Posted by rf on 08/22/07 07:13

"Sanders Kaufman" <bucky@kaufman.net> wrote in message
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> rf wrote:
>> "Sanders Kaufman" <bucky@kaufman.net> wrote in message
>
>>> The problem is that your more tech-savvy users will see it, and get real
>>> pissed off. Most folks don't like for you to *monitor* their activity -
>>> even if you feel that your motives are benign.
>>
>> If I saw my network light flashing at regular intervals I would declare
>> the site broken and leave instantly. If I were "required" to use the site
>> I would complain to those who administer it.
>
> Yeah - there's a lot of crazy folks out there, paranoid as hell.

You miss the point entirely.

Last time I visited a web site that caused my lights to flash it was written
by someone who had decided to realize a "chat" page by firing off a 5
kilobyte AJAX transaction every 500 milliseconds. That site would have used
my entire days quota of bandwidth in 10 minutes of simply staring at the
screen, doing nothing.

That is what I mean by broken. Not paranoia. Dollars.

> But I've found that it's best to allow folks who are afraid of the web to
> just go ahead and cower in the darkness, alone.
>
> If scripting activity and flashing lights scare you - the web will give
> you seizures.

You have no idea, do you?

--
Richard.

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