Am 2008-05-12 15:40:54, schrieb Stut: > CSS, but I may not be understanding what you mean by blunt. Javascript > can be written such that it eats CPU and/or memory but this is of no > benefit to anyone so unless you're running on a prehistoric machine I > can't see that being an issue. And it's worth noting that even if a > script starts hammering the machine most browsers these days will > notice that, suspend it and offer to kill it. About yu "prehistoric machine" : My Devel-Station is a "AMD Phenom Quad 9800", running Debian GNU/Linux Unstable, Testing and Stable in Xen-DomU and I know a couple of Websites where Mozilla/Iceape locks up to one minute, consuming 100% of CPU-Time and then showing a Message Box, that a Script is consuming very much esources and if I continue, my Computer would not more responsive... WTF? > It is causing the error since it has blocked loading the external file > but not the call to the code it contains. This, to me at least, seems > half-arsed. The error only exists on the page if you deny it something > that it needs to run correctly. IMHO the assumption that if the call So forcing peoples to do things they do not want to do? I do not know, what this urchinTacker() does, but since it is named "Tracker", I asume it is a tool, which collect infos about Websiteusers. A thing I do not like since it is violation of my privacy. > to the urchinTracker function can run then so can the script tag to > pull in that code is pretty reasonable. In fact I make it all the time > in the code I write and I think the same would go for 99.999% of > developers using Javascript. Ehm you mean, that I am one of those 0.001%? Hmmm, I do not know a singel JavaScript Developer here in Strasbourg who use it... > Urchin Tracker is a simple(!) analytics package and poses no danger to > you or your computer. In fact I would suggest it's anti-productive to > block it since it prevents the sites you visit from using the data it > provides to modify their site to make the experience better for you. So collecting privacy infos about me? -- No thanks! > That error is caused by your use of selective Javascript-blocking > technology, and while I work very hard to ensure the sites I develop > work as well as possible without Javascript I think it's unreasonable > to expect them to work with selective blocking. Selective because urchinTacker() tracker is collecting infos about me which I do not want to give out! -- Privacy violation! If you use such tools, you have to warn users of your website, that you are collecting data otherwise you could be run into trouble... > Well, some of his pages do but that's complicating the issue. As far > as I can tell the only bit of Javascript common to all Tedd's pages is > the Google Analytics code which is not required for you to use the > site, it just enhances the ability for Tedd to analyse how people are > using it. Ahh, -- urchinTracker() is from Google. :-) And if used without informing users, it is definitivly a privacy violation. At least in most EU countries like Germany and France. > It can and I care greatly about security, but Javascript is very well > locked down these days, and it's fairly difficult to get it to do > anything malicious. Can it do annoying things, yes (but rarely these > days, and usually only on 'special' sites), but I've not come across > anything malicious for quite some time. Since I am working mobile with my ThinkPad, I do not like to be tracked by this urchinTracker() crap since this mean, Google will track ANY of my customers where I am working if I use the Internet... This is not only a privacy violation, it is spionage... This is HOW secret services (the NSA is using Google) are working. > In summary I can understand where you're coming from, and it's totally > your choice to use something that modifies your browsing experience, > but to then complain that it's causing errors on the sites you visit > is, to me, beyond ridiculous. That's all I was trying to point out. I do not know in which country you are, but all peoples worldwide should block such shit coming from at least the USA/GB/IL. Note: I am working for the french Ministry of Defense. Thanks, Greetings and nice Day Michelle Konzack Systemadministrator 24V Electronic Engineer Tamay Dogan Network Debian GNU/Linux Consultant -- Linux-User #280138 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org/ ##################### Debian GNU/Linux Consultant ##################### Michelle Konzack Apt. 917 ICQ #328449886 +49/177/9351947 50, rue de Soultz MSN LinuxMichi +33/6/61925193 67100 Strasbourg/France IRC #Debian (irc.icq.com)
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