/sci/ - Science & Math

they don't care enough to explore others because the default browser does everything they want it to do.

Being a computer illiterate.

it normally comes preinstalled so you don't have to do anything to get it

so yes, laziness

Because most people are idiots.

But since you didn't know that, that implies you are also an idiot.

Unless of course you did know that, in which case I am an idiot for not recognising your lack of idiocy.

>>3194099
>>3194106
These.

networks that are locked down so no software can be installed? Not as dumb as you think.

As for at home... yeah probably.

Occasionally websites bug out when you try to use Firefox or Chrome and only work on IE.

>2011
>not using Google Chrome (and 4chan plus)

I was dealing with a fresh install of Win7.
I was trying to use IE to access my FTP server over LAN with default TCP/IP

So as you can imagine, it didn't work out too well.

>>3194114
That's an acceptable answer for why people would use IE for a business or school or something.

What I don't understand is the people who install another browser but end up going back to IE despite the fact that it's slow as shit.

>>3194121
>Using 4chan and associated sites
>not using Firefox with Noscript and other addons

I use Chrome, but I am beginning to trust Google a little less each day.

The phantom spacing that renders randomly when using white space to indent web source code.

If you like phantom spacing that is.

>>3194125
You could be like my dad:

>Hey dad try firefox or chrome they're way quicker internet explorer sucks and its more susceptible to viruses and things because its so slow and old
>No I'm happy with what I have
>Just try it you'll like them I promise
>Nope I'm perfectly happy with what I have at the moment

Fastforward a month or 2

>Wow son have you seen the new internet explorer, it has these things called tabs so you don't need to open a new window every time!

My fucking face when

I personally can't use Chrome because on forums where people post a bunch of images in a row, Chrome randomly fucks up on displaying certain images. You can paste the link into any other browser and it comes up fine. Then try again in Chrome and it has picked new images not to display.

That has been going on with Chrome for YEARS. Why can't they fix that shit?

I hate Chrome. I like big, juicy menubars, and Chrome doesn't have one.

They're not even going to bother to add WebGL support, it seems like even Microsoft is getting sick of IE.

>>3194153
God this. What is this new fascination with hiding everything useful? If I wanted that I'd go buy a Mac.

>>3194153
why would like big menu bars? a good browser has more room to display the actual website, not the fucking menu bars. Holy fuck you're an idiot.

>>3194170
Because menus are actually useful? Fucking retard.

>>3194170
because i like knowing how can i interact with the program by just looking at it

not him btw

Yeah Chrome was tough to get used to at first since it felt like they took away everything that made an internet browser convenient to operate.

But once you tweak the settings and get what you need on the bar, it's not bad.

>Opera ftw

>>3194174
I didn't say otherwise. Holy shit you're even dumber.

>>3194175

Yeah because it's really difficult working out how to use Chrome (!)

Confirmed for retard.

(!) denotes sarcasm.

Chrome is the most intuitive browser after Safari (which is designed for retards). Chrome does considerably more than Safari.

IE is awesome if you want to be completely clueless where the menu bar, refresh, stop, and home buttons are. It's great for people who like playing video games on "HARD".

FUCK OFF. YOU SEEM TO HAVE PROVIDED A VERIFICATION THAT WAS INCONSISTENT WITH WHAT I TYPED.

>>3194191
This show looks cute. Know the name?

>>3194195
So, Chrome is designed for even more retarded retards?

>>3194195
>Safari
>macfag shit

Why am I not surprised? Only mactards could like Chrome.

>>3194198
>>3194199
The people complaining about it were saying it's difficult to use. It's clearly not difficult to use.

Chromefags:

Be honest despite your loyalty to Google. Do you often notice the browser accidentally omitting images when a bunch of them are on one page?

>>3194198
No because I said it does more than safari, you fucknut. And it's not as simple as safari. I said AFTER safari. holyfucking dammit, you cunts are stupid

>>3194205
>loyalty to Google

lolno, why would I care about the company?

> Do you often notice the browser accidentally omitting images when a bunch of them are on one page?

Now you're just making stuff up (it's pathetic really)

>>3194160
it mighted be confussing for them dumbers

>>3194195
maybe i'm a retard, i just find firefox to be easier to use than chrome

maybe if you help me with this i'll change my mind

how can i store and see bookmarks?

how do i check my history?

how do i make a refresh button appear?

CAN I MAKE AN OPTIONS BAR APPEAR AT ALL?

I prefer Firefox, but Chrome does have a really nice set of developer tools. I use it all the time at work

>>3194206
So, Safari is bad then?

>>3194218
yes

>Now you're just making stuff up (it's pathetic really)

I'm not making anything up. For years, I've tried to use Chrome because it's speedy. But, it fucks up all the time with images. If there are a bunch of images in a row on one page, it will omit a few of them randomly.

>>3194203
My issue with Chrome is the lack of an efficient script blocking addon, you can block scripts across an entire website and reallow them but Noscript on Firefox allows me to keep google analytics turned the fuck off at all times and generally to access sketch stuff without any need to be concerned about what I'm doing.

That said I have to use Chrome instead of Firefox for 4chan because Firefox fucking sucks and constantly locks up and refuses to scroll/highlight/type, it works OK for facebook, email and porn but I can't deal with 4chan on there.

>>3194223
Maybe it's your shitty computer. I've never seen that.

Straight from the "How to troll X" manual.
Look under /g/.

>>3194211
um, maybe you have a different release than mine, but bookmarks are in a little star at the far right of the address bar, you can get the history by holding down a click on the back button until the dropdown of your recent history comes up and click show full history below that, and the refresh button is right next to the forward button

Because it is the only one with "internet" in the name.

