Re: Internet Explorer Users Are Dumber, Study Shows

2011-08-04 Thread Jerry Barnes
"Well, to be fair I think Eric is batshit crazy, not because of his views, but rather in the way he posts his views. He comes across as an erratic, mean spirited close minded lunatic and seems to nay-say any opinion that is not an exact match to his." I haven't seen one of his posts in years.

Re: Internet Explorer Users Are Dumber, Study Shows

2011-08-04 Thread Chris Stoner
Well, to be fair I think Eric is batshit crazy, not because of his views, but rather in the way he posts his views. He comes across as an erratic, mean spirited close minded lunatic and seems to nay-say any opinion that is not an exact match to his. So, on the subject of Eric's batshit crazines

Re: Internet Explorer Users Are Dumber, Study Shows

2011-08-04 Thread Jerry Barnes
"Having a bad day?" Or week, month, year, life? J - Ninety percent of politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation. - Henry Kissinger Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, go out and buy some more tunnel. - John Quinton

Re: Internet Explorer Users Are Dumber, Study Shows

2011-08-04 Thread GMoney
On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 2:02 PM, Larry Lyons wrote: > ignorance is curable, willful ignorance, like stupidity, is forever. > > Better to be informed and hostile than just being stupidly pissed off. The > later is for bottom feeders and trailer park mouth breathing knuckle > draggers. I'll let you

Re: Internet Explorer Users Are Dumber, Study Shows

2011-08-04 Thread Larry Lyons
>On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 12:46 PM, Larry Lyons wrote: > >> >> But after that little crack about Eric, are you really that ignorantly >> hostile? >> > >Ignorantly hostile...i like that. > >Does this mean your hostility is somehow justified because it's informed? ignorance is curable, willful ignor

Re: Internet Explorer Users Are Dumber, Study Shows

2011-08-04 Thread Casey Dougall
On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 3:46 PM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 3:17 PM, Casey Dougall < > ca...@uberwebsitesolutions.com> wrote: > > > You can always turn a spoon into a Spork or Snife:-) > > > > Or a shank. > > -Cameron > > Can't go wrong with more spoons since we all know s

Re: Internet Explorer Users Are Dumber, Study Shows

2011-08-04 Thread GMoney
On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 12:46 PM, Larry Lyons wrote: > > But after that little crack about Eric, are you really that ignorantly > hostile? > Ignorantly hostile...i like that. Does this mean your hostility is somehow justified because it's informed?

Re: Internet Explorer Users Are Dumber, Study Shows

2011-08-04 Thread Larry Lyons
I just went to the link provided. Frankly I thought the story was a piece of crap as soon as I saw the source. Then I saw the BBC article about it, that gave it some credibility. The retraction was faster on BBC. BTW I still see that the coverage of the phone hacking scandal is mostly absent o

Re: Internet Explorer Users Are Dumber, Study Shows

2011-08-03 Thread Cameron Childress
On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 3:17 PM, Casey Dougall < ca...@uberwebsitesolutions.com> wrote: > You can always turn a spoon into a Spork or Snife:-) > Or a shank. -Cameron ... ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www

Re: Internet Explorer Users Are Dumber, Study Shows

2011-08-03 Thread Casey Dougall
On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 3:12 PM, Chris Stoner wrote: > It's like 10,000 spoons, when all you need is a knife. You can always turn a spoon into a Spork or Snife:-) ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazo

Re: Internet Explorer Users Are Dumber, Study Shows

2011-08-03 Thread Chris Stoner
It's like 10,000 spoons, when all you need is a knife. On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 1:42 PM, Sam wrote: > > So you're the new Larry? > Cute. > > ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-An

Re: Internet Explorer Users Are Dumber, Study Shows

2011-08-03 Thread Sam
So you're the new Larry? Cute. . On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 12:56 PM, Chris Stoner wrote: > > While I realize this isn't a political discussion (and therefore irrelevant > to my point), it still amuses me to see Larry cite Fox News. > > Next thing you know batshitcr...@threeravens.com will chime in

Re: Internet Explorer Users Are Dumber, Study Shows

2011-08-03 Thread GMoney
On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 11:56 AM, Chris Stoner wrote: > > Next thing you know batshitcr...@threeravens.com will chime in with > further > proof of the hoax from a Rush Limbaugh article. > I never type "LOL" because i never laugh out loud from stuff I see on the net or on this list..but holy

