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which is why I suggested the option to disable it under user cp in the software upgrade bug thread

as you can see, even with Java disabled I can post, but the formatting ain't pretty and apparently I can't get pictures to work

The issues stem comes from many sources. Some people could have only one, others (like me) have many. Off the top of my head I can think of three things. 1.) Slow connection2.) Old computer3.) Firefox/Java issues. Oracle is not pushing Java updates quickly enough to keep up with the Firefox rapid release schedule (new version every 6 weeks) and so users Firefox 5, 6, 7, or 8 usually have more Java related issues. Firefox versions 9 and up supposedly "fixed" this issue and for the most part I haven't had issues (running 10.0.1 currently). The fact of the matter is that Java is a bloated mess and for users with slow connections and/or older hardware browsing the forums is much faster with Java disabled. However, there is no way to disable Java on a site by site basis with Firefox; it's all or none. Using an extension like NoScript allows you to disable Java on a site by site basis which is preferred because countless web designers make sites that are completely dependent on Java; you can't even access the site without Java enabled.

<p><p> PITA ain't it?

And laptop drives are all glass substrate based. Market covered by Asahi, Konica Minolta, and Hoya. And you guessed it, pretty much ALL of their production went underwater. Asahi still isn't producing and I don't think any of the other Thai plants are back up. Add to it the mess in Japan and that only left Hoya's Vietnam plant operating which sort of puts glass substrates in high demand. And of course, any idea where final assembly for many of these are/were? You got it. Yeeesh, any of the companies throwing out ETA's for reopening their Thai plants yet or are they still cleaning up? Depends on what you define as open. Will take years to get back to the same quantity capability. Insurance is funny in Thailand as well. Flood insurance works ONCE. Do you then rebuild there? Asahi may actually completely step out of the glass business. It is definitely interesting, starting to see available capital from the insurance settlements, but it is happening really slowly and no one knows exactly what to use it for. Much of the plants were slightly antiquated which of course in the data storage industry could only mean a couple years old, but today's technology is rapidly becoming different. Complete head technology is changing and that will alter the whole development and production cycle. Read up on HAMR if you like (heat assisted magnetic recording) as that is the next frontier since Discrete Track failed miserably. Wow, I thought it was only a minor disruption in production, not a full blown catastrophe.

And laptop drives are all glass substrate based. Market covered by Asahi, Konica Minolta, and Hoya. And you guessed it, pretty much ALL of their production went underwater. Asahi still isn't producing and I don't think any of the other Thai plants are back up. Add to it the mess in Japan and that only left Hoya's Vietnam plant operating which sort of puts glass substrates in high demand. And of course, any idea where final assembly for many of these are/were? You got it. Yeeesh, any of the companies throwing out ETA's for reopening their Thai plants yet or are they still cleaning up?

And at least 100 times the cost of ownership

Less than 5 times the power and 6 times the weight. And 100-200 times the price, to boot

One of my dad's coworkers got himself a business card so he could get a builder's discount at the lumber yard. Job title? HNIC. Apparently, in the Navy, it stands for Head Nuke In Charge. I predict this will end very badly.

Flood in Thailand last year sent hard drive prices into orbit. They're still there last I checked.

With the G+ tab gone, it loads faster for me. Much faster; even faster with all of them gone *hugs NoScript*

http://gwucars.tumblr.com/ Discuss.

I use an extension called NoScript that allows me to disable JavaScript on a site by site basis. Quite useful.

if you're using Firefox its under Tools --> Options --> Content

site runs much faster if you disable Java

Speaking of fast, Ferrari's new halo model is supposedly going to have an 800 hp 7.3-liter V12 with a 120 hp KERS system and weigh only 2,500 pounds.

for a 500 pound machine packing 120+ HP I should think so

Spell check is working now. Tittysprinkles.

looks like I passed Invista's pre-employement testing, interviewing Monday