Site acting up?

[Richard K Niner]

Maybe it's because you guys don't have to live with connections that randomly drop packets?

[baloki]

On pretty much every connection I've used DC on it's been fine.

[Richard K Niner]

Well, as I said, it has to randomly drop packets.

More specifically, it has to drop a packet at some on one of the SJAX (they aren't AJAX requests, because those are asynchronous) requests...

Or the server has to crash while handling it.

[baloki]

Then I recommend getting a different internet connection of some sort?

[Richard K Niner]

Then I recommend getting a different internet connection of some sort?

They all drop packets around here. Lets face it, the infrastucture in this area sucks like that.

Instead, I'd recommend fixing the code so it doesn't crash the browser when that happens (or freeze it until the timeout), by, you know, using the XMLHttpRequest object properly? Or not at all (because I fail to see why it's needed)?

[Dr. Doog]

it sounds like it's needed to crash people who drop packets.

[Richard K Niner]

it sounds like it's needed to crash people who drop packets.

Or rather, it's written in such a way that it will crash your computer if you're unfortunate enough to have a connection to an ISP that just happens to drop your packets, if the timing is just right. On loading the main page, for example, if so much as one packet is dropped, there's a 75% chance of crashing.

[Dr. Doog]

the website was coded to warn you that your ISP drops packets. It was also supposed to show you links to alternative ISPs for revenue, but that never went off and when it tries to call the ad() function it explodes.

Actually, in Vietnam packets are dropped extremely often. This is a method of preventing HACKRVIETNAM from returning.

[Richard K Niner]

In my experience, to use XMLHttpRequest objects synchronously is to assume the page in question is running on localhost, because it's dangerous in all other situations (you might get away on the corporate Intranet, but that's it).

[baloki]

Maybe your diagnosis is wrong ?

[gforce422]

Maybe it's because you guys don't have to live with connections that randomly drop packets?

Lemonade packets? I like lemonade...

But jello is OK too. Or maybe even the flavor packets that come with ramen noodles.

[Richard K Niner]

Maybe your diagnosis is wrong ?

Hey, if making the code change doesn't solve this problem, it's going to at least solve other problems.

[baloki]

Maybe your diagnosis is wrong ?

Hey, if making the code change doesn't solve this problem, it's going to at least solve other problems.

What other problems?

[Richard K Niner]

The fact that the UI locks up between the moment when the page loads, and the moment when the profile links pop up? (This behaviour is noted by various web developer resources, so don't think I'm making it up.)

[baloki]

The fact that the UI locks up between the moment when the page loads, and the moment when the profile links pop up? (This behaviour is noted by various web developer resources, so don't think I'm making it up.)

That sounds quite a bit like your first problem and are you expecting Likeafoox to fix both Firefox and PHP5 because I don't think he's that influential Unless he's really Tim Berners-Lee in disguise :O