Re: Internet Explorer Users Are Dumber, Study Shows

2011-08-03 Thread Chris Stoner
While I realize this isn't a political discussion (and therefore irrelevant to my point), it still amuses me to see Larry cite Fox News. Next thing you know batshitcr...@threeravens.com will chime in with further proof of the hoax from a Rush Limbaugh article. On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 12:49 PM, La

Re: Internet Explorer Users Are Dumber, Study Shows

2011-08-03 Thread Larry Lyons
btw its a hoax http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/08/03/internet-explorer-users-arent-dumber-after-all/ > Internet Explorer Users Are Dumber, Study Shows > > Excerpt: > > An old geek adage has become much more believable as a new study has > found > evidence that Intern

Re: Internet Explorer Users Are Dumber, Study Shows

2011-08-03 Thread Chris Stoner
apathetic != unintelligent On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 10:22 AM, Ras Tafari wrote: > > *this is after showing them how to do this more than 3 times. > > sure, on any first time, i dont judge. but if you continue. judging > begins. ~

Re: Internet Explorer Users Are Dumber, Study Shows

2011-08-03 Thread Ras Tafari
*this is after showing them how to do this more than 3 times. sure, on any first time, i dont judge. but if you continue. judging begins. On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 10:06 AM, Chris Stoner wrote: > > Just as that same "less intelligent person" would be exasperated by your > chaotic fumbling if you

Re: Internet Explorer Users Are Dumber, Study Shows

2011-08-03 Thread Chris Stoner
Just as that same "less intelligent person" would be exasperated by your chaotic fumbling if you ventured into their chosen field of interest. On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 9:22 AM, Ras Tafari wrote: > > i have a couple simple tests: > > 1. when i say go to this website "www.yadda.yadda.whatever" and

Re: Internet Explorer Users Are Dumber, Study Shows

2011-08-03 Thread Ras Tafari
: > > Read this, and it makes sense if it is the Default browser and you > accept that intelligence in the population is a bell curve. > > On 2 August 2011 13:49, Jerry Barnes wrote: >> >> Internet E

Re: Internet Explorer Users Are Dumber, Study Shows

2011-08-03 Thread JediHomer
The story's now been classed as a hoax... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14389430 On 2 August 2011 18:49, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > Internet Explorer Users Are Dumber, Study Shows > > Excerpt: > > An old geek adage has become much more believable as a new study ha

Re: Internet Explorer Users Are Dumber, Study Shows

2011-08-03 Thread Cameron Childress
On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 9:05 AM, Vivec wrote: > Except I consider Browsers etc. to be almost a specialist area. > I wouldn't expect the average person to even know that what they are > using isn't good enough. > I see it more like being aware of what sort of tires you are putting on your car. O

Re: Internet Explorer Users Are Dumber, Study Shows

2011-08-03 Thread Vivec
Except I consider Browsers etc. to be almost a specialist area. I wouldn't expect the average person to even know that what they are using isn't good enough. Couple this with a fear of experimenting by most non - techies and I really don't blame the users too much for this. I don't blame MAC use

Re: Internet Explorer Users Are Dumber, Study Shows

2011-08-03 Thread Sam
I think if you didn't build websites you wouldn't care which browser you used. They all suck in their own way. . On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 8:59 AM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 8:33 AM, Vivec wrote: >> >> Read this, and it makes sense if it is the Default browser and you >>

Re: Internet Explorer Users Are Dumber, Study Shows

2011-08-03 Thread Cameron Childress
On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 8:33 AM, Vivec wrote: > > Read this, and it makes sense if it is the Default browser and you > accept that intelligence in the population is a bell curve. I think this study could easily be extended to anyone who blindly accepts what life hands them, complains when it's n

Re: Internet Explorer Users Are Dumber, Study Shows

2011-08-03 Thread Vivec
Read this, and it makes sense if it is the Default browser and you accept that intelligence in the population is a bell curve. On 2 August 2011 13:49, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > Internet Explorer Users Are Dumber, Study

Internet Explorer Users Are Dumber, Study Shows

2011-08-02 Thread Jerry Barnes
Internet Explorer Users Are Dumber, Study Shows Excerpt: An old geek adage has become much more believable as a new study has found evidence that Internet Explorer users are generally dumber than Chrome and Firefox users. A company called AptiQuant, a self-proclaimed "world leader in the