Internet Explorer serves it's purpose. If you don't need the internet for your work and only go online every other day, then why bother?

>>3194197
>This show looks cute
and that's everything it is. Neither funny, educational, exciting nor romantic. Just cute.
>Know the name?
K-ON

>>3194206

>>3194191
>>3194191
This. Opera's faster and more HTML5 capable than all your puny bandwagon browsers.

>>3194224
i use fourchan on ffox all the time and it works good

I use Chrome because it's the least crash-prone browser I've found. Also it's pretty and I like how easy it makes everything for me. There are a few issues I have with it (no DTA or adblock) but generally speaking I get less ads and problems with Chrome anyways.

The only time I use Firefox is for the occasional site that doesn't work quite right in Chrome.

Also, Chrome is a lot more secure than Firefox. The amount of malware on my computer every week dropped immediately following my switch to Chrome.

>implying internet explorer 9 is not competitive alternative to firefox for leaner browser. I have to say chrome still comes out better i think

>>3194247
i agree. all the sites on firefox has way more adds then when you go to them on chrome. and of course google is like the #1 company right now so of course chrome is going to be where its at. IE is shit and none others can even compete

>>3194247
>getting malware on a weekly basis

Stick with Apple bro.

i don't have enough free ram on my hard drive to run firefox or chrome

I used firefox since i'm not a massive faggot

>>3194247
there is adblock for chrome

>>3194258
Why don't you just download more memory?

>>3194242
what version do you use? it used to be fine on ff2 but was absolutely unusable on ff3 and still much inferior to chrome on 4

>>3194262
You joke, but no matter how often I try to explain it to them my parents don't get the difference between hard drive space and memory.

>>3194233

you gotta admit that it's less intuitive that being able to click on "bookmarks" or "history". But it's nice to know thanks.

Also no I don't have refresh button, and since there's no options bar i can't fiddle around and try to get one.

Currently using I.E. because firefox froze up. I had a ton of tabs open and now i don't want to experience that big lag when ffox opens a ton of tabs back up.

>>3194257
>Apple

>>3194234
so true.
"THE INTERNET ISNT WORKING"
*goes downstairs*
*starts firefox*
"WTF THIS ISN'T THE INTERNET"
*ಠ_ಠ*

>>3194191
Sage.

>>3194153
>>3194160
>>3194175
>>3194174
Fucking these.
I love you guys so much

>>3194286
You keep using that word.

>>3194272
what is the difference? your hard drive remember stuff, so the more space you have, the more memory you have

go back to computer school

ITT: Normal people who like to balance form with function vs autistic firefox nerds.

>>3194241
all opera users are enormous faggots who are compensating for penis size with browser speed.

>>3194300
I wish I could delete you to death

>>3194301
why the fuck do you need form

>>3194242
Me too. Greasemonkey and 4chan X work wonders

>implying it makes a significant difference what browser you use

>>3194296
You're my new favorite anon. That's my favorite quote from one of my favorite movies. May I make sweet love to you, sir?

>>3194318
do you not get the extreme lockup lag where you cant even click on the page and firefox stops responding for like 30 seconds? its not limited to 4chan, just makes 4chan suck because i spend so much time on here lol
>>3194301
Firefox is actually quite a nice balance of form and function, Chrome is all function, IE is formless, useless garbage

>>3194307
you'd probably forget to empty the recyling bin, and i'd climb out onto your desktop and eat your system32

>>3194340
>>3194316
Chrome is nice though guys. It looks good without sacrificing any functionality. Everything present in your menu bars are also present in Chrome.

And I really have not found a more stable browser. Let me know if you do.

>>3194340
firefox lag because your computer is shit dude. firefox runs the fastest out of all 3 browsers out there

While we're on the subject of autism, how many of you autistic wannabes still use Windows Explorer?

Autistic Xplorer² function over form master race here

>Implying I didn't code my own browser from scratch.

>>3194329
This, although I do think Opera is in good tier, Firefox & Chrome are in god tier and safari and IE are in shit tier.

>>3194361
using other people's libraries don't count

>>3194354
it generally does run even more smoothly than chrome, it just freezes up sometimes, was very often in the later versions of 3 but still annoying enough to push me into chrome now, my computer isnt shit, it is currently broken and crashes sometimes when i play wow but the firefox issue is unrelated and has been going on for many months longer

Chrome>Firefox
>If you are using anything you are retarded

Also learn fucking commands.
http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/static.py?page=guide.cs&guide=25799&topic=28650

>>3194211

Welcome to 4chan, press f5 now.
>Holy fucking shit it reloads the page.

>>3194354
>>3194354

Nope.

http://sixrevisions.com/infographics/performance-comparison-of-major-web-browsers/

Also evidence that Opera is worse than Safari. Ouch.

>>3194434
i already have one hand on the mouse, i would like to be able to use it to refresh the page instead of having to reach f5.

Also, how is a list of commands i have learn supposed to make anything more intuitive

>>3194462

It's right next to the forward button as well.

>>3194479
not in my version, amigo

Chrome>Firefox
>If you are using anything else you are retarded. Besides the occasional site that forces you to use IE for some dumb reason.

Also learn fucking commands.
http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/static.py?page=guide.cs&guide=25799&topic=28650

>>3194211

Welcome to 4chan, press f5 now.
>Holy fucking shit it reloads the page.

>>3194488

What the hell did you do to your chrome then? I haven't made any modifications to mine.

>>3194498
it was like this when i downloaded

i only used it a couple times but the lack of refresh button and options bar threw me off

Vimperator > Chrome > Firefox > Opera > IE
Deal with it.