does one get any more stupid than
>>> that?
>
>> Yes, by allowing unsigned ActiveX controls.
>
> JavaScript allows unsigned ActiveX controls, eh?

You failed to catch the meaning of the statement. Sorry. Read your
next line.

>>> I mean unsigned activeX controls okay, but what the fuck are
>>> you disabling JavaScript for? ...you know besides ignorant
>>> stupidity.
>
>> ActiveX does not work in Firefox,
>
> ...which sort of begs the question...why did you disable JavaScript
> then?

Because I can. And any web author worth his salt does not use
JavaScript for any critical content. You do know that your most
important visitor does not have JavaScript, right?

>> only in a certain operating system component that masquerades as
>> a browser, and which is never used on any of my computers.
>
> Your browser preference has no meaning what so ever to me, I'm
> sorry that you thought it did.

Yeah, I knew that.

>> Smart people would have known that. :-)
>
> A smart person probably would have figured out that he wouldn't
> need to disable JavaScript that can supposedly allow unsigned
> ActiveX controls in a browser that doesn't even support any ActiveX
> controls in the first place...boy I tell ya, you're just like the
> mayor of stupid town or something.

You seem to be the only one who feels that JavaScript and ActiveX are
in any way related. I certainly know they are not.

--
-bts
-Mayor, Stupidtown

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