17 Aug
2004
17 Aug
'04
11:47 p.m.
Fred Cisin said:
Didn't say it should be banned from city streets, did I?
Actually they're storing *your* crap on your machine.
As I have said previously, Firefox has got really good cookie management -
you can specify whether you want to block, allow or warn when a cookie
arrives, for each site that you visit. Great stuff.
I know we all like big, clunky, old computers, but does that mean that
every single piece of software we use has to meet the 10-year-rule too?
Gordon.
Without
wishing to seem disrespectful or unpleasant, you are basically
complaining that your 1957 Morris Minor can't keep up with modern
motorway
traffic.
While it may not be very practical for high speed freeway,
where does one get off suggesting that it be banned from
city streets? BTW, have you ever replaced the brake master cylinder
on one?
Yes. Very recently, in fact. The scratches in my forearm are still
stinging, and I suspect a blood test would reveal a fair proportion of
DOT-3 in my bloodstream. I just *love* how you need to be both inside the
car and underneath it at the same time...
Why? I've
never understood this obsession with cookies. I mean, *why*?
Because it is RUDE to
store your crap on somebody else's machine,
without identifying what is in it. And some companies make browsers that are so demented
that the
default settings permit "cookies" that are executable code!
Don't use them then. Use a proper browser like Firefox or Opera.
So an advert
banner site knows that the same computer visited it twice.
Big wow. Do you stop answering the doorbell in case it's a door-to-door
salesman? Well, you might, but it would break more things than it would
fix.
Some have had experiences that call for checking through a peephole
before opening the door.